Shirou

'It's dangerous... to drag me into anything competitive.'

*Shirou - Student*

*A clever youth who was born and raised in Elysiann.*

*A hardworking student who cares deeply for his best friend*

## Intro

Shirou was born into a normal Elysiann family. His innate talent for wielding Arcana led him to feel that he was different from others. Through his own observations and accumulation of knowledge, he came to the clear conclusion that he was a Gyee. After weighing the pros and cons, Shirou chose to hide his identity for the time being. However, he himself never tried to run away from the truth and he never resented the situation he was in as a Gyee. Instead, he decided to work hard to become more outstanding. Every day, he persists in his efforts to study history and philosophy, as well as practices his control of Flux and merging it with Arcana. To his mother and father, he is a reliable son. To his teachers, he is an extremely talented student.

To Shirou, a boy who has gotten his life in order, there is only one individual he is helpless in the face of - his best friend Daley. When Shirou found out that Daley was a Gyee, Daley himself hadn't realized it yet. Taking into consideration Daley's sensitive nature, out of fear that he would suffer unjust treatment, Shirou decided to withhold the truth from him.

Recently, the Light of Purity has come to Elysiann to recruit soldiers, and Daley has been incessantly bothering Shirou about signing up together. However, if Daley were to join the Light of Purity, his identity as a Gyee would be exposed, and Shirou doesn't know how to stop it. Shirou understood that this day would come sooner or later, but he never imagined it would come this soon.

### Forming a Pact

**Shirou's rarity:** SSR

**Max Epiphany without Illumination:** Level 6

The player can form a pact with Shirou by the following methods:

* Starter Summon
	+ Use 28 Heart Stones to add this Gyee to the Starter Summon pool.
* Limited Summon
	+ You can form a pact with Shirou by summoning him on his limited-time banner.

## Skills

### Basic

* [Barnacles]: While the effect is active, reduces Speed by 20%, lasting 2 rounds.
* [Chaos]: While the effect is active, the character goes out of control and launches Normal Attack against any one random unit, including allies, lasting 1 round.

**Skill Level**
1. 89%
2. 100%
3. 111%
4. 122%
	+ Increases [Water Blade]'s damage by 18%.

### Advanced

* [Dive]: Type: Invisibility. When the effect is active, the character cannot be targeted. When Shirou uses a skill in Dive, increase self damage by [Skill Level], lasting 2 rounds.

**Skill Level**
1. 28%
2. 32%
3. 36%
4. 40%
	+ When self HP is less than 30%, [Hydrotherapy] additionally restores HP equal to self ATK\*75%.
* **Sea Salt**
	+ Improves [Hydrotherapy]'s damage increase by 13%.

### Ultimate

**Skill Level**
1. 313%
2. 352%
3. 391%
4. 430%
	+ Increases [Surging Waves]'s damage by 13%.
* **Focus**
	+ For every 1 Concentration spent, [Surging Waves]'s basic damage is increased by 7%.
* **Back Tide**
	+ Once [Surging Waves] kills a target, the character gains Double Action and resets the Cooldown Time of [Hydrotherapy].

## Imprint

### Basic Engraving

* Agility Engraving (P.ATK +0.60% per Engraving level)
	+ Each engraving level requires I.N. Flux - Water x120 and Gold x25,000

### Imprint Skill

The following Imprint Skill can be equipped on other Gyees and Avatars once unlocked.

* [Plan B]: Blood lock status, lasting 22 rounds, cannot be dispelled, will be removed upon defeat, and cannot be stacked.
	+ Before self receives fatal damage, gets Ablaze and [Tactic Evasion]
	+ Note: It conflicts with [Blood Lock] and [Ablaze] effects
* [Tactic Evasion], lasts 3 rounds, cannot be dispelled, will be removed upon defeat, and cannot be stacked.
	+ Cannot be targeted by single-targeted attacks
	+ Reduces self damage taken by 75%
	+ Before self's action, removes [Plan B]
	+ Before self's action, heals self for Max HP\*25%
	+ Before self's action, recovers Rage by 10
	+ After launching a normal attack or cast an active skill, removes [Tactic Evasion]
	+ Note: It conflicts with [Invisible] effects.

## Intimacy

### Date Choices

Dates will give either 500, 700, or 900 intimacy points depending on the choice selected.

* **Secret - Saying I hate you and I like you sometimes can mean exactly the same thing sometimes.**
	+ **Cue:** But gradually, I've been developing feelings for him, and I'm starting to hate myself for it.
		- Reprimand him.
		*500 Intimacy*
		- Console him.
		*900 Intimacy*
		- Give him a suggestion.
		*700 Intimacy*

* **Reconciliation - If you meet someone who is always the first to extend an olive branch, even though he is blameless, you should never let him go.**
	+ **Cue:** Then let me give you some advice!
		- Embrace one another and fight it out.
		*700 Intimacy*
		- Grab his hand while you argue with him.
		*900 Intimacy*
		- Give him the cold shoulder and wait until he gives in.
		*500 Intimacy*

* **Visit - Shirou said everything and everyone in Elysiann, from the seagulls, the coconut trees, to even the wind blowing on the beach, misses you.**
	+ **Cue:** Is there anything special you want to do this time?
		- Enjoy the sea breeze.
		*900 Intimacy*
		- Drink coconut water.
		*700 Intimacy*
		- Feed the seagulls.
		*500 Intimacy*

### Intimacy Blocks

To reach Intimacy levels 7 and 11, Shirou needs mementos (found in Darkflux Raid), reiki (found in Extreme Fight or Arcana Tracker), and the following block item:

* **Intimacy Level 7**
	+ S-Academy Uniform
		- Back to studenthood.
		Used to break through Shirou's Intimacy Block. Obtained in Darkflux Raid.
* **Intimacy Level 11**
	+ Little Philosopher's Note
		- It records the unusual ideas that have nothing to do with the lessons where they are created.
		Used to break through Shirou's Intimacy. Obtained in Darkflux Raid.

### Basic Drink Preferences

 25% bonus

 50% bonus

 50% bonus

 No bonus

*Note: All blended drinks have a base preference bonus of 25% that can be modified by the drink's attributes.*

### Gift Preferences

**50% bonus**

**25% bonus**

**No bonus**

### Views

Unlock views by leveling the intimacy of other gyees.

* **Will**: Young but independent, he's just like me when I was young.
*Will's Intimacy reaches Lv.2 to unlock*
* **Vundo**: It feels like an insult to his hard work if I said he's talented. Alas, if he would leave Elysiann, I would take him to the Arcana Academy and teach him everything.
*Vundo's Intimacy reaches Lv.4 to unlock*
* **Rupor**: Young, competitive, full of pheromone, he has everything that any attractive boys have. Alas, I love peeking at such boys when I was young.
*Rupor's Intimacy reaches Lv.6 to unlock*
* **Daley**: Shirou asked me whom I would save first if he and Shawn were in water. Isn't it obvious? Shawn, of course! He can swim better than I do. Why would I bother to save him? I just can't figure out why he's upset.
*Daley's Intimacy reaches Lv.8 to unlock*
* **Classmate**: Can't believe a boy can have muscles and brain at the same time. Alas, mom's gonna give another lecture.
* **Shy Boy**: He's too much for me, but I really feel like making friends with him...
* **PE Teacher**: It's always hard to divide the class into two teams when there's a match. It's just impossible to make it fair, you know? The one with Shirou always wins.

## Scripts

### Consolation Letter

The coconut trees are too tall for you, so don't climb up there yourself. I'll pick them for you if you want some. It's cold these days, so don't get into the sea yourself. I'll catch whatever fish you want. You said you liked the shell necklace I wore, right? I made a more beautiful one. Remember to take it from me when you come to Elysiann next time.

I know you won't stay in Elysiann for long, and I never thought of leaving this place. But that doesn't mean I hate spending time with you. If you just want a friend whom you can spend some time with, I think we can work out.

