Before long, her mother died from an illness.

It was then that Mokou, feeling keenly the burden her existence placed on her father...

It was then that Mokou, feeling keenly the burden her existence placed on her father...

...decided to leave him and go live on her own.

Now, Mokou was still very young when she made this hard decision.

Although her father still never accepted her...

Although her father still never accepted her...

...a house and the barest necessities were raised for her.

It was a very weak, cynical sort of thing, and yet...

...this act was the first thing like affection she'd ever received from her father.

And so...

...she was certain that if she could thrive living in this place, her father would no longer see her as a burden.