Fairy Tail: You said you were just acting, are you serious?

His wide eyes darted back and forth between Ron and the captain, finally settling on the captain, his lips trembling involuntarily.

"Wait, wait! Captain, I... I couldn't leave, could I? What's going on?"

The captain looked helpless and rubbed his temples.

"I hadn't even finished speaking when he pushed the door open and came in with his men. How am I supposed to continue?"

The captain sighed and, under Doronbo's expectant gaze, continued:

"Toronpo, there are other ways to resolve your case besides detention."

Given that you voluntarily surrendered and most of the stolen goods have been returned, the court offers you another option: if you provide compensation to cover the remaining losses of the victims, you can avoid imprisonment and are released now.

Dompo then gave a wry smile and said:

"Compensation? But... but..."

磅~

Ron then took out a large bag of gold coins and placed it on the captain's desk, interrupting Doronbo.

"If you don't have the money, I'll cover it for you first. That should solve the problem, right, Captain?"

The captain put away the gold coin pouch and said with a smile:

"No problem. I'll let you know if there's anything left after the deductions."

Doron turned her head blankly to look at Ron beside her, her eyes reddening.

"Don't be too happy yet. You still have to pay this debt back. It will be deducted from your monthly salary slowly from now on."

Then Ron patted Dombo and Paris on the shoulder and said:

“My theater troupe is in the development stage and needs more manpower. Since you have nowhere to go and can’t find proper work, then come back and work hard for me. Don’t even think about leaving Pure White Theater Troupe until you pay back all this money.”

Paris, fighting back tears, asked:

Why?

Ron smiled, turned his head to the side, and said:

"It's not easy to find a few suitable team members."

Besides, isn't this something a friend should do?

"If Gray and Leo hear that I'm not bringing you back, they'll yell at me too."

Dompo and Paris couldn't hold back their tears any longer and started wiping them away with their arms.

"Yes, Commander! We will definitely do our job well!"

Looking at the two idiots crying their eyes out, Weiss shook his head helplessly, but couldn't help but curl up his lips.

Seeing that the young leader has started to make new friends, the old leader must be extremely gratified.

"Okay, stop crying here. I have a lot of things to take care of."

The team leader behind the desk chuckled and then waved for them to leave quickly.

"Alright, let's go quickly."

Dompo and Paris wiped the tears from their faces and helped each other to their feet.

They followed behind Ron and Weiss, finally exiting the gates of the Council branch.

When they arrived near the theater troupe's tent, they were shocked.

They saw a group of people queuing outside the tent, buying tickets from a little girl with purple hair.

Leqi, who had been wearing a sour face, finally smiled slightly after seeing Ron and the others return.

They finally got things sorted out, and now they have help.

"Ron, Weiss, you're finally here! Come help us, we're almost out of tickets."

Ron turned around and smiled at Paris and Dombo:

"Alright, you guys still have a lot of things to do next."

Chapter 88 The Beginning of a Viral Hit

"Since you all have experience, there's no need for me to teach you again."

Go help Leqi sell tickets first, then come back to find Weiss.

Ron stood in front of Doronbo and Paris, pointed to Loki who was selling tickets, and said.

"Yes, Commander!"

Doronbo and Paris immediately snapped out of their daze, straightened their backs, and nodded.

The two then spontaneously ran forward to help Leqi sell tickets. One started collecting money, and the other started handing out tickets. Only then did the line begin to move visibly.

Now that there are two more people to share the workload, Leqi breathed a sigh of relief and finally had a free moment to wipe her sweaty hands.

During Ron's absence, she not only had to sell tickets with Weiss, but also perform on stage using wood-shaped magic. She felt that her magic skills were improving considerably.

Ron looked towards the end of the queue and saw that the street in front of the theater company was already full, and the queue had turned onto another block.

Ron gasped when he saw the crowd and turned to look at Wes beside him.

"What's going on? I remember you two don't have visual effects magic. I told you to use puppets to put on a show before you left, right?"

"Yes, Commander, but the script you provided is just too good."

Weiss smiled happily and reported to Ron.

"During your absence, relying solely on Leqi's performance using Wood-Shaping Magic on stage, the storyline still managed to captivate the audience. This is why many people are watching the Naruto storyline."

The evening Naruto shows are almost always sold out!

Looking at Weiss's fervent gaze, Ron still wore an incredulous expression.

"Although I expected this script to have the potential to become a hit, I didn't expect it to become a hit so quickly."

His original plan was to let Leqi hold on for a while, and then start acting it out again from the beginning after he returned, which would give her a chance to become a hit.

However, this is also a good thing for Ron, as it means that in the Fairy Tail world, there will still be a lot of people who enjoy good stories.

Ron smiled with satisfaction. With this, producing the next few scripts shouldn't be too much of a problem.

"However, Commander, there is still a crucial issue."

Only after he finished his report did Weiss express his concerns.

"Tickets for the next few days' performances are almost sold out, but there are still so many people. Shouldn't you consider...?"

