Chapter 30 Alternating Old and New

Do you like... Natsume?

Hoshino woke up suddenly, he opened his eyes, looked at the leaves blown by the wind not far away, and watched the light fall from the branches.

The monsters hiding in the forest all stared at Hoshino Yuu, asking each other, "What's wrong, Master Yu?"

"What happened? Master Yu has been coming to Yayuan very frequently these two days?"

"And he's alone!!"

Hoshino Yuu sat up from the grass and sighed faintly, why did you ask him this question?

Although he hasn't answered Natori Monday and the system, but if he likes it, he will definitely like it...a gentle person like Natsume.

But, it seems that don't like it that much.

"The next estrus period doesn't seem very far away." The system said, "Has Xiaoyou made up his mind? It's still Natsume who are looking for the two monster exterminations."

Hoshino Yuu murmured, "I have already promised Mr. Natori, so... I will drag Mr. Natori into the water as well."

The system is tempted to say that they'd all love to be dragged down by you, but it eventually shuts its mouth.

"If you don't want to, just find me." A man sat down on the grass next to him, and he said calmly, "Human life is short, maybe you need a companion who is also a monster, who can help you through the estrus at any time, anywayYou know, I like you, don't you?"

Hoshino Yuu blinked, "So...you mean..."

Madara said, "Didn't I mean it? You can find me at any time during the estrus period. Youkai and Natsume are both human beings. It is inappropriate for monsters and humans to be together."

Hoshino was startled, he seemed to have overlooked something, "Human life... is very short."

"For monsters, human life is very short." Madara said, "Even if they have great power, they are still human after all. At that time, you will definitely be sad."

Hoshino Yuu blinked, then lowered his eyes.

He said, "So, if Natsume is gone by then, you will be sad too, right?"

Madara was stunned for a moment, and loosened the pressure on Hoshino Yuu's head, allowing Hoshino Yuu to retract his head. He said calmly, "I have long been prepared for human beings to die after living a short life, but you, asA newborn little monster even had such an intimate relationship with humans."

Hoshino rubbed his ears, "That was an accident. If it wasn't Natsume at that time, it would have been someone else."

"Was the later Chang Jingsi also an accident?"

Hoshino Yu was speechless for a moment.

Her dark eyes darkened, "But it doesn't matter, it can be me or a monster in the future, I will never leave you alone."

Hoshino Yu looked at Madara, "We are also different."

"It's not the same." Banban pressed the head of the cat demon next to him, and said coldly, "Don't like humans, you will get hurt!"

Hoshino Yuu's eyelashes flickered. He wanted to say that his time in this world was uncertain. In fact, no matter who he was, he should not choose, and it might hurt the other party.

If you have to choose one, it should be a human being, and when the human dies, he can leave without any burden.

Just thinking about it this way...

"You're going to get hurt."

"And it's really disgusting to have a human smell on it!" Madara pulled the cat demon into his arms angrily. He was uncomfortable with the human smell on the cat demon, because it seemed to be a mark, which made him want to cover it.Lose.

"As a monster, stay away from those humans with malicious intentions!"

He put his hand on the back of Hoshino Yu's neck, that place was a little familiar, Hoshino Yu didn't even have to think about it carefully, he could think that it was the place that was eaten by Chang Jingji and covered by Natsume that night.

It seems... everyone likes the back of the neck, why?

Hoshino Yuu opened his eyes wide, "Madara!"

"Called my name?" The big demon became happy, and the cat demon looked very small in his arms. He said, "So, have you thought about it?"

Hoshino Yuu raised his head and looked at Madara's face. He exhaled lightly, then pushed away Madara's expressionless face, "A beckoning cat is not suitable for such domineering things at all!"

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Madara turned her head and sneered, "Did you misunderstand me? I'm a big monster, why can't I be overbearing!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he bit the cat's ear angrily.

Caught off guard by someone controlling the most sensitive place, Hoshino Yuu immediately froze, and then softened bit by bit.

