Chapter 057: The Gentle Person

This time he had already decided that no one could disturb his peaceful life, not even Hela.

After seeing Hela off, Wang Bo washed his face, lay down on the bed, and slowly drifted off to sleep.

However, the next morning, Hela burst into Wang Bo's room with two people, waking him from his deep sleep. "These are the travelers you're looking for. Send them back, and we'll leave this world."

Wang Bo: ????

Suddenly awakened from his dream by Hela, Wang Bo was bewildered.

Especially when Hela pointed at a person and a cat by the bed and said, "These are the travelers you're looking for." Wang Bo became even more confused.

WTF, what's going on?

Wang Bo rubbed his eyes and looked at the person and cat by the bed. His expression instantly turned to astonishment.

"Natsume, Master Cat?"

He rubbed his eyes again and took another look. It was indeed Natsume from the world of Natsume's Book of Friends, and his cat—whether pig or cat, but definitely a yokai—Master Cat.

How did these two end up here?

Oh, right, they were travelers.

Wang Bo's face became a mix of emotions. Just yesterday he had thought about living a good life in this world, and as soon as he made up his mind, Hela threw two travelers in front of him.

Rubbing his throbbing temples, he said with a wry smile, "Where on earth did you find these two?"

Hela said, "Japan."

Wang Bo: "..."

"Anyway, these are the travelers you're looking for, right?" Hela said.

Wang Bo nodded helplessly, turned his head to look at the trembling person and yokai, his gaze flickering a few times before he finally sighed. "Nice to meet you, Natsume, and Madara!"

Natsume was Natsume Takashi, and Madara was Master Cat's real name.

Natsume trembled as he looked at Wang Bo. "Excuse me, have we met?"

Master Cat forced himself to calm down and asked, "Who are you, and why do you know us?"

Seeing their state, Wang Bo knew that Hela must have used violence when bringing them here, or Natsume wouldn't be so frightened.

"Calm down, you two. I'm not your enemy." Wang Bo scratched his hair in frustration. "Anyway, let's have a cup of coffee first."

Wang Bo snapped his fingers, and two steaming cups of coffee appeared out of thin air before the person and yokai.

Natsume and Master Cat hesitated for a moment before taking the coffee.

After Wang Bo changed into a set of clothes, the person and yokai gradually calmed down. Wang Bo led them to the living room and slowly said, "I believe you're confused right now, but don't worry, I'll answer your questions. It all starts with my identity."

Wang Bo skillfully explained his identity, his job, and why they had ended up in this world, briefly.

After that, Wang Bo asked, "Is there anything you don't understand? You can ask me."

"No, you explained it very thoroughly, so we fully understand." Natsume nodded and said slowly, "Although it's a bit unbelievable, I believe you."

"Natsume..." Master Cat seemed about to say something.

But Natsume said, "Don't worry, Master Cat. If they wanted to deceive us, they wouldn't need to make up such an absurd lie. So I believe him. And you understand our experiences these past few days, don't you?"

Master Cat grunted and said nothing.

Hearing Natsume say this, Wang Bo became a little curious about Natsume's experiences and couldn't help asking.

Natsume smiled bitterly. "Actually, it's not a pleasant memory. Coming to this world in a daze, we really suffered a lot. If it weren't for Master Cat, I might have died."

When he first traveled to this world, Natsume endured a lot of hardship.

Although he lived in a small, backward town, he never expected that one day after school, while attending a yokai gathering with Master Cat, he would end up in an even more rural place.

Later, he realized that for some unknown reason, he had traveled back to Japan several decades ago.

To make matters worse, he had no money from this era and didn't know anyone from this time.

This led to a problem.

He had no food and no place to stay. If it weren't for Master Cat occasionally using his abilities to steal a little food or money, Natsume would have starved to death by now.

But Natsume was ultimately a kind boy. Stealing made him feel very guilty, so unless absolutely necessary, he absolutely forbade Master Cat from using this method.

And every time after stealing, Natsume would remember the names of the people he stole from.

When he finally found a job and earned money, he would seek out those people, return the money Master Cat had stolen, and admit his mistake.

Among these people, some chose to forgive, but others cursed him out, and some even beat him severely.

Natsume never fought back.

Because of this personality, he was out of place in this era, often getting hurt, and never had the spirit to make any big waves. That's why Wang Bo hadn't found any trace of Natsume.

Hearing this, Wang Bo couldn't help saying, "You're really a soft touch."

Master Cat nodded in agreement. "Exactly. With my abilities, we could have lived like fish in water in this world. Why make yourself so miserable?"

Natsume placed his hands on his knees and said with his head down, "Sometimes I think that too, but I've never found an answer. Maybe I just don't want to become someone I despise."

Wang Bo couldn't help but smile. "Keeping your original intention. That's good."

Hela sat to the side and let out a disdainful laugh. She looked down on this kind of personality. After all, having the ability to live better but choosing to restrain oneself—

It was too weak. The strong should possess everything.

Hearing Hela's sneer, Natsume flinched. Master Cat glanced at Hela warily but said nothing.

In the world of yokai, the strong rule.

When Hela found them earlier, she attacked them without a word. Master Cat resisted with all his might but was easily subdued and brought here.

So he was extremely wary of this powerful woman.

Wang Bo said, "You two must understand your situation by now. I'm asking you now: do you want to go back? Back to your original world."

Without a second thought, Natsume bowed directly and said, "Please let me go back. I've been away from home for a long time. Aunt Touko and Uncle Shigeru must be very worried about me. So please, send me back."

Master Cat also nodded. "I'm counting on you."

Wang Bo smiled and said, "No problem. This is originally my job."

"Thank you." Natsume wept for joy. "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome." Wang Bo patted Natsume on the shoulder, contacted his cheat device, took Natsume's hand, sent him back, then took Master Cat's hand and sent him back as well.

Hela asked, "Now, can we leave this world?"