195 Los (2/2)

”Thank you…”

Mayuzumi accepted the fluffy cute rabbit doll and felt its softness as she hugged it.

Softness… Seiji couldn’t help but take a peek at Mayuzumi’s breasts that were squeezed slightly out of shape as she hugged the rabbit doll.

Mayuzumi felt shy when she detected his gaze… but she didn’t feel disgusted, repulsed, tense, or any other negative emotions.

It wasn’t that her androphobia had been cured.

Her body and mind had managed to accept that Seiji Haruta was a special existence.

Scary… truly scary.

'Haruta-kun is too good at this,' she thought to herself. 'It's to the point of being overboard.'

She snuck a look at the boy by her side, her face still flushed red.

After that, the two of them explored the school festival for a bit.

Seiji was considering whether or not he should contact Mika and Chiaki, or simply take Sensei to visit his class’s confectionery store with just the two of them.

He felt that he should contact them and ask if they wanted to meet up and go together. If two extra girls came, Sensei would likely relax a bit more.

'I should ask Sensei’s opinion first.'

”Sensei…” He turned around but couldn't see the manga author’s figure anywhere.

”Eh? Lost!?” He hurriedly looked around behind him when he heard her voice.

Mayuzumi was standing several meters behind him and speaking to a little girl.

”Sensei, what’s the matter?” Seiji walked over.

”This child got separated from her guardian,” Mayuzumi replied.

Seiji looked at the young girl.

The girl appeared to be an elementary school student. She had braided light green hair and was wearing a floral-patterned one-piece dress with a thick jacket. She wore long socks and tiny leather shoes on her legs and feet

The young girl had a pretty face and large blue eyes. Her long eyelashes which were tilted upwards gave her a cute, innocent appearance.

She was staring at the rabbit doll that the manga author was clutching on to; it seemed like she really wanted it.

‘So she got separated from her family’s adults, and was attracted to this doll, which caused Sensei to notice her…’ Seiji felt that was the likely course of events.

”What’s your name?” Mayuzumi asked gently.

”My name… I can’t tell it so easily to strangers.” The little girl’s gaze moved from the rabbit doll to Mayuzumi.

It seemed that she had decent knowledge on how to protect herself.

Mayuzumi and Seiji exchanged glances.

”It’s fine if you don’t want to tell us. Do you have a cell phone?” Seiji asked.

”Yes, but I don’t have it with me right now.” The elementary school girl glanced at his face. ”If I did, I would have called already.” Her voice seemed a little depressed.

”Then do you remember your parents’ phone numbers?”

”No…”

”Then we can only go to the lost child booth.”

The young girl pouted slightly and kicked the ground.

”I’m definitely not a lost child.”

It seemed that she was prideful as well.

Seiji’s lips arced upwards.

”I’m sorry, but you definitely are a lost child. Just obediently come with us.”

”Hmph… I won’t.” The little girl averted her gaze. ”As long as I wait here, my uncle will find me.”

It seemed that she was a stubborn one.

Seiji chuckled.

He walked in front of her and crouched down so that they were at the same eye level and looked into her face.

”You… you’re really cute.”

The young girl was stunned for a moment before her face reddened and she twisted away in embarrassment.

”For such a cute girl like you to stand here by herself, there’s a chance that you may meet someone strange.” Seiji’s tone changed to a low and heavy one. ”If you meet such a person, you may get off lightly with something bad happening to you, or at worst you may be kidnapped… and that’s no joking matter.”

The little girl couldn’t find any words to reply with to this.

”Perhaps you feel that admitting that you’re lost is rather shameful, but compared to the possibility of meeting something bad, who cares about a little shame?

”If you’re a smart girl, you should have the self-awareness that you’re really cute, and place more importance on self-protection.”

Seiji stood up.

”If you don’t believe us or don’t want to follow us, you can go find the Morals and Discipline Committee members. They’re wearing emblems on their sleeves and are easy to identify, or you can find the big brothers and sisters that are running all these stalls here. They’re all students at this school and won’t harm you.”

He immediately turned towards the manga author as he finished speaking.

”Let’s go, Sensei.”

”Eh? But…”

Mayuzumi seemed hesitant until she saw the look in Seiji’s eyes and realized what he was up to.

Seiji began walking off, and Mayuzumi took another look at the young girl before she followed him.

After approximately six or seven steps…

”Wait… Wait!”

The little girl called out to them.