Perhaps you didn't get what I just said. Just in case, I need to calm down and say this again carefully: I don't mind waiting for you in Elysiann, so can we be friends? You know what my answer will be, so, it's always your call...

### Bath Drama

* Haha, you sure you want a water fight? I am an expert at Water Arcana!
* I shouldn't bathe for too long. I need to hit the books.
* Daley taught Shawn how to swim in a pool like this. Damn. I should have skipped homework and come along!

### Fave Hottie Slogan

That idiot Daley is in a hurry to see Shawn. The conch is crooked. I won't let him! Please vote for me!

### Intimacy Breakthrough

**This section contains spoilers for Intimacy Breakthrough scenes.**

**-Intimacy Level 4**

**Shirou**: Wait for me at the shore!
**Shirou**: I'll fish some up right quick!
**Shirou**: Hey, when the tide goes out, you wanna go with me to pick up some seashells?

**-Intimacy Level 5**

**Shirou**: Only you know what I'm thinking.
**Shirou**: Shawn and Daley don't know.

**-Intimacy Level 6**

**Shirou**: I care more about the friendship between you and I.
**Shirou**: No one's got a more prominent place in my heart than you.

**-Intimacy Level 7**

**Player**: Shirou?
**Player**: You should be in class!
**Player**: Why are you wandering around here all alone?
**Shirou**: (Yawning) I'm being punished.
**Player**: Even brilliant students like yourself get punished?
**Player**: What did you do?
**Shirou**: (Spreading hands) I didn't wear my uniform.
**Shirou**: Ah, Daley, that idiot!
**Shirou**: Yesterday I reminded him that today we need to wear our uniforms!
**Shirou**: And today, he still managed to forget...
**Player**: Then why are you the one being forced to stand outside as punishment?
**Shirou**: Before the flag raising ceremony started, I took advantage of the teacher not being here yet.
**Shirou**: I took off my uniform and gave it to Daley.
**Player**: Um...
**Player**: Thus making you the one who stood out.
**Player**: And that's why you're being punished?
**Shirou**: I don't care about the punishment.
**Shirou**: Daley's very sensitive, and I couldn't let him feel bad by getting punished.
**Shirou**: Anyway, this is what makes me so angry!
**Shirou**: The teacher is too unfair in his treatment!
**Shirou**: The punishment wasn't carried out according to usual standards!
**Shirou**: Because I'm the class leader and I always get the highest grades on tests...
**Player**: So the teacher turned a blind eye and went soft on you?
**Shirou**: It's so improper!
**Shirou**: Class officials should serve as a role model!
**Player**: So you chose to come out here and punish yourself?
**Shirou**: Ok.
**Player**: What a good student. Missing class isn't going to cause you any problems, is it?
**Shirou**: I'm in no hurry.
**Shirou**: Tonight I should be able to find time to make up the class work.
**Shirou**: But I won't have any time to tutor Daley with his homework.
**Shirou**: I don't know if Daley's going to be able to digest everything he learned in class today on his own.
**Player**: Hey, trying to take one for the team isn't a good excuse to miss class.
**Player**: Hey, see if these clothes will fit...
**Player**: I happen to have a school uniform on me right now.
**Player**: I was planning on putting it on so I could sneak in and hang out with you guys.
**Player**: But I'll lend them to you for now.
**Player**: Now hurry back to class!
*Scene transition*
**Shirou**: Thanks a million!
**Shirou**: I'll just need them for today.
**Shirou**: Tomorrow I'll clean them and return them to you.
**Player**: Sure. There's no hurry.
**Shirou**: Oh, that's right...
**Shirou**: The Ptolemy Arcana Contest is next week.
**Shirou**: I specifically applied for a friend's admission ticket.
**Player**: Who are you planning on giving it to?
**Shirou**: You, of course!
**Shirou**: Here you go. There's just this one ticket, so don't lose it!
**Shirou**: You have to come see me compete!
**Shirou**: Even though there's no doubt I'm going to win.
**Shirou**: But I'll go easy on my opponent a little to make things more interesting!
**Player**: Haha, I don't know if I should praise your confidence or think you're full of yourself.
**Player**: Alas, you're very cool for a rascal.
**Player**: All right. It's a date.
**Shirou**: Okay. I'll see you then!
**Player**: Sure. Hurry back to class!

**-Intimacy Level 8**

**Shirou**: At that time, I barely understood.
**Shirou**: That we would be friends for so long.
**Shirou**: So I cannot be greedy.
**Shirou**: I can't imagine what it would be like without a friend like you.
**Shirou**: How big my life's regrets would be...

**-Intimacy Level 9**

**Shirou**: Everyone will be loved at some point.
**Shirou**: It's just a matter of when and by whom.
**Shirou**: For instance...
**Shirou**: My heart favors you at this point in time.

**-Intimacy Level 10**

**Shirou**: Yeah.
**Shirou**: How could anyone compare to you?
**Shirou**: Although you've got your weak points...
**Shirou**: You're the best in my eyes!
**Shirou**: Don't even try to deny it.
**Shirou**: You're the best.

**-Intimacy Level 11**

**Shirou**: Did you know...
**Shirou**: Aside from this issue with Daley and Shawn.
**Shirou**: I've never felt conflicted before.
**Shirou**: I work very hard.
**Shirou**: I've earned everything I have.
**Shirou**: So I don't really have any special idea of what I want.
**Shirou**: But when I lose something...
**Shirou**: To me, it's like a punch to the gut.
**Shirou**: The first time I was knocked down like this was because of Daley's favoritism.
**Shirou**: The second time was when Shawn left.
**Shirou**: I used to be fearless, but now I'm terrified about losing things I care about.
**Shirou**: For a time, even, my desire prevailed over my reason.
**Shirou**: It almost made me do something that would have resulted in unbearable consequences.
**Player**: Like you say, though - almost!
**Player**: You're good at reflection and introspection. These are very good qualities.
**Player**: But do not let yourself feel guilty, whatever you do.
**Player**: Because Shirou, in the end you always sacrifice yourself and make the kind decision!
**Shirou**: Thank you for saying that...
**Shirou**: Truth be told, sometimes I really admire Shawn.
**Shirou**: He's also suffers and hesitates a lot.
**Shirou**: But he's always able to soberly figure out who and what is important to him.
**Shirou**: Everything else, he can let go...
**Shirou**: Sigh...
**Shirou**: Daley, on the other hand, doesn't know what's important, and just kind of muddles about.
**Shirou**: I know what I feel is important, but I don't know how to give anything up.
**Shirou**: But sometimes, giving up is the right thing to do.
**Shirou**: If you're always thinking about how you don't want to hurt anyone...
**Shirou**: You could end up hurting everyone.
**Shirou**: Including me.
**Shirou**: I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm suddenly sharing all this with you.
**Shirou**: It may be because I lost my journal.
**Shirou**: So I don't have anywhere else to store the things that I'm thinking.
**Shirou**: Therefore, I've chosen to speak to my most trusted friend - you.
**Shirou**: I've always felt like you understand me...
**Player**: Haha, not long ago...
**Player**: I picked up a notebook containing various thoughts in it, but it didn't have a name on it.
**Player**: I flipped through a couple pages but couldn't figure out a reason why.
**Player**: Just now what you said...
**Player**: I think I've figured out who the notebook belongs to.
*Scene transition*
**Shirou**: Ah, yes. This is the notebook I so carelessly dropped.
**Shirou**: Thankfully, you picked it up. Thank you truly!
**Player**: The back of the notebook has some chemistry and physics formulas written on it.
**Player**: Haha, it seems that even bookworms have trouble focusing in class when they should be writing compositions...
**Shirou**: Ah... You got me there.
**Player**: A paragraph you'd written on one of the pages of the notebook caught my eye.
*You opened to the first page of Shirou's notebook, upon which these thoughts were written:*
**Player**: Life is replete with forked roads.'
**Player**: That everyone only lives once is fair.'
**Player**: Choosing one path inevitably means abandoning the other.'
**Player**: Choosing is not easy.'
**Player**: Many times, people are forced to make compromises.'
**Player**: But no matter whether the choice is chosen or forced...'
**Player**: When all is said and done, the choice is one's own.'
**Player**: Thus the path that one walks cannot be a source of regret.'
**Player**: Because this is the life one has chosen.'
**Player**: Each choice I've made in the past has become the scenery I see now.'
**Player**: If I selected a different path, and I stopped to look at the past...'
**Player**: What would I change into?'
**Player**: I had opened the notebook to try to confirm who it belonged to.
**Player**: But when I happened upon this inner monologue...
**Player**: I felt worried and concerned...
**Player**: Is my friend Shirou on a path he wants to be on?
**Shirou**: (Nodding) Yes.
**Shirou**: The path I want to walk, the path I am walking now, is Elysiann's path.
**Shirou**: Like my ancestors, I wish to live peacefully in Elysiann.
**Shirou**: This is the thinking my parents inculcated within me from the time I was a child.
**Shirou**: Afterward, this was no longer just the thinking of others.
**Shirou**: It was my own decision.
**Shirou**: Occasionally, I have my doubts.
**Shirou**: I blame myself from being different from my ambitious peers who have gone out into the world.
**Shirou**: Why did I choose such a bland and ordinary path?
**Shirou**: But I must forget these things.
**Shirou**: Leaving is fine, staying is fine.
**Shirou**: When I create my own thinking...
**Shirou**: I must obey it.
**Shirou**: I must not ask for consent from my teacher, my father, or even Ka.
**Shirou**: No one is obligated to make decisions for me.
**Shirou**: The opinions of others are irrelevant to me.
**Shirou**: My only mission is to find myself.
**Shirou**: Leaving does not have the answer I am looking for.
**Shirou**: But staying does.
**Shirou**: I love Elysiann, even more than life itself.
**Shirou**: I will use everything I've learned to built up my hometown.
**Shirou**: To protect this place so that it is forever peaceful and harmonious.
**Shirou**: I've always believed
**Shirou**: that there would be a day where I would find...
**Shirou**: ways to leave my own mark in this world.
**Shirou**: That mark is in Elysiann!
**Player**: I am truly happy to have friends like you.
**Player**: Thank you for sharing with me what you've learned.
**Player**: I need to consider my own path...

