Machete Style Anime

"That's it then. Whether you survive or not is up to fate."

After saying that, she left without looking back.

The baby, through the information revealed in this sentence, combined with the current environment and the biting cold wind around him, deduced the general situation.

"She must be my mother in this life... the woman who gave birth to me."

"A mother who gives birth but doesn't raise her child doesn't deserve to be called a mother!"

The idea flashed through his mind.

But soon, he lost interest in thinking about these unimportant questions.

The cold wind was biting, the north wind was howling, and the ground was covered in silver, truly living up to the ancient poem.

—Birds have vanished from a thousand mountains, and human tracks have disappeared from ten thousand paths.

In such harsh conditions, even an adult wouldn't dare say they could survive, let alone a newborn baby.

In just a short time, the person felt their consciousness gradually becoming blurred, a feeling of suffocation surging over them like a tidal wave, and their limbs beginning to go numb.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will lose his life here in no more than ten minutes.

Despite his immense resentment and helplessness, at this moment, as a truly powerless infant, he seemed to have no other way to save himself but to accept his fate.

However, he had just arrived in this world, even though this was the world after his reincarnation. For most people, it would be considered a second life. But if he could, he still didn't want to die in such a miserable state.

So, with the last of his strength, he opened his mouth to speak.

Newborn babies' vocal cords are not fully developed, so naturally, all they can make are meaningless "waa waa" sounds.

The desolate environment doesn't mean it's a no-man's-land; it's simply because of the heavy snow, and everyone chose to stay home. Also, from the baby's perspective, he couldn't see much, which gave him the illusion that he had been abandoned in the wilderness.

In fact, there was a hospital not far from him.

After he made the sound, a man in his early twenties who had just walked out of the hospital heard it.

Following the sound, when he saw the baby wrapped in several old clothes in the snow, he rushed over and suddenly understood.

"...Did that little girl who just left the hospital do it?"

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, how could she do something so cruel?

Regardless of the reason why the other party abandoned the child, the man arrived at the scene, took off his coat, carefully picked up the child, and then rushed back to the hospital to prepare for a check-up.

Normally, a newborn baby abandoned in such terrible weather would surely die within ten minutes.

Although he didn't know why the baby was able to hold on, holding on didn't mean there wouldn't be any problems.

Just to be on the safe side, take him to the temperature-controlled incubator as soon as possible, and while you're at it, contact medical staff to give him a full-body checkup.

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Three hours later.

Inside the insulated room.

The young man looked at the sleeping baby in the incubator, then glanced down at the medical report the doctor had given him, his expression quite strange.

"In such harsh conditions, with only a few tattered clothes, a weaker infant could easily die on the spot, and even a stronger one might suffer lasting health problems or long-term effects."

"but…"

Thinking of this, he looked down at the report again.

Leaving aside the names of all the tests listed on the report, the final results clearly showed two large characters: "Healthy!"

Just as the man was questioning his life because of this result, he caught a glimpse of a woman outside the insulated room.

The moment he saw her, his expression changed drastically. Forgetting all about why the child he had taken in was alright, he quickly left the incubator, carefully supporting his wife. His tone was full of concern but also carried a hint of reproach: "Anna, you're already in your final stages of pregnancy. Why are you still running around like before?"

"Chi Wen, you're overreacting!"

Anna Kasugano gave her husband a reproachful look.

"During the labor period, taking appropriate walks can help the baby's head descend into the pelvis and aid in postpartum recovery."

"As a doctor, how could you forget even this?"

Upon hearing this, Kasugano Ike Aya scratched her head sheepishly: "After all, it's my first time being a father, so I'm still a little nervous."

"By the way, what brings you here?"

Upon hearing this question, Anna Kasugano's expression changed, becoming serious and maternal: "I heard from the nurses that you picked up a child at the hospital entrance just now, is that true?"

Faced with his wife's question, Kasugano Ikefumi did not hesitate and nodded decisively: "Yes, that's right. I was just observing the child's condition in the incubator."

"How is the result?"

“His condition is much better than I expected, even better than the other newborns in the incubator.”

After answering his wife's question, Kasugano Ike Fumi did not receive a response for a long time.

Upon closer inspection, his wife's brows were furrowed, and her gaze kept drifting towards the insulated room behind him.

