My anime/manga fandom can't be that lazy.

Latifa seemed to feel that this was not quite right and wanted to sit up, but Dongfang Bai's eyes were very serious, so she obediently lay down again.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled Mr. Bai. You must be very busy with a lot of work..."

Latifa said apologetically. She was well aware of how hard Dongfang Bai had worked this past week, going straight to the amusement park after school and working late every day.

If I were to fall ill at this time, wouldn't that just be adding to his troubles?

"Fool."

Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes, extended his index and middle fingers and gently poked Latifa's smooth forehead, and said, "Tell me, what you've been hiding from me, even Mofulu won't tell me."

"But that would cause Mr. Bai trouble..."

Latifa seemed to still have some reservations. She really didn't want to cause trouble for Dongfang Bai. But this time, Dongfang Bai flicked her forehead with his index finger. Of course, the force was quite light, and she could hardly feel any pain.

"Whether it's troublesome or not is up to me. If you still consider me one of your own, then tell me."

"...Well, actually I just didn't want Mr. Shiro to worry, so I kept asking Isuzu and the others to keep it a secret."

Latifa seemed to recall something and slowly said, "A long time ago, a dragon attacked Red Maple Paradise. Even the army could not defeat the dragon. At this time, a magician came to the king and said that if he could defeat the dragon, he would give the princess to him as his wife. The king agreed."

"Afterwards, the magician successfully repelled the evil dragon, but was injured in the process. The king, who did not want to hand over the princess, sent an army to deal with the magician. The injured magician was no match for the army and cast a curse on the princess, causing her to lose her soul power. She then fell off the cliff."

It turned out to be the case.

After hearing Latifa finish telling the story, Dongfang Bai basically understood everything. Latifa was the cursed princess. She herself hadn't done anything wrong, but she was the one who suffered.

"That's why I was sent to the human world to absorb soul power, so that I could barely survive."

"Is that so...?"

Dongfang Bai remained silent for a few seconds, leaning back in his chair without saying a word, his head slightly raised as if he were thinking about something. Latifa seemed to sense the pressure on Dongfang Bai and reached out her slender hand to grasp his.

"Lord Bai... please don't carry all the pressure on your shoulders. Even if the amusement park really goes out of business, it doesn't matter. Please don't worry too much about my affairs. I'm really grateful for everything you've done!"

Latifa comforted him with a gentle smile, while Dongfang Bai covered his cheek with one hand, the gentler the smile, the more uncomfortable he felt.

"Tsk."

Dongfang Bai frowned, clicked his tongue in annoyance, and said again, "Don't say anything discouraging to me!"

Chapter Sixteen: As long as you don't die, fight to the death! [Please subscribe automatically]

The shout made Latifa pause. She was surprised to see the usually gentle Dongfang Bai so serious. It was the first time she had ever seen him frown so deeply.

"But... but my curse makes me revert to the past every year, both physically and in terms of memories... soon I'll forget Mr. Bai too..."

Latifa's eyes were a little moist. She didn't want to forget Dongfang Bai at all. Suddenly, Dongfang Bai, who had been serious, slowly smiled and reached out to grasp her slender and beautiful right hand.

Latifah's small hands were soft and boneless, but very cold, and even trembling slightly. It was clear that she was not as calm as she appeared, and her smile was all an act.

"Leave it to me, this amusement park will definitely not go out of business."

"But there's only tomorrow left, and there are still 40,000 spectators who haven't shown up..."

Fifty thousand people overwhelmed everyone at Amagi Glory Amusement Park. This was a number that couldn't be reached in just two days. Even a popular amusement park wouldn't dare say it could definitely break 50,000 in two days.

"I told you not to say anything discouraging, right? Just trust me. Besides, Latifa said she would marry me, right? She could never forget me."

Dongfang Bai gripped Latifa's hand tightly, revealing a teasing smile. Latifa, for some reason, seemed to feel confident and at ease, although the last sentence made her a little shy.

"Huh!? This..."

Faced with Dongfang Bai's teasing, Latifa blushed instantly, her face turning a fiery red, as if white smoke was rising from her head. She stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single word, even though it was just a joke at the time...

But who knows whether Latifa actually took it seriously or not.

……

"Yes, immediately make all tickets free! Advertise as much as you can, and tomorrow's attendees will receive a free pound of rice. I refuse to believe that won't attract the market aunties!!"

After finishing his conversation with Princess Latifa, Dongfang Bai immediately convened a meeting with all employees as soon as he left the room. He said that any method would be acceptable as long as they could reach 40,000 employees by tomorrow.

Dongfang Bai slammed his hand on the table, letting out a rare shout, and the Minister of Finance below suddenly spoke up: "But our funds..."

"No problem, I'll cover the shortfall."

"This guy is really going all out..."

Wearing a green hat, Mofru crossed his arms and spoke, while Macaron nodded beside him; they had long since accepted Dongfang Bai as the true 'savior'.

He has transformed a desolate place that used to attract fewer than two thousand visitors on Sundays into a popular amusement park with an average of over ten thousand visitors per day—a difference of several times.

"..."

Sento Isuzu stood quietly next to Dongfang Bai without saying a word, her head down, seemingly lost in thought. In any case, the amusement park was now fully engaged in all its activities, attracting every single customer, no matter how many there were.