**-Intimacy Level 12**

**Shirou**: I know. My intuition is right...
**Shirou**: I'm not the only one your heart is set on.
**Shirou**: Your gaze doesn't show the same feelings that I hold in my heart.
**Shirou**: It's not that I don't want to be angry at you.
**Shirou**: But it's not like I don't understand you.
**Shirou**: After all, when I first fell for you...
**Shirou**: I had already given up any advantage I had.
**Shirou**: So I have no choice but to indulge you, the one I love so much.

**-Intimacy Level 13**

**Shirou**: My confession was a little hasty - I made a mistake!
**Shirou**: It'd be best if you didn't pay it any mind.
**Shirou**: Now...
**Shirou**: I need to be a more mature about it.
**Shirou**: Let me start again. This time, the confession will be more mature!
**Shirou**: Pay attention this time!
**Shirou**: I've always been very happy...
**Shirou**: I've never had selfishness get between me and my friends.
**Shirou**: Especially not you.
**Shirou**: Someone once said:
**Shirou**: One must not trouble oneself being too kind to others. One only has so much energy, and it's better used on things one finds important!'
**Shirou**: But 'being kind' to you is what I find important!
**Shirou**: I've never thought of you as trouble.
**Shirou**: The only thing I don't like is that I'm not the first one you think of when you find yourself in a tough spot.
**Shirou**: Do you understand?

### Dates

**This section contains spoilers for Date scenes.**

**Secret**

**-Intro**

**Shirou**: I hate Shawn, but I also like Shawn... Ah, what a painful secret.
**Player**: Yeah, I know.
*Scene transition*
**Player**: If it's supposed to be a secret, why do you want to tell me?
**Shirou**: Because I thought you would understand.
**Player**: You can tell me. I'll keep your secret.
**Shirou**: Sigh. You know about me, Daley, and Shawn.
**Shirou**: The three of us have gone through so many things together.
**Shirou**: I've already shed any arrogance or prejudice I felt against him a long time ago.
**Shirou**: But gradually, I've been developing feelings for him, and I'm starting to hate myself for it.

**-Reprimand him. - 500 Intimacy**

**Player**: What about Daley?
**Player**: How can you like two people at the same time?
**Player**: Also, it's clear that Daley liked Shawn first!
**Player**: Not only are you late to the party when it comes to realizing Shawn's good points.
**Player**: But also, you're falling for someone you shouldn't fall for.
**Player**: You need to let it go!
**Player**: It's what would be best for the both of you.
**Shirou**: Thank you for your honesty.
**Shirou**: Your thinking is just as I expected.
**Shirou**: I'll give it some thought...

**-Console him. - 900 Intimacy**

**Player**: Do you hate yourself because you feel guilty about Daley?
**Player**: Wow, you have a strong sense of morality.
**Player**: You don't need to feel guilty about liking someone.
**Player**: Someone who is mature loves themselves even if they know they sometimes don't do the right thing.
**Player**: This isn't selfishness. It's loving yourself.
**Player**: You hate yourself and are suffering because...
**Player**: You're acting against your feelings and stopping yourself from liking Shawn.
**Player**: Before you like someone else, you should learn to love yourself first.
**Player**: You only live once, and you need to follow your heart.
**Player**: Knowing someone you like, someone worth liking, is a very precious thing.
**Shirou**: Ok!
**Shirou**: I hear you.
**Shirou**: I'll think about what you said 'following my heart'.
**Shirou**: Thank you for your consolations.
**Shirou**: You always make me feel so much better!

**-Give him a suggestion. - 700 Intimacy**

**Player**: If you're not willing to let go of Daley or Shawn...
**Player**: Then that's perfect! The three of you can all be together!
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: Thank you for your suggestion...
**Shirou**: I don't have your optimism.
**Shirou**: But... No! No buts!
**Shirou**: Yeah. I'll give some thought to your suggestion.

**Reconciliation**

**-Intro**

**Shirou**: Help!
**Player**: Coming.
*Scene transition*
**Shirou**: This time, I've really pissed Daley off!
**Shirou**: He's unwilling to concede he's even a little bit wrong!
**Shirou**: If he doesn't know what he's done wrong, then how can I make up with him?
**Shirou**: I want to make up with him, but how am I supposed to forgive him when he doesn't even care?!
**Shirou**: This is so depressing...
**Player**: Then let me give you some advice!

**-Embrace one another and fight it out. - 700 Intimacy**

**Shirou**: F... fight?
**Player**: Yeah. When boys fight, they can get all that anger out of their system.
**Shirou**: I would fight anyone for Daley.
**Shirou**: But there's now way I could fight Daley himself...
**Shirou**: He wouldn't land a punch on me. If he and I got in a fight, he'd lose... I don't want to hurt him.
**Player**: Who said you have to go all out?
**Player**: A fight between friends is about technique!
**Player**: Fight with feeling, and you'll make up with one another as you fight!
**Shirou**: I see... Do I need to find someone to help me practice first?
**Shirou**: Once I've gotten the technique down, I'll arrange a fight with him!
**Shirou**: You helped me come up with this idea. You must have some experience!
**Shirou**: Why don't we try fighting with feeling?!

**-Grab his hand while you argue with him. - 900 Intimacy**

**Shirou**: Hold his hand while arguing?
**Player**: And you have to interlock all ten fingers, too.
**Player**: And then you have to ask him really fiercely 'Is there something you want to say to me'?
**Player**: Give him a few seconds to reflect, and if he doesn't realize what he did wrong...
**Player**: Then you'll just argue with him unilaterally. You'll have to speak fast and be pointed in your arguments.
**Player**: Then, when he doesn't know how to react, you put his hand to your chest!
**Player**: And you say to him, 'Don't do this again. I forgive you.'
**Player**: How about that?
**Player**: You'll say everything you want to say, and he won't be confused anymore.
**Player**: Since you'd be holding his hand tightly, Daley would know that you care about him, and that you're willing to take the initiative to reconcile.
**Player**: Even if Daley mutters some kind of rebuttal, neither of you will be as angry as you were before.
**Shirou**: You're a genius!
**Shirou**: This is a fantastic idea!

