In a mysterious Japanese mountain forest, there lived a Red Oni and a Blue Oni. The Red Oni was enthusiastic and outgoing, like a burning flame, always full of vitality. The Blue Oni, on the other hand, was rather quiet and reserved, like a still lake. Despite their different personalities, they became friends by chance.
The Red Oni liked liveliness and often dragged the Blue Oni to explore new and interesting things in the mountain forest. They would look for the glowing little sprites together in the moonlit woods. Those little sprites shuttled among the leaves, twinkling with a faint yet charming light. The Red Oni always jumped up and down excitedly, trying to catch the little sprites, while the Blue Oni watched quietly beside, occasionally reminding the Red Oni not to disturb them.
One day, a group of naughty little yokai came to the mountain forest. They were always playing tricks on other small animals. The Red Oni couldn't stand it and decided to teach them a lesson. Although the Blue Oni was a little worried, he still went with the Red Oni. The Red Oni shouted at the little yokai loudly, but the little yokai didn't take it seriously and even laughed at the Red Oni. The Red Oni was so angry that his face turned bright red and was about to rush forward to fight them. The Blue Oni quickly grabbed the Red Oni and said softly, "We can use a smarter way." So the Blue Oni and the Red Oni came up with a plan together. They tricked the little yokai around with some little tricks. Finally, the little yokai realized their mistakes and ran away in disgrace.
As days passed by, the friendship between the Red Oni and the Blue Oni grew deeper and deeper. However, the other yokai in the mountain forest began to be afraid of them because they were oni. The Red Oni was very distressed. He didn't want everyone to be afraid of himself and the Blue Oni. The Blue Oni was also helpless. So, they came up with an idea. The Blue Oni pretended to be very fierce to scare the other yokai, and then the Red Oni would appear at the critical moment to drive the Blue Oni away. In this way, everyone would think that the Red Oni was protecting them and would not be afraid.
At first, this plan went very smoothly. Everyone began to like the Red Oni and was no longer afraid of him. But the Red Oni became more and more unhappy because he thought that he was deceiving everyone, and he also missed the days when he could play freely with the Blue Oni. Finally, the Red Oni confessed everything to everyone. He said that the Blue Oni was actually his good friend and they had never thought of hurting anyone. The other yokai were very touched when they heard this. They were moved by the sincere friendship between the Red Oni and the Blue Oni and also began to accept the Blue Oni.
Since then, the Red Oni and the Blue Oni have lived more happily in the mountain forest. Their friendship has also become a wonderful story in the mountain forest. Everyone knows that there are two kind oni, and their friendship is unbreakable. They also taught other yokai and small animals the value of friendship.