"Let go, let go." Hoshino Yu pinched Madara's clothes with his fingers, and his voice was soft, "Madara, let go."

Cat ears are a little weird.Madara thought about it and licked it, it looked a bit delicious.

Hoshino Yuu: "Madara!!"

Hoshino Yuu shivered, he gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to try to push Madara's face away, but he didn't have much strength.

It seems that since the estrus period, the ears have become more sensitive...

"Madara." Hoshino Yuu's voice became softer, he tried hard to stand up, but it became a little uncomfortable when the big monster licked it happily.

It's a bit hot, as if the estrus has come again, but what are you kidding, it's only been a few days, how could it be possible that the estrus has arrived.

It's too much... It's so uncomfortable, Hoshino Yuu's eyes filled with tears, he held on to Madara's clothes so as not to make a strange noise in embarrassment.

Madara finally let go. He looked down at Yu Hoshino, who had softened into a puddle of water and had a particularly strong fragrance on his body. When he spoke, his voice was extremely low and hoarse, "Has the estrus period come yet?"

Hoshino Yuu glared at Madara viciously, but because of the red eyes and glistening water, he looked like a spoiled child.

Madara's heart skipped a beat, and he held the cat's fluffy tail. He lowered his head and said vaguely, "Since the estrus period has come, I'm here to help you out."

What duty is it that he does this because of this stupid big monster?Hoshino Yuu took a deep breath and grabbed the big demon's hair, with a hoarse voice, "Madara, you idiot!"

The big demon who was scolded was not angry at the moment, and even heard it as coquettish and cute. Madara played with his tail and bit his ear thinking, he is indeed a bit stupid. If he had been more honest earlier, the object of the cat's estrus must beHe's not Natsume, and the cat behind him won't be taken advantage of by that demon exterminator Chang Jingsi.

"Let go of me!" Hoshino Yu choked out a few words from his throat, "I don't want to be watched by other monsters doing this kind of thing!"

Hearing this, Madara raised his head, and he felt it before saying, "Where are there other monsters, they all ran away when I arrived."

Hoshino Yuu: "..." Are you really proud?

The big demon stretched his hand into the white robe, and said in a low voice, "Should we solve the problem of estrus?"

"I'm not in estrus yet!" Hoshino Yu said every word, so angry.

Madara paused, and looked up at those eyes that were shining with water, as if they were about to cry, he blinked, "But, you are feeling very uncomfortable now."

Hoshino Yuu: "..." What do you think it's because of?

Madara bowed her head, kissed the tears in Hoshino Yuu's eyes little by little and said, "It's so pitiful, as a weak monster, I can't even control my estrus period."

Hoshino Yuu: "..."

Madara sighed and kissed away the tears, pinching Hoshino Yuu's chin before speaking, the boy in his arms had turned into a cat.

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Hoshino slowed down, jumped out of Madara's arms, raised his chin and looked at Madara and said, "Stupid monster, I have already promised Mr. Natori to find him to solve it during the estrus."

The little cat doesn’t feel vicious at all when he speaks like this, on the contrary, he is very cute, but the following sentence...Banna gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand and hugged the cat into his arms, "Silly cat, I told you that human life is short,You have to be sad once, right?"

After finding out that he couldn't break free from Madara's embrace, Hoshino Yu found a comfortable position and lay down.

He said, "It's okay, Madara...you don't like me."

Humans like him, and humans will eventually die, but such a monster likes him, once he leaves, it will be Madara who will be sad.

"Do you care about me?" Madara sneered, "Do you want to live and fly with that demon extermination? I won't agree."

Hoshino Yuu: "...You must be out of your mind."

Madara didn't answer, he walked back slowly with Yu Hoshino in his arms, it seemed that school was over, and the elementary school students on the road looked curiously at Madara who was holding the cat.

The warm orange sunset fell on the body, as if it was coated with a layer of golden light.