**-Give him the cold shoulder and wait until he gives in. - 500 Intimacy**

**Shirou**: Every time I do that, it just causes more problems.
**Shirou**: Daley always calls my bluffs.
**Shirou**: Most of the time, I can't take it anymore and I give in first.
**Shirou**: Thank you. I'll think of another way.

**Visit**

**-Intro**

**Shirou**: Have you missed me? Why don't you come visit me in Elysiann?
**Player**: All right. I'm on my way.
*Scene transition*
**Shirou**: It's been a long time since you've come to Elysiann.
**Shirou**: Is there anything special you want to do this time?
**Shirou**: Whatever you want to do, I'll be more than happy to go with you...
**Player**: I think...

**-Enjoy the sea breeze. - 900 Intimacy**

**Shirou**: All right.
**Shirou**: Come with me. I'll take you to a secret beach.
**Shirou**: Ah, you'll have to sit on the pile of pebbles and wait for me for a bit...
**Shirou**: I'm want to buy some of Elysiann's best ice cream and give you a taste!
**Shirou**: The wind is pretty strong at the beach in the evening, so I'm also going to bring you a blanket.
**Shirou**: I often like to come and walk alone by the seaside...
**Shirou**: Even though it's the same beach,
**Shirou**: it still feels new because I'm walking it with you.
**Shirou**: I hope you like the sea here in Elysiann...
**Shirou**: It doesn't matter if you come for the sea or for me...
**Shirou**: I just hope you'll come visit more often. That would make me very happy.

**-Drink coconut water. - 700 Intimacy**

**Shirou**: All right.
**Shirou**: Come with me. I'll take you to my favorite coconut tree.
**Shirou**: Wait for me under the tree.
**Shirou**: I'm going to climb the tree that's so tall you have to crane your head to see the top of it.
**Shirou**: I'm gonna pick the plumpest coconut up there and toss it down to you.
**Shirou**: Be sure to catch it!

**-Feed the seagulls. - 500 Intimacy**

**Shirou**: All right.
**Shirou**: Come with me. I know where there's lots of seagulls.
**Shirou**: Seagulls like to eat fish. Before we feed them, wait for me by the shore.
**Shirou**: I'm going to go catch some fish.
**Shirou**: Elysiann's seagulls are quite wild. I'm afraid they'll peck at you.
**Shirou**: Once enough seagulls have gathered, you'll want to stand behind me a little bit.

### Trifle

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**Youth's Trouble**

Puppy love never lasts, but such memory feels precious whenever it comes up...

