Natsume Yuujinchou
Yato Inn
Jeez. Why are you following me, kitty?
Better view than usual.
Sir, pets aren't allowed in the inn.
Oh my, look closer.
It's a stuffed animal. See the big head?
So, did you find out anything about Matoba?
No, but we should be ready.
He's the type who's not afraid
to use dangerous youkai for his own purposes.
There was that crow he used as bait once, wasn't there?
He doesn't hold back,
no matter who the youkai belongs to.
So that's why you left them?
What do you mean?
Your own youkai.
No real reason.
Actually, I regret it.
The ofuda!
You broke it when you left, didn't you?
So that's why the door was hard to open.
What were you thinking?
What if something got in?
It'd be your fault for putting up
such a useless ofuda that a cat could break it!
You and I just don't seem to work out.
Natsume?
Natsume!
Natsume?
Exorcist
I'll never forgive you... I'll never forgive you!
How dare you?
How dare you!
Are you awake?
Interesting, isn't it?
Normal people can't see that paper.
Matoba-san.
The Natori family knows more about that paper than I do.
Ask them.
What are you thinking? Doing this...
I haven't done anything.
I just told them to catch you.
I don't think you'll believe that excuse, will you?
You can see them.
I'm sorry they were so rough.
They're still learning.
But it's your fault for running.
You're the one who said you wanted to talk to me.
Why are you gathering youkai blood?
What are you planning?
Youkai blood can be used to break the seals binding more powerful youkai,
or to summon them.
In a way, it's like bait.
There's a very powerful one sleeping in this forest.
That's what I'm after.
Instead of using your own blood,
you take it from innocent youkai?
If you try to continue this, I'll stop you.
You'll stop me?
All you can do is see them. What can you do?
I'm sorry.
My depth perception isn't very good.
Your eye...
I can see,
but I need this
or else my eye will be eaten.
There was once a man who said he'd give a youkai
his right eye in exchange for their service.
But in the end, he broke his promise.
And so, for generations, youkai have been after the right eyes of the Matoba clan.
My eyeball is still in its socket,
but I have a nasty wound here.
Would you like to have a look?
May I have a moment?
I'll be right there.
Watch him.
No matter what your reason is,
please stop attacking innocent youkai.
If you won't, I'll stop you.
I just want to have strong youkai to protect people.
If that means people hate me,
or that I pay a price, then that's fine.
He's different.
He's an exorcist, but he's very different from Natori-san.
I'll be back shortly.
If you make a lot of noise, I'll make it so you can't make any noise,
and if you run, I'll make it so you can't run.
Just stay here and wait.
If he finds out about the Book of Friends...
One hit was all it took, huh?
I thought he was only capable of seeing them.
Shall we follow him?
No.
You don't have to.
That was close.
Matoba-san's servants?
There's a powerful youkai in that forest.
I have to protect the friends I have left.
In a way, it's bait.
I may still be able to stop him.
Natsume-sama, you mustn't go into that forest!
What is it?
I feel a terrible presence to the west.
The west?
My master went that way.
What is that presence?
An eye...
If that eye opens, they'll be devoured.
They'll all be devoured!
Where are you going?
I'm going to save them.
I can't get Natsume-sama involved in this.
He will decide if he wants to be involved or not.
My master and the cat ball are with him as well.
But...
What can you do, wounded as you are?
Rest.
Natsume-sama...
Why don't you call me, Natori?
I would fly to you.
Matoba-sama just checked out.
I... I see.
See? You're way behind him!
Your name's been "shady guy" up until now.
From now on it's "screw up"!
Screw Up Natori!
Look everybody, it's the exorcist Screw Up Natori!
Did you say something, white pig cat ball?
That's tears it!
Sir, I'm sure that's a cat.
No.
What was that?
I can't let Matoba-san get what he's after.
I need to find this "powerful youkai" and stop him somehow.
Which way is it?
I should be able to sense it.
Which way?
Sorry!
This way.
I think it's around here.
Oww...
A cave?
It's back there.
You keep bothering me, kid.
Did you come to interfere?
Matoba-san's servant?
Sorry, but you're going to be my offering.
I need to hurry.
Wait.
This voice...
Before he comes...
Before he...
Sensei!
Get lost!
Get back, Natsume!
Natori-san!
My light didn't work on her.
I know this voice.
The evil that I felt from that masked youkai...
That voice in my dreams...
Are you human?
Of course.
I see. You're the witch who once served Matoba-san!
You know her?
Yes, her servant youkai was used as food by Matoba.
She's been retired since then, or so I heard.
They used her servants as bait?
I'll never forgive Matoba.
I'll devour you
and awaken a youkai that will devour Matoba!
