Is adopting allowed here?
>The Road to the Abyss
>On a rare day off, Junko goes down to the village for a leisurely stroll. Having lost her husband and her son to murder, watching the village children playing innocently is the greatest comfort to her.
>Suddenly, she spots a young boy wandering around unsteadily, not joining the group of happy-looking children. Curious, she looks at him and her eyes widen in shock.
>The boy's appearance is extremely similar to that of her own son, who was once her most beloved, but whose young life was cruelly taken by Chang'e's schemes.
>Junko cannot help but run over to the boy and try to embrace him. However, seeing fear on the boy's face, she comes to her senses and stops moving. Looking closely from up close, she can see that the face, skin, eye color, and even hair color and texture are frighteningly similar to her son's.
>Unable to help but feel a sense of "fate," Junko invites the boy to her home. After thinking for a moment, the boy quietly nods and follows Junko...
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>Junko brought home a boy who looked just like his son, whom he had met in the village. After making tea for both of them and sitting across from him, Junko felt a sense of nostalgia as if he had gone back to his old days, and an overflowing love for his son whom he thought he had lost.
>Junko looked at the boy with the same gaze he had once given his son, but the boy seemed nervous, just looked down and didn't say a word, nor did he take a sip of the tea that was offered to him. Seeing the boy like that, Junko spoke to him gently.
>Junko: "Hehe...There's no need to be nervous, boy. Just think of this as your own home and make yourself comfortable."
>The boy looked at Junko with anxious eyes.
>Junko: "...Don't look like that. It's okay, I just...want to talk with you while drinking tea like this. That's enough for me, so...would you like to talk to me?"
>Hearing her words, the boy nodded slightly and took a sip of the tea with milk and sugar.
>Junko: "Thank you. Well then, first of all... what's your name? Can you tell me?"
>Boy: "Um... Miyato..."
>Junko: "...I see. So your name is Miyato. Do you have a mom and dad?"
>Miyato: "Well... my mom... isn't here. Now... with my dad..."
>Junko: "Oh... is that so. What's your dad like? Is he kind?"
>Miyato: "..."
>The boy looked away feeling guilty when asked that question, and went quiet...
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>When asked about his father, the boy lowered his eyes and fell silent. Then, his hands gradually began to shake, spilling tea from the teacup he was holding.
>Miyato: "Ah...!"
>Junko: "Oh no! You'll get burned, take off your clothes quickly!"
>Miyato: "Um... but..."
>Junko: "Don't worry, we have some children's clothes at home. I'll lend you some of my clothes while I wash those. So come on, let's take them off."
>Miyato: "..."[Expand Post]
>Junko took off the boy's tea-stained clothes with practiced hands.
>Junko: "...!?"
>The boy's exposed upper body had multiple bruises. The bruises clearly looked like marks from being hit with hands or feet.
>Junko: "Miyato... what's with these bruises?"
>Miyato: "..."
>I thought it might be a fight between children. However, these bruises were all in positions that couldn't be seen from the outside if he was wearing clothes. Jun'ko bent down and, meeting the boy's gaze, asked him.
>Jun'ko: "Hey, Miyato. Look me in the eye. And please, answer honestly. Who gave you these bruises?"
>Miyato: "My father..."
>Jun'ko: "Do you know why that is?"
>Miyato: "I don't know..."
>Why was the boy just walking around instead of playing with his friends in the village?
>Was he "running away"?
>From his father's violence.
>Because he didn't want to stay inside the house.
>Because if he was found, he would be taken back again.
>Jun'ko felt the "dark flame" that had been smoldering inside him ignite again...
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>The boy looked exactly like her lost son, and even his circumstances were similar to her son's. When Junko heard this, she was convinced. This encounter was fate. She believed that heaven had given her an opportunity to clear her regrets as a mother for not being able to protect her son.
>Junko's hatred for her husband and Chang'e, which she had hidden deep in her heart, was rekindled, but she maintained a calm face and approached the boy.
>Junko: "Hey, Miyato. You're scared of your father, aren't you? That's why you ran away from home, isn't it?"
>Miyato: "Yes."
>Junko: "I see. Then you should give up on that father. And become my child. I can use a spell. If you're willing, I can make your father disappear right here and now, and make me your mother."
>Miyato: "..."
>The boy nodded, his eyes downcast.
>Junko: "...Okay. Now...close your eyes for a bit."
>Miyato: "..."
>As the boy closes his eyes, Junko places his hand on the birthmark and recites a spell. Long ago, Junko was absorbed in searching for a "curse" to avenge his grudge against Chang'e. This is one of the sorceries he discovered. It is a technique to "curse those who have hurt you" using the scars on his body as a catalyst. Junko took the hatred he once felt towards Chang'e and her husband, which made his heart sting, and bleed red, and poured it into the "curse" he cast on Miyato's father.
>The powerful "curse" that was activated flew in the direction of the village, flickering like a flame.
>That night, a man died in the village. According to the person who found him, his face was distorted with fear, like that of an "oppressed child," and he was frozen in a twitch.
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>Junko curses and kills the father who was abusing a boy who looked exactly like his lost son that he met in the village. He then strips the boy of his dirty clothes and dresses him in his son's clothes that he had carefully stored away. Then, right before his eyes, the son he had supposedly lost appears in perfect shape. Junko cannot help but shed hot tears.
>Junko: "...!"
>Miyato: "...Um...What do you think?"
>Junko: "Yeah, it really...looks great on you. Really...really...!"
>Miyato: "...Uh...Thank you, Junko."
>Junko: "Hey, Miyato. Will you...call me...'Mom'?"
>Miyato: "Uh...Yes...Mom."
>Junko: "...Uh...Uh...! Now...We are real 'parents and children'. From now on, we'll live together here. I'll take care of you when you eat, bathe, and sleep. I'll help you with your studies too. So...I'll be looking after you from now on, Miyato...!"
>Miyato: "Yes!"
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