In my review of a previous volume I mentioned that my favourite stories are the ones featuring either Tanuma or Natori. This volume has a long (and absolutely) fantastic story featuring Tanuma, Natori and Natsume (and Nyanko-sensei, of course) and I kind of want to give it six stars. Or maybe seven.

I really loved it - it's another story about Natsume feeling that having friends - and having friends who know about yokai and get dragged into dangerous situations - means they could get hurt because of him. It's a familiar problem when it comes to his relationship with Tanuma, who *wants* to help him so desperately. And then you have Natori, who is older than them and pretty much has made his choices.

There is no simple answer to this problem, and I love the way it's dealt with here.

The only thing that saddens me right now is that I am almost caught up. At least I still have the anime to watch.