Years later, when the glow of magic had quietly faded from Tokyo, Natsume Takashi found a gilded fragment of a name on the last page of the Book of Friends, a name belonging to no youkai.
It resonated with the faint light of the newly created “Contract Light Card” beneath a young girl's wand far away.
On one side was a gentle boy who returned names; on the other, the first generation's most beloved card collector.
Connecting them all was Fujiwara Haruka, a “silent empath” who had been able to see both youkai and spirits since childhood, yet had always been forgotten by the world.
“Sakura, the cards are crying.”
“Natsume, the youkai are sighing.”
“I... can hear them both.”
This is a story about redefining what it means to protect someone.
When magical contracts meet bonds with youkai, it won't be only lost souls that find healing.
