Natsume Takashi's Youth Love Song

"Hey?"

Natsume was stunned for a moment, and was a little stunned by the other party's question.

"Natsume, you...know me, right?"

Looking at Natsume's reaction, although the monster on the tree spoke in a questioning tone, there was a hint of certainty in his words.

"Um... why do you ask that? This is obviously my first time in this town."

Natsume looked at the other person strangely, not quite understanding why the other person asked this.

Is it...

"When you were a child, Natsume, you passed by here and got to know me, right?"

The tree monster looked at Natsume and said bluntly.

"Hey, hey, hey?!"

After hearing this, Natsume couldn't hold back anymore. He never expected that the other party would actually...

"Um... have you returned to this era as well?"

Natsume asked tentatively.

"Back to this era?"

After hearing what Natsume said, the monster on the tree realized something.

It turns out that the other person is different from herself. As for her, because she wanted to keep that memory, she has been trapped in the cycle of time, while the other person... has returned to the starting point.

"You... aren't you like that?"

Natsume asked cautiously.

"My situation is different from yours."

The monster on the tree shook its head, and its eyes softened as it looked at Natsume.

"Natsume, do you want to know my story?"

The monster on the tree extended an invitation to Natsume.

"Well, if I may, I would like to know your story."

Natsume nodded.

He always felt that he could learn something from the other party.

"Natsume, do you know why I know you?"

The monster on the tree asked Natsume.

"According to what you just said, I met you when I was a child, passing by here."

Natsume immediately explained, and then revealed a hint of doubt, "But, shouldn't that be forty years later?"

"Yes, I was supposed to meet you forty years later, but now, why am I meeting you in this era when you, Natsume, shouldn't exist?"

The monster on the tree looked at Natsume with a meaningful expression.

"One day, I suddenly returned to this era."

Natsume explained why he appeared in this era.

"Is that so? Weird..."

After hearing Natsume's explanation, the monster on the tree couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise on his face.

She didn't quite understand what had changed this time? Why had there been such a change?

"Um... you haven't told me yet, why do you know me? Or have you also returned to this era?"

Natsume looked at the monster on the tree and asked curiously.

"Natsume, you returned to this era, and since you didn't exist in this era, you appeared here. So...if I return to this era, wouldn't there be a conflict between me and this era?"

The monster on the tree looked at Natsume meaningfully.

"This……"

Natsume showed a surprised expression, obviously not expecting that there was so much information in it.

"In other words, if I were to go back to ten years ago in my original era, would there be a conflict with myself ten years ago?"

Natsume had a thoughtful expression.

"Okay, this is not the point, don't think too much about it."

The monster on the tree waved his hand, signaling Natsume not to care so much.

"..."

Natsume was speechless. If you don't need to care so much, then why did you bring up this matter?

He didn't know how to complain.

"In other words, you have returned to this era, right?"

Although the other party said a lot, Natsume still reacted at this point.

"That's right, I didn't return to this era, but... this era is a reincarnation."

The monster on the tree looked at Natsume with a serious look.

"???"

To be honest, please forgive Natsume's lack of knowledge. He really couldn't understand what the other party meant.

"Do you...really want to know? You know, once you know, many things will change."

The monster on the tree looked at Natsume with a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

"I……"

After hearing this, Natsume couldn't help but hesitate.

To be honest, he was a little nervous.

I always feel that I will most likely know something that cannot be easily known later.

However, Natsume's heart also told him that if he didn't understand it, he would regret it.

The monster on the tree looked at Natsume who was in a dilemma, and didn't say much. He just looked at Natsume quietly, waiting for him to make his own choice.

"Hu~~"

After a long time, Natsume let out a breath and his eyes became brighter.

The monsters on the tree knew that Natsume had made a decision.

"If you can, can you tell me something I can know?"

Natsume looked at the monster in front of him and said very seriously.

"of course can."

The tree monster nodded and a smile appeared on his face.

Then, with the help of the monster on the tree, Natsume also came to the tree trunk, and then the man and the monster sat there together, listening to her next words.

"The tree I'm in has a power similar to that of the Imperial Sacred Tree... So, every hundred years or so, I will enter the cycle of time and return to where time began."

Chapter 316: A bond with you, a lifetime of companionship

"The tree beneath me has a power similar to that of the Imperial Sacred Tree. So, every few years, I will enter the cycle of time and start over."

The monster on the tree explained to Natsume.

Of course, this is only part of what she hasn't said yet.

It’s better not to let Natsume know about these parts.

"Time loop?"

After hearing this, Natsume couldn't help but stand there in a daze. It took him a while to react.

Then, he looked at the monster on the tree with a look that contained a hint of sadness and a hint of understanding.

In this way, it is understandable why the other person is so lonely.

The cycle of countless years, even if you just think about it, you can feel how lonely such days are.

It’s okay once or twice, and you will still feel fresh and nostalgic, but after a long time and too many times, I guess all that’s left is numbness and indifference.

After all, everything we are experiencing now has already been experienced. How lonely such days must be.

"It must be lonely, being alone all the time."

Natsume looked at the monster on the tree and his eyes became gentle.

"!!!"

The monster on the tree couldn't help but tremble in its heart when it was looked at by Natsume.

Obviously, these were words that would only be heard after more than fifty years, but this time, I heard them at the very beginning?

So, this is really Natsume.

"I'm used to it."

The tree monster whispered.

What else can you do if you are not used to it?

After all, this kind of thing is very lonely in itself, but... if she has something to persist in her heart, then she can persist.

It won’t be that bitter.

"Are you used to it?"

After hearing this, Natsume looked at the monster on the tree with more pity in his eyes.

How strong a heart must one have to make the other person say something they are used to.

"Thank you."

Thinking of this, Natsume suddenly thanked the other party.

"Hey?"

The monster on the tree was also stunned after hearing Natsume's thanks. It was obvious that he didn't expect Natsume to say that.

"Um...why are you thanking me?"

The monster on the tree looked at Natsume with a hint of doubt.

“That time was always on my mind because we parted in a strange way.

In the end, I had no way to say goodbye to you. At that time, I could only vent my anger to others.

But now, seeing that you are doing well, I feel relieved. Now I seem to finally understand your gentleness at that time."

Natsume looked at the other person with eyes that became more gentle.

At the same time, Natsume made a decision in his heart at this moment.

"Natsume..."

She couldn't bear it anymore. After hearing what Natsume said, she couldn't bear it anymore. She threw herself on Natsume without hesitation and hugged him tightly.

Although the time is wrong, there is no doubt that this is that Natsume, her Natsume.

"That's great, my Natsume, you came to see me early this time..."

There was a hint of crying in her voice. She was so happy, so happy that she couldn't stop crying.

Natsume subconsciously hugged the other person, but after hearing the other person's words, he was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and hugged the other person gently.

"Yes, I'm back."

Natsume smelled the scent of the other person, which was very familiar. After thinking about the other person's identity, he finally realized that the cat he met at the beginning was indeed the other person's transformed form.

At the same time, listening to the other party's words, Natsume realized something.