Akane and the children gather around them. Among the children, many are crying too much with anxiety. Stroking their heads, Mika looks to Yuu-chan.
Yuu-chan notices, casting an eye in his direction. The children are suspicious but he smiles awkwardly anyways.
Surely he’s thinking the same thing.
In this damn world how can we protect our family?
If one could end up dead one way or another by a mistake in an instant in this rough place, how then could we protect our family’s smiles?
Mika was always thinking of that.