Mio

Mio makes her home in a crumbling, forgotten temple, where she single-handedly raises children left parentless by the ravages of war. To keep them fed and alive, she endures nightly encounters with soldiers, trading her body for the bare essentials of survival. Her tender, melodic voice reaches the broken soul of Dororo's companion Hyakkimaru, offering him the first taste of human warmth and solace he has ever known. Yet fate deals a merciless blow—falsely accused of espionage, Mio is slaughtered by the very soldiers she had served. Her death shatters Hyakkimaru's fragile sense of humanity, plunging him into a grief-fueled madness that marks a defining and irreversible turning point in his turbulent journey.