**-Part 1**

*Shirou squatted amongst some flowers, concentrated on counting one's petals.*
**Shirou**: (Talking to himself) For Daley... not for Daley... for Daley... not for Daley... for Daley... not for...
**Shirou**: (Confused) Huh? Another even number?
**Shirou**: (Talking to himself) That doesn't count. Let's pick another one and count again...
*All Choices - "Hey, what are you doing here?" - 5 Intimacy OR "What's for Daley?" - 11 Intimacy* OR "Make up your own mind if you're going to give something to Daley, don't let the flower do it for you." - 8 Intimacy
*No additional dialog*
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: You're here!
**Player**: I just saw you counting flower petals as you're torn about something. Got something on your mind?
**Shirou**: (Nodding)... I don't know what to do.
**Shirou**: Can I tell you about what's troubling me?
*All Choices - "Yeah, sure." - 5 Intimacy OR "I'm all ears." - 11 Intimacy*
*No additional dialog*
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Shirou**: Not long ago, Shawn sent me some postcards and five pecans.
**Shirou**: He's been gone from Elysiann for a while now and this is the first time he's contacted me.
**Player**: This sounds like a good thing.
**Shirou**: But...I just confirmed with the postman that this is the only parcel he delivered.
**Shirou**: He didn't send anything to Daley.
**Player**: Don't you share everything with Daley?
**Player**: He probably just wrote one of your names knowing you'd both get it anyway!
**Shirou**: (Shake head) ...
**Shirou**: I hope that's really the case.
**Shirou**: The recipient wasn't written as Daley, it wasn't the two of us, it was just my name.
**Shirou**: Also... the five pecans.
**Player**: Huh? Seems like there's a story behind this...
**Player**: Or that the pecans have some subtle relationship to the three of you...
**Shirou**: Hm...
**Shirou**: You know, Daley was the one who found Shawn, so their relationship has always been more intimate than mine.
**Shirou**: The pecans relate to the period of time after Shawn's injuries had gotten better and I didn't have my guard up against him anymore...
**Shirou**: During that time, with Daley's insistence, Shawn and I had been getting a lot more familiar with one another...
**Shirou**: And as a result, the three of us started spending a lot more time together...
*Scene - The past, near a lake*
*Daley and Shirou left school and went to the place they'd agreed to meet Shawn. They saw that Shawn was already waiting for them.*
*Daley ran toward Shawn, waving his arms.*
**Daley**: Shawn!
**Daley**: Did you wait long?
**Shawn**: Nope. I just got here.
**Daley**: I learned some new arcana today!
**Daley**: Watch this. I'll show you!
*Daley plucked two blades of grass from the ground and transformed them into violets.*
*He gave one of the flowers to Shawn and the other to Shirou.*
*Shawn happily took the flower and placed it behind his ear.*
*Shirou took the other one and unhappily said:*
**Shirou**: (I said you would never study arcana for a whole day and you went and did it just to prove me wrong!)
**Shirou**: It's not that you suddenly felt motivated, you just wanted to annoy me!
**Shawn**: Huh?
*Shirou twirled the violet in his fingertips and transformed it into a rose.*
*Shirou gave the rose to Shawn and motioned for him to replace the violet behind his ear with it.*
**Shawn**: Oh.
*Shawn removed the violet behind his ear and hesitatingly put the rose in its place.*
**Shirou**: What's the significance of giving someone a violet? If you want to show someone your heart's intentions, then I'll teach you to make a rose next time.
**Daley**: (Nodding excitedly and clapping) Wow, you're the best, Shirou!
*With a dumb look on his face, Shawn removed the rose.*
*With a violet in his left hand and a rose in his right, Shawn looked completely lost.*
**Shirou**: All right, Shawn wore it, there's no need to bother him like that in the future.
*Shirou said as he walked forward, not looking back.*
**Daley**: Hey, Shirou! Wait for me!
*Scene - The present, a field of flowers*
**Player**: If I can interrupt...
**Player**: Even though you haven't gotten to the part about the pecans...
**Player**: I think I understand a little...
**Player**: Why you don't know whether to give them to Daley!
**Player**: Be honest. Are you... jealous?
**Shirou**: Of course!
**Shirou**: Uh, I mean... That's one reason.
**Shirou**: But there's another, more important reason...
**Shirou**: While Shawn was in Elysiann recovering from his injuries...
**Shirou**: Shawn became the subject of many conversations between Daley and myself.
**Shirou**: Every time I heard Daley mention 'Shawn', my heart would sink a little bit.
**Shirou**: Shawn is a well-trained wolf. The things he's experienced out in the world, I will never be able to experience in my whole lifetime.
**Shirou**: He can give Daley a feeling of freshness that I cannot give him.
**Shirou**: Unwittingly, Daley has turned the focus of his feelings to someone else.
*Scene - The past, near a lake*
*After class, Daley and Shirou wait for Shawn at their old meeting place.*
**Daley**: Shawn's really something, Shirou!
**Daley**: He's smaller than I am and he hasn't tasted as much food as I have, but he's seen more of the world than I have and knows a lot more than I do!
**Daley**: Not only has he taught me how to hunt, but he can also help tutor me on my studies!
**Shirou**: When I try to teach you how to hunt, you just complain about how tired you are. When I help tutor you on your studies, you doze off!
**Daley**: Oh, uh...
**Daley**: You talk about things like some kind of specialist, and I can't keep up. Shawn keeps things simple and interesting.
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: It seems like you and Shawn are really getting along now.
**Daley**: Yeah! I love spending time with him!
*Seeing Daley so happy and radiant, Shirou didn't want to interrupt him.*
*But suddenly, Daley's glee turned to sadness...*
**Daley**: But I feel like Shawn doesn't think of me as a friend...
**Daley**: He's clearly got something on his mind and occasionally shows sadness when he thinks no one's looking, but he never talks with me about it.
**Daley**: Aren't friends supposed to be able to share anything with one another? Like you and me...
**Daley**: But even now, I still don't know anything about what happened before the sea brought him here.
**Daley**: How close do we have to be before he'll share these things with me?
**Daley**: Shirou, do you think I should actively try to get closer to him?
**Daley**: Or... wait for him to get closer to me?
**Shirou**: Daley.
**Daley**: Hmm?
**Shirou**: Shawn's only here for a short time.
**Shirou**: He's going to go back home once his wounds heal.
**Shirou**: You can't stop him from going...
**Daley**: If I can't stop him from going... Then I'll just go with him!
**Shirou**: !!!
**Daley**: The day he says he's going to leave, I'll do whatever I can to get him to stay.
**Daley**: And if I can't convince him, I'll just pack my bags and run away with him.
**Daley**: I'll just drop out of school!
**Daley**: Besides, I'm a hick. My parents never expected me to go to school and make anything of myself.
**Daley**: I've never left Elysiann...
**Daley**: And I don't know what I'd do here when I grow up. Going out into the world to find my own way wouldn't be so bad!
**Shirou**: (Signing) First of all, I get your general meaning.
**Shirou**: You don't know what you want to do with your life. Anyway, the life you've got now isn't the one you imagined for yourself, right?
**Daley**: I bet you're thinking to yourself that I don't know how lucky I am.
**Shirou**: Daley, when people say things like 'may all your wishes come true', it's just empty talk.
**Shirou**: Most of the things in the world aren't going to go the way you want them to.
**Shirou**: The best way to deal with it is acceptance and making peace with it.
**Daley**: If you were really happy, you wouldn't repeatedly emphasize how you can never leave Elysiann and at the same time... be jealous of Shawn.
**Shirou**: Me? Jealous of him?! I don't envy the time he spent traveling the world and fighting one bit!
**Shirou**: Do you know what I really envy about him? You know, don't you?
**Shirou**: Living in Elysiann is enough for me. It's what my parents wanted for me, and it's what I aspire to do.
**Daley**: All right, fine. I misspoke.
**Daley**: You said 'first of all'. What's second?
**Shirou**: (Sighing) Secondly, I'm willing to bet that he wouldn't take you with him.
**Shirou**: He's a man with secrets. He's not even willing to bring up his past with you. You think he'll let you take part in his future?
**Daley**: ...
*Daley's mood suddenly became sullen.*
*Shirou took a breath...*
**Shirou**: Daley, there's some things that only I'm willing to say to you.
**Shirou**: I know that some things are too deep for you to understand. Let me give you a clear example.
**Daley**: Tell me.
**Shirou**: A relationship between two people can be compared to a lock and a key.
**Shirou**: Neither is better than the other. It all comes down to whether they're compatible or not...
**Daley**: But I'm like a master key!
**Daley**: There isn't a lock in this world I can't open!
**Shirou**: (Shocked) I get it now...
**Shirou**: Daley, you have a fundamental cognitive problem!
**Shirou**: First of all, Shawn isn't a lock.
**Shirou**: And you are not a key.
**Daley**: (Confused) Uh...
*Daley suddenly understood and was embarrassed to the point of fury!*
**Daley**: How am I not a key?!
**Daley**: Anyway, you just hope that I can't be together with Shawn.
**Daley**: Shirou, do you hate me that much?
**Shirou**: I? Hate you?
**Shirou**: I hate you? I lend my homework to you every single day so you can copy it. I even help you with that, out of fear you'll get lazy with it and get scolded by the teacher!
**Shirou**: I hate you? I took the lead in opposing being seated based on grades and made every effort to pass you answers to our exams, just so we could be deskmates!
**Shirou**: I hate you? During the Ptolemy Arcana Contest, I challenged those who teased you and beat them to a pulp, just to avenge you!
**Shirou**: I hate you? I helped you save Shawn, who was a complete stranger to us. If you hadn't asked me to, I wouldn't have cared!
**Daley**: Okay... So you don't hate me.
**Daley**: But I hate myself...
**Shirou**: What are you on about now?
**Daley**: Shirou, we've been fighting a lot lately, and it's all my fault.
**Shirou**: How is it your fault?
**Shirou**: I'm the one who's made all the mistakes!
**Daley**: ...
**Shirou**: We almost didn't save Shawn because I had doubts about who he was. That was my fault!
**Shirou**: I thought he was an enemy and interrogated him while he was seriously injured. That was my fault!
**Shirou**: I've been jealous lately because the two of you have been getting closer and closer! That's my fault!
**Shirou**: Therefore, it's also my fault that our relationship has become so strange lately and that we've been arguing so much!
**Daley**: ...
**Daley**: Are you done talking, Shirou?
**Shirou**: Of course I'm done talking. Are you saying I have more mistakes to fess up to?!
*Shirou realized he was losing control and stopped talking.*
**Daley**: Then it's my turn to speak...
**Shirou**: Tell me.
**Daley**: Shirou, I like him...
**Daley**: And I don't mean in the way an older brother likes a younger brother.
**Daley**: I want to spend my whole life with him, like I do with you. That kind of like.
**Shirou**: ...
**Daley**: Shirou, that's all I have to say.
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: Daley.
**Daley**: Yeah. Say what's on your mind. I'll accept whatever you say.
**Shirou**: I must be crazy for being your friend, right?!
**Daley**: Huh?
*Daley didn't respond for a while. His face red, he timidly asked:*
**Daley**: Are you scolding me?
**Shirou**: !!!
**Shirou**: I'm scolding myself!
*Daley starts to walk away*
**Daley**: Where are you going? You aren't going to wait for Shawn?
**Shirou**: You're waiting for him. That's good enough.
*Daley leaves*
**Daley**: ...
*Scene - The present, a field of flowers*
**Player**: Daley desperately wants Shawn to stay.
**Player**: You don't seem to have a strong opinion on it. It looks like you and Shawn are just superficial friends.
**Shirou**: (Shaking head rapidly) No no, that's not it.
**Shirou**: To some extent, he's closer with me than I am with Daley!
**Shirou**: But that happened later on...
**Shirou**: Our feelings for each other have been a bit of a slow burn.
**Player**: ...
**Shirou**: I've also thought about getting him to stay.
**Shirou**: But I don't want to interfere upon his freedom.
**Player**: But weren't you trying to interfere with Daley when you said all those things to him?
**Shirou**: Daley... is different.
**Shirou**: All right, I admit... I've got a bit of a double standard.
**Shirou**: From the very beginning, I've thought that Shawn could leave at any time.
**Shirou**: But I never once imagined that Daley would leave me...
**Shirou**: So when I heard him talking about leaving without any regard for the consequences, I lost my cool.
**Shirou**: I've always thought we'd just be together for a long time.
**Player**: Truth is, you will.
**Shirou**: So don't worry about 'for a long time'.
**Shirou**: Once the fight is over, I'll admit my fears to him.
**Shirou**: ...
*Scene - The past, in front of Daley's house*
*Shirou stressed over whether to enter Daley's house and apologize.*
*Just as he was mulling it over, two small hands covered his eyes from behind.*
**Daley**: Shirou, guess who?
**Shirou**: (Who in the world enjoys playing such dumb games?)
**Shirou**: (But if it makes you happy, I'll play along.)
**Shirou**: Hmm. Let me guess... Is it... Shawn?
**Daley**: Haha, you're so dumb, Shirou. My hands are soft and fleshy. Shawn wears gloves. You haven't figured that out by now?
**Shirou**: (Fool, of course I knew who it was. The sound of your footsteps, your smell, and your hands - I know them all well!)
*Daley removed his hands from Shirou's face and smiled as bright as the moon.*
*Behind Shirou stood Daley and Shawn*
**Shawn**: Shirou, guess how many pecans are in my cloth sack? Whoever guesses right gets both of them!
**Shirou**: (Just what I need, another dolt hanging around.)
**Shirou**: Five.
*At first, Shawn looked a little astonished. Then he grinned and gave the pecans from the sack to Shirou.*
**Shawn**: One of them was squashed flat. Only one's in perfect condition.
**Shawn**: You take the good one. I'll owe you the rest.
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: (Are you really stupid, or just pretending to be?)
**Shirou**: (Perhaps I'm the stupid one. I don't think I've ever quite figured you out.)
**Shirou**: I don't need your charity.
**Shawn**: Huh? That's because...
**Shirou**: (Man, they're just trying to be friendly. Why am I being such a pompous ass? Didn't I come here to make peace?!)
**Shawn**: Elysiann is warm and moist. The soil and climate here aren't suitable for pecans, so you probably haven't seen them before.
**Shawn**: Daley said that your teacher told you in class about the time he went to the pecan tree, and that you really wanted to come here...
**Shirou**: (Daley's got a big mouth! But it's true that I did want to come here...)
**Shirou**: (Hey, Shirou, you're not a kid anymore. Not everything you want can belong to you.)
**Shirou**: (Besides, this belongs to Shawn...)
**Shirou**: Give these to Daley. He probably wants them more than I do.
*Shawn opened his mouth a little awkwardly and blinked.*
*He held the pecans, and looked from Shirou to Daley, and didn't know how to respond.*
*Daley looked at Shawn as he was stood there stiffly. He then grabbed the pecans from him and gave them to Shirou.*
**Daley**: I don't want them. You can have them, Shirou.
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: (Did Daley give these to me out of pity, or out of contempt?)
**Shirou**: (I work twice as hard as my peers every day so that I know I earn whatever it is I get, regardless of what it is.)
*Shirou took the pecans and gave them back to Daley.*
**Shirou**: Shawn, you see that big tree up ahead?
**Shirou**: Whoever gets there first gets the pecans.
**Daley**: Huh? What's going on? Can't he just give them to you?
**Shirou**: How about it, Shawn?
*Even the not-so-bright Daley could see that this wasn't a joke.*
*Shawn nodded.*
**Shirou**: I'll hold you in contempt for the rest of my life if you let me win, Shawn.
*Shawn stared blankly for a few seconds, and then smiled slightly.*
**Shawn**: All right, Shirou. As you wish.
**Daley**: All right, I'll be the referee.
*Daley and Shawn prepare to race*
**Shirou**: ...
**Shawn**: ...
**Daley**: Ready... steady... go!
*Shirou and Shawn both charged forward on Daley's cue.*
*In the end, Shirou beat Shawn by a hair.*
**Shirou**: (Panting) You weren't lying. You're a lot more impressive than anyone I've met before...
*Shawn didn't look the least bit disappointed.*
**Shawn**: (Panting) Daley always says no one's as competitive as you are. Sure enough...
**Daley**: (Out of breath) Who... who won?
*Shirou walked up to Daley's side and took the pecans from his hand.*
**Shirou**: Thank you. Your gift means a lot.
**Shirou**: Though you didn't give them to me - I won them fair and square.
**Daley**: (Extremely happy) Wow, did you see that, Shawn?
**Daley**: I told you Shirou is talented! I've never once seen him lose!
**Shawn**: (Smiling and nodding) Yeah. You won, Shirou.
*Shirou looked at the pecan in his hand and couldn't help but smile a little.*
**Shirou**: Here you go.
*Shirou turned around and threw the pecan to Daley.*
**Daley**: Is this... for me?
**Shirou**: Yeah. I won it so I could give it to you.
**Daley**: You don't like pecans?
**Shirou**: I like them, but I know you like them more.
**Shirou**: It's just so that you won't come find me and complain later. It's only for you to look at, not to eat...
**Daley**: Ha, Shirou! Are you a mind reader? How did you know that's what I was thinking?
*Daley ran forward and gave Shirou a big hug.*
**Daley**: (Whispering) So are we all good now, Shirou?
**Shirou**: Hm...
**Shawn**: ...
*Scene - The present, a field of flowers*
**Player**: I see.
**Player**: Since you put it that way, I think so, too... I'll need to think over what to do with the pecans.
**Player**: How about this? I'll ask you several questions.
**Player**: After hearing your answers, I'll give you a suggestion.
**Shirou**: No problem.
*Choices start*

