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[Issei looks... tired, mostly.]

Does anyone here work as a therapist? I imagine if none of us have taken that position, then none of the locals will be able to provide advice on 'I was a normal high school student, and in the space of a month I've fought for my life, awakened a spirit from my mind to help keep my best friend from being stupid, and ended up as Alexander the Great's vassal by accident' without assuming that I'm completely insane.

I'm not saying that I'm not completely insane. I just would prefer if it wasn't assumed.

Help me, someone. Just someone, please understand why it's difficult to go from a life where my most troublesome task is getting the student council to do their work to this.

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I will do battle and convince Rider otherwise.

I will do battle in your place during the Dark Hour so that you may rest and try to find solace in this world.

[ Simple enough solutions.. ]

I can't agree to that. If Emiya is fighting, then I will fight alongside him. Doing otherwise would only be more painful than any creature could inflict on me.

[Just in different ways.]

Then the solution is to make him stop fighting. I am within the same realm as him once more so there is no need for him to participate in the battle.

He does a great deal of things he doesn't need to do. Shall we try to convince him to stay inside?

I do not think he will listen to me.

Not even the two of us.

Even if I was still the one he loved, he would not listen.

...You were? Or are?

I cannot answer that which I do not know. At one time I knew it, but since arriving here.. things have been strained. Perhaps he has moved on with another and is having to deal with the pains of the past.

He would tell you. He would never hide something that important from you. It's much more likely that he still loves you and has only done something remarkably stupid lately.

It is not shrouding in the shadows if I have not asked about it.

He's still more forthright than that.

Are we not suppose to be discussing your problems and not mine?

Emiya is my biggest problem, if we were to be honest.

Then it is one we must resolve with haste.

I'm not entirely sure it's that simple. But it would be good for you two to solve things.

I rather focus on solving things between the two of you instead. At the end of all of this, it is you who will return to his side back at his home.

Yes, but he would actually date you.

[Saying things before he thinks, woops...]

[ A pause. ]

No.. he shows no faith towards me. You are his friend, the closest one he has. Yes, if we were to pin the statistics, the likelihood of Shirou dating me pales in comparison to the likelihood of him dating you, Issei.

First of all: I hold out that this is a misunderstanding. He says stupid things. He can upset people. I can't imagine him seriously mistrusting someone like you. [They haven't talked that much yet, but she seems strong and kind and is beautiful. Issei has wonderful judgment, of course.]

Second of all, I'm a man. He will never date me. The likelihood is zero percent; it does not exist.

Is there a problem with a man being in love with another man? The two of you would not be the first, as it was commonplace many years ago. As for it all being a misunderstanding.. possibly, but I do not appreciate my trust being dismissed easily.

Even ignoring the stigma of it in society - Emiya just doesn't do that. Believe me, if he did, I would know without a doubt.

[He's been stripped naked with no reaction. He knows.]

...He'll try to make amends. I'm sure.

People can change over time.

[ As she's grown to witness. ]

You do not betray a king's trust and then simply make amends. It is an unforgivable act.

[ Buuuut she forgave him for it the moment he did it. So moot point. ]

Not in this area.

...I'm going to have to be very very careful with Alexander, aren't I.

And you are an expert at this "area" then?

[ Just asking. ]

Rider is difficult to upset, so I feel as though you will do well with him. If conflict does arise between the two of you, seek me out.

.. or inform him that you are my charge and he will seek me out instead.

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