Shou

Shou from the Schadenfreude MV

**Shou** (ショウ, *Shou*[?]) is one of Guchiry’s original characters. He is the protagonist of the song *Midnight Showtime*.

Shou ran a bakery before becoming one of Carl's victims. He is one of the people that attended the Midnight Ball.

## Appearance

Shou has blonde hair tied into a small ponytail. He is seemingly quite tall. He has two outfits.

One is his baker outfit, shown in the *Butterfly Dream* crossfade video.

Second is the suit that he presumably wore to the midnight ball. Which he is shown wearing in *Schadenfreude* and *Rainy Girl*.

## Relationships

### Sophie

Shou is the husband of Sophie and worked with her in a bakery until she died from an illness.

## Etymology

**Shou** (ショウ, ***Shou***[?]) could derive from 翔 (Shou, *翔*[?]) meaning "soar, glide" or 奨 (Shou, *奨*[?]) meaning "prize, reward", but it's most likely just a wordplay to **Show** (ショー, ***Show***[?]).

## Story

Shou and Sophie were a married couple who ran a bakery together, but one day Sophie passed away due to an illness and from that point forward he ran the store alone. One day whilst working he received a mysterious invitation out of nowhere. It had no seal or name. It led him to wander to huge palace where a mysterious ball of ghosts was being held. Upon entering the ball he encounters a shadowy ghost of his late wife and takes her to dance together. He decides to stay with her becoming one of the ghosts. He was reported missing after that incident.

## Gallery

### Music Videos

Shou and other members of the Midnight Ball.Shou and Sophie dance together.
### Other

Chibi Shou from Butterfly Dream album preview.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://twitter.com/The\_Lko/status/1602959849075064833
"真夜中の舞踏会に迷い込んだキャラ達は、死んだのか、姿を消したのか、死んで姿を消したのか、それ以外か、気になるので教えてください🙇‍♂️🙏/I'm curious if the characters who wandered into the Midnight Ball, did they die, disappear, die and disappear, or something else, so please let me know🙇‍♂️🙏"
https://twitter.com/bomless\_race2/status/1602961443250663424
"ニュースでは‘‘行方不明’’とされていますね 途中までの痕跡はあれど、みんなどこかしらで跡形もなく消えてしまったようです/In the news, they are listed as "Missing". Although there are traces along the way, it seems like they all disappeared without a trace at some point."
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless\_race/status/1081843377623072769
"真夜中、午前二時のショータイム……20代後半のパン屋のお兄さん/Midnight Showtime...... a man in his late 20s who works at a bakery."
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guchiry Announcement Broadcast
"この曲は「真夜中、午前二時のショータイム」と対になっているので「真夜中、午前二時のショータイム」で亡霊の舞踏会に真夜中の舞踏会に迷い込んだパン屋の青年20代後半のちょっと疲れた顔した優しいお兄ちゃんがそのパン屋さんを一緒に経営していた今は亡き奥さんの影の亡霊と出会って踊るっていうのが「真夜中、午前二時のショータイム」であれびっくりしたその亡霊になった奥さん目線の楽曲がこの「暗闇のソワレ」っていう曲なんですねそのストーリー性もちょっと楽しんでいただけたらなという風には思っていますちなみにこの「暗闇のソワレ」と「真夜中、午前二時のショータイム」では終わり方が違うんですよストーリーの終わり方が分岐しててAルートBルートみたいなそうですねシュタインズゲートでいえばアルファ世界線とペータ世界線みたいな感じだからもうどっちもが救われるシュタインズゲートというルートは存在していないんですけどアルファ世界線ペータ世界線を楽しんでいただけたらなと思っております/This song is paired with "*Midnight Showtime*", so in "*Midnight Showtime*", a young kind-hearted baker in his late 20s with a slightly tired face wanders into the Midnight Ball and encounters the shadowy ghost of his late wife, who used to run the bakery with him, and dances with her. The song "*Soiree in Darkness*" is written from the perspective of the wife who has become a ghost. I hope you will enjoy the story as well. By the way, this song "*Soiree in Darkness*" and "*Midnight Showtime*" have a different endings. The way the story ends is branched, so it's route A and route B. In Steins;Gate, it's like the Alpha and Beta world lines, so there is no Steins;Gate route where both are saved. I hope you enjoy the Alpha world line and the Beta world line."
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://bomless-race-characters.localinfo.jp/posts/48670887
"パン屋を営んでいた夫婦。ソフィが病死したことに伴い、ショウ一人で店を切り盛りしていたが、ある日忽然と姿を消し行方不明となった。/A couple who ran a bakery. After Sophie died of illness, *Shou* ran the store alone, but one day he suddenly disappeared and went missing."
5. ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/sho23
6. ↑ Midnight Showtime Lyrics
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless\_race/status/1086673669038911488
"「真夜中、午前二時のショータイム」に迷い込んだパン屋のお兄さんは、既に亡くなっていたから舞踏会に参加出来て、亡き妻とも逢えたのです。/The older brother baker who wandered into the "*Midnight Showtime*" was already deceased, so he was able to attend the ball and meet his late wife."
8. ↑ Soiree in Darkness Hidden Text