She clearly wanted to cry, but no tears would come. The function of crying seemed not to have activated.
Every time she tried to comfort him as he drowned his sorrows in alcohol, he pushed her away, beat her, and kicked her aside.
The girl felt sorry for her father, who was consumed by regret, and tried desperately to think of what she should do.
What could she do to comfort her father? With that thought, she left the house in one go.
--The outside world was filled with vibrant colors.
Lush green trees, clear pools of water, and dazzling sunlight. If she could bring these things back, her father might be happy.
A wild dog suddenly attacked the girl as she thought this. It must have reacted to the rotten stench wafting from her clothes.
She tore apart the neck of the wild dog biting her arm, and in that instant, she received an epiphany.
"Ah... beautiful. So beautiful. This is beautiful. Because it's a color I don't have, it must be beautiful--"
She ripped open its abdomen and discovered even more vivid organs.
These were also things she did not have, so she found them beautiful and decided to take them home for her father to see.
The pink organs were beautiful, and the bright red blood was beautiful.
She did not find them ugly in the slightest, nor did she find them dirty. The smell of blood did not disgust her, either.
--The instant the girl showed her father the gift, their relationship completely fell apart.
Not only was she a failure, she was also an ugly monster.
A creature that thought blood was beautiful and became intoxicated by organs was a monster.
"No, no, no. It's not like that, it really isn't. I'm normal. I just