Madara suddenly said, "Natsume is graduating soon. When I first met him, he was still a boy, but now he is an adult."

Hoshino Yuu blinked slightly, looking at the people running towards the setting sun, he was a little dazed, Natsume grew up very fast during this time, at the beginning Natsume was only a little taller than him, now he is much taller than himnot enough.

"Will Natsume go on to university?" he asked.

Madara said, "Who knows, Dechang always wanted him to become a demon exorcist."

"But Natsume can't become a demon exorcist." Hoshino Yuu said.

"Ms. Kitty." Natsume stopped in front of Dayao and Hoshino Yuu. He looked at the cat in Madara's arms and curled his mouth. "Xiao Yu, are you with the teacher?"

Hoshino Yuu nodded Maomao's head, he jumped from Madara's arms to Natsume's arms and complained in a low voice, "Madara is not gentle at all."

Lucky Cat fell to the ground, and was very unhappy when he heard that, "I'm already very gentle."

Natsume chuckled, he hugged Yu Hoshino tightly and said, "Xiao Yu, Mr. Kitty likes you very much."

Hoshino Yu looked up at Natsume.

"The lifespan of human beings cannot be compared with that of monsters, whether it is me, Mr. Natori, or Mr. Toba. Compared with monsters, our lives are very short... I don't want to make Xiaoyou sad andGet hurt."

"But if there is a teacher to accompany her in the future, Xiaoyou will definitely not be so lonely."

"Xiaoyou, go to college with me!"

Hoshino Yuu blinked, "Are you going to college?"

"Even if I have been living as a human being in college, I will support Xiaoyou."

Hoshino Yu said, "Where do I need you to support me, I can support myself."

Madara is right, human life is short...

Natori Monday, who was walking towards him, said displeasedly, "Natsume, Yuu is my kitty, it's not good to always take him away without authorization?"

"The kitten is so cute, so it must be more suitable for me to collect?" Chang Jingsi smiled while holding an oiled paper umbrella, "I really need cats to comfort me."

Hoshino shrunk his neck and curled up in Natsume Takashi's arms. Natsume's voice was as gentle as ever, and he said, "Mr. Natori, Mr. Deba, Yuu has promised to go with me after I go to college. So..."

The cat's head was gently stroked, and Natsume said, "As a human being who can't compare with the life of a monster, you shouldn't waste time on those meaningless fights in your living days."

Human life is indeed always so short, as if death and rebirth are both so easy and difficult, and parting will always be extra painful and sad.

"But Xiaoyou, you have to get used to parting." The system said this, "You have to be calm about the parting, why are you sad? They are not sad, but you and them are very good, right? So there is no sadIs it necessary?"

Why should we be sad because of parting?This is normal, right?Because humans are emotional animals.

"But, you are no longer a human being." The system said, "Xiao You, you have to remember, this is just the beginning."

"Then when will I leave this world?" Hoshino Yuu asked.

"You can leave whenever you want, your mission...is over." The dot representing the new life was glowing red, "So...have you made up your mind, Xiaoyou."

So... have you figured it out?

Hoshino Yuu looked up at Natsume Takashi in a daze.

He meowed softly, put his paw on Natsume Takashi's shoulder, and lightly licked Natsume Takashi's chin.

Being licked by the cat, Natsume narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly. He asked, "What happened? Xiaoyou is so active suddenly, there should be some time before the estrus period, right?"

Hoshino Yuu said softly, "Would Natsume mind parting?"

Separation seems to have always existed for Natsume, from his childhood until now...

He looked down at the cat in his arms, and asked softly, "Does Xiaoyou want to say goodbye to me?"

……A bit reluctant.

Whether it is Mr. Natori who can do it, or the relatively bad Mr. Ma, or the Madara who is always against him, the monsters of Yahara... and the gentle Natsume who is always so tolerant, he is allSo reluctant.

Even if the system has already said that we must always get used to separation, but...

