Shoko neither agreed with nor rejected Sherlock's words. She simply smiled without responding, and Sherlock did not mind either. The two acted as though that conversation had never happened.
The days that followed went on as usual. The only difference was that Shoko took the initiative to handle the holiday shopping. Although Sherlock had to tag along as her bag-carrying lackey every time, at least Shoko was paying.
Of course, Sherlock was not a complete cheapskate either. The ingredients and the cooking all fell to him.
Soon, the last day of December arrived, which also counted as New Year's Eve here in Japan.
Sherlock had already done some basic prep on all the ingredients he would need today a day in advance. Once today's activities were over, he would show off his cooking skills and put together a whole table of "New Year's Eve dinner" before Kōhaku Uta Gassen started, then ring in the new year with Shoko.
As for what activities these two had planned that absolutely required going out on New Year's Eve?
Simple. They were so bored with having nothing to do that they had decided to go watch two other people make spectacles of themselves!
That was right. Sherlock and Shoko had planned early on to use Sherlock's Cursed Technique to sneak over to Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto and see how those two spent the New Year.
Early that morning, after they finished breakfast, Sherlock used his Cursed Technique to take them both, bundled up from head to toe, straight to the Gojo Clan in Kyoto.
Unlike this visit, when Sherlock and Shoko had come before, the Gojo Clan's main estate had usually felt rather deserted. Aside from the maids, they rarely saw anyone from the main family.
But when the two arrived this time,