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[Audio]

[Shirou had his phone turned on. He was about to make a post, but...

...Then a memory surged back into his mind before his mind's eye.

A memory of a man, resting on the porch. A twelve-year-old Shirou with him. Talking about superheroes and ideals. The main failed to reach his ideal...so his son promised to take it up for him.

Those were the last words his father would ever hear from his son.]

He... He died... He's...dead...

[But he forgot that his phone was on.]

Comments

[Video]

[healeveryone]

Huh? Who's dead?

[Video]

[wontdieifkilled]

...

My father.

[Video]

[healeveryone]

Oh...I'm sorry, Shirou. I understand if you don't want to talk about it more.

[wontdieifkilled]

...It's okay. If it helps me feel better, then I should get it off my chest.

[healeveryone]

Is that what you want, then? I don't want to just make you sad if it won't help.

[wontdieifkilled]

If I don't do anything, I feel like I'm going to burst. So I might as well do something, anything.

[healeveryone]

Oh!

[She really doesn't want anyone to feel that way.]

So...what happened?

[wontdieifkilled]

...It was peaceful. I was talking with him, and when our conversation ended, he just...went to sleep and never awoke.

[healeveryone]

Just like that?

[wontdieifkilled]

Yeah. And...I was able to give him some emotional relief.

[healeveryone]

Well...that's good, at least! You were able to make him happy.

[wontdieifkilled]

But at the same time, a promise with someone right before they die is something you can't shy away from, ever. I'll be following that promise for the rest of my life.

[healeveryone]

...Oh.

[She looks worried again.]

Are you really okay with that?

[wontdieifkilled]

I am. This is one promise that's worth pursuing.

[healeveryone]

Really? What is it?

[wontdieifkilled]

A long time ago, my dad wanted to be the kind of person who saves the lives of everyone that needs to be saved. A superhero. But before he died, he told me that he failed...so I promised him that I'd take up his ideals for him.

[healeveryone]

Wow.

[Rosalia's impressed.]

Both you and your dad are amazing, to want to do that.

[wontdieifkilled]

...Well...my dad was amazing. I don't know about me.

[healeveryone]

You want to save people, right? That's pretty amazing in itself. It can make all the difference in the world sometimes...I know it did for me when that girl saved me a long time ago!

[She laughs.]

[wontdieifkilled]

...Yeah, I guess so. And I've saved someone here twice.

[healeveryone]

See, you're already doing it!

[wontdieifkilled]

I just have to hope I can keep doing it as long as I have to.

[healeveryone]

I'm sure you'll do just fine.