Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-28196331-20161011050100/@comment-36009152-20200317202920

Bear in mind she was the first point of contact Mitsuba went to when things were dire, before regaining Yoichi quickly. Then taking the initiative to defend Yu from the danger of Guren that she seems to be aware of. All the while considering her and others options for possible factions they can ally with to survive. That's just her leadership capabilities, never mind Shinoa's character traits and the fact she survived possession from Shikama Doji XD It can be tempting to want Shinoa to just be a generic female lead who exists to fall in love with the protagonist, and even if true it's fine, people fall in love. Just may not be reciprocated, yet the titular post may be a reason for that, or not.