Suddenly the window broke,
and a shadow jumps inside.
Right infront of the girl.

"Ssshh... It'll be fine, young master."

Natsume didn't get to react
as it happened too fast.

The shadow reveals as a
male wearing white (traditional) yukata.
His face is hidden with a piece of cloth.

"As I thought.."

Hinoe whispered out,
as she and Nyanko-sensei
are unusually calm despite
the situation.

The said male in yukata then
covers the girl's eyes,
before the girl passed out.

"U-Um, who are you?"

Natsume finally decided to talk,
the other male finally turns his head.

He bow down and apologises.

"I apologise for intruding your house like this.
I've failed to take care of my master,

it's all my fault."

This made things more complicated
for Natsume.
He absoloutly couldn't grasp
what's happening right now.

"Geez, what would you do
if the girl got killed off just because
you're not there for her?"

Hinoe started to lecture the
new comer male.

"Yes it is entirely my fault."

The male bows down.
Clearly showing that he's guilty.

"Who is he, sensei?
A friend of yours?
What did he do to her?"

Natsume finally let out all of his question.

"Well, you can say that.
He's also siblings with Shuya,
the red panda earlier."

Natsume paused,

"Siblings..?"

"Yes yes."

Nyanko-sensei relaxs himself.

"I shall introduce myself."

The male then stated.
Natsume nodded in gratitude.

"I'm called Koumi,
and I'm young master's protector."

He bows down once again.

"And well, earlier.."

He seemed hessitant to answer.

"Young master..
She.."

He glances once in a while to the girl.
He then took a deep breath.

"I'm in charge for
young master's memories' traumas."

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29 May 2019

Special thanks for my friend to draw Koumi based on her own imagination xD