SSPD170 — Based on Oniroku Dan's The Sacrificial Cage

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Company president's daughter Akiko eloped with Takeo after her family opposed their marriage. She nurses Takeo through his heart condition, and although they are slowly draining their savings while living in public housing, they are happy. Akiko then befriends Tokie, a woman in the same complex whose household is crippled by her husband's debts. When Akiko's own savings run out and she struggles to pay for Takeo's treatment, Tokie tells her about a lender offering interest-free loans and invites her along...