This Moon Cell had a twisted sense of humor. Shirou knew almost everyone it had copied, but all of them were different from their counterparts on Earth.
Take Sakura Matou, for example.
This Sakura had none of her memories of being with Shirou. In fact, only her given name was Sakura; her surname had been randomly selected from the participants, resulting in Matou.
But her face, hair, and personality were just too alike. Even her usually lifeless eyes, which brightened slightly whenever she saw him, were exactly the same. Shirou could never help confusing her with Sakura on Earth.
Even that hair ribbon was the same one Shirou had given Sakura for her birthday!
"Here." Sakura set a glass full of hot water on the table.
"Okay. Thank you."
At that moment, Sakura hesitated for a while, looking at Shirou, then at Hakuno.
"What is it?"
"Why heat the water?"
"Because when you're not healthy, drinking hot water feels much better than drinking cold water," Shirou answered instinctively.
He froze for a moment, feeling as though he had answered Sakura's question before.
It seemed to have been when he was injured and Sakura had come to take care of him.
If this world had a Creator God, then perhaps that god was targeting him. Otherwise, why would everyone be someone he knew?
"I'll remember that. So that's how it is?" Sakura nodded, her eyes wide as she looked at Shirou.
Shirou could not help taking another look at her.
She was so cute.
The girl on the bed twitched her nose and furrowed her brow.
"She's awake."
"Where am I?" Hakuno saw the unfamiliar ceiling and did not immediately realize what had happened.
"Y-You're awake? That's great..."
"Has your fever gone down? Is your body okay? Do you feel better?"