[Jujutsu Kaisen] The Summer No One Knew

"Sumi, say you had to choose between two people to marry. Would you pick Satoru or Suguru?"

In the first-year classroom at Jujutsu High, Shoko turned to the girl doing physics homework and asked with a bright smile.

"Let me think."

Sumire Shihouin stopped her pen.

Two people behind her stopped writing, too.

"Neither of them."

Shoko had gotten the reaction she wanted. She watched gleefully as Satoru instantly blew his top, while Suguru Geto smiled as if he'd just eaten a child.

"It's not that I don't like you. I'm just too short, and you two are too tall. If we got married, I'd have to look up at you every day, and my neck would hurt."

Even though the summer sky stayed bright late into the evening, by eight o'clock the stars were already visible.

During the day, the fan was on its highest setting, but it was still scorching. The summer evening breeze, however, carried a hint of coolness.

Satoru Gojo loudly touted his advantages, while Suguru Geto picked a fight with a fake smile. They were about to come to blows, so Sumi held up her physics homework between them, trying to save the day. Instead, her homework became a tool for their scuffle. She stood by, helpless, almost in tears.

They were on the second floor. Shoko glanced at the lush branches outside the window and listened to the noisy cicadas. The scene before her was both ridiculous and exasperating.

"This summer really is unforgettable."

Shoko rested her chin in her hands, thinking happily.

"I probably won't forget it for the rest of my life."

The story and romance have a calm, restrained tone. The author is mainly practicing writing atmosphere.

The heroine is an ordinary person, a good woman with a gentle, strong personality who understands others. She can let little things slide, but she won't back down when it comes to matters of principle.

The romance gets a little complicated, and the author loves beautiful tragic endings.

Theme: People are born to find happiness.