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

Dongfang Bai frowned when he heard the number of people reported by Sento Isuzu. As expected, it was much lower than he had anticipated. It was already past 3 p.m., and it was still the peak period for passenger flow.

The number of guests should increase before 5 p.m., but it will slow down later. It is uncertain whether we can reach 600,000 before 9 p.m.

"Yes, but there's still a lot of hope."

With a serious expression, Sento Isuzu believed that they could not relax yet. Their situation was still quite critical. If they could not reach 600,000 people before 9 o'clock, all their previous efforts would be in vain.

"Should we try to boost our popularity again...?"

Dongfang Bai sighed. If all else fails, he'll see if his friends can help. He really doesn't want to ask his family for help.

"Alright, Qian Dou, we can't keep the guests waiting any longer. Let's continue with the autograph session."

"But, Lord Bai, you've only been resting for ten minutes..."

At this moment, Latifa, who was helping Dongfang Bai relax and massage, frowned slightly. She had just signed documents for an hour straight, and her arms were definitely sore. There were still about half of the customers left. Could Dongfang Bai really hold on and finish signing for everyone?

"It's okay, I'm still pretty strong~"

Dongfang Bai couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the little princess Latifa's distressed look. Although it was just signing autographs, it was by no means a simple matter. Quantity leads to quality, and there were a full 20,000 people here who wanted to sign autographs.

Moreover, the vast majority of these require signing contracts for two or three or more books, which doubles the workload.

"In that case, please let me help you!"

Latifa seemed to have made a decision, her cute little face becoming even more serious. Dongfang Bai was taken aback and asked, "Help...? But how can I help with an autograph?"

"I will do my best."

As Latifa spoke, she took a clean white towel from Sento Isuzu and carefully wiped the fine sweat from Dongfang Bai's head, occasionally feeding him water...

Hey, this is a bit...

Dongfang Bai blushed. Although he was a time traveler, he had never had a girlfriend. Not only was Latifa standing so close, but if she kept wiping his sweat while he was signing autographs, it would definitely scare the readers.

Then, in less than ten minutes, the entire internet knew that he had a girlfriend.

"Latifa, how about this: if you want to help, you can just sit next to me."

"Eh, but...?"

The little princess was stunned. Why was she sitting next to him asking for help? But Dongfang Bai smiled and said, "You're so cute. It'll make things easier for me to sit next to you and take a look every now and then."

"...?!"

The little princess's face immediately turned red. She had been told she was cute again. She lowered her head and buried her face in her chest like an ostrich, her long golden hair draped over her shoulders.

"That's all for now, Sento, go and greet the guests."

"Yes!"

Sento Isuzu picked up the microphone and announced again, "Yakumo Shiro's autograph session continues. Please line up in order."

This sentence left the readers bewildered. They had only rested for ten minutes, so why did it start again? What had Yakumo taken today? He was so aggressive.

"As expected of the Yakumo typewriter. Even the autograph session is so fast. It just signed tens of thousands of autographs, how come it's continuing so quickly?"

"A typewriter is a typewriter, and it lives up to its name."

"No wonder he's a ruthless person who can write two volumes in a month."

A murmur of discussion arose from the crowd, and after a while, the autograph session resumed. Dongfang Bai once again flashed his professional smile and began signing autographs.

……

"That's strange, Bai Sang hasn't come to school at all these past few days..."

Ritsu Tainaka showed a strange expression. They had just specifically asked Fumino Furuhashi of Class A via email, and she also said that Higashikata had asked for leave and hadn't come to school at all.

"Does Umai-chan know anything?"

Hirasawa Yui, sitting in the Light Music Club, put down the cake in her hand and looked at Doma Umaru, who was happily eating snacks next to her. Suddenly asked her name, Doma Umaru coughed twice and said, "My brother has been busy with work lately. He doesn't come back until midnight. I'm quite worried about him."

At this point, Xiaomai frowned slightly. Although she was thinking of helping as much as possible, Dongfang Bai did not intend to ask for her help, saying that she would only be busy for two days.

"Work? Toyosaki has a free school spirit that allows part-time jobs, but there aren't any jobs that are that busy, right? I remember that Shiro's family isn't short of money, is there?"

"I'm just doing a part-time job, cough cough..."

When asked by Akiyama Mio, Umaru's lips twitched. She had no idea how to answer. How could she possibly say that her brother was a super popular light novel author?

"Speaking of which, there's been a lot of news about this 'Yakumo Shiro' online lately. Is he some kind of famous writer? He's been in the top three trending topics..."

"Pfft! Nothing!"

Umaru Doma couldn't hold it in and choked on her tea. Mio Akiyama immediately handed her a tissue. Why was Umaru so sensitive about this?

"But the name Yakumo Shiro is also 'Shiro'."

The clever young lady, Kotobuki Tsumugi, seemed to realize the problem. Combining this with Umaru's reaction just now, she immediately guessed something and gave a cryptic smile.

They've been discovered...

Umaru could tell from Kotobuki Tsumugi's smile that she couldn't hide it anymore, so she sighed and had no choice but to speak.

