鬼切りと鬼
The Oni Slayer and the Oni


Uzuki: But, I...... Kei-san, I......

Kei: Uzuki-san, you are the Onikiri-Yaku of the Senba Clan Onikiribe. The one who slays the oni that bring harm to humanity...

Uzuki: And one who will even kill humans for her duty... an oni of the oni slayers...

Kei: ......Yeah.

Kei: So please, kill me.

Kei: Before I become an oni... while I'm still me... so you don't end up hating me......

Uzuki: Kei-san... but... I can't......

Kei: Yeah... I guess it ended up just like you said it would. It's so horrible......

Kei: I'm sorry, Uzuki-san. Can you lend me Ito? Just for a little bit...

Kei: ......Ahaha, I'm so scared. I can understand why there were samurai who couldn't do it......

Kei: If I could, I wanted to do it as easy and painless as possible...... I'm sorry......

Uzuki: Why are you apologizing......

Kei: Because, I was asking so thoughtlessly. After they become oni, that might be one thing, but you don't like to kill people, do you? Of course not.

Kei: You're so kind, Uzuki-san... killing people makes you suffer.

Kei: So I will... I'll do it myself.

Kei: So, Uzuki-san, my blood will dirty it, but...... will you lend Ito to me?

Uzuki: ......I'll do it.

Uzuki: I'm sorry, Kei-san. I can't think of any way to save you.

Kei: Yeah......

Uzuki: So, at least, let's do it in one stroke.

Kei: ......I'm sorry, Uzuki-san.

It doesn't hurt.
My sight just drops low suddenly, as my vision grows dark.
At the last moment, what my field of vision shows just barely over the bare earth, is...

Uzuki: ......Kei-san, I can't untie the bond I tied with you. Not a bond like this.

The crimson-dyed blade of Ito, and...

Uzuki: This Ito... will tie the two of us together.

Red ending: 赤い維斗 - Akai Ito (TN: A play on the title name, the kanji translate as "the red Ito," Ito being the name of Uzuki's katana, rather than "the red thread of fate.")