He Came Alone, I Went Alone. Fair Enough.

Hotaru's sleeping face was peaceful,

Her thin lips were slightly pursed, her eyelashes long, and her golden hair spread loose. Setting aside the pallor beneath her makeup, she looked like Snow White from a fairy tale, waiting to be awakened.

"Tonbee said you wanted to see me."

"Now, I'm here."

"You can wake up now...

"I was a failure. I barely paid attention to whether the sun was shining or not, because I had no time.

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

"I found many jobs, but none hired me. Maybe no one liked someone who wasn't good at talking, didn't like 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 instead of going outside to endure the abnormally cold winter wind.

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

"The hospital was even colder at night than I had imagined. The corridor wall lamps were unlit, and everything was dim. I could only rely on the faint light spilling out from the rooms to see where I was stepping.

"The place smelled terrible. From time to time, dead people were delivered in body bags, and we worked together to carry them into the morgue.

"It wasn't a good job, but at least it let me afford bread. I could also use the free time