Natsume Yuujin Chou 25

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Natsume Yuujinchou 25

Code
S- Natori
M- Nyanko-sensei
U- Unknown
N- Natsume
Mt- Matoba
H- Winged ayakashi
Hi- Hiiragi

01
Natsume Yuujinchou
Chapter 25

02
S- …Geez
S- Why are you following me cat?
M- Mumu, this is a much better view
U- Sir, we don’t allow cats
S- Look closer, this is clearly a stuffed animal, see how big his head is?
M- I came because Natsume was worried and kicked up a fuss
M- If you have complaints take it up with him

03
h/w- sigh
M- Seems like this Matoba guy is nothing but bad news
M- He’s a dangerous guy, using ayakashi without fear
M- He’ll even use ayakashi as bait if it’ll help achieve his goal
M- Now I think of it, a crow he used as bait came running to Natsume
M- He shows no mercy, especially to ayakashi
M- You always have ayakashi with you but you left them behind today
S- There’s no deep meaning behind it
S- I’m regretting not bringing them now
S- Ah

04
S- Crap, I stuck a talisman there but it broke when you came out
M- Mumu, that’s why the door felt like it was stuck
S- What’re you gonna do if something got in cat?
M- It’s your fault for using a puny talisman that can be broken by a cat
S- Crap, nothing’s going right today…
S- Natsume, we’re back…
S/M- Something got in!!!
S- Na, Natsume!?
M- Natsume!
S- He’s gone!!!
S- This is bad…
S- He’s been taken

05
U- …you
U- I won’t forgive you
U- I won’t forgive you…
U- I’ll eat you
U- How dare you
U- How dare you!
N- That dream again
N- What could it… ah, but that voice was…
Mt- Have you come to?

06
Mt- That paper
Mt- Cannot be seen by regular people, interesting isn’t it?
N- …Wha…
Mt- Ah, well if its paper the Natori household is more knowledgeable, you should ask them
Mt- You’re his friend are you not?
N- Just what
N- Are you planning, doing all this?
Mt- I
Mt- Am not doing anything
Mt- I’m just catching them
Mt- And feeding them to it

07
Mt- Though I suppose you, being able to see them, won’t accept that excuse
Mt- I apologise for its rough behaviour, it’s still in training
Mt- But I said I wanted to speak with you
Mt- And you ran away
Mt- I had to catch you
N- You don’t need my blood anymore?
N- You were taking it from ayakashi before
N- Exactly what do you plan on using it for?
Mt- I am going to use the blood to break the seal on a mammoth ayakashi and call upon it

08
Mt- Like food, I suppose
Mt- Look, you can see the forest over there right>
Mt- There’s a pretty big one sleeping back there
Mt- He’s my target
Mt- If the blood is good, he might wake up quicker
N- You’re not using your own blood
N- You’re taking it from ayakashi who have nothing to do with this
N- If you intend on harming the ayakashi of this area
N- Or Natori-san or sensei, any further, I will never forgive you

09
Mt- What can you do just by seeing them?
Mt- Ah
Mt- I did it again
Mt- Ah
Mt- I did it again
Mt- Sorry
N- You’re right eye is…
N- Is it because he only has one eye?
Mt- I can see, this thing is fairly transparent
Mt- It’s just hard to judge distance when I am careless

10
N- If you can see, then why do you…
Mt- Because I’ll be eaten
Mt- In the past, there was one of Matoba blood who allowed his right eye to be eaten in return for the assistance of an ayakashi
Mt- However, it appears in the end it never gave it
Mt- Ever since then
Mt- The head of the Matoba clan has had their right eye targeted by that ayakashi
Mt- I still have an eyeball here but I also have a horrible scar
Mt- Since you’re here and all, want to see?

