The light enters the small bed, outlining the contours of the girl's face more clearly.
At Uesugi Sakura's urging, Hanamaru Hanabi continues the little story:
"Along the way, the traveler and the little rabbit went through many things, times of tiredness, laughter, companionship, and warmth, experiencing many stories they encountered on the journey, just like real family.
"The traveler, old and sickly, was very weak most of the time but was always very kind to the little rabbit, sharing the best food and giving any apples picked along the way to the rabbit first.
"The little rabbit always felt grateful in its heart, thinking of the traveler as its true family.
"Yet...
"When they crossed mountains and marshes, it took much longer than anticipated, and when the traveler emerged, he looked just like the rabbit first saw him, too tired to move, even falling ill again from the cold night wind, exhausted in spirit...
