Uesugi Sakura thought he was overthinking, it felt more comfortable to continue eating the chikuwa in his bowl.
Beep beep...
He reached into his pocket and took out his phone to glance at the screen.
It was an unregistered unfamiliar number.
"Hello."
"Big brother." A voice filled with anxiety and unease.
Uesugi Sakura held the phone with his right hand, while his left hand held a skewer piercing the white radish in the oden: "Chiaei? What's going on?"
"Aei! Aei hasn't come home yet..." came a very panicked voice over the phone.
"Didn't come home? Don't worry yet, doesn't she like to stand under trees daydreaming? Maybe she's in some park right now."
"I, I haven't found her."
Park, elementary school student...
Could she have run into that pervert who robs kids of their pocket money?
Uesugi Sakura hurriedly glanced at the watch on his wrist; it was currently 5:37.
