When Takashi Natsume heard what Misuzu said, he looked in the direction he was pointing and was filled with surprise. "Mr. Emiya, why are you here?"
Hinoe, who was snuggling up to Natsume, looked at Emiya and said, "What's wrong? Is he someone you know?"
"Yes. This is Mr. Emiya. He is a traveler," Natsume said. Without asking Emiya, he didn't plan to reveal his true identity and just used the word "traveler" instead.
This made him feel a little guilty toward the youkai. But he was that kind of person. Without Emiya's consent, he would never reveal his identity.
After all, traversing worlds was too unbelievable. If the news got out, it could have serious consequences. Nyanko-sensei had already told him about this, and Takashi Natsume had taken it to heart.
Nyanko-sensei saw Emiya, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Yo, why are you here today? Do you need something from Natsume?"
Emiya nodded. He walked over and said, "I ran into something interesting and wanted to ask Natsume to come and check it out. If you're interested, you can also come and see."
"Really?" Nyanko-sensei's eyes lit up with excitement.
Emiya turned to Takashi Natsume. "What do you think? Are you interested?"
Although Takashi Natsume was tempted, he didn't agree. He was currently at a banquet, and it didn't feel right to just leave.
Hinoe wrapped her arm around Natsume's neck and said, "An interesting event? I wonder if we can join."
She didn't trust Emiya. Although she could tell that Emiya and Natsume had a good relationship, out of concern for Natsume, she decided to follow him.
Even though Natsume had Nyanko-sensei by his side, she felt that having her there would be safer.
Emiya didn't refuse. He knew Hinoe. She was a powerful humanoid youkai who was an expert in talismans and had a close relationship with Misuzu, often acting together.
She always wore a kimono and looked like a proud, mature woman on the outside, but she was actually a very boisterous leader.
However, she was also a lesbian youkai who hated men and was in love with Natsume's grandmother, Reiko.
The reason was simple: a long time ago, Reiko jumped into a lake to help her get her hair ornament back, which moved her, and she gradually fell in love with Reiko.
Later, she came to accept Takashi Natsume and became very attached to him, caring for him deeply.
"You can come, but you'll have to take human form. The average person can't handle your true appearance."
"Huh? Is that okay, Mr. Emiya?" Takashi Natsume asked, startled.
Emiya smiled. "It's no big deal. The more the merrier."
Takashi Natsume nodded thoughtfully. Misuzu, hearing that this involved contact with humans, suddenly lost interest.
He didn't like interacting with humans. "I'll pass."
After that, the Mustache, One-Eye, and the other youkai also refused. Their strength was not enough to take on a perfect human form.
In the end, only Takashi Natsume, Nyanko-sensei, and Hinoe, who was clinging to Natsume, were willing to come.
"It's about time. Let's go," Emiya said, nodding to the human and the two youkai. He snapped his fingers and took them back to his own world.
Misuzu watched the direction Emiya and the others disappeared from, with a deep, thoughtful look.
Meanwhile, as soon as Emiya, Takashi Natsume, Nyanko-sensei, and Hinoe returned to his room, Takashi Natsume noticed a red-haired woman he didn't recognize sitting on the living room sofa.
Nyanko-sensei saw the red-haired woman, and with a "swoosh," he jumped onto Takashi Natsume's head, his fur all puffed up.
Takashi Natsume was startled. This was the first time he had seen Nyanko-sensei have such a strong reaction.
Just then, Hinoe moved closer to Takashi Natsume, gripping his right hand tightly. The force was so great that Natsume let out a small gasp.
This made him even more curious. Not just Nyanko-sensei, but Hinoe too... He endured the pain and asked, "Mr. Emiya, this little girl is..."
"Natsume, be quiet! This isn't just any little girl. She's a god," Nyanko-sensei interrupted, his voice trembling as he warned Takashi Natsume.
A god?
Takashi Natsume was stunned. He and Nyanko-sensei had seen gods before.
While Nyanko-sensei was wary of some of them, he had never been so terrified.
This wasn't just fear; it was dread.
Loki, who was scrolling on her phone, was of course aware that there were new guests in the room.
Hearing them talk about her, she looked up and glanced at Takashi Natsume and the others.
"A human and two monsters. What a strange combination."
"To be precise, they are youkai, not monsters," Emiya explained. Although youkai and monsters were both non-human, they couldn't be lumped together.
"Youkai?" Loki remembered the information she had looked up last night and nodded.
"Yes, according to your Eastern terms, they are indeed youkai."
Emiya said, "Let me introduce you. Lady Loki, this is my friend Takashi Natsume, whom I met in another world. And these two, one is named Madara and the other is Hinoe. They are Natsume's friends."
"As for this person, as you can see, she is a god, Loki."
Takashi Natsume was stunned. Her name was Loki, and she was a god.
"Could she be the one from Norse mythology, but isn't that one..."
Emiya knew what he was going to say. The Loki in Norse mythology was a man.
So he explained, "No, not the one from Earth. She is a Loki from a different world."
"I see." Takashi Natsume was suddenly enlightened and respectfully said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Loki. I am Takashi Natsume."
Loki nodded, looking at Takashi Natsume with interest. "You seem to have a rather interesting power inside you, human."
Takashi Natsume gave a wry smile. There was indeed a strong youkai-power inside him.
It was passed down from his grandmother, Reiko, and was the reason he had been able to see youkai since he was a child.
Unfortunately, Takashi Natsume couldn't control this power freely, so he was often defenseless against evil youkai.
Of course, he didn't find this power interesting, but he wasn't foolish enough to contradict a god.
Emiya said, "By the way, Lady Loki, a very interesting cooking competition is about to take place in another world. Do you want to come with us and be a judge?"
"A cooking competition? Is it a shokugeki?" Loki's eyes lit up as she asked quickly.
Emiya was dumbfounded. "Holy crap, what on earth did Loki look up last night? She even knows what a shokugeki is."
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