Well, of course you didn't.

A cow and a woman... What a rare pair-up.

You think so? I think this story is more of a mountain region one, but...

You mean like fishing villages? Fishing and cows...?

You've heard of ushi-oni, haven't you?

Back where I used to live...

The ushi-oni was more of a sea monster.

This ushi-oni would take the shape of a woman...

Seems like that combination was a lot more common down by the sea.

Yeah. They were well known in the capital, too. Those tormenting devils of Hell, right?

Ooh—?

...They appear in the sea? This is definitely new to me.

I never heard that story back in the capital.