Name: Fujioka Shiori (First name means "poem")
Social introvert. Can usually be mistaken as extrovert because of her good social skills and charm towards people.
Bubbly, polite, and dynamic towards general people; is usually serious, serene, and edgy/dark humorist around friends.
Likes psychology and is good at reading people (even apparitions!?)
Good at difficult things, hopeless at some practical things
Reading books of interest (is usually bored with textbook or required book reading/assignment)
Loves to draw and experiment with creativity
Videogames when she has time
Studying and collecting occult things
What's your favorite snack?
Blueberry cheesecake. Is that a snack?
What's your biggest concern lately?
That Nene would not liken her fate to mine.
Role in the main story (if anime only, do not read; may contain spoilers):
Shiori was the student assistant of Hanako before Nene. They were incredibly close. As most of Hanako's past assistants, Shiori fell in love with Hanako too, but Hanako never took her seriously because he pressumed Shiori was just friendly towards other people and apparitions. Hanako never cared who died anyway. For him, granting the summoner's wish is his job to make his/her life happy until s/he has to leave.
Her role in the story does not revolve around love and romance. Hanako knew from the very start that everyone who can summon him will die nearly soon. However, due to weird circumstance, Shiori never died even though she was only given last 6months as her lifespan from the time she met Hanako. The reason? Only Shiori knows. She never told Hanako. And ever since their bond had broken after 6months of contract, she was never able to see Hanako or any apparition again. When Shiori saw Nene, she got suspicious that maybe she was Hanako's new partner, so she befriended her to guide her from afar, not touching Hanako and her's past. She only claims to know a lot about Hanako from the books she had read. Every advice she gives Nene actually works and Nene has always been grateful for her guidance. Weirdly enough, Hanako can never see her even if she exists or even if they walked past each other, same as her.
Theories how she survived?
1. She became the 8th mystery. Oh, has she? And how? (It has been hinted in the OP Song)
2. She never had those key pin on her hair and that earrings while she was with Hanako. Where did she get those? WHO gave those??
3. Only people to whom Hanako cared about will die. The stronger the attachment of the Mystery, the stronger the push towards the other side. Since Hanako never cared about Shiori unlike he did to Nene, maybe that's a possible answer?
4. If ever you have read this far, any theory you can generate?
3 days before the last day of Shiori's life, she wished that she can live forever. She was in denial towards death since she has a lot of things she wants to do yet. Knowing she'll die soon and only at the age 15 hurts her a lot that she screamed at the rooftop that she wants to be immortal no matter what the consequence is. Tsukasa, then, appeared from Shiori's back and whispered,
"You called??" with his psychopath face.
Shiori knew she fucked up! She knows how scary Tsukasa is and what he does in exchange for a wish. He uses the summoner's weakness for a price.
Yes. Shiori was technically alive, but in the world and shore order, if you had less than a week to live, you are considered "dead". Thus, Tsukasa appearing to her as someone who grants the wishes of the dead. Tsukasa laughed maniacally.
"You said you'll never need my help? I'm the ONLY one who cares about you", Tsukasa goes closer to Shiori and touched her lips.
"This will be the price you will pay. See? Hanako never cared enough for you to even find a way to save you."
Shiori wanted to manipulate Tsukasa into escaping, but in just a matter of seconds, Tsukasa pushed Shiori from the rooftop to the school ground.
"Am I dead? Am I alive? Hanako..."
Shiori woke up from being pushed. She checked herself for injuries, it was a miracle she's still alive. She noticed that she now has these irremovable right earring and key hairpin. Every time she tries to remove them, she gets electric shocks that burn like hell. She wanted to remove them because she thought those were just two of Tsukasa's pranks, but it seems like this wasn't one of those jokes. She cannot remember what Tsukasa said about the price.
She lived her last 2 days normally after that incident, keeping in mind that maybe something might still change.
The day of her designated death:
Painful flashbacks occured in her head like jolts of lightning. This was the worst headache of her life!
Everything Tsukasa said from the rooftop before pushing her down echoed,
"The price of eternity may sound clichè, but I'm just being kind to you like I always do~ right?"
"First and foremost, you will NEVER see Hanako ever again~" Tsukasa hopped of joy.
"No one will ever love you as MUCH as I DO. This is for choosing Amane over me. Every time you love someone—platonically or romantically—they will commit suicide." Tsukasa laughed loudly as if he was really entertained.
"That's also not it~ You will not be able to give birth no matter how much you try. You are NOT allowed to be too close to anyone."
"This may sound shallow, but Shiori... wasn't that your ultimate dream? Your hopeless romantic self... you won't be able to take it! HAHAHAHA."
"This key and earring will symbolize you being bound to me for eternity.
The key symbolizes your wish being granted, and the earring will be the symbol for your punishment. Ah, living for eternity~ Amane and I are only bound here on earth right now to atone for our sins. Once we're good, we can finally be free!! However, look at you..." Tsukasa held her right cheek looking at her as if she was some pity patty kid, "You will be forever bound here on earth, experiencing the pain of being left alone... over and over again as your loved ones will die sooner, one after the other. How exciting~" Tsukasa squealed like a kid.
"Jokes on Amane, though. I am here to disrupt the order of the Seven Wonders. I'm not here to atone for my sins." Tsukasa slyly smiled.
"Sooo..." Tsukasa put his arm on Shiori, "How about be the 8th Mystery for me?"
And that was the end of the painful flashbacks in Shiori's head.
Hanako never visited her on her last day.
She never saw him the next day, but hey at least, she was alive like she wanted to be. She does not feel happy, though. She does not know what happiness is anymore.
All she can think of is Hanako thinking she's already dead for disappearing so sudden. She never felt betrayed. Why did she have to be bound with Tsukasa? And the bad thing about this is she cannot see apparitions anymore because she's now a "normal" human. She cannot have any access or source as to how to defy Tsukasa's punishment for her selfishness.
She is now bound to suffer.
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