Natsume was stunned for a moment. He didn't really know his grandmother very well, but when he thought of the notebook with "Friend" written on the cover, he said:
"Because you're friends, she doesn't want you to leave where you grew up and travel with her. She once had no home, so she must think hometown is very important. She feels that as long as she opens the notebook and sees your name, knowing that her former friend will remember her and miss her, she feels that this is enough."
Natsume said softly.
"...Is it like this?" Hishigaki also asked softly.
Natsume answered firmly: "It must be."
"Reiko hasn't forgotten me!" Hishizaki became happy.
"How could she forget her friend?"
Hishigaki reached out his hand to Natsume. Madara became alert and prepared to attack. Natsume seemed to realize something and also reached out his hand. Hishigaki hugged Natsume: "I'm sorry... I didn't want to hurt you... I'm sorry, Reiko's junior..."
Natsume patted Hishgaki's back comfortingly: "It's okay, I'm not angry. Wait here for me, I'll bring the Book of Friends, okay?"
Hishizaki shook his head: "No, I want to leave my name and protect you."
Natsume smiled and said, "I already have my guardian. Grandma certainly doesn't want the memory of her friend to become a coveted force for others. Please let me return your name to you."
Lingyuan couldn't figure it out, but she looked at the boy in front of her who was looking at her gently and nodded slowly. Lingzi was no longer lonely, and Lingzi's grandson was not lonely either, so they didn't need her anymore.
Natsume untransformed and was about to go home to retrieve the Book of Friends. Madara jumped onto Natsume's shoulder and said, "Do you really want to return it? She agreed to stay."
"That's grandma's friend. I think grandma will definitely return it to her if she knows." Natsume replied.
"Naive." Madara snorted, "You should know how powerful the Book of Friends is."
"So what? They're just my grandmother's friends." Natsume thought of his grandmother who had passed away at a young age and repeated, "They're just my grandmother's friends."
"Naive little brat, I don't mind staying with you to guard the Book of Friends. Just call me teacher from now on." Madara said while sitting on Natsume's shoulder.
"Is that so? Please take care of me from now on, teacher." Natsume did not refuse Madara's words, so he didn't need to find a way to seal Madara again.
Natsume quietly returned to the room, then quietly left and returned to the forest. Hishigaki was still waiting there. He held the Book of Friends in his palm as Madara had said, thinking of Hishigaki's appearance in his heart: "The one who protects me, show his name"
He flipped through the contract book until a page immediately stood up, then tore off the contract page and held it in his mouth, clasped his hands together, concentrated his mind, and finally exhaled gently.
The ink on the book left the page and drifted in the air towards Lingyuan's eyebrows. He couldn't help but sigh: "Lingyuan, what a good name."
Hishizaki thought back to the day she met Reiko. She lost the competition and gave her name to Reiko. Reiko also said: "Your name is very nice."
This is the continuation of mankind, which not only continues blood ties but also connects fate.
Natsume also saw their past. He looked at Hishgaki tenderly and said, "Grandma will not be lonely anymore. You should not be lonely anymore, because there are still people who care about you."
Hishizaki was about to return to her original place. She looked at Natsume and asked, "Will you remember me?"
"I will."
"Ah, that's great. Reiko and her children remember me..."
Watching Hishion disappear and breaking the contract took a bit of energy, but it was totally bearable.
"Have you seen Reiko?" Madara asked.
Natsume nodded.
"That guy is really too much." Although he said it was too much, Madara said it with a smile.
Natsume didn't answer. He picked up Madara and walked home. On the way, he saw Nanatsujiya's shop: "Teacher, I heard that the red bean paste buns there are delicious..."
"What! I want to eat!" When he heard that there was something delicious, Madara rushed down from Natsume's shoulder.
Natsume looked at the mysterious grandmother's friend, smiled, and then followed.
"Natsume, if you don't like them, just stay away from them. If you like them, don't be afraid to make friends with them. Don't care about your lifespan, because we will never regret meeting you." Hei Xiangling said, touching Natsume's hair.
"Xiangling, sister, I met grandma's friend today. I'll write to you when I get home."
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