I can't tell how I got caught up in Natsume's gentle township. Maybe it was a smile on his face, or maybe a low brow of his. Or maybe it's one of his faces. In short, Natsume gave me a deeper understanding of the word gentleness. Natsume said, "So far the people who have adopted me have been gentle, but I am not good. Obviously, he has always been treated as a burden by his relatives, kicked around, and even more treated as a monster by different people, pointing fingers at him. He said, "It's my fault." It's heart-wrenching and helpless.
This is the only anime that makes me reluctant to fast-forward even the opening credits. It feels like every frame is so precious. It's like. Every second is a heart-to-heart communication with naz-ba.
"One Night Cup" tells the story of one evening, Natsume went to help Aunt Tazi go shopping in the next town, and when he came back, he tried to cut a short way, and lost in the forest, he met a couple, they were husbands like turnips, Hinata, and their wives like garlic. At that time, the couple is being hunted down by a big youkai, and Natsume rescues them. Unexpectedly, I learned that they were still old acquaintances of Grandma Reiko. All along, the two of them have lived in sojourn, mainly making wine glasses for a living, the husband is responsible for making shapes, and the wife is responsible for glazing. The wine glasses made by the two of them are filled with wine, and even ordinary wine will immediately become the best wine in the world. But this wine glass has a disadvantage that the wine glass they make can only be used overnight, and after one night, the wine glass will become nothing, so the wine glass they make is called a night cup. For a long time. The two of them sell wine glasses, and the monsters bring fine wine. They meet friends with drinks, and late at night, wine and funny things are accompanied. The days go by happily ever after. Of course, they will also encounter some troublesome monsters, so that the two of them will become more and more effective, but with the loss of time, their demon power will gradually weaken. Even though yokai live much longer than humans, they all end up dying.
Years ago, they met the first human being to talk to them, Reiko Natsume. He once proposed that he wanted to compete with Reiko and if he won, he would invite Reiko to drink. The Reiko in their eyes is very different from the Reiko in the memories of all the monsters we have encountered before. Because the Reiko they met was no longer so lonely, no longer had a cold face, and did not just clamor for a game, a name. Instead, he always smiled and said that he was an underage man and could not drink. At the beginning, Hyuga thought that although he knew that human lifespan was very short, he would still look forward to the moment when Reiko became an adult, and he could drink wine together with the cup he made. It's just that they never met Reiko again.
Hyuga and Hatsuka meet Natsume and learn that Reiko has long since died. They lament the brevity of human life. I also know that my life expectancy is not long. The most obvious thing is that the wine glasses they make have not even lasted until the evening and then dissipated. And the reason why they have to look hard at the purpose of the water rock. Also to get the spring water and make a better cup. This time. Natsume and the cat teacher. In order to protect the couple from harm, he then helped them defeat the powerful monster by the way.
I was most impressed by Hinata turning sideways and saying, with a slight arrogance and shyness, "Use those spring waters to make wine glasses that belong only to our husband and wife, I, I thought before, we made thousands of wine glasses." But none of them are done for ourselves. He lowered his head, looking slightly sad and guilty, "The first and last time, the two together," at this time the first dish, shed tears, all the words only three words "old man." Hinata continued, "I'm so happy that I can finally make a pair of Mandarin duck cups."
For several years, in the last days, this couple who saw all the prosperity seemed to be noisy and disliked each other, but in fact they had deep affection. Even after leaving, he kept thanking Natsume.
Natsume, who returned home, was blamed by Aunt Tako, but her words were full of anxiety and worry, and when she heard Uncle Shi's exhortation, Natsume's heart was full of warmth. Or maybe it was the warmth of her family, and at that moment, Natsume finally realized that she was no longer alone. He has his own home. Aunt Tazi, who loves and cares for herself, always understands his uncle. There is also the cat teacher who has been by his side to protect him. He is no longer alone.
I don't know why Reiko didn't drink with Hinata, why she just smiled and left every time. I think she probably knew that they were actually consuming themselves by making cups all night. The life expectancy of the husband and wife is about to lead to a decline in the power of the demon, and it is impossible to make a wine glass for another night, also because their own life expectancy is not long, so the first dish will sigh and say, "If the family can stay for a while!" ”
Life is not smooth sailing, there will always be unsatisfactory things happening, and even more terrible sufferings and setbacks. However, think of the ordinary touches that life brings us, think of the people who have always been with us, as Nichiru said, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. The world is no longer worth it, and you are worth it.