11
U- Matoba
U- Can I see you for a minute?
Mt- I’ll be right there, we’ll continue this later
Mt- Next it’s your turn to talk
N- I won’t talk
N- Whatever the circumstances, please stop attacking ayakashi for their blood
N- If you won’t, then I will stop you

12
Mt- You have to use what you can
Mt- I just want strong ayakashi so I can protect humans
Mt- If you worry yourself over being despised, or about the price, you can’t be in this business
Mt- I’ll be right back
Mt- If you struggle or try to run, we’ll make it so you can’t
Mt- Wait here
Mt- Like a good boy
N- Oh
N- I can’t let this guy

13
N- Know about the Book of Friends
N- If I don’t get out of here quick
N- If it’s just him
N- If I can just get my hands free
N- I might be able to escape

14
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15
U- Ah
U- It’s all stretched
U- In one blow…?
U- Amazing
U- Who is he? That child
Mt- Who knows… that’s what I was about to ask

16
Mt- Pursue him
N- Th…
N- Thought I was about to die…
U- There he is, over there!
N- Matoba-san… I listened to his story
N- But more than scary
N- This guy is nuts!!
h/w- Tie you up
h/w- Wanna see?
Mt- ‘I didn’t do anything’

17
Mt- ‘Normal people can’t see it’
Mt- ‘You have to use what you can’
Mt- ‘Like food I suppose’
N- There’s a mammoth ayakashi in that forest…
H- ‘Even if it’s just the few I have left’
H- ‘I have to protect my comrades’

18
H- ‘Natsume-sama’
N- …A ceremony of awakening…
N- Can I still prevent it…?
N- If I follow my sense then I should be able to find where this ayakashi is sleeping
H- Natsume-sama!
H- You mustn’t enter that forest!
H- Ugh
H- …I feel a really awful presence in the western part of the forest…

19
H- …ugh… what is it…
H- …If
H- If it awakens, then…
H- We’ll be eaten…
H- We’ll all be… eaten for sure
Hi- Hey! Where are you going?
H- …To save him
H- I got Natsume involved even though it doesn’t concern him
Hi- Whether it concerns him or not is for Natsume to decide
Hi- My master
Hi- And that cat dumpling are with him too
H- …Ugh…
Hi- Natsume is such a pain… even so
Hi- Why haven’t you called, Natori?

20
Hi- Even though I would come flying in a second
U- Matoba-sama? He was staying on the third floor, but
U- He checked out just now
S- …That was fast
M- Crap, we’re falling behind
M- Up until now you were just a really fake guy, but from today you’re just backfire! Backfire Natori!!
S- What did you say you cat dumpling
h/w- Sir, we don’t allow fights with cats

21
S- That’s…
M- Mu
M- She’s headed for the forest
M- Natsume…
N- If I concentrate I might be able to sense its presence
N- I have a feeling it won’t just do as Matoba pleases
N- To awaken an ayakashi that might harm the people around it…
N- That was…
N- That way!

22
N- Sorry
N- Where?
N- I can feel its presence really strongly around this rock area…

23
N- A hand!?
N- Ah
N- Waaah!
N- …ow…
N- Where am I…?
N- I must have fallen from there…
N- …A cave…?

24
N- …Is it here…!?
N- Back there…
N- Crap! Matoba-san’s shiki…
U- You’re making such a racket running around brat
U- You came to interfere, it’s unfortunate but I’ll be making an offering of you
N- …Hm?
N- Huh? This voice…
N- I won’t let you do as you wish any longer
U- If we don’t hurry, he will come
N- He?

25
U- He will come!
N- Sensei…

26
U- Ugh…

27
S- Get back, Natsume!
S- What are you doing?
N- Natori-san
M- My light didn’t work…!?

28
N- Sensei, this person’s voice
M- …Mu?
N- The ill intentions that flowed from that paper masked ayakashi made by a human…
U- I won’t forgive you
U- …I won’t forgive you
N- That voice from my dream…
N- …She isn’t a shiki
N- You’re… human?
U- Of course

29
S- A skilled
S- Spell user… she was in the same business as me
N- What?
N- The one who created an ayakashi and made it attack was this person…?
N- It wasn’t Matoba-san…!?
N- No way… but…
M- Was in the same business?
S- Her shiki
S- Was eaten by Matoba’s ayakashi… I heard she retired after that
N- Her shiki was eaten…?
U- Haha
U- That’s right

30
U- I’m the one collecting blood
U- So that I can
U- Have it eat

31
U- Matoba, that man!