[Will the parents of Eriri Spencer Sawamura please come to the broadcasting room immediately.]
In the broadcasting room, listening to the voice from the broadcast, Asakura reluctantly confirmed with the Student Council member in charge of broadcasting.
"Can't you add one more sentence?"
"Asakura, although I am very grateful for your hard work for the Student Council, even so—" the girl from the Student Council in charge of broadcasting… was her name Izumi or Koizumi? Asakura wasn't very sure, after all, he didn't remember everyone's names like Yukino did. In any case, she was looking at Asakura with a helpless gaze. "'Hehehe, your daughter is in our hands' is absolutely impossible to put in the broadcast content."
Asakura argued weakly, "But I think that would speed up their arrival at the Student Council…"
"What would speed up is the heart rate of this child's parents!"
"Is it the DokiDoki kind?"
"It's the kind that makes your heart pound! Even for the sake of the guests' mental health, don't do things that are like pranks!"
The broadcasting girl sighed, "Although Asakura-kun is indeed very capable, should I say he's thick-skinned or lacks common sense...?"
"That's how we are in the Magic Club."
"Don't say that in a proud tone! I'm not praising you!"
"That's how we are in the Magic Club..."
"Your mood is dropping too drastically, are you really that depressed?!"
"In any case..." Asakura composed himself slightly, "Can this child stay here temporarily until her parents come?"
"Of course, no problem. Rather, please do so. The broadcasting room is already a temporary lost and found center."
The girl nodded, then looked behind Asakura at the little girl who hadn't said a word from the beginning: "Alright, little one, come over to big sister here."
But Eriri Spencer Sawamura didn't go over. Instead, like a shy kitten, she hugged her book and hid behind Asakura, staring at her with wary eyes.
"Ah, ah? I'm quite popular with children when I volunteer at kindergartens..."
The broadcasting girl was greatly shocked.
Asakura turned around and squatted down, facing the little girl and said: "Eriri, is it okay to wait here for your mom and dad to find you?"
But the little one shook her head vigorously, looking like she didn't want to stay in the broadcasting room.
"What's wrong?"
Asakura asked patiently.
"...They...are...in...a very, very far away place..."
The little girl said softly.
"What do you mean by a very, very far away place? Are your mom and dad not at Soubu High School?"
Asakura asked.
The little girl timidly nodded.
"Then how did you get here? Are you alone?"
The little girl nodded again.
Asakura felt a little overwhelmed.
He looked at the little one. Even if her face looked younger than her actual age, she was definitely no more than 9 years old.
If what this child said was true, then her parents were too irresponsible, actually letting such a young child run all the way to the Soubu High School festival.
Wait, although 'a six or seven-year-old child inexplicably running into the school festival' is a bit illogical, that's in normal circumstances. The current Soubu High School festival is not in a normal state.
Perhaps this child came here without parental supervision because she was caught up in Amakusa Shino's 'wanting the school festival to succeed' Holy Grail curse?
Thinking of this, Asakura couldn't help but have the thought that 'could it be that this child's parents are already...'
"Asakura-kun, what should we do now?"
The broadcasting girl looked at Asakura, frowning with some worry: "Should we contact the police station in the name of the Student Council?"
"Wait a moment."
Asakura tried to make his expression look more amiable, squeezing out the most friendliness he'd ever had in his life, and asked the little girl: "Does Eriri know her parents' contact information?"
The little girl hugged the picture book in her arms tightly and shook her head.
Asakura continued to ask: "Then do you remember where you live?"
This time, the little one finally answered softly.
Although the answer was intermittent and fragmented, there was finally some progress, and the address seemed to be in Chiba—thinking about it that way, it's not surprising that the little one was affected by the Holy Grail's curse power.
"I've already told the Student Council President the address the child said..." The broadcasting girl said to Asakura, "She said she'll go confirm it now."
"Isn't President Nijima still at the gate greeting guests? Is it okay to just drop the current work?"
Asakura asked subconsciously.
"The one greeting guests at the gate is Amakusa 'Vice (emphasis)' Student Council President. Even though she's already been decided as the next Student Council President, at least now President Nijima is still President Nijima."
The broadcasting girl looked at Asakura with a speechless expression, correcting him in a very serious tone: "It's just that President Nijima is gradually fading out of the Student Council's work because she wants to focus on the college entrance exams. This school festival has also been fully handed over to Vice Student Council President Amakusa, while President Nijima is acting as a guerrilla team, flexibly supporting the Student Council members in various positions."
It seems that this child likes President Nijima more than Amakusa Shino.
"Then I have other things to do, little Eriri will stay here..."
Asakura said to the little girl.
The little one shook her head.
"Eriri-chan be good, come to big sister here ~"
The broadcasting girl also showed a kind smile, wanting to take over the care of the little one from Asakura.
As a result, the little girl directly used Asakura as an obstacle and played 'The King of Qin Circling the Pillar' with the broadcasting girl, not letting the other party touch her even once.
After circling Asakura twice, the broadcasting girl Emo-ed against the wall very dejectedly: "Why does this child prefer to be close to Asakura-kun rather than me..."
"You're being a bit too extreme with that 'prefer' I'd say."
Asakura smoothed his hair in a suave manner: "Rounding up, I'm also a handsome guy, right."
"Ha ♦ Ha ♦."
The broadcasting girl made a strange laugh.
Asakura: "..."
"Forget it, Asakura-kun doesn't look like the kind of scum who would lay a hand on a little girl."
The broadcasting girl sighed: "Let Eriri-chan continue to follow you, I'll contact you again when President Nijima has news."
"...Okay..." Asakura reluctantly agreed, he took out his phone and lit up the screen: "Then let's exchange contact information."
"No need..." The girl revealed a business-like fake smile and then refused Asakura's request to exchange contact information: "The Student Council has the phone numbers of all the students."
Asakura: "…"
There's no need to be this wary, right? What do you think you are, a child star turned popular voice actress!