Natsume Yuujinchou
This is it.
It doesn't look like it's woken up yet, but...
Look, Natsume.
A circle of awakening has already been drawn around him.
Those pots...
You idiot.
They hold the blood that's been gathered. What else?
I found a youkai that the greedy Matoba would be sure to love,
and I spread the rumors.
I drew him to this village so he could be devoured.
Are you out for revenge because your servant was eaten?
In this line of work, the youkai we use are—
Nothing but tools?
It wasn't like that with me.
He wasn't just a tool.
But this is going too far.
I don't care if an exorcist like you understands.
Blood. I need more blood.
I'm taking yours.
Do you think that's all I have?
There's no end to them.
Nasty.
I'll tear apart these paper dolls.
Sensei!
Natsume!
Oh my, excuse me.
There were so many youkai I didn't know which was which.
I didn't mean to hit him.
Matoba!
It was difficult to find this place.
Any time something happened, I would have someone go
and investigate the youkai.
I had my servants search the forest many times.
But when I let you go for just a minute
you found it for me right away.
You might be...
Kid.
You've overstepped yourself. Prepare to die.
Sensei!
Calm down, Sensei!
Don't move!
Your wounds will open!
Natsume!
I'm fine.
But Sensei...
Sensei!
You got lucky, Matoba.
What?
That's boring.
Sensei, you're bleeding.
Don't worry about a drop or two of blood.
If I lick it.
Natsume, your wound...
It just scraped me.
The blood's stopped.
What is this?
Sensei, you're a youkai, too.
You idiot!
Even I'd be terrified, if I had things like those
running around in my body!
The blood.
Look! The blood in the pots, too...
Oh, no.
Oh, no... the cat's blood is powerful.
He woke it up!
Sensei!
Was that arrow aimed at Sensei on purpose?
He wanted to test this youkai, so he did it deliberately?
Get away, Natsume!
This is bad!
He's giving off a nasty poison!
Go!
I'm the one who drew the circle
and gathered the blood to awaken you!
Devour him for me!
Over there! Devour him!
Natsume, run!
Right!
Are you okay?
You never change.
What do we do?
It's gonna be really bad, if that gets to the surface.
Pathetic.
An exorcist falling in love with a youkai
and then doing something so stupid and rash.
And now this.
Matoba.
I can't use that youkai.
I'm leaving.
Hey, you...
Forget about him, Natsume.
It's dangerous here. We need to leave.
Bye, then.
Natori-san?
I'll seal it away.
You take everyone else and go outside.
No way. I'll help you, too.
What?
Two are better than one, right?
All right.
You stay with her, Sensei.
Sensei...
Well?
Can we use it?
No. It can't speak, so we can't make a contract with it,
and it's too strong for me to make it obey with a spell.
And look at that poison.
Oh, my.
Since I don't see him, Natori probably went to seal it away.
Natori?
I teased him a little and he came running?
What a child.
Shall we go?
You went through all the trouble of coming here yourself
and the youkai was useless.
Such a waste of time.
Not so much.
I can't use the youkai, but I'm interested in the boy and the cat.
Okay, follow me!
He's fast!
Come on, just a bit more!
Natsume!
Ye who rest in the Earth and hold the keys, come to me.
Ye is the one who disturbs the stones.
Take away the inhuman one.
Natsume!
Natsume...
If you don't need a youkai, then don't spend time on it.
Blast it to nothingness.
I don't care about the youkai or that woman...
but you interest me.
We shall meet again.
Goodbye.
The Exorcist Matoba clan...
I'll never forgive him.
Matoba...
I'll never forgive them.
There's nothing you can do for them now.
You'll have to forget it all.
Could you forget?
Could you?
Natsume. So that's him?
Yes.
Natsume Takashi.
The grandson of Natsume Reiko.
I see, so that's him.
Then that makes him all the more interesting.
I'll have the Natori clan take care of the rest.
All right.
Master.
I've returned, Hiragi.
Welcome back.
Are you mad?
I have no reason to be.
I am your servant.
Can't they see it?
The pain of a youkai doing all she can to protect her friends,
or the pain of someone whose bond with a youkai
was so deep that, when they were lost, their heart broke.
They don't care if they hurt someone
as long as they get what they want.
Natsume.
There's no need for you to bother yourself about them.
Some people are like that.
That's all there is to it.
That's right.
I have Sensei, and Natori-san and Hiragi.
I'm...
different from them.
The Fox Child's Watch
Natsume Yuujinchou
He's here!
Natsume's here again!
When he sees how strong I've gotten, will he be happy?
The god of the rocks was saying something weird,
but I want to help him as much as I can!
Natsume Yuujinchou
Watch us next time!
That tears it!