Natsume Yuujinchou Go

Natsume Yujin-cho Go

Tanuma invited me to an inn run by one of his relatives.

They're renovating it soon,

and we're going to help with the cleanup.

Sensei followed me, "because there are a lot of youkai in that area," he says.

He's supposed to be my bodyguard,

but he was all excited about hot springs and hot sake.

Sensei, want some cheese codfish?

Sorry, Tanuma, I may have taken things a little too far by bringing him.

No, I've never done anything like this myself.

I'm looking forward to it.

What should I do if a new love begins on my trip?

Hey, Tanuma, I'll take some cheese codfish, too.

Sure.

Cheese Codfish

Me, too!

I'm actually really looking forward to this myself.

Enough to forget the slight uneasiness I feel.

Distant

Festival

Lights

Welcome!

I'm happy you brought so many friends.

Thank you for coming, Kaname-chan!

Kaname-chan!

It's good to see you again, Aunt Satomi.

Thanks for inviting us all.

Thank you.

No, thank you.

I'm glad you seem to be doing well, though.

You've grown up a little, Kaname-chan.

There's a festival on the mountain over there tomorrow and the day after.

Once you're done helping,

go and have fun.

A festival, huh?

There are five guests here besides you.

They're all here for the festival.

You can use this annex as you like.

This is great!

Okay, let's put our things down and get started!

Yeah!

We're students, though,

so we can't serve sake.

What?

I'm at a hot springs and I don't get any sake?

But if you go to the festival,

there'll be lots of food stalls, Sensei.

Fried squid!

Did you live around here, Tanuma!

Oh my!

Oh my, Kaname-kun!

It's been so long!

Ito-san, it's good to see you.

You've gotten taller!

I'm glad you don't look so pale anymore, too!

Have you been well?

Y-Yes.

Oh, what a cute boy!

Are you a friend?

H-Hello.

My name is Natsume.

He's a friend I made in Yatsuhara.

I see!

Thanks for being his friend!

No...

Hey, you guys done?

Oh dear!

All these young men!

Are you his friends, too?

How wonderful!

I know! Here, have some candy.

Take whichever you like!

Come on! Go ahead!

Ito-san, calm down.

Thank you.

That's nice of you.

You're so popular, Tanuma.

Damn it.

That's kind of upsetting.

I lived in the next town over.

I was a lot less healthy than I am now.

But my dad worked and wasn't home in the evenings sometimes.

When I got a fever, I was often sent here.

I made Aunt Satomi worry a lot.

And Ito-san, who lived close by, would bring me pears and cough drops.

So this is a little embarrassing,

but it makes me happy to see how happy both of them were.

I see.

After that, we helped serve the customers food

and lay out their futons.

The night was a lot of fun, too.

Dad snuck this photo collection into my bag!

What? Photo collection?

Ghost Photos Taken At Inns! vol3

Why did we look at those?

I won't be able to sleep like this.

I know just the thing to do!

What is it?

It didn't feel like we'd ever fall asleep,

but at some point, we did.

What is this?

They said there's a festival, but...

It's an attic door...

Someone moved it.

Okay, I'll follow them!

It seems like it came from the other side of the mountain.

It might be stealing the sake from the festival!

I'll defeat it and take the sake back!

Hey, Sensei!

Morning...

What's wrong, Natsume?

It was so much fun, I couldn't sleep.

I know the feeling.

Me, too.

You wouldn't wake up no matter how hard we tried.

Natsume, did something happen?

Something might have come into the inn last night.

Somaething?

A youkai?

Yeah.

Sensei's looking for it, I guess.

I see.

Yeah, got it.

I'm hungry...

What's for breakfast?

Good morning, everyone.

I have the seats by the window ready for you.

Thank you.

Food, food!

Huh? We're missing one.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Where did it go?

I know I made enough for everyone...

Wait, I'll get another one.

Sorry.

Am I imagining it?

Something's...

Hey, didn't they say there were five guests here yesterday?

When we brought the food out, there were five, I think.

Huh?

But there are six here now, right?

Someone else came overnight, maybe?

Maybe, yeah.

But who?

No, nobody came last night...

Is that right? Were there five?

No, there are six.

Something must have hidden itself along with the other guests last night.

The guests?

Then even people without the power to see youkai can see it?

Yeah.

Some youkai can show themselves to people if they want,

or disguise themselves as people.

There are?

That's a little rough...

If somebody you thought was a person turned out to be a youkai...

That would be kind of sad.

I let Tanuma and the others start carrying the stuff for the renovation.

I decided to do some cleaning and small errands in the building

to check on the guests.

Excuse me.

Yes?

His name is Yuuki-san, right?

I had a question.

When does the festival dance start?

They said it starts at 5:00 PM today and tomorrow.

I see. Thanks.

It doesn't necessarily have to be someone traveling alone.

The youkai seems to be able to manipulate memories.

They may have manipulated someone else's memories to help them sneak in.

Hey, don't run like that!

Festival! Festival!

The Minos are a mother and daughter traveling together, right?

Look at her cute kimono!

Yeah.

That's a couple.

Hatanaka-san and Ootaka-san, was it?

I told you!

Are you okay?

I'll go get a first aid kit.

Thanks.

There's one left, a male guest named Akasaki...

Is he in his room?

What's that sound?

This is...

Oh dear, you saw me.

A youkai!

Listen to me.

The mask I use for the festival was stolen.

I saw the thief come into this inn.

A mask? A thief?

More importantly...

You didn't steal it, did you?

Why are you...

Ito-san?

Natsume Yujin-cho Go

Ito-san, are you?

I served the Mizunagi shrine for many years.

My job is to protect the mountain festival.

It's easier to do as a human,