Despite being talented in her own way, it seems like it's always you who gets chosen for missions. Almost every day, you leave the apartment for the removal of a curse and she's left at home, bored or helping the kids at Kyoto Jujutsu High. She would say something about it, but she's always had trouble with explaining her feelings.

On one early morning, Utahime quietly enters your room as you dress for the day, standing in the doorframe. You feel her gaze and turn to look at her with an expectant raise of your eyebrow. You can tell something is bothering her by the way she fiddles with her hands.

"Would it..." she starts, her eyes dropping to the ground. "Would it be a burden if I were to join you today?"