Heine, Natsume Takashi, and Madara

From the first time Heine met Natsume Takashi, he knew the boy was kind.

"Kindness can have an edge, too, Lord Natsume. This is an educational lesson."

What kind of story will unfold when a spirit from another world meets a lonely boy?

A little side scene

Heine (flipping through a book): Lord Natsume wants to learn swordsmanship? Of course. I may not be very good at it, though, so I might need to do some reading first.

Nyanko (eating fried shrimp): Heine, I think Natsume just threw an exorcist out a moment ago.

Heine (worried): I hope Lord Natsume isn't hurt.

Nyanko (just as worried): Yoshi, it's decided. Let's go deal with them. Natsume is so weak, after all.

Passing exorcists/youkai: How did you raise a mountain gorilla?!

Heine and Nyanko cast disapproving looks at them.

Heine draws his sword: Please apologize to Lord Natsume.

Nyanko returns to his original form: Don't you know that Natsume has always been troubled by his lack of progress?

Click to see Heine and Nyanko with their max-level rose-tinted glasses, and...

Natsume Takashi, who can take down one youkai with every punch while also keeping his teachers from going berserk.

When he was six, Natsume Takashi met two important family members. Together, they journeyed through late summer and early spring.

After celebrating his twelfth birthday, Natsume was attacked by a youkai. When he woke from his unconscious state, he realized there was something wrong with his teachers.

"I'm right here, Teacher Heine, Teacher Nyanko. You don't need to worry."

To keep his teachers from going berserk after turning dark, sixteen-year-old Natsume Takashi carried a youkai in one hand and tossed an exorcist with the other...

One day, Natsume punched one youkai after another: I'm sorry, but I can't let myself get hurt, for your sake.

Another day, Natsume took down one exorcist after another with his sword: Teacher Heine, don't cut him! He doesn't mean any harm. Teacher Nyanko, he knows he was wrong. There's no need to bury him!

Theme: Treat others with kindness