白い霧となって吹雪の空へと消え去った

Thereupon Oyuki stood up sorrowfully and wept, 'That woman at that time was me. If it weren't for the children, I would kill you now, but please raise our children with great care.' Oyuki turned into a white mist and vanished through the chimney into the blizzard sky, leaving Minokichi in deep regret.