I probably said this in every chapter, but these days in Japan, police do have the mandate to intervene as soon as possible, as opposed to years before when where was a sky high bar to meet. However, at the same time, it is almost 100% certain child protection services will take her in, and send her to an orphanage in another ward (county).
She's probably only thinking about the fact that she can't be near the MC, but orphanage living at her age is also not that great, especially in Japan, and more importantly comes with a social stigma that is probably worse than being a runaway.
She's probably only thinking about the fact that she can't be near the MC, but orphanage living at her age is also not that great, especially in Japan, and more importantly comes with a social stigma that is probably worse than being a runaway.
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