Natsume Yuujinchou Roku

Natsume Yujin-cho Roku

Oh, it's time.

I guess I should get going.

Lying

Eyes

Silence, inspector.

This lady cannot be the criminal!

That's him! Natori Shuuichi-sama!

I have to get the pamphlet for this movie!

It's a good movie,

but it's distracting when you know someone in it.

Lady, no need to worry.

The criminal is already in my hands.

I guess it's true that nobody else can see that lizard.

Unlike me, who focuses on seeing youkai,

Natori-san has a lot of complicated things going on.

He probably... hates the youkai.

Man, that was hilarious.

That wasn't a comedy, Sensei.

That guy's always got that weird aura around him.

Oh, no. I don't have an umbrella.

I guess I could run...

Okay, Natsume. Let's eat some cake or something at that cafe.

What's wrong, Natsume?

No, I guess I just imagined it.

I thought I saw somebody I knew...

Or sensed some presence...

I guess I did imagine it.

No, look down.

One of Natori-san's paper dolls?

What's it doing here?

It's too blurry to read.

Osenzuka? 2:00 PM?

2:00 PM, huh?

I don't know if that's today, but I guess I'll go.

What?

You don't know if it was sent to you.

Sure, but... If it's an emergency,

or something happened to Natori-san,

and this was asking for help...

This is Osenzuka 1st Avenue

It's really coming down.

I guess this is Osenzuka, but...

It's kind of a secluded residential area...

I only see a lot of fancy houses.

There's no place to buy an umbrella.

I guess it wasn't for me after all.

It was probably an exorcist job—

Hey, are you okay?

You're soaked.

I saw you wandering around this area.

Are you meeting somebody here?

Or are you lost?

No, I forgot my umbrella,

so I was looking for a store, and then I got lost...

Oh, dear.

I know, my house is right there.

I've got lots of plastic umbrellas.

You can take one.

Wait...

Hurry.

We need to wipe down that Scottish Fold cat,

or it'll get a cold.

I'll get a towel,

so come in and wait.

I...

I'm back!

Mistress, you can't just make so much commotion.

Sheesh.

I'll let them wipe him down and then go home.

Somebody's strange here.

This house doesn't feel right.

Here you go.

Wipe down your kitty.

Thank you.

You have a strange presence about you, don't you?

Oh, no. Not again.

Again?

Yes.

Lately, I've been hearing this sound, like something falling on the roof.

It sounded like a rock or something.

That's right.

At first I thought it might be a bird dropping rocks,

or one of the neighborhood kids playing a trick.

But sometimes it's in the middle of the night.

It's really bothering me.

I know.

Can you hold the ladder for me?

Once the rain stops.

I'm sorry for asking for something so weird,

but I'm scared.

I need to see what's going on.

I'm worried about my family.

Then I'll go look, as thanks for that towel.

No.

I can't ask anyone else to do this.

I can't do it...

I don't like heights...

I'll do it, after all.

Sorry...

It might be the eggs of a bird called the Hiyou.

They're said to drop their eggs on the houses of rich people.

I hope it's something like that.

There's a lot of them.

I got it.

Huh?

This rock...

What is this wind?

Natsume?

Oh, no!

Sheesh...

What are you doing?

Natori-san!

Hey, it's been a while—

Sorry!

Shuuichi-san!

I'm sorry. I asked him to do it...

But I'm glad you came.

Yes, of course.

It's been a while.

Natsume,

are you okay?

Hiiragi.

You're as clumsy as ever, kid.

Urihime.

Sasago...

You know, if this cat's so useless, you should get rid of him.

What?

Were you the ones who made that wind blow?

Even if I don't like him,

I would never go that far!

Now, now...

Stop it!

You can see youkai, too?

That's why you have that strange presence.

Can you see them, too?

No, I can't.

My father could.

He was an exorcist.

But he recently lost the ability to see them, and he left the business.

That's why you came here.

Yes, since it said Osenzuka.

You came because you were worried?

Thanks.

That woman, Tsukiko-san, told me that something was going on at her place

and she wanted to talk to me about it.

I was planning on visiting today,

but my plan had been to meet somewhere else and talk to her about it.

I see.

So the rain made it to fall to earth...

Hey, where's Takuma-san?

I recommended a play for him to go see.

He hasn't really noticed what's happening.

I didn't want to hurt him,

so I planned to tell him what was going on only when I was sure.

I'm no good, huh?

Whenever something even slightly odd happens,

I worry that it might be a youkai coming to get revenge.

So I wanted you to see if it was a youkai or just my imagination.

I'm hearing weird noises,

and feeling people looking at me inside the house,

and things are going missing.

That's all, but...

So, what was on the roof?

Were they just rocks?

Well...

Unfortunately, it seems to be the work of a youkai.

The wind that attacked him, too.

A youkai of the type that hurts humans has made its way onto your property.

I see.

My father exorcised many youkai.

Even if it was to protect people,

many of them must have hated him.

Shuuichi-san, can you investigate for me?

Yes, of course.

Thank you.

I'll tell you the details inside...

Part of me wanted to learn more about the youkai from Natori-san,

but at the same time, the more I dealt with them,

the more I felt that, as the bearer of the Book of Friends,

I should stay away from exorcists.

The more important the Book of Friends was, the heavier that burden became.

Natsume Yujin-cho Roku

I'll make tea.

We will go take a look around.

Yeah, please do.

Sorry for bringing you into this.

I'll take you to the station.

Can I stay here with you?

Don't force yourself.

There's no reason for you to help an exorcist.

I think it's not because you're an exorcist,