The girl with the slanted ponytail felt a little disappointed.
Some time had already passed...
There was a good chance...
She had missed the child...
It was okay.
No matter what...
She still had to go up and look.
"Thank you."
After saying those words again, the girl with the slanted ponytail strode toward the elevator.
She broke into a run.
Even after getting on the elevator, she didn't stop.
She hurried up the elevator.
Then went up another elevator.
The girl with the slanted ponytail reached the third floor.
She soon found the shop the short-haired girl had mentioned.
Because it really stood out.
It was the only shop with such a big doll standing outside its entrance.
The girl with the slanted ponytail stood beside the doll.
The joy in her heart faded, and a few traces of bewilderment appeared on her face.
Right.
She had found the shop.
And then?
Where was the child?
Where should she go to look for her?
The girl with the slanted ponytail panted heavily.
Running all the way here had left her a little short of breath.
She slowly exhaled, bringing her panting under control.
"Princess..."
The girl with the slanted ponytail murmured.
"Where are you?"
The girl with the slanted ponytail looked up.
The announcement asking people to help find the child kept playing.
That meant...
The child still hadn't been found.
The girl with the slanted ponytail took a deep breath.
She pressed her lips together tightly.
Then she started walking.
Standing still and doing nothing wouldn't change a thing.
The girl with the slanted ponytail went into the shops one by one, asking the employees and customers whether they had seen a little girl wearing a pink princess dress.