Araya, what do you seek?
「アラヤ、何を求める」
------True wisdom.「――――真の叡智を」
Araya, where do you seek it?「アラヤ、何処に求める」
Only within myself.「――――ただ、己が内にのみ」
Araya, what is your favorite color?「アラヤ、好きな色は?」
Blue. No, ora-- Auuuuuuuugh!「青、いや、オレンジイイイイイアアアっ!」
Because he's Shirou, the guy who jumped in front of Berserker's blade to protect a girl he'd only just met who would die if he died anyway. He'd probably volunteer to be the personal blood bag of a random girl who showed up off the street if the alternative was them going insane or dying.
Him "accepting" her does give her a little confidence, true, but it doesn't really demonstrate love.
Araya, what do you seek?
「アラヤ、何を求める」
------True wisdom.「――――真の叡智を」
Araya, where do you seek it?「アラヤ、何処に求める」
Only within myself.「――――ただ、己が内にのみ」
Araya, what is your favorite color?「アラヤ、好きな色は?」
Blue. No, ora-- Auuuuuuuugh!「青、いや、オレンジイイイイイアアアっ!」
I should clarify the difference between the PC and PS2 versions of the first scene here:
PC: Sakura comes in > seems kinda feverish and says it's because of Shirou > skirt lift, check out her vagOOO > explains that Matou training made her this way > "why did you protect me, senpai" "I love you Sakura" > "OK, then have sex with me" > "but..." > "I'm dirty, right senpai" "No you are pure and beautiful" > "so have sex with me" > sex > "UNF UNF I LOVE YOU SENPAI UNF UNF"
PS2: Sakura comes in > seems kinda feverish and says it's because of Shirou > "why did you protect me, senpai" "I love you Sakura" > she gets faint and falls, he catches her > "Sakura are you okay?! I'll call Kotomine or someone" > "oh no I mustn't Senpai will hate me-- CHOMP" > he's like wait what and she freaks out > explains that Matou training made her this way, some added stuff about how she feels like she's selfish and only using Shirou for prana even though he said he loved her, so he can't love her > "I'm dirty, right senpai" "No you are pure and beautiful, I love you, I'm happy that I know how to make you feel better now" > "s-senpai" "I love you Sakura" "I love you Senpai :')"
The RN version of the last H-scene also seems kind of like implied sex. He "embraces her many times" (air quotes) and then they fall asleep together. It's not written like "I literally want to kill Sakura with my dick" anymore, but there you go.
Last edited by Kotonoha; August 18th, 2012 at 09:29 AM.
And he's serving as a blood bag for only one person in Realtu Nua.
Araya, what do you seek?
「アラヤ、何を求める」
------True wisdom.「――――真の叡智を」
Araya, where do you seek it?「アラヤ、何処に求める」
Only within myself.「――――ただ、己が内にのみ」
Araya, what is your favorite color?「アラヤ、好きな色は?」
Blue. No, ora-- Auuuuuuuugh!「青、いや、オレンジイイイイイアアアっ!」
Dunno, remind me to look for it sometime.
Where would I be without you, Tobias?
But... this is after he already said "no I'm not just protecting you the way I would protect anyone else or because I see you as family, I want you by my side because I love you as a woman".
I mean she'd have to be kind of dense to not figure out "hey, he loves me" from that. I don't think you're giving her enough credit here.
Just like how Rin was about to explode on Saber and Shirou in UBW Good for acting relieved she didn't disappear, or Saber wanting to throttle him for learning some fighting techniques from Rider in Hollow? Heck, Rider in that breakfast scene if you made certain choices got pissed when Shirou taking back his compliments when he says: "Oh wait, Sakura is the best to me, Rider is just-" and got killing intent for his trouble. He couldn't win there.
Plus, take some context of the story into account, she is not exactly in the best of mindsets given she was ripped apart, beheaded and only halfway forcibly put back together with actual holes in her heart and concentrated evil in her veins. You likely aren't catching her on the best day. Mood swings come with pregnancy.
....and now I hate myself for that joke.
"Fate/stay night: not really an eroge, and not really a cooking sim, but actually an RPG wherein everyone’s primary stat is “self-loathing” and the goal is to level it up beyond all the other characters."
It's okay, I still like you.