Natsume Yuujinchou Roku

Natsume Yujin-cho Roku

Then you must have the Book of Friends.

You can steal many names, and bind them to your will, or crush their lives with it.

The terrifying, and enticing, Book of Friends...

You...

It is not a thing for a mere child of man to possess.

Give it to me.

And you're just a youkai.

Get your hands off him.

Natori-san.

How long has he been there?

No... he...

He heard me!

What

Matters

He heard about the Book of Friends...

So...

I can't talk about it with so many youkai here right now.

But once this is over...

Will you hear me out?

Of course.

The grounds were filled with exorcists and their families.

Well, find anything?

No, not a thing.

The owner of this mansion, Hakozaki-san,

stayed alone in his study researching youkai, they say.

The one who finds it will be given what's inside!

I'm not letting anyone but me get it!

His family grew distant from him,

and after his death,

they didn't know where the study was.

Find it no matter what!

This is the greatest chance one could hope for to make it big as an exorcist!

The Matoba Clan is here?

And it's Nanase-san.

We need to find the study before things get complicated.

That's right.

But don't underestimate this place, guys.

You're up against a weirdo spell researcher.

What if the room is filled with youkai he captured and did mad scientist experiments on!

It's a cursed place, filled with evil...

Quiet.

Well, I think there's 50-50 odds.

Huh?

It's filled with research notes, right?

Huh?

But you know, nobody knows the details...

Natori-san!

Now, now, calm down Natsume.

Oh, I wondered who that voice was.

Natori, you're joining in the fun, too?

Oh, hello there.

Is that a new familiar?

Natsume... I thought I heard the name.

Th-That's right.

I'm figuring out if he's useful...

His name is... Natsumeg!

Natsumeg. A classy name.

Thanks...

Well, find anything?

No, not a thing.

It's hidden with some kind of spell or something.

Yes, most likely.

I looked for anything that might provide a clue.

But while the place is big, and filled with stuff,

there's barely anything he used as part of his daily life,

or things that he cared about.

He was a lonely person, it seems.

I'm done here.

Good luck, Natori.

Thanks.

What's wrong, Natsumeg?

Is something wrong, Natsumeg?

Is something bothering you, Natsumeg?

Isn't that name a little bit random?

Sorry, sorry.

So?

I thought there might be a photo or diary somewhere.

So I tried to look for rooms he used often, where they might be,

but there's so many, I didn't even know where to start.

Yeah.

But when I heard that man

say that he didn't see anything that seemed important to him,

I remembered something.

Beniko-san was saying

that her grandfather planted a maple tree for her.

I don't know about him,

but if it were me,

I'd want to be in a room where I could see that maple...

And so, since we didn't have any better ideas,

we decided to search rooms where the maple tree was visible.

That's the tree, huh?

Yeah.

I'll check the rooms over there one by one.

Sure, we'll check the ones over there.

Hiiragi, any luck?

I can see the maple tree,

but there's nothing to indicate he actually used the room.

I see.

Maybe I was wrong.

This room's a mess, too.

You can see the maple tree from here,

but the last person in here searched this hard and found nothing, huh?

Encyclopedia of Talismans

A small box with a maple design...

Natsume?

Sorry.

I'm going to open this, okay?

A photo?

This is...

Yes, I think it's a picture of his family.

Natori-san, is there anyone in this photo you know?

Unfortunately...

But the guy with that awkward laugh might be the owner of the mansion.

That's how it feels...

I thought it was the design of the wallpaper,

but there are two dragons there, right?

Wow, they look like blurs to me.

These might be his familiars.

It looks like they're protecting him.

Two of them, one light blue, and one that looks yellow.

Dragons, huh?

That at least gives us a place to start.

Some youkai hide themselves in pictures and small objects.

Let's look for things in the shape of dragon.

Perhaps they're the familiars.

Yeah.

Natsume, I said it was 50-50 back there...

But Hakozaki-san was a sort of last resort for some...

I think he was a gentle person.

Yeah.

Part of me hoped so, while part of me wondered

if someone like that was all alone in this huge mansion,

staring at that maple tree...

Hiiragi.

Any luck?

No, not a thing.

I see.

Hiiragi, Natsume said he'd tell me when this was over,

but is it okay for me to hear it?

I believe it's far better than trying to find out in secret.

Yeah, you're probably right.

I wish I were stronger...

Hey, Sensei, are you looking?

Shaddup! All that talk of Nutmeg you were doing made me want Salisbury steak!

Finish it up!

I didn't talk about Nutmeg!

Hey, Nanase's on the north side!

Maybe she found something!

Nanase-san...

Should we go, too?

You felt it, too, Sensei?

Like some kind of presence changed...

A door?

Natsume?

A dragon relief...

You found me, huh?

Coward!

You have something with the master's smell, don't you?

It drew me to you.

Yeah.

This photo, maybe?

I'm sorry for taking it out of its room.

Since I found it, I was going to give it to his granddaughter.

Master...

Are you Hakozaki-san's familiar?

Indeed.

I'm looking for a study where Hakozaki-san was said to keep his research notes.

Can you tell me where it is?

After ignoring him for so long,

you would come and reap the benefits of his work?

I won't let you have it!