Natsume Yuujinchou
Tanuma was possessed by a youkai.
Until we find all the pieces of the broken mirror,
it's not going to leave.
I was worried about leaving him alone,
so I decided to stay at his house.
Where's the priest?
My father's on a business trip again.
I see.
Hey, kid.
Get me a chestnut.
Right, right.
Hey.
How many of the mirror pieces did we get this afternoon?
This is it. Can you see it?
You're amazing.
I can just barely tell there's something there.
I see.
Hey, kid.
Be more careful with that.
And you be more careful with Tanuma!
That's right. Give me back my chestnut!
I said give me back my chestnut!
I'd feel much better if I was the one who was possessed.
The mirror went into my eye!
I told you. It wants to become whole again.
The pieces will resonate with one another,
and demand that you pick them up.
When you find them all, this will end.
What The Mirror Shows
Has this ever happened to you, Natsume?
Has what?
Having youkai ask you for something.
Don't get me started.
It happens all the time.
All the time?
Nyanko-sensei.
He's too nice.
He can't ignore anything the youkai ask him to do.
It'd be so much easier if he just told them to go away.
But I can't.
I see.
Tanuma...
No, it's not.
This is goodbye.
Don't come here any more, please.
This is the dream of the youkai that's possessing Tanuma.
What is that supposed to mean?
Have I done something wrong?
Please, just don't come here anymore.
Why?
Goodbye.
Goodbye...
You were looking into my dream, weren't you, kid?
Was that the friend you're looking for?
That youkai seemed to be sick.
Can you heal him with that mirror?
That is a terrible disease...
Is there something... anything that can heal him?
Do you truly wish to heal him?
Yes.
Then, there is something.
Really?
Yes.
However, it won't be easy to get.
You must be tired.
You must be cold.
Just rest!
We'll warm you up.
We'll give you a hot bath,
and you can rest in our arms.
Why do you persevere?
You're not here to take our mirror, are you?
We won't let you.
We won't!
Fool.
It's not there.
You've been deceived.
Oh no!
The hated sun will rise!
Our mirror will appear!
Curse you!
Where are you?
Where did you go?
I found a way to cure your disease!
Huh?
Natsume?
Tanuma, are you okay?
Did I... again?
That sound was from the temple.
A thief... or not.
It's been broken from the outside.
This is the time of year the forest raccoons like to play tricks.
Natsume?
That way.
Hey!
If I knew what he could see,
I would at least understand what he's trying to do...
Do you want to see?
Can you do that?
I can lend you my eyes
in exchange for borrowing your body.
Do you want to see?
Yes.
What is this?
Natsume can see this?
Natsume?
The youkai with the hammer
who was wandering around the school is here.
Does Natsume see a world with stuff like this everywhere?
You can see it, Tanuma?
The youkai lent me her eyes.
I found the mirror.
I'll break it and take it out.
I will not let a weakling like you take my mirror.
Don't get in my way.
Begone!
T-Tanuma?
Are you okay?
Tanuma!
Enough of this.
Don't show Tanuma the youkai.
I know you saved me, but don't make him do that!
You want the mirror, right?
You have a friend you care about, right?
Tanuma is my friend, too!
I won't let you do anything more to him!
Would you possess me instead of Tanuma?
I'll help you look for the mirror,
so release Tanuma.
He was the one who wanted to see the youkai.
You never talk about them.
Because you don't need to, I suppose.
It's because you're so kind.
He knows that, but he'll never understand unless you tell him.
He'll never understand something so important.
He's right beside you and he doesn't understand.
My friend didn't tell me either.
He never told me
that he was seriously ill.
He left so that I wouldn't get sick, too.
And I heard the rumors on the wind.
Natsume Yuujinchou
Even if he had told me, I couldn't have done anything.
But after my desperate search, I finally found
the mirror that can purge his illness.
All I have to do is find him.
I need to find the pieces of the mirror soon!
Or he'll...
I must find the mirror before it's too late.
I'm sorry, child of man.
Right now, it's all I can do to stay in his body.
I'm sorry, child of man.
Just a little longer.
Just a little longer...
Yatsuhara never ceases to amaze me.
How could a minor youkai like that
get onto the temple grounds?
Nyanko-sensei.
Where have you been?
Things got really bad.
I was watching to see who that hammer thing is.
She got rid of it before I could help.
You should go to bed, Natsume.
I'll look after things.
I refuse to spend any more time on this.
We're finishing it tomorrow.
Right, Sensei.
Before that, carry Tanuma to his futon.