Just as he was puzzled by this, he heard his wife's hesitant words.

"Chi Wen... what do you think... how about we adopt this child?"

After a brief moment of surprise, he was about to say something when he saw the serious expression on his wife's face.

"...Given our family's circumstances, having multiple children wouldn't be a problem. I'm just curious why Anna would have such an idea."

Seeing that her husband did not immediately reject her suggestion, Anna Kasugano knew that the matter was basically settled. She relaxed a little and began to explain her thoughts.

"The reason might seem ridiculous to Chi Wen, but I think that the fact that the child was able to meet you so soon after being abandoned could be interpreted as either his fate being spared or as a connection between you."

"Most importantly, as Chi Wen just said, I am now in my final stages of pregnancy, and Xiao Qiong could be born at any time."

"If we adopt this child, we can find her a playmate."

At this point, Anna Kasugano suddenly remembered a question.

"I forgot to ask, was the child a boy or a girl?"

"It's a boy."

Upon hearing this, Anna Kasugano's face almost lit up with joy: "Isn't that even better?"

“Through machine testing, we know that Xiao Qiong is a girl, while this child is a boy, and you just happened to pick him up and save his life. Don’t you think this is too much of a coincidence, Chi Wen?”

Kasugano Ikefumi hesitated before asking, "Anna, you mean...?"

“Adopt this child and raise him as Xiao Qiong’s childhood sweetheart!”

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"Mom and Dad, I'm home!"

Hearing the crisp, cheerful sound, Anna Kasugano stopped her housework and turned her gaze to the living room doorway.

Soon, a pretty and lovely figure walked into the living room.

Before she even put down her schoolbag, the aroma in the air made her eyes light up. She rushed to the kitchen counter, leaned on it, and looked up at her mother with hopeful eyes: "Mom, what delicious food are you making today?"

Shirasaki Hana looks up, begging for food. (jpg)

"You little greedy cat."

Anna Kasugano gently tapped her daughter's forehead with her slender fingers and looked behind her daughter.

"Why can't we see the future?"

Before Kasugano Sora could answer, the living room door was opened again, and a small figure entered the living room.

"I am back."

Compared to her younger sister's liveliness, Kasugano Mirai appears somewhat composed.

While it might be a bit inappropriate to use the word "steady" to describe an elementary school student, that's always been the impression the Kasugano couple had of their eldest son.

If this had happened during the Warring States period, the couple would have definitely thought that their eldest son was some kind of monster reincarnated, or possessed by an evil spirit.

However, this is a modern society, and a modern society with an information explosion.

There are many people online who boast about how mature and composed their children are. Having seen so many of these kinds of messages, and given that the Kasugano family owns a hospital, I've seen quite a few precocious and sensible children over the years, so I don't see anything wrong with it.

After her eldest son entered the living room, Kasugano Ikefumi put down the newspaper in her hand and turned to look at him: "How was your first day of school?"

"Those kids in the class are too noisy, none of them are as cute and sensible as Xiao Qiong."

After being praised by his older brother, the little guy's tail practically wagging in the air.

Noticing the younger daughter's reaction, the two adults present exchanged a knowing glance, happy with their decision back then.

"With you as an older brother as a role model, those other children certainly can't compare to Xiao Qiong."

"As the older brother, I will take good care of my younger sister at school."

“Even if Dad didn’t say it, I would still do it.”

"After all, protecting his younger sister is the older brother's responsibility."

The Kasugano couple were very pleased with their eldest son's answer.

In fact, the couple did not have the traditional preference for sons over daughters. The reason they felt gratified was naturally because of the decision they made back then.

Seeing how close the brother and sister were, they even considered telling him about their eldest son's parentage.

However, upon further reflection, telling a child at such a young age that his parents are not his biological parents, even if the eldest son is much more sensible than his peers, makes it difficult to guarantee that no accidents will occur.

Therefore, the two of them decided to wait until the child was a little older before telling him.

As for the issue of her hair color being different from her sister's... it's reasonable that their parents have different hair colors, one taking after their father and the other after their mother.

At least for children, this is the most reasonable idea; they won't think about the fact that they are not related by blood.

"Wash your hands and get ready to eat."

"Ah."

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"System, come out and say something."