Question on Sections of Hyperelliptic Curve

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I have a question about a step in the proof of Lemma 7.4.8 from Liu's "Algebraic Geometry and Arithmetic Curves" (page 288):

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If we assume that $X$ is hiperelliptic and we have our finite separable map $\pi:X \to \mathbb{P}^1_k$ of degree $2$.

A rational point $y_0$ of $\mathbb{P}^1_k$ defines a Cartier divisor and let $D:= \pi^*y_0 \in Div(X)$ it's pullback under $\pi$.

Denote by $O_X(D)$ the corresponding invertible sheaf to $D$ and the take into account that the author uses the notation $$L(D)=H^0(X,O_X(D))$$.

My question is why under giving setting we have an inclusion

$$H^0(\mathbb{P}^1_k, O_{\mathbb{P}^1_k}(y_0)) \subset H^0(X,O_X(D))$$

as stated in the excerpt?