Miko Yotsuya is the protagonist of Mieruko-chan, cursed with the ability to see spirits—even the ones other mediums can't perceive. Her gift comes with a brutal catch: she sees them constantly and in vivid, often horrifying detail, which means her daily life is basically a never-ending nightmare of supernatural encounters.
The key to her survival is simple but brutal: ignore them. Miko discovered early on that spirits leave her alone if she doesn't acknowledge their existence. So she's learned to keep a perfectly blank face no matter what nightmare fuel is hovering inches away from her, suppressing every scream and flinch through sheer willpower. The moment she's alone or somewhere she feels even remotely safe, though, that facade cracks completely and she falls apart.
It's this constant internal struggle—maintaining an impassive mask while internally spiraling—that drives a lot of her character and the series' dark humor.
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