**-Choice A - Daley...**

**Player**: After you gave Daley a taste of the pecan...
**Player**: Did he say it tasted good, or say that he liked how it tasted?
**Shirou**: No...
**Shirou**: He didn't eat the pecan from before, he just quietly put it away.
**Shirou**: After Shawn left, he put a string through the pecan and hung it in front of his window.
**Shirou**: When he thinks of Shawn, he leans on the windowsill and looks at it.
**Player**: All right, I understand now...
*Go back to Choices start*

**-Choice B - Shawn...**

**Player**: It was just a simple guessing game. You blurted out five, and that left an impression on Shawn.
**Player**: After he left Elysiann, he sent a letter to keep his promise of giving you the rest of the pecans. Is that what you think?
**Shirou**: I think, at the very least that what he cares about...
**Shirou**: What he cares about is what I said to him and what he said to me.
**Player**: Do you think he was selective in what he cared about?
**Player**: Meaning, he cared that you liked pecans, not so much that Daley liked pecans more?
**Shirou**: I... don't know how to answer that.
**Shirou**: Just now, I was telling you what happened...
**Shirou**: But actually, at the same time I was telling you what was on my mind at the time, but didn't say. For your ears only.
**Shirou**: Including...
**Shirou**: I can't help but care about everything Shawn does, but I still haven't figured him out.
**Shirou**: There's no way that Shawn didn't know that doing this would cause a big conundrum for me...
**Player**: And what a conundrum it is.
**Player**: By asking me for help, aren't you putting the burden of solving the conundrum on me?
*Go back to Choices start*

**-Choice C - Yourself...**

**Player**: What is undoubtedly true is...
**Player**: That Shawn did not intend these pecans for the two of you. They're intended for you alone.
**Player**: So you don't think this is a problem?
**Player**: Now the problem lies in who you care about more...
**Player**: Do you care more about Shawn's intent, or Daley's happiness?
**Shirou**: (Hesitating) I care... I care about them both.
**Shirou**: There's no way I can compare the two of them.
**Player**: ...
**Player**: Also!
**Player**: If you could compare the two of them, you wouldn't have to trouble yourself with this problem anymore!
*Go back to Choices start*

**-Choice D - Yeah, I can give you a suggestion.**

**-Choice D.1 - You should keep them yourself. - 5 Intimacy**

**Player**: This is between you and Shawn.
**Player**: He specifically did not include Daley.
**Player**: If you told Daley about this, it would only make things more complicated.
**Player**: You should just quietly accept Shawn's love.
**Player**: Just accept it and move on.
**Player**: You don't need to feel burdened.
**Shirou**: Oh yeah?
**Shirou**: Are you sure that's okay?
**Player**: Don't worry.
**Player**: Shawn has a strong relationship with Daley. Of course he's concerned about him.
**Player**: Shawn may not talk a lot, but he's also a very conscientious and emotionally intelligent child.
**Player**: He must have thought of Daley when he did this.
**Player**: Maybe it's just that your present was delivered first.
**Player**: Maybe he also thoughtfully prepared a present for Daley, and it's still on its way!
**Shirou**: You're right. That must be it!
**Shirou**: Haha, so I was just thinking too much.
**Shirou**: Yeah, I'll just do as you say.
**Shirou**: Then, I'll...
**Shirou**: just act as Shawn wishes and keep them for myself.
**Shirou**: Your perceptive analysis has brought me great relief.
**Shirou**: Thank you so much!
**Player**: ...

