User blog comment:Genista882/Mitsuru and Kokoro/@comment-26567684-20190504060810/@comment-38094676-20190505060604

I have no doubt that they'll want to keep their child, if anything, these two have shown that they don't fold and run away at the first sign of difficulty.

It's true that abortion was given as an option for Kokoro, but we see her touching her stomach. That's not a gesture for visual effects, it's to show the viewer that she has already bonded with her child, at a point where she has accepted her future does not include Mitsuru in it. She will have to do it alone. If they want us to think she's contemplating abortion, we would see her punching her stomach with a fist in frustration instead.

Kokoro has absolved Mitsuru from all responsibilities regarding the pregnancy, another boy would have taken the offer at face values and go his own way. Mitsuru could have done that too, she had essentially freed him, but that's not who he is. This was all uncharted territory for them, to be resposible for another human being, not one but two, would send a weaker person running. Add to that, the uncertainty of the future, their food supply, their medical needs. Yeah, I can't begin to imagine being in their shoes. But through it all, Mitsuru reaffirmed his commitment, whatever the future brings, he will be there by her side. She will not be alone.

It hurts to call her name, but Mitsuru will not reduce her to a mere 'code' just so he could be comfortable. I'm sure the meaning behind it flew over a lot of heads, we take our names for granted, I have yet to see a person who said they liked the name they were given, and God help us when we're named after ancestors with funky sounding names lol but it's the very first thing that set us aside from another human, what makes us 'unique', it gives us our idenitity. it's why parents take a long time to choose a name, it is one way of carrying the legacy of the people who have lived before us.

Mitsuru knew the importance of names, that's why he chose to call her by name even though she's asked him to call her 'mama'. It's his way of saying she's his most important person, not just another girl among a sea of girls, she's his Kokoro, one and only, and there is no other. >_<

OMG I've rambled again lol. Basically, I agree with you too, that modern Mitsuru would not abandon Kokoro and will want to raise their child together, no matter what time or circumstances they may be in.

I only mentioned abortion because, if free to choose I believe modern Mitsukoko will keep their child. But in modern society, parents, whether well meaning or not, have authority over their minor children, and as such, the decision to keep their child is not entirely up to them. Kokoro could be forced to, Mitsuru would still be too young to fight back, or they could run away. Yeah, not a happy scenario exactly, except of course, if they have supportive families and friends. :)