Anime Crossover: The people the Saniwa knows are all over Japan

"Natsume-kun, do you really not want to join us?" Matoba's smile was indifferent. "You are different from ordinary people, and I think you are well aware of that. As someone who is 'visible,' some of your behaviors seem strange to ordinary people, right? They would look at you with strange eyes, but we wouldn't, because we are the same kind of people."

“Mr. Tomoba, I am very satisfied with my current life and have no desire to join you,” Natsume said earnestly. “Please do not disturb my life any further.”

"That's a shame."

Although he said he was sorry, his expression didn't change. His faint smile seemed like a mask he couldn't take off.

"Could you please come out from behind the tree?"

His sharp, indifferent gaze was fixed on the lush, tall trees not far away.

No sooner had she finished speaking than the black-haired girl holding the fat cat emerged from behind the tree, saying with some annoyance, "Is my concealment really that bad?"

"Asuka?"

"Cat teacher?"

Upon hearing Natsume's surprised voice, the fat cat seized the opportunity to break free from the little devil and rushed towards him with teary eyes, crying out, "Natsume!"

Natsume nearly dropped the cat, who was as heavy as a ball, and finally realized something. "Nyanko-sensei, shouldn't you lose some weight...?"

"I have a perfect figure, so I don't need to lose weight!" The cat teacher snuggled into the boy's arms and hummed.

It turned around, facing the field, and looked at him warily.

But to his surprise, he was looking at the little devil with a helpless expression, and his right eye was filled with emotions other than indifference.

It thought this guy was a robot with spiritual power.

"Asuka, what are you doing here?"

The girl pointed at the big fat cat, looking like she was saying, "I did a good deed, praise me!"

"I just found a drunk cat on the street. I was worried it might get into trouble, so I brought it here to find its owner~"

Cat Teacher: "..." That brat definitely doesn't think that way!

"Thank you for bringing Nyanko-sensei."

Natsume smiled and sincerely thanked him.

Feiniao scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"This isn't the way to Asuka's house, is it? How did we get here?" Matoba pinched Asuka's cheek. "Did you go the wrong way?"

Asuka's eyes darted around, her guilty conscience preventing her from resisting her childhood friend, her mind racing.

"What reason are you looking for?"

She froze.

"I was wondering when I learned mind reading skills?"

???

This completely shocked Asuka, who stared at the composed man with an accusing look.

You guys really did secretly learn mind-reading techniques behind my back!

Asuka's thoughts are too easy to guess, and besides, Madoka really knows her well.

Watching the two interact so familiarly, Natsume suddenly realized that Mr. Matoba could also be like an ordinary person at times.

He is usually powerful and mysterious, seemingly omnipotent, and shoulders the responsibility of a thriving demon-slaying family.

Asuka decides to ignore her childhood friend, Seiji, who likes to expose her, and turns her attention to the "poor little" boy who is being coerced and lured.

"Hello, I'm Mononobe Asuka, Shizukata Matoba's childhood friend."

"Hello, I'm Takashi Natsume. It's nice to meet you." Natsume's smile was gentle and pure, and very infectious.

"It's not easy to get along with Shizuka, Natsume-kun. He's not a bad person, he just doesn't express himself often. He's actually a gentle person."

Asuka complained, but couldn't help but defend her childhood friend a couple of times.

Cat Teacher: ? Are you talking about the same person I know?

Ignoring the cat's questioning gaze, she spilled the beans: "When I first met Jingsi, he was just an adorable little kid. He would come crying to me during thunderstorms... Ouch, that hurts!"

Asuka covered her injured forehead, her eyes brimming with tears as she watched the scene as her finger withdrew.

"Birds, know when to stop."

In Asuka's eyes, Madoka's smile had become grotesque.

She won't even let me tell the truth, that domineering and arrogant Seiji!

He rubbed his temples.

Asuka is either a worry or a nuisance to him.

"Natsume-kun, we'll take our leave now."

He maintained a smile, grabbed Asuka by the back of her collar, and forcibly dragged her off the stage.

Little Devil Asuka ultimately met the same fate as Nyanko-sensei.

"I hope our next meeting will be more pleasant."

The wind carried the words of the scene to Natsume's ears.

...If Mr. Matoba is willing to give up the idea of ​​having him join the Matoba clan.

Asuka was led to a black sedan by the field.

The vehicle slowly started and drove along the main road.

"Jing Si, where are you taking me?"

The roadside was lined with lush trees, but the birds only glanced at them before getting bored and turning their gaze away.

"send you home."

He helped Asuka tidy up her somewhat messy hair, and after tidying it up, he patted her head.

The bullying bird swallowed its anger.

Seeing her reluctance, the stagehand chuckled, "Asuka really hasn't grown up at all."

"That's all Seiji's imagination!" Asuka retorted, secretly observing his expression out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing that the other party did not show any displeasure, she suddenly became emboldened and pounced on the man, ruffling his smooth black hair into a mess.

The person who was attacked looked completely stunned.

Even the bird, having regained its senses, looked guilty.

She immediately laughed it off, giving a "(〃'▽'〃)" look, and smoothed down her childhood friend's hair. "Shizuka, this is actually a trendy messy look among young people lately, so please don't be mad at me..."

The girl wasn't as angry as Asuka had imagined; rather, he had grown accustomed to tolerating all of her little tantrums.

They have known each other for ten years. This little girl is good at bullying the weak and fearing the strong. When she was a child, she was a little devil in front of him and Natori. As his personality gradually became more assertive, Natori became the only target of the little devil's "bullying".

"Shizuka, you know I can teleport back, so you didn't have to go through all that trouble to send me back~"

The bird that pretends to be well-behaved looks as innocent and gentle as a little angel.

"I know." But I want to spend more time with Asuka. "Has Asuka been going to school well lately?"

"Yes, yes, I've been studying for over two weeks already!" Asuka's feigned innocence lasted only a second before her proud little tail practically wagging in the air. "As long as Lady Asuka wants, Tokyo University is just a piece of cake."

He flicked Fei Niao's forehead, deciding to change the subject so the child wouldn't get too proud: "I heard you took a month of sick leave last semester?"

The bird turned to stone.

"Really...really? No...really? Ugh, the older I get, the worse my memory gets. I can't remember anything!" She pretended to thump her head. "I haven't seen Jing Si in so long, I miss her so much~ Let's all go out together next time~~"

He could tell from the scene that the girl was nervously changing the subject, but he was in a good mood because of her saying "I miss you" and didn't intend to make a fuss about such a small thing.

But three people is not enough, two people are enough.

Natori, who was disliked: Hmph ╯^╰, I've already gone out to play alone with Asuka!