After walking into the alley, Shirou set Shinji down and straightened his clothes.
The sunlight was bright, but Shirou's tall figure completely blocked it out.
All Shinji could see was Shirou's stern face within that dark silhouette.
"What are you doing?" Seeing Shirou like this, Shinji was so frightened that he sat on the ground and pressed himself against the wall behind him.
"Shinji. You've got some nerve." Shirou stepped forward, drawing closer to Shinji. "To be this bold."
Shinji was so scared that he wanted to retreat even farther.
Moon Cell was vast, but Shinji had nowhere left to go. There was a wall behind him.
Backed into a corner, his mind was a mess. He could not think through his panic, and both his legs were trembling.
Then he remembered how he had chased Shirou all the way here from Earth. Because the data could not be tracked, Shirou's traces had completely vanished. He had come for the sake of the man his sister liked, for the safety of his friend—and now that person was questioning him?
"Shirou! You ran off to the Moon, and your data disappeared, so I followed you here. I thought you had entered the Holy Grail War for something important, but it turned out you came here to fool around with your female Master. Did you ever consider Sakura's feelings? No! You only care about yourself!"
"Hah?" Shirou was so angry at Shinji's words that he almost laughed.
"Fine, fine, Shinji. You're amazing. I warned you over and over not to follow me, yet you insisted on coming. There can only be one winner in the Holy Grail War. If you lose, you die. If you die, what will Sakura and your uncle do?"
Shinji's eyes drifted away under the questioning, but he