Natsume Yuujinchou Roku

Natsume Yujin-cho Roku

You're going to bed already, Natsume?

I had a rough day yesterday.

Where were you Nyanko-sensei?

A drinking party, duh.

I figured it was something like that.

What happened?

I heard a weird sound from the roof in the middle of the night...

Sensei?

Are you there, Natsume Reiko? Are you there?

If you're there, come out.

If you don't, I'll crush you and this house.

He's huge!

Hey, don't touch the house!

I'll hear you out, so follow me.

Reiko!

Wait, wait!

I'm going to eat you and become famous!

I managed to lose him somehow.

Natsume-sama...

Natsume Reiko-sama.

Are you there?

That's not the voice I heard yesterday.

How many youkai did Reiko anger?

Sorry.

My grandmother Reiko died.

Died.

I'm so sorry to hear that...

Did you need something from Reiko-san?

I'm her grandson, Natsume Takashi.

I can give you back your name, if you need it.

My name?

No. Reiko-sama helped me out with something.

I wanted to thank her.

Thank her?

Thank Reiko?

Not eat her?

Gomochi's

Benefactor

I am called Gomochi.

I came here to thank her and to give her an update.

To tell the truth, I didn't have that much contact with Reiko-sama,

but I owe her a great deal.

You owe her?

Yes. I live in Nanafusa forest, a ways away from here.

One day, a human girl started coming to the forest.

She wouldn't do anything.

She just wandered around,

or took naps on grassy hills.

I heard that her name was Reiko...

Look!

The child of man is back!

Her again?

Why's she coming this deep into the mountains?

To take a nap.

Can you keep it quiet?

She looked at us!

Can she us?

We little ones who lived in the forest were in an uproar.

We're sorry!

That's... self defense...

It's an overreaction, is what it is.

So yes, she was a strange child of man,

who did not fear us.

Hey, did you hear?

That Reiko girl is incredibly powerful.

She can force even god-like beings to obey her.

Really?

Scary.

But if that's true, why don't we talk to her about our problem?

Don't be stupid.

What can a human do?

Hey, don't chatter like that when I'm trying to sleep.

Can you cut it out?

This is our forest!

If you've got a problem, you can leave!

Well, that's true, but...

What?

It's coming from over there.

A big tree like that just fell over?

How awful.

It doesn't look like lightning...

This must be Senki-sama and Hyakko-sama's doing again.

Senki and Hyakko?

You don't know them?

They're the strongest pair in the forest!

But lately, they've been having a terrible fight.

They're going around breaking things and we don't know what to do.

A fight?

How stupid!

What?

Reiko, right?

I'm told you're strong.

Can you tell them to stop their fight?

That's a great idea.

Child of man, please!

They're too scary for us to do anything!

Please, Reiko!

Please!

Please!

This is your problem, right?

I don't want any trouble.

What could a child of man do?

However strong you are, you're still just a child of man.

What's the point of talking to someone so useless?

Hey, stop it!

She might help us!

Like she could.

Hey, cut it out—

What?

J-Just come with us, Reiko!

Wait!

Shut up, Senki!

I'm stronger and better suited!

Nonsense, Hyakko!

I am stronger!

The one with the red band is Senki-sama.

And the blue band is Hyakko-sama.

I'm telling you, it's not my problem.

Hey, what's that?

Beautiful, isn't she?

Her name is Kibune.

Senki-sama and Hyakko-sama captured her.

They say whichever of them is superior will get to wed her.

What the heck?

It's a shame, but there's nothing we can do.

None of us can stand against them.

Oh, wait!

Hey, you.

Are you okay with this?

Do you want to marry one of them?

No.

I'm honored by their request,

but I want to go home.

Hey, you!

Who said you could approach my bride?

Who are you?

This smell...

It's the foul scent of a human!

I don't know who you are, but run!

Hey, you two.

Let her go.

You're going to tell us what to do, girl?

Know your place, fool!

Or I'll eat you right now!

It seems you're arguing over something really stupid.

Stupid?

That's right.

You want to know which of you is worthy to marry her?

If she'll run away unless you lock her up, then neither of you are worthy.

Idiots.

What?

Well, whatever.

Whoever's the strongest gets her, right?

Then I'll join the fight.

I'm taking the bride.

What—

If I lose, you can eat me.

It's not about wanting to protect the forest or help her...

I just want to see your arrogant faces in tears after I beat you.

That's Reiko.

Maybe it'll work out.

No, it's just a bluff.

The child of man will lose.

Silence, girl!

We refuse to accept this!

What, you're scared?

I guess I win by default, then.

What?

Anyway...

Oh, it's dusk!

If I'm late, I'll get yelled at.

Jeez...

I'll come back.

We can fight then.

W-Wait, girl!

Are you going to run again?

See ya!

Crazy.

Yes, she was a crazy person.

We were sure she'd run away,

but the next day, she came back.

Natsume Yujin-cho Roku

That girl is making me so mad!

Where is she? I'll make her pay!

I'm back.

You're... um... Senki, right?

Okay, fight me.

As if you could!

Fine. I'll go get Hyakko.

What, you're too scared to fight me alone?