Natsume Takashi's Youth Love Song

She just took it and learned it immediately. If there are any problems, it's not her problem, right?

Yes, that's right. With Lingzi's IQ, she couldn't possibly say such a thing. She just saw it in a book.

"I have no family."

As Reiko's eyes became more and more guilty, Natsume whispered.

There was a hint of lowness and sadness in the voice.

Even after so many years, he still feels a little sad when talking about this matter.

"……Feel sorry."

Reiko apologized and then remained silent.

Now, with her limited brain capacity, she really didn't know what to say.

That’s all the words I know to comfort people.

Feeling that there was something extra next to him, Natsume looked over and found that Reiko had sat down next to him. The flashlight in her hand illuminated the small bridge hole a lot.

"Is not you going home?"

Natsume looked at the other person in confusion, not understanding why the other person was still here?

"Like you, I have no family and no home. The place I live in now is just a place to sleep."

Reiko spoke as she looked up at the stars in the sky.

"Feel sorry."

Natsume also apologized.

"Why are you saying sorry? It's not like you brought it up first."

Reiko shook her head.

"I don't know either. Maybe because I don't know what to say, I can only say sorry."

Natsume explained.

"You really are a strange person."

After hearing Natsume's explanation, Reiko couldn't help but speak.

"That's what everyone says."

Natsume laughed at himself.

Of course, this strangeness does not have the same meaning as the strangeness that Lingzi mentioned.

Then, the two fell silent again. As they had no topic to talk about, they could only look at the stars in the sky quietly.

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself to you. I'm Natsume Reiko. What's your name?"

Reiko thought of something, turned her head, looked at Natsume in front of her with a smile, and said her name.

"My name is Natsume Takashi."

Natsume, who already knew the other party's name from the monster's words, said his own name without any surprise.

"Natsume Takashi?"

Reiko's expression became strange after she learned Natsume's name.

Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

She just met a young man under the bridge, and it turned out that his last name was also Natsume?

"Your name is really Natsume too?"

Reiko was a little skeptical.

"The surname Natsume isn't that rare, is it? Isn't Natsume Soseki the same?"

Natsume felt a little helpless.

"Right."

After hearing this, Reiko nodded immediately, agreeing with Natsume's words. After all, even someone as uneducated as her knew Natsume Soseki.

Then, the two fell silent again because there was nothing else to talk about.

"Well, it's getting late, let's go back quickly. Even if it's just a place to sleep, at least it can shelter us from the wind and rain."

Natsume spoke softly to Reiko beside him.

"how about you?"

Reiko looked at Natsume, wanting to know what Natsume should do?

"Let's just stay here for today, and then look for a job tomorrow. Let's see if there's a job that includes accommodation."

Natsume announced his decision.

"Is that so?"

Lingzi didn't know what to say.

Compared with others, I feel that I am still lucky. At least I still have a place to live.

"Well, let's go back quickly. It's still a little dangerous for a girl to walk at night."

Natsume became concerned.

"Huh? Dangerous?"

Reiko's expression became strange. If she was to say that the dangerous person was someone else, or some other monster, right?

"Didn't you see what I have in my hand?"

As she spoke, Reiko raised the baseball bat in her hand and made a swinging motion.

"Yes, yes, I know you are the best."

Natsume smiled and nodded, "So, can we go back now?"

"cut."

Lingzi cut it, but in the end, she said nothing.

He stood up, dusted himself off, and prepared to leave.

But after hesitating for a moment, he placed the flashlight in his hand next to Natsume.

"This is for you."

After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for Natsume's response.

Although she really wanted to help the other party, but... she really didn't have the ability to do so.

If she had the ability, she would have moved out on her own instead of living under someone else's roof.

On the way back...

"Really? Is the Natsume family name cursed? Otherwise, why are all of them so unlucky?"

Reiko sighed helplessly.

Then, a hint of curiosity appeared on Reiko's face.

"I don't know if I can still see him in this city?"

Even though she didn't want to admit it, she didn't know why she felt that she cared about the other person a little.

She herself didn't know the reason for this.

"Maybe...it's fate?"

Chapter 6 Come on, Part-time Warrior Natsume

After spending a difficult night under the bridge, Natsume walked towards the distant forest at dawn, wanting to see if he could find some fruits in the forest to fill his stomach.

Of course, before taking action, you still have to take your only item, a flashlight.

It's really helpless, because Natsume is always being chased by monsters, so he often runs into the forest. This also leads to his experience in the forest, which is really good.

Natsume found a fruit tree and ate some fruit to fill his stomach. But when he thought about why he was so skilled, he suddenly felt that the fruit in his hand was not fragrant at all.

"Forget it, let's go find a job."

Shaking his head, putting aside the messy thoughts in his mind, Natsume walked down the mountain.

In District 11, it is very easy to find a part-time job. After walking around, Natsume found a restaurant to work.

Although there are better places to work, dinner is provided here, so for Natsume, it is a very good condition.

Originally, Natsume wanted to find a job that provided accommodation, but after looking around, he realized that he was really overthinking.

It's good enough to have a job, why do you want to be picky?

After deciding on a place to work, Natsume left the Chinese restaurant. His working hours were from 5pm to 10pm, a total of five hours, and he was paid 1,000 yen in one lump sum.

Although the hourly wage is a bit low, Natsume can have a dinner here and a midnight snack after ten o'clock.

What's an even better benefit is that Natsume can rest in the restaurant's lounge for a night and leave after the boss comes to open the door in the morning.

Because of such benefits, Natsume chose to work here.

Then, before starting work in the afternoon, Natsume walked around the restaurant, memorizing the roads nearby so that he could reduce the time spent on the road when delivering food.

When passing by a school, Natsume subconsciously thought of Reiko last night.

"As for Reiko...she should be in school now, right?"

Natsume was standing at the school gate, looking at the teaching building inside, and this thought flashed through his mind.

"As for me... I also have to continue my studies, but that won't be until the next semester. Summer vacation is coming soon, so I can have some time to work and earn some tuition money."

Although the economy is good in this era, Natsume has studied history and knows clearly what this society will become once the bubble comes.

However, no matter what society becomes, academic qualifications are still very important.

So, he still has to continue going to school.

"Come on, Natsume."

After setting a goal, Natsume encouraged himself. His current goal is to live a good life in this era.

Then... Natsume continued to look for some fruits in the mountains and filled his stomach.

Although he has a goal, it seems that he still needs to eat a lot of fruits before that.

Although it tastes good, after eating too much, I still feel a little sour in my stomach?

What Natsume didn't know was that when he was standing at the school gate, Reiko, who was in class inside the school, saw him.

Inside the classroom.

Lingzi, who was not very good at studying, almost fell asleep while listening to the teacher's lecture.

However, in order to avoid being caught by the teacher and then being punished by standing outside, Lingzi rationally chose to look out the window, hoping to avoid falling asleep by looking at the scenery.

Then, as she was standing by the window, she saw that there seemed to be a familiar person at the school gate?

Because Reiko's classroom was the closest to the school gate, and she was on the second floor, she happened to see the figure at the school gate.

"It seems to be... Natsume Takashi?"

The thought flashed through Reiko's mind, "What is he doing standing there? Is he late?"

The next moment, Lingzi shook her head and threw away the idea in her mind, because this was simply impossible. Looking at the other person's appearance, she knew that he probably didn't have any money at all. How could he go to school?

It’s hard to survive, let alone go to school.

"Maybe he happened to pass by here while working?"

Reiko thought of this possibility.

When she looked over again, she found that the other person had left.

"He must have gone to deliver food."

Lingzi nodded to herself, thinking that there was absolutely nothing wrong with her idea.