Chapter 06 | |
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August 5, 2006 (LaLa DX, Japan) |
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Chapter 06 is the second chapter of the second volume and the overall sixth chapter of the Natsume's Book of Friends manga series, written and illustrated by Yuki Midorikawa.
Summary[]
Natsume encounters a malicious Youkai sealed to a tree. It puts a curse on his arm and Natsume decides to run away from home for a few days to avoid being eaten by the Youkai.
Plot[]
While walking home from school with Kitamoto and Nishimura, Natsume encounters a Frog Youkai stuck in a spider web. After freeing the Youkai, he follows it into the forest, where he comes across a Youkai bound to a tree. The Youkai grabs Natsume's arm but Natsume manages to break free and runs home. There he shows his arm to Nyanko-Sensei, who shrinks when he touches the mark that has appeared on it. Nyanko-Sensei teaches Natsume a ritual to call on Misuzu from the Book of Friends as a temporary guardian.
Misuzu thanks Natsume for helping the Frog Youkai, one of his followers, but warns Natsume about showing emotional weakness to Youkai. Misuzu calls on a Youkai knowledgeable about curses and Natsume meets Hinoe, who remorses about the short lifespan of humans after realizing that Natsume is not Reiko.
Natsume learns that the curse on his arm is called a Five Day Mark, designed to drain a victim's life within five days and store up power for the caster. After an unsuccessful search for the evil Youkai, Natsume heads home while Hinoe continues investigating.
Hinoe informs Natsume that he is the last human the powerful Yokai needs to eat before it can break free from its seal, and that it sent out its shadow, which will grow stronger as time passes and will consume Natsume instantly if he touches it. Nyanko-Sensei's size changes again because his powers are unstable due to the curse.
Natsume notices the shadow being nearer to his home every time he sees it, so he decides to stay away from home for the next few days, informing Touko on the phone but only giving a vague excuse. Hinoe remarks that contrary to Reiko, Natsume likes humans, and Natsume replies that he has met some nice people and does not want to run away from humans.
Hinoe gives Natsume a summoning scroll and shows him how to summon a protective spirit. After practicing the ritual, Natsume falls unconscious for a while and wakes up to see the Youkai's shadow looming over him. He scrambles away and uses the scroll to summon a small white bird which looks harmless. Natsume scrambles to protect it from the malicious Youkai which now has a face. Blinding light erupts from the bird and successfully vanquishes the malicious Youkai.
When Natsume wakes up from a short dream, the mark on his arm has disappeared and Nyanko-Sensei has returned to his normal size. Hinoe reprimands Natsume about not cherishing his own life enough. Misuzu reveals that he intentionally led Natsume to the evil Youkai, wanting to determine whether he could entrust his name to Natsume. Misuzu tells Natsume to keep his name for now, welcoming future summons.
After he returns home, Touko chastises Natsume for not giving her more information when he stayed out. Natsume falls ill for a while. Hinoe offers to hang out sometimes in the future.
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