The cat's tail was wrapped around Natsume's wrist, and the voice was brisk, "Didn't Natsume say that? I want to accompany you to college."

"I also said that I would repay Mr. Natori."

"besides……"

"Stupid cat, and me." Madara said fiercely, "As a weak monster, without the protection of your companions, you will be finished immediately."

"It's the same without the protection of a companion, but it's the same if you have the protection of a demon exterminator." Chang Jingsi twisted Madara's neck and threw him out, "It's really abominable, threatening a kitten in front of a demon exorcist."

The big demon roared at Zhang Jingsi, and regained the shape of the beckoning cat when he saw Hoshino Yuu watching the play.

"It's disgusting." Madara cursed, "When you monster exterminations die, I will definitely throw you all to the monsters in Yayuan to eat."

The setting sun dragged the shadows of the few people long, and the warm orange light was extraordinarily lively.

When parting, it may not necessarily be that painful, because we will see each other eventually.

"A doll needs an owner. A doll without an owner will break sooner or later."

It was raining heavily, and in the thick fog, the house yard ahead could be vaguely seen.

There is also a black mist that indistinctly seeps out, spreading out uncontrollably.

"So it's here?" The voice gradually dissipated in the rain and fog, and the sound of clogs rattled, "Then, let's go here and have a look."

The exquisite puppets knelt quietly in two rows.

Their gazes seemed to be on the boy with blond hair who was sitting on the seat, wearing a kimono with intricate patterns.

Exquisite, beautiful and cold, he is the most perfect and beautiful boy in the world, more beautiful than all the dolls here, and he is the "master" of these dolls.

The boy lowered his eyes slightly, and wiped the worn out lifeless doll in his arms.

"Xiaoyou."

"Xiaoyou, I love you, I'm madly infatuated with you..."

The sound of the rain outside was loud, but the sound of the clogs stepping on the ground seemed extraordinarily clear.

"Boom——"

Two rhythmic knocks on the door sounded, the nightmare-like sprites were interrupted, and the surrounding black mist faded away like a tide.

The faces of the puppets in the room showed expressions of fear and joy.

"Yu, someone is here." The puppets scrambled to talk to him.

"Yu." The haughty puppet bent slightly in front of the young man and stretched out his hand, "Please let me open that door for you!"

The boy raised his eyes amidst the noise, and there was no movement in his blue eyes. He blinked lightly, and then looked at the wooden door.

His voice was like the most melodious music box, "There are guests coming, so please don't make any noise."

The puppets closed their mouths after these words, and became dignified and cold again, as if they had never spoken.

"Xiaoyou, don't open the door, the people outside are bad people!" The stern voice sounded again, "Don't open the door!"

Say don't open the door?

"Xiaoyou." The black mist hidden in the darkness looked straight at the back of the puppet boy, and the obsessive and burning love seemed to swallow him up. It said, "Don't open the door."

The puppets seemed to be startled by the restless darkness again, they didn't dare to move at all, they could only watch helplessly as the boy walked to the door and opened it.

The black mist completely disappeared without making a sound, but all the puppets knew that it hadn't left, it was still waiting, waiting to pull the beautiful and perfect boy into the darkness, never to be separated again.

Standing outside was a young man with strange patterns on his face. He was wearing a complicated kimono. He was too good-looking. There seemed to be no special expression on his delicate and beautiful face. He looked down at the young man in front of him slightly.

Exquisite and perfect, unlike a human, a boy with a pair of animal ears and a strange hairpin.

In this world now, it seems that nothing is surprising, even if human beings have ears that are different from ordinary human beings.

"Hello, sir." The boy's voice was cold, and he met the eyes of the visitor, "Excuse me, what can I do?"

"It's getting dark and it's raining heavily outside. I want to stay here for one night!" He said, the makeup on his lips seemed to elicit a smile, "Please let me stay here for one night."

The boy slightly raised the corners of his mouth, showing a flawless smile.

