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Ever since she was a young girl, Kuchisake Iwai has been ostracized by everyone around her. Her deeply unsettling aura made it impossible to form meaningful connections, leaving her isolated from peers and society alike. Despite the relentless rejection she faces daily, Iwai refuses to surrender entirely. Even as an adult, she quietly dedicates herself to practicing how to smile, hoping that mastering this simple human expression might one day bridge the vast distance between herself and the rest of the world. Her solitary existence takes an unexpected turn when she crosses paths with a kappa who shares her profound sense of displacement. Much like Iwai, this supernatural creature drifts through life without a true home or anyone who understands its plight. Bound together by their mutual alienation, the two outcasts find an unlikely kinship in one another. In a world that has consistently turned them away, they begin to forge a quiet connection, discovering that even those without a place to belong can find solace in shared loneliness.
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