"How about we organize an event similar to a football match?"

"Impossible. We've done it once before, and there aren't any events like that anymore. We can only rely on ourselves."

Tiramisu and Macaron were discussing amongst themselves, while Dongfang Bai on the stage, holding a stack of documents, spoke again: "Then tomorrow, everyone, work like crazy! As long as you don't die, work like you're going to die!"

"Oh!!"

The actors below the stage roared. Reaching 40,000 people in one day was absurd, but even knowing that the goal was too difficult to achieve, they still made a final struggle.

"Phew, meeting adjourned!"

Dongfang Bai flung his hand, turned around, and left immediately, while Sento Isuzu quickly followed: "Dongfang, are you alright?"

Sento Isuzu noticed that Dongfang Bai seemed a little off, but he simply waved his hand to indicate that he was fine and then prepared to leave.

"..."

Unexpectedly, he left without saying a word. Sento Isuzu remained silent for a few seconds, just quietly watching Dongfang Bai's departing figure.

"call."

Dongfang Bai changed out of his work clothes and into his usual ordinary everyday clothes, while taking out his phone from his pocket and making a call.

"Hello, is this Sister Changpu?"

"Oh? Teacher Yakumo, why are you looking for me again all of a sudden? Is there something you need?"

"Um, is the thing I asked you to do ready?"

"Hmph, of course no problem. But I'm really curious why someone as lazy as you would suddenly volunteer to hold a book signing. Ever since you killed off Illya in Volume 5, a lot of readers have wanted to meet you in person. I'll help you out, but you have to treat me to barbecue after this is all over!"

"No problem."

Dongfang Bai sighed softly. He could be said to have risked his personal safety to hold this autograph session, as Yakumo Shiro's fan base was quite impressive.

Even if it only attracts some readers from the same city, the huge number of fans means that even if only one-tenth of them come, the crisis will be resolved.

"They actually took the initiative to hold it this time. Normally, even if the sun fell off the sky, you probably wouldn't hold a book signing event."

"Hey, it's not that exaggerated."

Dongfang Bai rolled his eyes and complained about his strange editor, while the other party laughed heartily and said again, "Anyway, you have to do your best tomorrow."

"I will."

Dongfang Bai chatted casually with Kagurazaka Ayame for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone, and then immediately dialed Furuhashi Fumino's number.

"Bai Jun? What brings you here so late?"

"Guqiao, could you ask Professor Tongxu for a day off for me tomorrow? I have something urgent to attend to."

(Zhao Hao) "Are you asking for leave??"

On the other end of the phone, Fumino Furuhashi was half-reclining on the bed. She was surprised that Dongfang Bai would suddenly ask for leave, so she asked curiously, "What's the emergency? You even dared to skip Kirisu-sensei's class..."

That's right, tomorrow is all Kirisu Mafuyu's class. Usually, Higashikata wouldn't sleep in Kirisu Mafuyu's class, but this time there's no way around it.

"I do have something to take care of, so I'll leave it to you!"

"OK then."

Fumino Furuhashi hesitated for a moment before agreeing. It was just a simple matter of passing on a message. However, she was now more curious about what could possibly make Dongfang Bai skip class.

"That's all for now, bye-bye."

"Okay, bye-bye~"

After finishing his sentence, Dongfang Bai slowly hung up the phone, letting out a soft sigh. He wondered if what he had done would be enough to gather 40,000 people by tomorrow.

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Finally, on the last day before the amusement park reached its goal of 600,000 visitors, the gates opened. The news that the amusement park was offering free admission and free rice to visitors had spread overnight, and middle-aged women from dozens of miles around lined up to come.

"Wow, so many people, Dragon!"

The white sheep macaron stared in awe at the tourists who had entered the amusement park after the gates opened. Among them, housewives who had gone grocery shopping entered the park at lightning speed, and a large number of ordinary tourists poured in as well.

The number of people is quite staggering.

"This is the first wave of customers! Everyone get ready!" Dongfang Bai shouted, spreading his right arm. The staff below all nodded in understanding and immediately began to receive the customers.

"Report!! There are too many people, and the restaurant doesn't have enough ingredients!!"

"Send a few people to the nearby supermarket to buy ingredients, hmm... buy a few hundred kilograms first, and get all the food ready!!"

The autograph session hasn't started yet, so Dongfang Bai, as the manager, is naturally inspecting various parts of the amusement park, addressing any problems immediately, while Sento Isuzu is always by his side.

At this moment, whether it's the 'Elemental Hall' of the four fairy girls, Mofru's Candy House, Macaron's Musical Theater, or Tiramisu's Paradise, they are all packed with people.

"Qiandou, there are too many people here, let's take a detour."

Dongfang Bai couldn't help but twitch as he watched thousands of tourists surge in. It was a sea of ​​people, with figures of all sizes filling every corner of the amusement park.

There were so many people, a huge, densely packed mass. If you were at a high point, you would see them swarming around the amusement park like ants.

Ten thousand!!

The number of visitors reached 10,000 in just a few hours, which gave all the staff hope. They then worked desperately to attract customers. Mofru alone had served thousands of customers in just a few hours.