Weiss stopped talking at the end, and Ron, understanding what Weiss meant, nodded in agreement.

"Since I'm back today anyway, let's add an extra show today. From now on, we'll schedule three shows every day, and sometimes we'll find an opportunity to add a fourth show."

The theater troupe's tents had already been replaced once before to expand, but they didn't expect to need to add more audience seats so soon; they were already insufficient.

If the event is expanded and more events are added, the daily popularity gain will increase even further, allowing players to continue drawing Silencer and Toshiro Hitsugaya.

Of course, physical stage plays are limited by the size of the venue. Even if it is expanded into the largest theater in the Fairy Tail world in the future, and even if there are five or six more shows a day, there is still a ceiling.

The best way to gain popularity right now is to adapt these stories into comics and novels, and use them to support the stage plays. The accumulated wealth will then ensure that the troupe's development will not be hindered.

However, one must take things one step at a time. Although his reputation has grown somewhat, no magazines or newspapers have yet approached him.

Ron took a deep breath. For now, he should focus on making the performance a success and wait for them to come to him.

"In that case, we'll pass on the Naruto segment. We have Paris here now, and with his current acting skills, let him come on stage with me."

After all, he has some experience in acting, and he has become quite familiar with the scripts after performing with us for the past few days.

If we're short-staffed, we can have Domby fill in for some roles temporarily; that shouldn't be a problem.

He snapped out of his thoughts and patted Weiss on the shoulder.

"Go and tell them to add another show so they can sell more tickets. I'll go backstage now to get ready."

"Okay, leader, thank you for your hard work."

After saying that, Weiss approached Leqi and the others to discuss the next steps, while Ron lifted the curtain and went to the backstage lounge.

He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the system panel, finally finding some time to check the newly appeared notification text.

[Current total performance level: 500%, the permanent mission objective for the Jujutsu Kaisen World Gacha has been achieved]

[The Jujutsu Kaisen World Permanent Gacha is now available in the gacha interface. Please check it out.]

[New limited-time gacha pool to open soon: 9 hours 29 minutes 59 seconds]

Looking at the mission objectives that Ron had already achieved, he now had another permanent gacha pool to draw from, in addition to the Multiverse Role-Playing gacha pool and the Naruto World gacha pool.

The new limited-time gacha banner will be revealed tomorrow, and there will also be one more chance to play a fixed gacha banner. Let's see which banner it is when we draw cards tomorrow.

It's time to settle the accounts for [Fuheishener]'s character card.

[Current character portrayal level: 100%, settlement can be made in advance...]

[Perfect role-playing; all abilities of the current character card are available for selection]

Ron chose ability five and then integrated it into his panel.

[Form-Driven Magic - Heaven and Tyrant (S) successfully integrated into the panel]

He waited a while and, seeing that no new notification text appeared, breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that even S-rank character cards don't necessarily have the potential to become legendary characters.

However, this is also good, because he feels that he has the talent and ability to replace Fuhei Shen'er's other abilities, so that he won't put in an ordinary S-rank card and pollute the Phantom God card pool.

Ron smiled with satisfaction after he had tidied everything up.

"Alright, time to get to work."

puff!

Ron cast a transformation spell, and white wisps of smoke appeared around his body. In an instant, he was transformed into a white divine robe that he hadn't worn in a long time, ready to first play the Fourth Hokage and then switch to Naruto.

By this time, Leqi and the others had already sold out of tickets and walked in together.

When Paris heard that he was going to go on stage, his legs trembled with nervousness and his breathing became rapid.

"Team leader, are you sure you're really going to let me perform on stage for the first time so casually?"

Ron patted him on the shoulder, calming him down.

"Don't be nervous. You've heard this show many times before, it's just that the way it's performed is different now."

If you need help, just ask me or others for assistance.

Paris then glanced at Leqi, Weiss, and Doronbo beside him, all of whom gave him approving smiles, which eased his tension considerably.

"Understood, Commander. I won't let you down."

Ron nodded, then looked at all the members beside him and smiled.

"Everyone, get ready, it's time to begin the performance."

"Understood, Commander!"

Chapter 89 Kana Attends the Welcome Party

As night fell, after the Pure White Theatre Company finished its third performance, the audience inside slept soundly, and the lights from the theater shone faintly through the gaps in the curtains.

The members of the Pure White Theatre Company, who had just finished three consecutive performances, were resting backstage.

Paris and Doronbo lay exhausted on the grass, their eyes filled with despair. They were so tired that their brains were completely fried.

"I can't take it anymore! I didn't know performing on stage was this tiring. I don't feel it when I'm watching from the audience."

On the other side, Leqi leaned against the wooden box, rubbed her sore shoulders, and showed a bitter face.

"It seems I'm still not very skilled; I need to practice more."

Only the experienced Vess looked at them with a helpless expression, then shook his head.

"You still don't have enough work. Look at the team leader, he puts in the most effort, yet he's still so energetic. Once you get used to it, you'll be just like the team leader."

Ron stood to the side with a nonchalant expression, scratching his head.