His gaze went from the medicine box carried by the young man in front of him to the sharp ears of the young man who were also not human-like, and then to the young man's eyes.

The young man turned around deftly, showing his back to the strange young man, "Sir, come in, please close the door, I am the only one here...and my puppets."

The young man looked at the cold and lifeless dolls sitting beside him, and asked, "Did you make all of these?"

The young man poured a glass of water and handed it to the young man, his voice was still cold, "No, I didn't do it."

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Yu Hoshino." The blond boy asked, "What does sir do? Why come to this yard outside the wilderness alone?"

"Just an ordinary drug seller." The young man's voice remained unchanged, "I came here because I want to sell drugs."

Do you come to this kind of place to sell medicine?

Hoshino Yuu was a little curious in his heart. He looked at the young man's ears and thought, this person shouldn't be a human being, right?

"Then what's the name of the gentleman?" Hoshino Yu didn't show it, he asked again.

The young man didn't answer, he turned to ask, "Where do I live tonight?"

The young man seemed unwilling to answer his name, Hoshino Yuu blinked slightly and said, "Then what should I call you?"

Seeing that the young man didn't answer, Hoshino Yuu nodded, "Since you don't want to talk about it, can I call you Yakuro-sama?"

Hoshino Yu's footsteps were crisp, and he said, "Master Yakuro, let me show you to the room."

The drug seller didn't respond to Hoshino Yu's words at all, as if it didn't matter what he was called.

His eyes moved to Hoshino Yuu's feet, smooth white skin, human...

The black mist hidden in the darkness revealed a pair of scarlet pupils, and looked at the drug seller who was following behind Hoshino Yuu with resentment, and tentatively let out a little bit of black mist.

The drug seller paused, the corner of his mouth was still in a subtle arc, and he followed Hoshino Yuu silently.

Those puppets showed worry in their eyes.

"Yuu and that strange human are gone."

"Will it be discovered? If so, Yuu..."

"That human doesn't look like an ordinary human. When he looks at me, he always feels that he already knows."

"Shhh!" It was the haughty boy doll in a black yukata who bent over Hoshino Yuu, he said impatiently, "Shut up, so what if you know? If you meddle in your own business, you will die."

The dolls shut their mouths in embarrassment, and all looked at the direction in which Hoshino Yuu and the drug seller left without moving.

Hoshino Yuu brought the drug seller into the room, he turned around and said, "This is it."

The drug seller didn't seem to care about the room he lived in, and he didn't seem to notice the painting hanging on the bedside. He looked at Hoshino Yuu, whose complexion was too fair in front of him, and asked, "Where do you live?"

If other people asked this question, it might seem frivolous and impolite, but the drug seller felt that it was just an ordinary and normal question.

"It's next door." Hoshino Yuu said, "So if Yakuro-sama has something to do, you can call me, just call me."

The drug seller asked again, "Who made those dolls, and where did that person go?"

Hoshino Yu replied, "It's my master. My master is the most famous puppeteer in Kyoto. He is best at making beautiful dolls."

"It's just that I don't know where he has gone now. He left the yard three months ago and hasn't come back. Only me and the dolls are left."

The drug seller didn't speak any more, he stood in the middle of the room, staring at Yu Hoshino with his silent and unwavering eyes, as if he had discovered some secret.

"Master Yaolang, if there is nothing else, I will leave first." Hoshino said leisurely.

The drug seller didn't stop him either.

He turned to look at the huge portrait across the room, a child so beautiful that even the gods would marvel.Wearing a complicated red kimono, with blond hair and blue eyes, there is a confused expression.

One can tell at a glance that this is Hoshino Yuu.

The sound of clogs stepping on the ground outside gradually faded away.

"Xing, Ye, You." The drug seller paused every word, and he lowered his eyes, "Let me see... what are you."

"Secret... what is it?"

Hoshino Yuu walked in the long corridor, the black mist tried to invade him bit by bit, but was blocked by a finger.