Chapter Twenty-Two: What exactly does "astronomical figure" mean?! [Please subscribe automatically]

"Wh...? What?! Dongfang-kun is that Yakumo Shiro?"

Ritsu Tainaka was completely dumbfounded. Only after hearing what Umaru said did she realize that the names Yakumo Shiro and Touhou Shiro were too similar, and that Yakumo Shiro's second book was titled "Touhou Project," which contained the character "Touhou."

This is too much of a coincidence; it's definitely not a coincidence.

Why didn't he say so...?

Akiyama Mio raised an eyebrow. Since he was such a powerful figure, he should have said so sooner. Why did he choose to keep it a secret? Could it be that there was some hidden reason?

"If it were my older brother, he would definitely say that, cough cough."

Doma Umaru coughed twice, then suddenly his expression changed, his demeanor resembling that of Dongfang Bai. He spoke in a familiar tone, "You didn't even ask me about that~"

"Wow!! It looks so alike!"

Sitting in the ordinary seat, Ritsu Tainaka exclaimed in amazement, "As expected of Dongfang Bai's sister, her imitation skills are truly first-rate."

"Hey, Ritsu-chan, is Shiro-chan really that good?"

"Wei, there should be a limit to your confusion."

Hirasawa Yui, who still hadn't realized what was going on, made Tainaka Ritsu sigh helplessly. If she hadn't occasionally read manga and light novels, she probably wouldn't even know the name Yakumo Shiro.

"Does Ritsu-chan know?"

"certainly……"

The moment Tainaka Ritsu uttered those words in chapter 730, she regretted it. Although she had heard of the name Yakumo Shiro, she couldn't say a single word about him. She only knew that he was a very powerful person.

"Hum~"

Umaru laughed, crossed her arms, and tilted her head slightly, as if she were very proud, and said, "My brother is a top author at Dengeki Bunko. His books have sold over 20 million copies, and he also has over 20 million Twitter followers!"

"Two by two... twenty million!?"

Akiyama Mio, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded. She had no idea that Dongfang Bai was so strong. But actually, neither of them understood what Xiaomai meant. It wasn't that it sold for 20 million Japanese yen, but that 20 million copies were sold.

If a book sells 20 million copies, even at 100 yen per copy, that's 2 billion yen.

This is an astronomical figure.

"Um, how much is that...?"

Hirasawa Yui still seemed to be unaware of what was going on; her reaction time was a bit too long. Even Kotobuki Tsumugi, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"So, Bai-kun is that amazing...?"

Akiyama Mio lowered her head slightly. She was feeling a bit conflicted. On one hand, she was happy that Dongfang Bai was a popular superstar. On the other hand, she felt the gap between them. It seemed that the gap between them had become quite large.

Seeing Akiyama Mio's expression, Doma Umaru, with her high emotional intelligence, immediately understood and sighed, "How about we go see my brother after school? He's probably having a book signing right now."

"Okay! Let's go see Bai Sang together this afternoon!"

Ritsu Tainaka raised his fist with a happy expression, while Mio Akiyama rolled her eyes and said, "You're just happy because you don't have to train, right? Don't forget that the freshman welcome party is next week."

"It's alright, it's alright. Bai Sang gave us the sheet music for the new song before, and I looked at it carefully last night!"

The girl with the broad forehead waved her hand dismissively, but Akiyama Mio seemed to have guessed something and said, "Actually, I just glanced at it twice."

"...!"

As if she had been told the truth, Ritsu Tainaka's smile became a little stiff. As expected of her childhood friend, Mio Akiyama could tell at a glance that Ritsu would never seriously look at the sheet music.

"Umaru-chan, where is Shiro-chan working now?" Ignoring the noisy Akiyama Mio and Tainaka Ritsu, Hirasawa Yui approached Doma Umaru and asked.

"Well, I remember it's at Amagi Radiant Park. Actually, I've never been there, but I know you can get there directly by bus."

"Amagi Brilliant Park?"

Upon hearing this, Akiyama Mio suddenly turned around, as if she had remembered something, and said, "We performed in Amagi before, didn't we? It's much better there than before. I heard it was going to close down..."

"It's alright, things are much better now than before, it won't go bankrupt."

"Bai Sang used to work there, right? I'm really curious about what kind of job she did..."

It's the general manager...

Umaru rolled her eyes and mentally complained, but didn't say it aloud. It was better not to spread this kind of thing. Besides, the fact that only a few people knew about it made Umaru feel a strange sense of superiority.

……

Four o'clock in the afternoon.

"This is it."

The four girls from the Light Music Club, along with their leader Umaru Doma, arrived at Amagi Brilliant Park. It was completely different from their last visit; there had been significant changes.

The most obvious change is the number of people. Even before entering the amusement park, you can feel that there are a lot of people. The laughter and chatter inside can be heard even outside the gate.

"Wow, there are so many people."

Dressed casually, Ritsu Tainaka raised an eyebrow as she looked at the visitors in the amusement park. The five beautiful girls, especially the eye-catching Umaru Doma, immediately became the focus of attention upon arriving at the amusement park, and people around them couldn't help but look in their direction.

This unconsciously made the somewhat shy Akiyama Mio take two steps closer to Ritsu.

"How much are the tickets for the amusement park?"