"Could it be newly renovated…"
[No, according to the residents around, that area has been converted from a villa area into a park for at least five or six years.]
"I see…"
Asakura stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"What do you mean?"
Because Asakura didn't cover the volume of his phone, Yuigahama Yui, who was beside him, also heard part of the content.
She looked at little Eriri in horror: "This child… could it be a ghost, a ghost!"
Before the girl could finish, Asakura chopped her on the head with a hand: "Idiot, you can't tell if it's a person or a ghost, but can't I tell?"
In Asakura's perception, the little girl Eriri was undoubtedly a human. After all, if she were truly a ghost or something, even if Truth Vision couldn't see it after recovering a small part of its function, the Fox Spirit, as a fellow spiritual creature, couldn't possibly fail to distinguish it.
[So what exactly is going on with that child?]
Before Amakusa Shino could finish speaking, Asakura exaggeratedly made a feigned sound: "Oh dear, the phone signal seems a bit poor—"
While saying such a flimsy excuse, he deftly hung up the call.
However, after hanging up, he felt the questioning gazes from the others.
"This child's situation is a bit special, and I haven't confirmed it yet. I'll tell you once I do."
Asakura could only clear his throat and explain, "Before that, let's go visit Miss Yanami, who's still binge eating."
"Speaking of which, Anna has been eating continuously since we split up, hasn't she?"
Yuigahama Yui said worriedly, "Even if she's not a Muggle anymore, is it really okay for her to eat so much?"
"It's fine..." Asakura was quite confident in Yanami: "Theoretically speaking, she has four stomachs."
"Is that one called Yanami a cow?"
Fujiwara Chika asked softly.
"No, she's human."
Asakura answered seriously.
Humans generally couldn't possibly have four stomachs, right?
Although Fujiwara Chika didn't say it directly, her face was filled with such questions.
Because he felt it would be troublesome to explain, Asakura simply brushed it off with an awkward yet polite smile.
Then he led the group towards the Big Bang Burger stall.
However, on the way, the group attracted a considerable amount of attention, as several beautiful girls in kimonos appearing all at once was indeed quite eye-catching.
Many boys even shamelessly ran over to try and strike up a conversation, but they were all forced back by Yukino's absolute zero gaze.
Only at times like these would Asakura, who was already accustomed to being with them, re-realize that the girls around him were indeed exceptionally high-quality beauties…
"There's… none left…"
"Please let us go, I really don't want to keep frying burger patties…"
"Today's income… zero… We're doomed…"
Desperate students knelt amidst the chaos, surrounded by empty cardboard boxes. Other than a few Rapunzel leaves, no ingredients could be seen, and the entire stall gave off a sense of 'desolation'.
When Asakura and his group arrived at the Big Bang Burger stall, this was the tragic scene they witnessed.
"Whoa, although I guessed it, this miserable state is still beyond my expectations…"
Asakura mumbled.
"Is this really a scene that can be caused by 'four stomachs'?"
Fujiwara Chika asked suspiciously.
"Anna… has a good appetite."
Yuigahama Yui chuckled dryly, making excuses for her friend.
"Binge eating is not a good habit."
Yukinoshita Yukino said.
"I don't think that's the point…"
Asagumo Chihaya broke into a sweat.
Little Eriri trembled and hid behind Asakura, afraid that the girl still gorging herself at the table would go berserk and even eat her.
"Asakura-kun? And Yuigahama and Yukinoshita… why are you here?"
Yanami, who had almost cleared the table, noticed the anomaly and turned her head to ask happily when she saw the Magic Club members.
"That's enough eating, don't forget we still need to get the prize."
Asakura said to her.
Probably judging the main person from the conversation, the president of the Gourmet Research Club, who operated the Big Bang Burger stall, grabbed Asakura's pant leg and said in a voice that was almost crying blood and tears: "If we did something wrong, you can punish us according to school rules, but why did you let this demon come to our stall…"
"Don't say such things. Didn't you yourselves organize the eating challenge?"
Asakura tugged at his pants in disgust: "Hand over the prize quickly."
The stall owner hastily instructed the club members to hand the prize, which had been prepared long ago but couldn't be given because Yanami kept eating, to Asakura. Then, he quickly ushered Yanami out.
"I haven't had dessert yet."
The girl said with regret.
"If it's just dessert, would you like me to treat you, Anna? Though there won't be much, of course."
Yuigahama Yui asked.
It was clear that Yanami was quite tempted, but after seeing Asakura mouth the words 'weight doubled', she immediately wilted: "Forget it, I've had my fill of burgers today, so not having dessert isn't unacceptable…"
Asakura nodded with satisfaction, his gaze continuing to examine the prize in his hand.
It was a small plastic ornament, shaped somewhat like the World Cup trophy. In the place where a nameplate should have been, the words 'Grant a Wish' were written with a marker. From the handwriting, it was similar to the words seen on other Holy Grail rewards before.
In Asakura's perception, this thing indeed had magic power Entanglement (wrapped) around it, and it was the same type of item as the Holy Grail he had obtained at the goldfish scooping stall earlier.
"Next, we go back to that place and use this to make a wish to save Kaguya, right?"
Although Fujiwara Chika couldn't feel the magic power, she still said with considerable excitement, looking at the object in Asakura's hand.
"Before that, I need to confirm one more thing…"
Asakura looked at Yuigahama Yui: "Yuigahama, did your Manga Club friend tell you what the Manga Club's 'Holy Grail' looked like?"
"It seems to be a beautifully bound doujinshi. I don't really understand that kind of thing..." Yuigahama Yui said, "But I heard from Ebina that it seems to be a work by some 'First Generation Eromanga Sensei', and it's long been out of print, so it's considered very precious among knowledgeable otaku circles, belonging to the level of a dream item reward."
"Aren't the prizes decided by the Student Council? Why would something like that be a prize…?"
Yukinoshita Yukino frowned, feeling that this year's Student Council seemed to have some issues.
"It should be confiscated goods, but the kind that were confiscated years or even decades ago, which only became valuable in modern times."
Asakura speculated. He looked at little Eriri: "Sorry, Eriri, can I see the book in your hand for a moment? You don't need to open it, just let me see the author's name on the cover."
The little one thought for a moment and then handed the entire book to Asakura.
Below the title "Holy Grail, Ark and Longinus", a line of small characters was clearly printed.
Eromanga Illustrated.