**-Choice D.2 - You should share them with Daley. - 11 Intimacy**

**Player**: Counting the pecan Daley already has.
**Player**: If you give him two more, and then keep the rest...
**Player**: Then everyone will have three.
**Player**: All you need to do is tell a little white lie.
**Player**: Forget the part about Shawn's true intentions, and just act like it was a gift to be shared.
**Player**: Then everything is fair and harmonious.
**Player**: After all, you said it best.
**Player**: You and Daley will be together for a long time.
**Player**: So... you should be considerate of Daley's feelings, right?
*Shirou pondered this for a moment, and then decided...*
**Shirou**: You're right.
**Shirou**: Thanks for the advice.

**-Choice D.3 - Give all five of them to Daley. - 8 Intimacy**

**Shirou**: So...
**Shirou**: Should I give it to Daley, acknowledging it was something Shawn had sent to me?
**Shirou**: Or give it to Daley on behalf of Shawn?
**Player**: Uh...
**Player**: There are pros and cons to both approaches.
**Player**: If you tell the truth, Daley will be grateful to you, but still angry with Shawn...
**Player**: If you lie, Daley will feel grateful to Shawn, and you'll have martyred yourself.
**Shirou**: How... complicated.
**Player**: Things are always complicated when it comes to feelings!
**Player**: That's as far as I can help you.
**Player**: The rest is up to you.
*Shirou pondered this for a moment, and then decided...*
**Shirou**: Yeah, I think I have the answer.
**Shirou**: I like pecans, but I know Daley likes them more.
**Shirou**: Moreover, Daley liked pecans first...
**Shirou**: So it's not that I'm letting him have them, it's that I'm returning them to him.
**Player**: ...
**Player**: All right. Seems like you're going to play the unsung hero.
**Player**: But I don't think that you're just referring to 'pecans'.
**Player**: In short, I wish you all the best.
**Shirou**: ... Thank you.

*Conversation continues after choices*
**Player**: Your consternation comes from the fact that you're so generous.
**Player**: You're considering Shawn and Daley's feelings before all else.
**Player**: You don't seem to give yourself any consideration.
**Player**: Actually, I'm a little puzzled.
**Player**: Clearly, you ought to be a competitive person.
**Player**: So why aren't you competitive with this?
**Shirou**: When it comes to them...
**Shirou**: My desire to win is merely conceited and childish. It's worthless.
**Shirou**: Also...
**Shirou**: Friendship isn't a competition. There's no winning or losing.
**Shirou**: There's no prize for anyone to win.
**Player**: Haha, you've changed a lot!
**Player**: This new awareness of yours really surprises me!
**Player**: Did something happen afterward to incite this change?
**Shirou**: (Staring blankly and then nodding) ... yeah.
**Player**: ???
*Scene - The past, in a forest*
**Daley**: Did you go see Shawn last night, Shirou?
**Shirou**: No...
**Daley**: Oh.
**Shirou**: Why did you say it like that?
**Shirou**: ... Did Shawn say something to you?
**Daley**: He didn't say anything, so I was really curious why he came home so late last night.
**Shirou**: ...
*Scene - The further past, in a forest at night*
**Shawn**: It's getting late, Shirou. Aren't you going home?
*Shawn stared at the wavering Shirou, without intending to leave.*
**Shirou**: Hey, Shawn.
**Shawn**: Yeah, I'm listening...
**Shirou**: Let's fight!
**Shirou**: (Ah! He finally said it!)
**Shawn**: I don't want to fight with you.
**Shirou**: (Huh? Did he say 'I don't want to fight'? Not 'what are we fighting about?' but 'I don't want to fight'...)
**Shirou**: (Alas, people have said that put on an indifferent appearance, but you actually understand everything.)
**Shirou**: (You like to give the thorny problems to others to solve, forever remaining in an utterly passive position.)
**Shirou**: (Yes, you're doing the right thing.)
**Shirou**: (After all, no matter what angle you look at it from, you're the one who is liked.)
**Shirou**: A competitive person meets a person who doesn't like competition...
**Shirou**: I really don't know what I should do with you.
*Shawn's eyes were wide and he smiled brightly.*
**Shirou**: What can I do? I don't want to admit defeat.
**Shawn**: Then don't.
**Shawn**: No matter who the other person is or whether they regard you as an opponent, when it comes to love, how can you admit defeat?
*Shirou stared with astonishment at Shawn. Without flinching, Shawn returned the gaze.*
**Shawn**: (Steadily) Shirou, there's someone that I like.
**Shawn**: (Seriously) But it's not Daley.
**Shirou**: (Charging)!
**Shirou**: Then... who is he?
**Shawn**: It's someone who is well-known to be strong.
**Shawn**: I'm trying to follow his example. I want to be even stronger than he is.
**Shawn**: But I won't fight with him, because I want to pretend that I'll never be able to beat him.
*Shirou was totally taken aback by Shawn's honest confession and was unable to recover his senses and thought.*
**Shirou**: ...
**Shawn**: (Embarrassed and shaking head) Ha, I'd better go back now...
**Shawn**: Daley's probably waiting for me with the lights on. If I get back too late, he's going to chew me out for sure.
*Shirou absent-mindedly nodded.*
**Shawn**: See you tomorrow, Shirou!
*Scene - The present, a field of flowers*
**Player**: Huh?
*All choices - "(Give a wide, taunting smile.)" - 5 Intimacy OR "(Give a profound, forced smile.)" - 8 Intimacy*
*No additional dialog*
*Conversation continues after choices*
**Shirou**: Don't ask me what he meant! I have no idea!
**Player**: All right, I won't ask.
**Shirou**: I felt uncomfortable for a long time afterwards because of what happened that night.
**Shirou**: I would even avoid Daley and Shawn...
**Shirou**: Shawn was totally unconcerned with my sudden change.
**Shirou**: But it made Daley uncomfortable, and he mistakenly thought I was angry with him again.
**Player**: ...
*Choice - View extra story... - 5 Intimacy*
*Go to Part 2*
*Choice - Finish story. - 8 Intimacy*
*Scene ends*

