Tenseiga! I Won't Lose Anyone Again!!

[The Fourth Raikage suddenly descended upon the Tsuchigumo Clan's settlement in Demon Hidden Village under cover of night, intending to seize the clan's secret technique.]

[En no Gyōja, the clan chief, refused. Just as the Raikage intended to take him away by force, Hotaru suddenly appeared and blocked the sneak attack for her grandfather.]

[Hotaru, yesterday...

"I was a failure. I barely noticed whether the sunlight was bright or not, because I had no time.

"My parents couldn't support me, and I wasn't highly educated. Alone, I searched for a future in the city.

"I looked for many jobs, but none of them hired me. Maybe nobody liked someone who wasn't good at talking, didn't enjoy socializing, and hadn't shown enough ability.

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"For three whole days, I ate only two loaves of bread. Hunger kept me awake at night. Fortunately, I had paid a month's rent in advance, so I could keep living in that dark basement without going outside to endure the unusually cold winter wind.

"Finally, I found a job. Night watch at a hospital—watching over the morgue.

"The hospital was even colder at night than I had imagined. The wall lamps in the hallway weren't lit, and it was dim everywhere. I could only rely on the tiny bit of light seeping out from the rooms to see where I was stepping.

"The place smelled awful. Every so often, a dead person would be delivered in a body bag, and we would help carry them into the morgue.

"It wasn't a good job, but at least I could afford bread. I could also use