"Giant!?" Hearing about the giant, Stella became more enthusiastic than ever. "Is it really a giant?" Hearing Stella's confirmation again, Mibuchi Foobar on the side smiled and said, "According to the news from Okutama, it is indeed a giant. What, Stella-kun, are you very interested in giants?"
"Of course!" Hearing Mibuchi Foobar's question, Stella answered confidently without thinking. "After all, it's an unconfirmed creature! I'm super interested!"
Looking at Stella, whose eyes were shining, Shirou sighed helplessly and said, "Although it's a giant, it's probably a Blazer's ability!"
"After all, if there really were giants there, they would have been discovered long ago."
"Oh, don't be so pessimistic! We haven't even confirmed it yet!" Stella disapprovingly refuted Shirou's words, then seriously said, "The student council is still short-handed, aren't they? Can I join?"
"Of course you can! In fact, you've arrived just in time, Stella-kun!" Stella, satisfied, smiled. Toudou Touka then looked at Shirou and asked, "So, Emiya-kun, do you have time?"
"Although I'd love to say I don't, I guess I can't!" Shirou glanced at Stella, who was looking at him expectantly, and reluctantly accepted Toudou Touka's invitation.
"Let's just consider it a wild outing, a chance to relax!"
"That would be wonderful!" The excited Toudou Touka clasped her hands together and smiled at the two.
"But even so, we're still a bit short-handed, as Kanata's absence means we're one person short of our original estimate." Mibuchi Foobar reminded, surveying the student council room.
"Indeed, I almost forgot about Kanata's absence!" Toudou Touka, once again troubled, began to ponder where else they could recruit skilled individuals. Just then, Stella on the side suddenly asked, "Only one person short? Can we bring two more?"
"Of course, if you can! The more the merrier! But their strength can't be too low, otherwise, they themselves will be in danger."
"Don't worry, my friends are all quite strong."
"That's great then!" Seeing that Stella had connections, Toudou Touka smiled again. "Then I'll leave it to you, Stella-kun!"
"No problem, leave it to me!" Stella said, patting her chest confidently.
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"You're not planning to bring Ikki, Shizuku, and Alice, are you?" In the hallway, Shirou, who had exited the student council room, asked Stella, who was in high spirits.
"Of course! Besides them, I don't have any other strong friends!"
"But is that appropriate? After all, Shizuku just lost to the Student Council President! Won't she mind?" Shirou softly reminded Stella, who was already dizzy with excitement over the topic of giants.
"Ah!" Stella, who had just realized the crucial point, instantly looked dumbfounded.
"So you didn't think about anything before?" Shirou said with a sigh, rubbing his forehead in exasperation.
"Shizuku probably won't mind, after all, it's a giant!"
Looking at Stella, whose eyes were already a bit glazed over, Shirou couldn't help but complain.
"Not everyone likes unconfirmed creatures like you do!"
"But what should I do?" Stella finally realized the seriousness of the problem and wailed. "I promised Toudou-senpai! How about we leave Shizuku behind and the four of us go?"
"Are you sure isolating Shizuku like that won't make her angry?" Shirou was utterly speechless at Stella's bizarre idea. "You should go talk to Shizuku yourself. If it really doesn't work, then ask the President to find someone else!"
"That's the only way!" Thinking about how to persuade Shizuku to go to Okutama with them, Stella's mind raced.
Figuring Shizuku should be in Ikki's dorm by now, Stella didn't return to her own dorm but followed Shirou to theirs. After Shirou opened the dorm room door, Stella saw Shizuku inside and ran over, shouting, "Shizuku!"
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"So you came running over so loudly just because you're worried about whether I should go to Okutama?" Looking at Stella, who kept nodding, Shizuku said in an annoyed tone, "You're really good at causing trouble for others, making decisions about my schedule without asking." Hearing Shizuku's scolding, Stella couldn't help but feel dejected. But Shizuku's next words made her beam with joy again.
"However, going to Okutama to play sounds quite nice; it'll be a good opportunity to relax."
"Really? That's great!" Seeing Shizuku agree to go to Okutama, Stella jumped up excitedly. Then she pretended to be serious and said, "We're not going to play, Shizuku! We're going to search for traces of the giant!"
"What giant? I think Shirou is right; it's definitely a Blazer's ability!"
"That's right!" Ikki, who had been watching from the side, also chimed in, "Giants don't exist in places where people often frequent."
"Waaah!" Seeing Stella's cheeks puff up, Ikki immediately stopped the topic. It's better not to say such offensive things!
Seeing that the two were no longer contradicting her, Stella said excitedly, "Then I'll tell Toudou-senpai that the five of us will go!"
Looking at Stella, who was about to pull out her student handbook to send a message, Arisu quickly said, "Don't include me! I have something on lately, so I probably can't go!"
"Huh? Alice, you can't go?" Looking at the slightly disappointed Stella, Arisu chuckled and said, "I can't help it; I really have some things that prevent me from leaving lately. Besides, Toudou-senpai probably doesn't need that many people, right?"
"Although that's true..." Looking at Stella, who still wanted to say something, Arisu quickly said, "Don't 'although'! Just the four of you go!"
"Alright!" Seeing that Arisu genuinely seemed to have something on, Stella finally stopped trying to persuade her and prepared to inform Toudou Touka that four people would be going.
"Dinner's ready!" While Stella and the other three were discussing whether to go to Okutama, Shirou had already prepared the meal. At his call, everyone quickly took their seats, sitting neatly in their respective places. Looking at everyone eagerly waiting for the food, Shirou couldn't help but smile. Looking at them, it felt like he was feeding Miyu.
"The Okutama issue ends here. Let's eat first!"
"Yes!"
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