"Yu, Xiaoyou, my Xiaoyou." The voice from the black mist was full of deep love, "Why, I can't touch you..."

Even though he was afraid, Hoshino Yu could only pretend that he didn't see it. He was just a human-like puppet boy now, even if he was so afraid of those things that his fingertips were trembling.

He is a puppet, and a puppet should not tremble with fear.

He barely suppressed the fear in his heart and asked the system, "What is this thing that is haunting me?"

In fact, Yu Hoshino had a vague premonition in his mind, but he couldn't just say it.

The system said, "Xiaoyou, you've already guessed it, haven't you?"

Hoshino Yu felt goosebumps all over his body, but he still had to hold back. He didn't dare to look around anymore, so he could only stare at the front, maintaining a cold expression.

"Don't be afraid, it can't touch yours." The system added another sentence.

Hoshino Yuu said, "I must have been deceived by you! According to you, I should be the one who solved the problem that haunted me..."

The system is very serious, "You haven't grown up yet, you see, if I let go of your protection now, that thing will pounce on you and devour you, leaving nothing left."

Hoshino Yuu recalled the unknown thing, and was horrified to find that it was indeed the case.

"So." The system continued, "You listen to me, and..."

The system was silent for a moment and said, "Yu, will the drug seller become your new owner?"

Hoshino Yuu nodded hesitantly, and he asked again, "What if Yakuro-sama doesn't want to?"

"Yu." The proud puppet boy looked down at Hoshino Yu slightly, he hid the obsession and love in his eyes very well, "That human being lives next to you, is it really okay?"

Hoshino Yuu pulled up the kimono, revealing his smooth wrists, he said softly, "It doesn't matter, with him at the side, that thing won't dare to move around."

They all knew what that thing was, the one who was haunting Hoshino Yuu, who came from nowhere, and wanted to drag Hoshino Yuu into the dark black mist.

"But that human..."

"Come on, has the rain stopped?" Hoshino Yu raised his eyes, those blue eyes like sea water looked at the doll in front of him.

Being watched by such eyes, Minato was in a trance again, and it took him a long time to answer slowly, "Not yet."

The rain didn't stop, tick-tock, hitting the roof and falling from the low eaves.

Hoshino Yu stood up slowly. He looked at the dolls and said, "When Yakuro-sama is here, you all go back to your room and stay. You can't come out, make noise, or let him find out."

"Yu, what are you going to do?" The dolls became anxious, "Are you going to face that strange human alone?"

"Yuu, at least let Minato stay with you."

Hoshino Yuu's eyes fell on the puppet staring at him closely, and he said, "No, I'll be fine by myself."

There was obvious disappointment in Minato's eyes, but he was not someone who would resist Hoshino Yuu, so he just said obediently at this moment, "I listen to Yuu."

"Then let's all go back." Hoshino Yu said, "Keep your voice down so as not to disturb the guests."

There was only one person in the front room, and it seemed that the room was even more empty. The paintings hanging on the wall were buzzing automatically without wind, and the black fog made him unable to see clearly what was in front of him.

"Xiaoyou." The voice in the black mist was hoarse and obsessed, "Xiaoyou, you are in my arms, please allow me to touch you?"

Those scarlet eyes were so close at hand, Hoshino Yu felt that he might have never been so afraid before, ghosts were much scarier than monsters, Hoshino Yuu even felt that if he suddenly saw these eyes, he would be frightened into cardiac arrest.

But he is a puppet, he has no heartbeat, he just looks at those scarlet eyes, and the puppet's eyes are peaceful.

"Xiaoyou, why don't you show another expression for me?" The voice roared hoarsely, as if angry.

Fear made Hoshino Yu clenched his fists unconsciously, and he stood up when he heard the systematic words to find the drug seller.

The black mist suddenly dissipated, Hoshino turned around in a daze, and saw the drug seller standing at the entrance, the corner of his mouth seemed to draw a strange arc.

The drug seller asked, "Would you like to tell your story?"