“I learned that night: tears are a weapon. You just have to aim them at the right mirror.”

As the story progresses, Akane faces numerous challenges and hardships as she tries to navigate her new life as a member of the Matsumoto family. She is subjected to verbal and emotional abuse, forced to perform menial tasks, and excluded from family gatherings and social events.

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