Kanna opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling.
She felt as though she had had a long, painful dream.
In the dream, she seemed to have lost every family member except her father, only to lose her father again afterward.
Having lost her entire family twice, she was adopted by Sakumura. She traveled the country at his side before eventually settling down in Mibu Village.
What followed was a chaotic yet happy life. She had finally struggled free from the tremendous blow, but then—
She learned that Sakumura was the man who had killed her father.
She broke down. She had even raised the gun Sakumura had personally given her and aimed it at Mr. Sakumura's head.
In the end, she still pulled the trigger.
Only, she had aimed at the sky.
What happened after that?
She could not remember.
She could not remember anything.
All she remembered was—
Mr. Sakumura had left.
Like a bird that had paused briefly in her life, landing atop her head and gently pecking at the ends of her hair with its beak before flying away without a trace of attachment.
She had awakened. Opening her eyes, she found her face streaked with tears.
"What's wrong with me...?"
She sat up from her bedding and lightly touched her face.
Her tears had already dried.
The hand resting on her blanket clenched it tightly. She bit her lip, her body trembling slightly.
Why was she so sad?
"Mr. Sakumura..."
There was a cautiousness in her voice, a cautiousness she did not understand.
"Kanna, what's wrong?"
Miss Souji pushed open the door and walked in, looking at Kanna with some confusion.
Hearing Miss Souji's voice, Kanna suddenly felt her heart clench tightly for some reason.
"Huh? Kanna, why are you crying?"
"N-No, it's nothing!"
Kanna