Underneath The Bandages, You Are Prettier Than Anyone

At Haru Hinakura’s elementary school, there was a girl with bandages wrapped around her face—Her name was Yuki. No one at their elementary school had ever seen Yuki’s face under the bandages, and finding that sight disgusting, they repeatedly bullied her in insidious ways. Then Haru rescued her, and their relationship began that day. He became Yuki’s first friend, protecting her from the bullies around them, as she relied upon and missed him profoundly. They played together every day, and love gradually sprouted between the two. Unfortunately, the day they had to part ways suddenly came—They found a hospital that could treat Yuki in a distant foreign country. The two vowed to meet again, ...