Natsume's hand was held, and he carefully looked at the little girl beside him from the corner of his eye. He was in a daze as he wondered how all of this had happened.

…

His memory rewound to half an hour ago.

"Natsume, why are you crying this time?"

"… Mr. Suwon, I'm not a liar."

"Why doesn't anyone believe me?"

"I, I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me!!!"

The young child once again ran to Suwon River with injuries all over his body. He sobbed to the only gentle young man who would believe him.

The fog here seemed to be lingering and lingering, and it was difficult to disperse.

The young man named "Suwon" also had a vague appearance in the fog and could not be seen clearly.

He looked at the small demons that were blocked outside the barrier gradually dispersing, and looked at the sad Natsume in front of him. He was a little troubled for a moment.

"So, Natsume, do you want me to help you chase away those demons?"

"Is that really okay?"

Natsume's eyes lit up, but they dimmed again. "It's no use. No matter where I am, I'll always be pestered." He looked at the young man again. "Also, I don't want Mr. Suwon to get hurt."

"Then … teach those humans a lesson."

"No, Mr. Suwon."

Natsume opened his eyes wide and hurriedly stopped him. "Please don't hurt people, I just want to …"

"Tell me your wish, Natsume."

"I just want to have friends too!"

Even such a simple sentence had to be said with all of his courage, eyes closed, and fists clenched before he could shout it out.

"Is that so …" the young man murmured, and his figure slowly disappeared in the fog.

Xia Mu, who hadn't heard any movement for a long time, slowly opened his eyes, only to find that there was no trace of anyone in front of him. His tears finally surged again, "Sure enough, sure enough, am I too greedy?"

…

"Friends?"

Suwon, who had turned invisible, looked at Natsume gently. "You'll have to find her yourself, Natsume."

Green spots of light gradually lit up around his body. The spots of light gradually split into three and flowed into the distance.

In the woods, a little girl with a red scarf stretched. "Ah, the air here is really good. It was the right choice to come here."

…

His memory returned to ten minutes ago.

Iulio looked at the boy called Natsume. "Did you get separated from your family?

What happened to your body? "

"No, I live in a small hostel nearby. I came here by myself." Natsume shook his head. "If you're lost, I'll take you out." He didn't want to say anything else.

Xiao Lan stopped him and looked at the wound on his forehead. "At least treat the wound on your body first." She took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the dust around the wound.

Natsume couldn't help but take a step back. He hurriedly explained, "No need to trouble yourself. I'm used to it."

Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, Natsume felt that he had said something wrong.

Iulio said slowly, "Domestic violence?"

"No, it's all because of a demon …" Natsume hurriedly tried to explain. "I fell down myself, really.

Mr. Rock Well and Mrs. Rock Well didn't mistreat me. "

Yurio stepped forward and interrupted what he was going to say next. He took his hand and firmly refused to let him go. "Aren't you going to leave this place?

Then let's go. "

"In order to thank you for showing me the way, I'll make an exception and accept you as Lord Iulio's follower.

By the way, apart from Sister Xiao Lan, everyone here is my follower. "

"It's big brother, Yuri."

"When did I become your little brother?!"

"Oh, is that so? Yuri Sauce is really bold."

"He's too lax!"

"Yuri, don't bully Natsume."

Ignoring the noise, Iulio looked directly at Natsume. "So, do you want to join?"

Natsume looked around at the lively scene that he had never seen before. After hesitating for a while, his brown eyes were filled with determination. "Yes!"

"Okay, lead the way."

"Okay!"

At first, everyone was worried that they would turn back. Although it felt like they were going back the same way, they saw a different scenery.

Pushing aside the bushes that were growing recklessly on the path, Ah Gang saw the people in front of him. He immediately rushed over. "Mom!"

Nainai and the others looked at Ah Gang who was rushing over. "What's wrong, Ah Gang?

Hey, weren't you guys playing in front? Why did you suddenly come over from the side? "

Iulio looked back at the path that they came from. It seemed that the fog was starting to condense again.

However, it was just a small step, but it felt like they had entered a completely different world. Iulio looked at the child who was still looking back. He raised his eyebrows and snorted proudly.

"As expected of the follower that I chose!

"

Without letting go of Natsume's hand, Iulio directly dragged him in front of Nainai. "Mom, this is my new follower, Natsume Takashi. I want to invite him to tonight's ceremony."

"What?!"

Natsume was shocked. He desperately waved his other hand. "No, the sun is going down. I have to go back and help."

Iulio rudely pulled Natsume's cheek. "A follower should behave like a follower. Just listen to your boss."

Iulio was lightly knocked on the head. "Yuri, you can't introduce your friend like that," Nainai smiled apologetically at Natsume. "Sorry, sorry, Yuri is too rude."

"In that case, Hamaku-kun, may I have the honor of inviting you?" Nainai asked with a grin.

"But …" Natsume was still hesitating.

Suddenly, he felt someone rubbing his head. Enrique pushed his glasses. "Children only need to consider whether they want to or not. As for whether they can or not, that's for adults to consider."

"Yes, I want to, but …"

"Then there's no problem."

Ayumi continued, "Sometimes, the biggest problems that children find troublesome are easily solved by adults with a wave of their hand ~"

…

"Is this really okay?"

Natsume stood at the door and listened to the boys' serious analysis of the "lost incident" just now. He had a vague guess in his heart, but he wasn't sure.

He looked at Yuri, who was leaning against Xiao Lan with a bored expression. The "boss" he had just recognized, he fell into a daze for a moment.

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the wooden door opening. He saw Rock Well and his wife sending Nainai and the others out with smiles. "Then, I'll have to trouble you to take care of Guizhi."

He had never received such a kind attitude and intimate address before …

Natsume opened his eyes wide and looked at Nainai, who was walking towards him. She touched his head.

"Then, Lord Natsume, please take care of me from now on."

“?

Madam G Tian, please don't because of me … "

Yumi Aya couldn't help but tug at Natsume's hair. Ah, it was really soft. "Children shouldn't think too much about things. We didn't do anything. In the adult world, it's already very good that we can 'not offend'."

"So, don't worry and play in peace."

Iulio looked at the sky and impatiently dragged Natsume over. "Hurry up and go back to prepare. Otherwise, we won't be able to make it in time for the fireworks show."

Before he finished speaking, the voices of the boys, who were still arguing, stopped abruptly. The atmosphere was dead silent.

Natsume, who still didn't understand the situation, was confused. "The fireworks show won't start for a long time. I, I don't know what to prepare …"

"Nothing special."

Iulio dug his ears. "It's just a custom. When participating in the celebration, boys have to wear women's clothes. It's very time-consuming to wear them."

Fate finally reached out her evil hands to Natsume. "You don't have to prepare. We have enough clothes!"

Natsume slowly turned his neck stiffly and looked at the boys.

The boys, who seemed to have been shrouded in darkness, slowly looked at him.

Radical 145, Ah Gang, Yukimura, Sanada: "That's right!"