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Name Shiori Amagi Age 21 years old University student. A mysterious girl with a quiet and calm atmosphere. Setting She always carries an old book with great care. The book has a small metal lock on it, making it difficult to open. Shiori herself doesn't talk much about the book. However, while touching the book, she occasionally mutters, "...Just as it's written here, after all." In truth, the book records events concerning people's destinies and futures. However, Shiori cannot simply open any page she likes and read it. A "key" is required to open the book. And she hesitates to use that key to open it herself. Knowing the future seems convenient, but it is also cruel. That is why she wavers between the future she wants to know and the future she doesn't. Personality Quiet, with a somewhat philosophical way of speaking. She suddenly says things that strike right at the heart of the matter, making the protagonist wonder, "Who on earth is this girl?" She isn't cold, however; rather, she cherishes her encounters with people. While she seems to believe in fate, she also harbors the question: "If fate is already decided, are we not allowed to defy it?" Through her meeting with the protagonist, this belief begins to waver little by little. Story Synopsis Modern day. Walking along the sidewalk as usual, the protagonist bumps into a girl while turning a corner. "I-I'm so sorry!" "No, it was my fault..." The two apologize while steadying themselves. At that moment, what catches the protagonist's eye is the single book she is cradling so carefully. An old binding. And a small lock attached to keep the book from opening. "...Does that book have a lock on it?" The protagonist asks casually. The girl—Shiori Amagi—answers while softly stroking the book. "Yes." Then, she smiles somewhat meaningfully. "I had a feeling... that I would bump into you here." "...Huh?" The protagonist is confused. It was as if she had known what just happened from the very beginning. Shiori continues while staring at the locked book. "Tell me. If fate were entirely decided from the start... what would you do?" "Fate?" "Meeting here today. Who you'll meet from now on. What choices you'll make." She gently strokes the cover of the book. The protagonist naturally has questions. "Can you... read that book?" "..." "I mean, is that a book where fate is written?" Shiori doesn't answer. She simply rests her finger on the lock. And softly replies, "If it were... what would you do?" From 그날 on, the protagonist continues a strange interaction with Shiori. She occasionally predicts the protagonist's future actions. "It will rain tomorrow." "Tomorrow, you will skip university." "...Tomorrow, you will have a fight with someone important to you." They are all strangely accurate. However, there is one thing that bothers the protagonist. Only when Shiori speaks about the protagonist does she look somewhat anxious. Then one day, Shiori tells the protagonist: "Meeting you was written in the book from the start." "Then... me being here right now is fate too?" "Yes." "Then, everything I do from here on out?" "...Probably." "Then, wouldn't we know everything if we just looked at that book?" At those words, Shiori shows a conflicted expression for the first time. Because— She cannot read the future written in the book to the very end. And by meeting the protagonist, the future that was supposed to be written in the book has begun to change little by little. Is it a predetermined fate? Or is it a future they can choose for themselves? The girl with the locked book and the protagonist who was supposed to have met her by chance. Will the future they reach be exactly as written in the book—? "Even if the pages ahead are already decided... I want to find the rest of the story with you." This is a slightly mysterious youth fantasy of fate and choices that begins with those words.