Although Amakusa Shino's special type of Holy Grail caused some misunderstandings, Asakura still gained the understanding of the other members of the Magic Club thanks to his strong character.
"So what is a 'ona****' that you guys are talking about?"
Yanami asked curiously.
Yes, probably gained understanding…
"It's not important. The key is—" Asakura shook the flesh-colored toy in his hand, "there's no magic on this thing."
"Hi!"
Yuigahama Yui raised her right hand and asked cooperatively, "Teacher Asakura, what does this mean?"
"Yuigahama asked well—" Asakura nodded solemnly, "This means that this thing is different from the prize Chihaya and I first found, so it's not a supernatural item."
"So, you mean there was only one cursed item, and it's already been dealt with?"
Yukinoshita Yukino summarized.
"No, there's another possibility—" Asakura shook his head, "which is that this thing has no magic 'now.'"
"No magic now, meaning it had magic 'in the past'?"
Asagumo Chihaya mused.
"Mm."
Asakura nodded, "Perhaps the amount of magic originally attached was not much, and it was just a one-time supernatural item."
"This is just your guess, one of the possibilities, right?"
Yukinoshita Yukino voiced an objection: "According to Occam's Razor, without other corroborating evidence, it's better to assume there's only one supernatural item than to guess 'there are seven supernatural items and they are all one-time use,' isn't it?"
"The problem lies in the premise of 'no corroborating evidence.'"
Asakura pointed out the window: "Yukino, don't you think there are too many visitors at this cultural festival? Although Soubu High School's cultural festival is theoretically open to the public, I read relevant information in the Student Council's documents before. In reality, not many visitors come here to participate in the cultural festival. Many times, the total number of people is even less than that of the sports festival where only parents come. The number of people today is already completely 'abnormal.'"
"You mean, this abnormal number of people is that in your hand…"
Yukinoshita Yukino said this, her willow brows slightly furrowed, her lips mumbling, but she ultimately did not say the words 'Ona****.' "That prize fulfilled someone in the Student Council's wish to 'increase visitors,' so the original magic disappeared?…Also, why do you look so disappointed?"
"Nothing, I'm just a little regretful that I couldn't hear strange words from Yukino's mouth—" Asakura shook the squishy flesh-colored toy in his hand and said cheerfully, "Also, I think that wish should be 'make the school festival a success'; the increase in numbers is just a superficial phenomenon."
"Yanami, is 'ona****' a word that can't be casually said?"
Yanami Anna asked Asagumo Chihaya a bit foolishly.
"Ah haha…"
The latter gave an awkward dry laugh and cast a pleading look at Asakura.
"It's indeed not a word that girls can casually say. If you absolutely have to say it, it's probably similar to [beep], [beep], and [beep]."
Asakura explained considerately.
"There are too many beeps! Are you some kind of walking obscenity! By the way, flying…so that thing is actually so lewd…guh…"
Yanami loudly complained, her cheeks turning crimson, with an expression like she 'wanted to eat something to calm her nerves.'
But then she remembered that her extra meal for the day, beyond the three regular meals, had already been eaten, and her whole body turned ashen, slumping down dejectedly, looking strangely pitiful.
"In any case, our Magic Club's task of collecting the remaining five Holy Grails remains unchanged."
Asakura explained to the girls the whereabouts of the other Holy Grails he had learned from Amakusa Shino, and then began to assign tasks: "Yukino, how's your memory?"
"Super excellent."
The girl replied without blushing or skipping a beat.
"I'm also quite confident in my memory."
Just then, Asagumo Chihaya suddenly said.
The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere became subtly strange.
Asakura didn't humor them; he just snapped his fingers.
A small snake leaped from a nearby bookshelf, winding its body like a paradise tree snake, gliding for a moment in mid-air before landing steadily on the table, then instantly changing back to its original form.
It was a deck of playing cards.
"You two take these and compete. Whoever wins is responsible for the 'Nervous Breakdown' booth, and the loser has to lick a sugar painting."
Asakura pushed the playing cards in front of the two, then looked at Yuigahama Yui and Yanami Anna, who were still looking expectant.
Oh no, it feels like the combined combat power of these two can't even compare to Yukino and Asagumo Chihaya…
However, after a brief thought, Asakura still took out some signing paper from a drawer beside the table, quickly wrote a few lines on it, stamped it with the Student Council President's seal, and then handed the paper to Yanami: "Yanami, go to the eating challenge. Tell them that their Big Bang Burger has been banned by the Student Council, and the Holy Grail as a prize must also be handed over."
"Me?"
Yanami was stunned for a moment.
"Those guys from the Gourmet Research Club definitely won't give up easily. They'll probably cling to it and say things like, 'You can only take the Holy Grail if you succeed in the eating challenge.' But—" Asakura intertwined his fingers and rested them on his chin, striking a pose similar to a certain commander: "After banning the Big Bang Burger, which causes physical harm, that challenge should be a piece of cake for you."
The girl's face immediately showed surprise.
"So I can have an extra meal today?"
"No, you don't have dinner."
"…"
Yanami was completely OT2.
Asakura ignored the girl in a despairing pose and turned his gaze to Yuigahama Yui: "Yuigahama Yui, I remember you have a classmate who's a member of the Manga Club, right? Then I'll trouble you to go to the Manga Club and get the Holy Grail from there. If they don't agree, first release Napoleon, and then you make a heroic entrance to drive the snake away. They should then be willing to give you the Holy Grail."
"Okay, is there anything else you need to tell me?"
Yuigahama Yui nodded and asked energetically.
"Hmm…just as a personal request from me, please don't awaken any strange attributes…"
Asakura looked out the window with a vacant expression.
Yuigahama Yui tilted her head, showing a puzzled expression.
"Finally, I'll be responsible for the goldfish scooping booth—" Asakura said seriously, "No matter if you get the Holy Grail in the end or not, remember to give a shout in the group."