[VN Walk-through] [Pilot post 2 of 3] Fate Route - Day Two - "One Day II"
Note: This is very much a prototype, but this'll be how I envisioned these would go. I'll try to finish the first 3 days before this Saturday and then I'll begin the walkthrough in earnest. Anime-only subscribers, please let me know if this is something you'll be interested in!
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Summary - I suck at these x.x
The day begins with Shirou dreaming of swords as per the norm according to him. Here we’re treated with more insight on how the magic world works. We learn of the Magic Association, a large group of mages that don’t think fondly of people that reveal the existence of magic to society. We learn exactly how the Association likes to operate, and how it deals with its criminals.
Shirou awakes to breakfast with Fuji-nee and Sakura once more and learns of a strange bruise on Sakura’s hand. Shirou believes this to be the work of Sakura’s older brother, Matou Shinji, and demands an answer. Sakura brushes it off as something she did to herself, not Shinji and Shirou reluctantly drops the topic.
Since Shirou wasn’t needed by Issei again today, he didn’t need to be at school early which leaves him to walk to school alone. On the way, he comes across a crime scene in a residential area; thinking nothing of it he continues on his way. When he arrives at school he comes across former Archery club mate, now Captain, Mitsuzuri Ayako. He learns that Shinji did what Shinji does best and bullied a first year out of the Archery club. During school Shirou goes about his daily routine of lunch with Issei and learns from him about the crime scene from earlier. Allegedly a family of four was attacked by someone with a long bladed weapon with only the youngest surviving the encounter. This weighs heavily on Shirou’s mind throughout the day. Before leaving for work that day, Issei informs him of Rin’s mysterious absence from school that day.
On the way to his workplace, Shirou comes across a part of town that has remain scarred from the events of ten years prior. Having a bit of time before his shift begins, Shirou sits down and contemplates the things he saw during the fire and further elaborates on his ideals. Here we learn just how messed up, distorted, Shirou is from fire. After his shift comes to an end he begins his journey home. On the way he spots a familiar figure on the top of one of the tallest buildings in the district, Rin. He’s able to see her clearly through the reinforcement of his eyes with magic just long enough to recognize her before she disappears. As he closes in on home, he once again comes across the crime scene and wishes he could’ve been strong enough to stop such a thing from happening.
Upon arriving home, Shirou learns that it’s just him and Fuji-nee tonight for dinner as Sakura was unable to stay for it. Fuji-nee shows Shirou a totally rad Japan Self-Defense Force poster which he takes and tries to assault her with. Fuji-nee, being the biblical beast that she is, skillfully dodges the poster and reprimands him with one of her own. The catch is the poster she uses is for some reason made from a steel plate. Here we get to see the beautiful SS Taiga set sail, only to see it crash and burn all in the same paragraph. A moment of silence please.
Highlight images - This is where most of your time will be spent. These contain text that is absolutely necessary to know.
Dilemmas - The choices that affect what happens in the game, be they bad ends or route triggers.
No bad ends today.
No Dilemmas today.
Notable Encounters - These are conversations that aren't really that important but do offer some interesting insight or character development with side characters.
Bonus Stuff
Senpai Counter: 40
(This is going off both what's in the text and what Sakura says. Sometimes she says the word and it won't be in the text, and vice-versa. When both happen it's counted as one.)
Tell Us How You Really Feel About Tohsaka, Issei-Senpai
A mildly interesting note: In the anime when Shirou goes to the Archery Club to see if Rin is there, he is accosted by the Minor Trio (as I've taken to calling them). However in the VN it's actually Issei that catches him.
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