**-Part 2**

*Scene - The past, a field*
**Shirou**: Daley...
*Daley stood in front of Shirou holding a football.*
**Shirou**: Are you... waiting for me?
**Daley**: All our classmates say we're conjoined twins. That we're inseparable.
**Daley**: But ever since their last fight, one of the conjoined twins hasn't contacted the other.
**Shirou**: So... Has my 'better half' come to challenge me to a duel today?
*Shirou gestured toward the football in Daley's hands.*
**Daley**: Shawn told me everything.
**Daley**: About what happened between you two that night you met.
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: What did he say?
**Daley**: He said, 'Daley, you need to make up. Otherwise, I won't be able to stop worrying about you after I leave.'
**Shirou**: So have you come to make up with me or challenge me?
**Daley**: Both.
**Shirou**: Then let's get started.
*Shirou gets into a fighting stance*
**Shirou**: Am I attacking and you're defending? Or are you attacking and I'm defending?
**Daley**: (Staring blankly) What does that mean?
*Shirou took advantage of Daley's confusion and used his foot to hook the ball, run past Daley, and kick the ball into the tree hole.*
**Daley**: Hey! You cheated!
**Shirou**: You're the cheater, you idiot!
*Daley took the ball back and bounced it between his feet and his head.*
**Daley**: Can you bounce the ball like I can?
**Shirou**: Yeah, right. What a useless skill.
*Shirou felt bored and laid down in front of Daley.*
**Daley**: (Hesitating) Shirou...
**Shirou**: Ok.
*Daley had no intention of stopping and kept bouncing the ball.*
**Daley**: Nine... ten... eleven... Shirou, you are 100% stupid...
**Daley**: Seventeen... Eighteen... But you're still the best person I've ever met...
**Daley**: Twenty-five, twenty-six, I'm a little greedy...
**Daley**: I don't want to be the only one to know - I want everyone to know what a good guy you are...
**Daley**: Thirty-one, thirty-two... So Shawn can see what a great guy you are...
**Daley**: I'm so happy. Really, honest... Thirty-nine... Thirty-one... Thirty...
**Daley**: Dammit, where was I at?
**Shirou**: It's 56, you idiot.
**Daley**: Yeah? That many? I told you there's no way I could lose to you at this!
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: That's just because I haven't tried yet.
**Daley**: ...
**Daley**: As long as you want to win, I will never fight with you.
**Shirou**: ...
*Daley put the ball to the side and kicked Shirou, who was still on the ground.*
*Shirou realized that Daley wanted to say something to him, and reluctantly got up.*
**Daley**: You don't believe in win-win, Shirou?
**Daley**: If the rewards don't totally belong to you, you don't consider it a win, do you?
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: You seem a little abnormal today...
**Daley**: ...
**Daley**: That night you met with Shawn alone, I secretly followed Shawn.
**Daley**: The words you said that day in the forest.
**Daley**: Shawn didn't tell me - I eavesdropped.
**Shirou**: ...
**Daley**: I heard Shawn say 'Shirou is the one I like'.
**Daley**: And then I heard him specifically emphasize, 'not Daley'.
**Shirou**: You misheard. He said that he liked someone, but he didn't say I was the one he liked!
**Daley**: (Wronged) Isn't that the same thing!
**Daley**: (Wronged) Afterward, he specifically said that he couldn't win...
**Daley**: Who else doesn't he want to win besides you?
**Shirou**: (Denial) Who?
**Daley**: (Angry) Tell me! Who else could it be!
**Shirou**: (Speechless) I...
**Daley**: ...
**Shirou**: ...
*The aura between the two of them was so awkward that the air became quiet.*
*After a long while, Shirou took the initiative in breaking the silence.*
**Shirou**: Daley.
**Daley**: Hmm?
**Shirou**: If you really heard everything Shawn and I said that day, you should know...
**Shirou**: I was looking for Shawn because I wanted to compete with him for you...
**Shirou**: The stuff he said afterward...surprised me just as much as it surprised you.
**Daley**: Oh.
**Shirou**: Then Daley, let me ask you something.
**Shirou**: If...
**Shirou**: Hypothetically speaking.
**Shirou**: If during those years before Shawn showed up, I had mustered up the courage to tell you that I 'like' you...
**Shirou**: Could we...
**Shirou**: possibly have...
**Shirou**: been more than just ordinary classmates for a short period of time?
**Daley**: ...
**Shirou**: Just be honest.
**Shirou**: Don't worry about my stubbornness.
**Daley**: (Cautiously) Maybe...
**Shirou**: Too bad that didn't happen!
**Daley**: Shirou.
**Shirou**: Hmm?
**Daley**: Actually, I'm not the only one. You like him too, right?
*Shirou stared blankly for a while, a little resentful.*
**Daley**: I could see it. Probably before you even realized it...
**Shirou**: (Stammeringly) Even though... But... It's not that I don't like him, but...
**Daley**: You said it. A denial of a denial is an affirmation.
**Daley**: That means you like him!
**Shirou**: (Reluctantly) After I realized I didn't hate him so much, I found that I liked him a little bit, that's all.
**Shirou**: (Bringing up the past) It's totally different from you, who was ready to pack his bags and run away with him!
**Shirou**: I would never leave Elysiann, and I would never leave you!
**Daley**: (Wronged) ... You're saying that like I already left with him. He hasn't even said he would take me with him...
**Shirou**: (Unconfidently) In any case, you're the one who saved him.
**Shirou**: I made that bet to scare you. It's very possible he would take you with him...
**Daley**: (Sighing) ... So frankly, you just didn't want me to go with him.
**Daley**: Couldn't you have just said that before?! Of course I'd care what you thought!
**Shirou**: ...
**Daley**: So Shawn is first in your heart right now and I'm second, isn't that right?
**Shirou**: No!
**Shirou**: You're both first.
**Daley**: (Pouting) Same thing.
**Shirou**: ...
**Daley**: Shirou...
**Daley**: We've been through thick and thin together. We share the same meals. We share everything...
**Daley**: But that cannot include Shawn.
**Shirou**: Yeah, I know.
**Daley**: Then, what should we do?
**Shirou**: Then just stay quiet and don't interrupt.
**Daley**: All right. As you say.
**Shirou**: Daley, of all the people in the world, you're the one I want to hurt the least...
**Daley**: Shirou, you're the best person I've ever met.
**Shirou**: Can we consider we can only be friends?
**Daley**: (Nodding) Friends forever!
**Shirou**: ...
**Shirou**: Yeah. Best friends!
**Daley**: ...
**Daley**: I'm hungry, friend.
**Shirou**: Let's eat at my place tonight. I'll make you some Yellow Stew Abalone!
**Shirou**: You go home first and call Shawn.
**Daley**: Ok.
**Shirou**: We don't know how long he's still going to be in Elysiann. We'd better do our best to make sure he eats some Elysiann cuisine.
**Daley**: Okay! Even if he leaves sooner rather than later, he'll always miss our kindness!
**Shirou**: That's right!
*Shirou and Daley smiled at each other, and put their arms over each other's shoulders as they usually did and walked away.*
**Shirou**: I used to think you were young and naive, but it turns out that you already knew... I was so worried...
**Daley**: I used to think you were very clever, but you're actually more naive and clumsy than I thought!
**Daley**: You fool.
**Shirou**: You idiot.
**Daley**: Ah, a perfect match.
**Daley**: We're both fools. We take care of each other too well, and our lives are too peaceful.
**Daley**: We both caused such a headache over someone who wouldn't even stay for either of us.
**Shirou**: Hahaha, you're right.
**Daley**: Hey, don't laugh. I'm afraid if I laugh, I'll laugh so hard and cry...
**Shirou**: All right, shut up.
**Daley**: Bwa ha ha ha...
**Daley**: (Dispirited)...
*Scene ends*

## Audio

*Note: Skins will use the audio from the basic skin unless indicated otherwise.*

### Shirou's Basic Skin

* **Butler Interactions**
	+ Before Intimacy Level 7
		- **Head**: *I'm not angry, I'm just worried about you, dummy.*
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		- **Torso**: *What do you mean, is it worth it? I want to! I want to help you! Listen up: I want to!*
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		- **Waist**: *Can you stay? Just stay here with me. Is that okay?*
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	+ After reaching Intimacy Level 7
		- **Head**: *Dummy. Of course friends fight sometimes. But I don't have any problem apologizing to you.*
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		- **Torso**: *If I say I'll help, I will definitely help you! You don't need to do anything except trust me!*
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		- **Waist**: *Of course I want to be more than friends, but even if we're just friends... Even if I can't have you, I'll still be content.*
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* **Skills**
	+ **Basic**: *Hi Ha!*
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	+ **Advanced**: *I'm falling back to launch a stronger attack!*
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	+ **Ultimate**: *The tide goes out to make a bigger wave!*
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* **Arrival**: *Arousing my desire to win? You've gone and put yourself in danger!*
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* **Display Voice 1**: *Once I'm your friend you get to eat fried fish everyday and no one will ever bully you. Think about it.*
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* **Display Voice 2**: *\*laughs\* Don't worry! I may have water in my ears but I'm no dummy.*
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* **Display Voice 3**: *Have you seen the sunrise over Elysian at four in the morning? It's a beautiful view I'd love to share with someone, but I only ever see it because I'm up studying alone all night.*
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* **Hit**: *Gyah!*
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* **Dying**: *Ah!...I'm returning to the sea...*
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### Shirou's Summer Skin

* **Butler Interactions**
	+ Before Intimacy Level 7
		- **Head**:
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		- **Waist**:
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	+ After reaching Intimacy Level 7
		- **Head**:
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		- **Torso**:
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* **Arrival**:
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* **Display Voice 1**:
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* **Display Voice 2**:
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* **Display Voice 3**:
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