As it turned out, friendship always came more easily between girls.
After visiting the amusement park and aquarium, followed by a full day of shopping, the males were so exhausted their souls nearly left their bodies, while the three women had visibly grown much closer.
Shoko was even willing to treat Sonoko and Ran for free, and Sonoko and Ran were more than happy to invite this beautiful older woman to their usual women's activities.
If Shoko hadn't genuinely been so busy, she might really have been tempted.
Luxury cruises, luxury airships and planes, all sorts of hot spring inns, beach trips, mountain villas...
"Ah, I'm so jealous..."
Even after returning to Jujutsu High, Shoko Ieiri couldn't forget the "stories" she'd heard while chatting with the girls.
Even though most of those varied outings had involved murders, and a smaller number had involved attempted murders, they still sounded fascinating to Shoko.
As someone born with Reverse Cursed Technique, Shoko had been placed under protection from a very young age, and even as an adult, her movements remained highly restricted.
If her two classmates in high school hadn't been the strongest, Shoko's life might have been even more miserable. To her, those days of roaming around under the protection of the two strongest were probably the freest and most carefree of her life.
"Come on, Shoko. Aren't you a homebody?"
Satoru Gojo had finally recovered his energy and poked the visibly dejected Shoko, looking exasperated.
"You preferred shutting yourself away to dissect things or do research anyway, right?"
At that, Suguru Geto couldn't help nodding too.
Shoko Ieiri wasn't particularly active. She did exercise during martial arts classes, but that was all it was to her: exercise.
From that perspective, she shouldn't normally have been this upset.
After all, if Shoko