Natsume Takashi's Youth Love Song

"Thank you."

Reiko, who had food in her mouth, saw the skewers handed over by Natsume, and quickly swallowed the food in her mouth, and then thanked Natsume.

"Natsume, eat it yourself too, don't just give it to me."

Reiko, who was eating skewers, also said to Natsume with a smile.

"Ah."

Natsume nodded, took the serving chopsticks, picked up the beef roll, and started eating.

"Natsume, your cooking skills are really good. Why? Did you learn this skill while working in a restaurant?"

Reiko asked Natsume while eating the food in front of her.

“Yes, I learned a little.”

Natsume nodded.

"By the way, aren't you preparing for school? How are your preparations going? You know, school will start in a week, right?"

Reiko thought about this and asked Natsume about it.

"I plan to go to school tomorrow and apply for admission."

Natsume told her his plan.

"Are you going to register for admission tomorrow?"

Reiko thought for a moment, then looked at Natsume, "Then I'll take you there. At least I'm familiar with the situation in the school. How about that?"

"Well, thank you for your help, Reiko."

Natsume thanked Reiko.

Chapter 15 You are the light in my heart

"You're welcome. Just consider it as a return gift for your meal."

Reiko said with a smile.

Having eaten so much of Natsume's food, which was obviously very expensive, Reiko naturally wanted to repay Natsume.

And isn’t this a great opportunity?

Although...actually she is not very familiar with the school.

If you ask her where in the school there is a quiet place where she can be alone, Lingzi can definitely tell you several places, but if you ask her where the admissions office is?

That's sorry, she really doesn't know.

But this is something you can ask.

Reiko said that this was not a problem.

Then, the two of them continued to eat, and soon they finished all the ingredients prepared by Natsume.

“I’m so full!!!”

After finishing eating, Lingzi made a comfortable sound. To be honest, this was the first time she had eaten so much, and it was also the happiest time for her.

In that "home", she always felt like an outsider, so naturally she couldn't eat as much as she wanted. How could she eat as freely as she did this time?

"Reiko...she must be very depressed in that place, right?"

Looking at Reiko's appearance, this thought flashed through Natsume's mind.

He understood, because he was like that too. You always feel uncomfortable in someone else's home, especially when those people still dislike you.

Although he knew it and wanted to help the other party, Natsume himself didn't know how long he could hold on.

Naturally, there was no idea of ​​inviting the other party to come out. Besides, after all, the two of them had only known each other for less than three months.

If he invited her to live here with him, Lingzi would probably not agree but would hit him with a baseball bat instead, right?

Doesn't this clearly show that he has ulterior motives?

Especially, the other party is a girl.

"Lingzi, if there is a chance in the future, let's have dinner together again?"

Natsume turned to Reiko and made a suggestion.

"really?"

Lingzi's eyes lit up instantly.

Then, it became dark. Natsume could treat her to a meal, but what about her? She seemed unable to give anything.

Even Reiko knows that friendship that is one-sided cannot last long.

Although they had known each other for a short time, Reiko really regarded Natsume as her friend, or even a good friend, so she did not want to lose her only friend.

"of course it's true."

Looking at Reiko's excitement, Natsume smiled and nodded.

Maybe he couldn't help the other person much with other things, but he could still have a few meals together for the two of them.

Although it might cost a lot of money, Natsume felt that it would not be a big problem. After all, what he lacked now was the capital.

After all, he is from the 21st century, so it should be no problem for him to make some money.

"Thank you, Natsume."

Reiko could feel the sincerity in Natsume's words, but because of this, she didn't want to lose such a friend.

"But if this kind of celebration is casually held without any major event, it would be meaningless, right?"

Reiko made an excuse for herself and said.

"Yeah, that's right."

Looking at Reiko's expression, Natsume, who understood people's hearts, naturally knew what the other person was worried about.

So I agreed to it.

