Regarding chapter 41, the part of "Toriko got upset because Satsuki was seeing other people" is confusing.
First of all, we don't really know if Toriko and Satsuki dated, it's very ambivalent. Second, Satsuki apparently was Akari's tutor, but the way it is worded is as if Toriko thought she was cheating on her with Akari.
She could still be upset Satsuki was hanging out with others without telling her, but the way she gets upset fits the romantic version more. At the same time it was obviously not likely that Akari was involved with Satsuki "this" way. So everything comes into a cycle, but quite an interesting way to create mystery around the characters.
Also love the long chapters.
Sorawo had a bad feeling about Satsuki from the start, but in File 4 Kozakura confirmed that Toriko at least had a crush on Satsuki, who exploited this for her own goals with researching the otherside. Upon learning that Satsuki used to tutor Akari, it makes sense to suspect that Satsuki also considered recruiting her, and possible other people as well, through manipulation or seduction.
Toriko probably still hasn't accepted that Satsuki very likely used her (seduced her on purpose, or just exploited her crush and admiration in an opportunistic way). If she believed at the time that Satsuki chose her for the "adventures" because Satsuki saw her as special, and considered her a trusted partner in their adventures, the fact that Satsuki gifted an object from the Otherside to Akari, without Toriko's knowledge, is evidence pointing to the contrary.
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