Rallying, Annihilate Them All!

"Mm-hmm!"

Without any hesitation,

Goldfish Princess nodded heavily, then decisively jogged toward her worried companions waiting for her, completely entrusting her back and her plea to her Onmyoji.

However,

as she passed through the suddenly rising mist...

"I am a failure. I barely notice whether the sun is shining or not, because I have no time.

"My parents could not support me, and my education was not high. I was alone in the city, searching for a future.

"I found many jobs, but none would hire me. Perhaps nobody liked someone who was bad at talking, disliked socializing, and had not shown enough ability.

"I spent three whole days eating only two loaves of bread. Hunger kept me awake at night. Fortunately, I had paid a month's rent in advance, so I could continue living in that dark basement instead of going outside to endure the unusually cold winter wind.

"Finally, I found a job. I worked nights at a hospital, guarding the morgue.

"The hospital was even colder at night than I had imagined. The corridor lamps were not lit, and it was dim everywhere. I could only rely on the faint light spilling out from the rooms to see where I was stepping.

"The smell there was awful. From time to time, dead people would be delivered in body bags, and we would help carry them into the morgue.

"It was not a very good job, but at least I could afford bread. I could also use the free time at night to study. After all, no one was willing to come to the morgue unless a body needed to be delivered or taken away for cremation. Of course, I did not have enough money to buy books yet, and I could see no hope of saving any.