After graduating from a commercial high school in Kochi Prefecture, I moved to Tokyo, my long-time dream destination, and lived extravagantly in Roppongi and Shibuya, where the bubble era's afterglow still lingered, chasing freedom. I married a wealthy banker I met at a mixer, and for a while, I seemed to have won at life. But soon after marriage, my husband began strictly controlling me—completely opposite to how he acted before. After our child was born, he grew even more conservative, and a cold distance crept into our relationship. Days filled with scrutiny—like having my grocery receipts checked—left me emotionally drained and deeply unhappy. My desire to live more freely, more pleasure-driven, grew stronger each day.