Seeing Natsume like this, Reiko felt warm in her heart. The other party knew her embarrassment but did not say it out loud. Instead, he took care of her face, which made her feel warm in her heart.

This was the first time she met someone who cared about her thoughts, which made her feel very fortunate.

After the big meal, Reiko took the initiative to ask to wash the dishes herself, and Natsume did not refuse. Otherwise, he knew that Reiko would feel even worse.

After cleaning, it was already seven o'clock.

"How about we meet at the school gate at nine o'clock tomorrow morning?"

Reiko, who was preparing to go back, made an appointment with Natsume to meet tomorrow.

"Okay, I'll be there then."

Natsume nodded.

"See you tomorrow then."

Lingzi prepared to go back.

"Wait a minute, Reiko."

Just when Reiko was about to leave, Natsume suddenly called out to Reiko, took out a flashlight from his pocket and handed it to her.

"It's already dark, so you should take the flashlight. This way it will be safer on the way back."

Natsume said to Reiko.

This flashlight was also what Reiko left for Natsume under the bridge that night, and Natsume has kept it until now.

I even charge it frequently to ensure it's always ready to use.

"Isn't this the flashlight I gave you? Have you kept it until now?"

Reiko looked at the flashlight that Natsume handed to her and recognized it instantly. She looked at Natsume with a little surprise.

“Well, I’ve kept it.”

Natsume admitted it.

How could he possibly discard or lose this thing?

Although it is just a simple flashlight, it has important meaning to Natsume.

"What's the point of keeping this kind of thing?"

Lingzi curled her lips slightly.

Having said that, she still took the flashlight and turned away.

"gone."

Without waiting for Natsume's response, Reiko disappeared into the darkness with that ray of light.

Although that ray of light disappeared, Natsume knew that the light left by Reiko would always remain in his heart.

In this life, he probably will never forget the person who brought him light.

What Natsume didn't know was that after Reiko left, she didn't go home, but instead walked around Natsume's house.

"Natsume, this idiot, since he can see monsters, doesn't he know that his area is too close to monsters?"

Lingzi shook her head helplessly.

Then, he kept looking for nearby monsters, and when he found one, he warned the monster that it was not allowed to get close to Natsume or hurt her.

Chapter 16 Lingzi's inner torment

"As a reward for your dinner, let me help you clean up the surrounding environment."

Reiko used the flashlight in her hand and her ability to sense monsters to find monsters one by one in the dark.

No matter how strong or weak the opponent is, just warn them all.

If the person is obedient, just let him go.

If you don’t listen... hehe, Lingzi said that the baseball bat in her hand is not a decoration.

In this way, it took Lingzi three hours to teach all the monsters in this circle a lesson. Only after making sure that there was no problem did she leave.

"This violent woman is really too scary."

Whether it was the monsters that had been taught a lesson by Lingzi or not, this thought flashed through their minds at the same time, and they made up their minds not to go to that area.

Otherwise, who knows what kind of crazy thing this woman will do?

...The dividing line of time...

It took a lot of time to teach those monsters a lesson. When Lingzi returned to her residence, it was already half past ten.

"Oh no, it's already this late, will we be discovered?"

Even Reiko couldn't help but feel uneasy at the thought of being scolded.

Reiko quickened her pace and came to the door. She carefully took the key and opened the door, hoping that no one would notice her, and then slipped in quietly.

Unfortunately, Lingzi still thought too much.

How could they not notice that someone was missing from their home, especially if it was a girl?

It's so late and a girl hasn't come back yet, and this is in District 11. Do you think this will make people think too much?

"You still know how to come back?"

Reiko's distant relative, Aunt Aoi, sneered when she saw Reiko coming back.

"Ruined."

When Lingzi opened the door and saw this scene, she immediately realized that something was wrong. She knew that she was going to be criticized.

really……

"Don't you see what time it is now? And look at the state of your body. What on earth are you doing? Are you going out to socialize? If so, then get out of here and don't bring disgrace to our family. I don't want to be pointed at when I go out..."