W-What?
I need to clean up the broken window.
You owe me big for this.
It's gonna take more than a meat bun from Nanatsujiya.
I'm gonna have to pay Tanuma for the window.
Heavy!
He's too heavy.
Go on a diet!
Like me!
Get slim!
Morning.
Are you two okay?
Morning...
I guess not.
I don't really remember,
but I think something incredible came out of my mouth.
What did you eat?
No, it's not like that.
Oh, right. Natsume-kun, here.
I made this talisman based on some books I found in my house.
I don't know if it'll help,
but it bothers me that I can't do anything.
I'm sorry it's not much, but I want you to take it.
Thank you, Taki.
Did you stay up all night making it?
N-No, I didn't go that far.
You get bags under your eyes really easily.
I hope I can get better at sewing soon...
I think the problem's your aesthetic sense, not your sewing.
If you're going to be mean,
I won't give you the one I made for people who are possessed.
S-Sorry... Wait, you made one for me, too?
Here you go.
Thank—
It's kind of creepy.
I couldn't help it.
That's how it said to make it.
It creeped me out too, making it in the middle of the night.
Thanks.
Okay, let's finish this today.
Where's Nyanko-sensei, by the way?
He said he'd look around the school himself.
Catnip
Hey, you guys.
Make sure you find the youkai mirror pieces fast, okay?
Right.
Where is it?
She said that the fragments would
merge with things that shine, didn't she?
Where is it?
Is this it?
The pain's going away.
We need to check all the mirrors we can find.
We'll have to do it after school, too.
Hey.
What?
Are there youkai here, too?
Yeah, small ones.
Want to see them?
Fine.
Natsume sees these things everyday?
Natsume?
I'm back.
Natsume, what you see...
No, never mind.
Let's look for the other pieces.
I can't see them.
It's gotta be here.
What are you doing?
This is a nice mirror, isn't it?
Somebody must've put a lot of work into making it!
That's right.
Is there a name on it somewhere?
That was a terrible excuse.
We've checked all the mirrors in school.
What else is there that shines?
I see something shining really brightly!
That's right.
It's shining.
It's around here.
Got it.
Around here, right?
Are you okay?
Yeah.
It still hurts.
There's more here.
There's nothing here?
Wait!
Thank you, Taki.
It doesn't hurt anymore.
Wait, I'll get you a towel.
Yeah.
Thank you, Tanuma.
I'm the one who's possessed.
I'm helping myself, too.
You go through this a lot, don't you?
Yeah.
I'm sorry I can't always really talk about it.
It's hard to talk about being scared or uneasy.
You're right.
It's hard.
Hey, kiddos.
It's a tanuki! Wait, it's just Ponta.
Natsume?
Sensei, are you carrying something?
Yeah, I am.
Behold.
When you're as powerful as I am,
finding the fragments is as easy as finding hay in a haystack!
Madara-sama!
Take this seriously already!
Hay in a haystack...
It sounds really impressive,
but that doesn't actually mean anything.
What was that, kid?
Now, take this and go.
Thank you.
I want that mirror!
Oh no!
I want the power!
Natsume!
Give it to me.
Give me the mirror.
Sorry, but I can't give you this mirror.
I'm sure that could get rid of a disease.
Natsume, are you okay?
Are you leaving?
Yes.
I must find my friend.
And get rid of his illness, and talk to him.
Yeah.
Will she find him?
It was a serious illness.
It's possible that her friend is already...
There's no reason for you to feel uneasy.
I want to look for him, that's all.
No matter what happens, I need to yell at him,
or I'm not going to feel right.
Farewell, child of man.
If you have a chance to speak to someone from the heart,
do not fear it.
But that's a difficult thing to do.
That's why it's rare, and sometimes you fail.
Thus, the Tanuma Possession Incident ended, somehow.
I see. So she's gone.
We need to tell Taki.
Yeah.
I'm sorry I made you guys worry so much,
but it was kind of fun.
I could see what you see,
and I was able to talk to that youkai.
What did you talk to her about?
She didn't tell you anything weird, did she?
You really go through a lot, don't you?
Do I?
But it's not all bad.
Right?
Yeah.
That's right.
A Place To Go Home To
Natsume Yuujinchou
If that person hadn't come to see me back then, I'd...
I like the lonely ones. They're fun to watch.
Hey, Natsume, where are you going?
It was the first time somebody asked me to go with them.
You shouldn't go with strangers!
Natsume Yuujinchou
Watch us next time!
Give me my chestnut!
Chestnut! Chestnut!