― Lost Child in the Blizzard ―
――I heard a story recently.
It seems an oni was walking, holding a baby, in the blizzard.
Not many people seem to have seen it, but there are indeed those who say they did.
In the blizzard, holding a baby who is freezing, hungry, and won't stop crying,
an oni is walking, holding a human child.
There is definitely a desire to protect.
The feeling of wanting to protect is strong.
But――
Only the way to raise it is somehow impossible.
The baby in his arms is small, the crying is weak,
The breath exhaled is white and immediately melts into the snow and disappears.
The wind is cold enough to cut through the body, and if he stops, he might freeze,
But even if he keeps walking, there is no answer.
"Don't cry... human child...
What should I do...?"
In the cold, only the warmth of holding it,
was the answer he still couldn't let go of.
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