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

Latifa raised her head slightly, her rosy cheeks burning as she gazed tenderly at Dongfang Bai with her blue eyes glistening with tears. Dongfang Bai could sense this heartfelt emotion.

"I already promised to help, so you're welcome."

Dongfang Bai gently patted Latifa's back, seemingly trying to comfort her. When Dongfang Bai looked at her face again, she had already closed her eyes and was lying quietly in Dongfang Bai's arms.

"Latifa?"

Dongfang Bai was a little panicked. Qian Dou, who was standing next to him, quickly came over and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "It's okay. He was just too tired today and fell asleep as soon as he relaxed."

"Really..."

Dongfang Bai sighed softly, relieved to see Latifa's very steady breathing. He then handed Latifa to Qian Dou to hold. However, the heavy burden that had been weighing on him was finally over.

The matter isn't completely over yet. I've called in hundreds of people; it wouldn't be good if I, the one who called for help, just ran away...

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Chapter Twenty-Six: Still in Women's Clothing as Expected [Please Subscribe Automatically]

the next day.

"Bai-kun!? Hurry up and start training! Our freshman welcome party is coming up soon!"

Akiyama Mio tried to persuade Higashikata, but to no avail. Higashikata lay lazily on the sofa in the light music club room, looking completely relaxed and showing no intention of getting up.

"Well, there are still a few days left, no need to rush, Mio-chan."

Seemingly infected by Dongfang Bai's lazy aura, Hirasawa Yui also sat leisurely next to Dongfang Bai, holding a cup of black tea and taking sips from time to time.

It's currently Dongfang Bai's 'vacation'. Ever since Gan Cheng's burden was lifted, he's been quite lazy at school these past two days, as if he's trying to make up for all the fatigue from the previous day.

"My arm can no longer play the guitar."

"Don't make it sound so scary! It's just soreness from using your muscles too much."

Akiyama Mio bluntly criticized Dongfang Bai, saying that the atmosphere in the Light Music Club was too relaxed. Could they really perform at the freshman welcome party like that?

Thinking about the performance at the freshman welcome party, Akiyama Mio recalled the performance at the school festival in her first year of high school, when she was held in Dongfang Bai's arms and always felt that her lips had touched something lightly.

Thinking about this, Akiyama Mio's head started to steam.

"No! This isn't the time to think about these things. Everyone, hurry up and train! If we keep going like this, what if we don't perform well at the freshman welcome party, and no new members join our light music club?!"

"I don't think that's a problem."

Dongfang Bai slowly raised his left hand, lazily squinting his eyes as he said, "Just pull a few people from Mio's fan club, right?"

"Oh right! How come I didn't think of that!"

At this point, Ritsu Tainaka's eyes lit up. That's right! Since the last school festival, Mio Akiyama has also had her own fan club, and it has quite a few members, including many female fans.

Mio's voice is also very cool when she sings, and she gives people a dashing feeling. She is also beautiful, so she can attract fans from both men and women. A fan club can be formed easily.

It is said that this fan club was founded by a senior high school student, but she has already graduated this year.

"I refuse, absolutely not!"

Akiyama Mio rolled her eyes. If she were to actually pull someone from that 'fan club', she would be incredibly embarrassed.

"This year has really gone by quickly; in the blink of an eye, I'm already in my second year of high school."

Dongfang Bai sighed as if recalling something, his face bearing the kind expression of an old man, as if he were reminiscing about the past.

"That's true. It feels like we just started school, and now we're already in our second year of high school."

Kotobuki Tsumugi nodded in agreement, and she even adorably clenched her little fists. Her cute and innocent appearance made people smile, but Akiyama Mio, who was standing next to her, couldn't laugh.

"Don't suddenly bring up these memories! The most important thing right now is training!"

The black-haired girl was on the verge of tears. Once these guys entered a relaxed state, no matter how much she supervised them, it was useless. Originally, Dongfang Bai was on her side, but now...

After attending a book signing event that attracted 20,000 people, Dongfang Bai seemed to have come to understand the principle that "the purpose of life is to enjoy life," and became increasingly lazy.

If only he could just lie around and coast through life, that would be great; that's what he's thinking right now.

"Well, Mio-chan, sit down and rest for a bit too. The cake Tsumugi brought is delicious! Open your mouth, ah~"

With a smile, Hirasawa Yui used a fork to pick up a piece of strawberry cake and brought it to Akiyama Mio's lips. Perhaps it was her natural leisurely demeanor, but Akiyama Mio also became leisurely.

"Oh no, I almost got distracted by the relaxed atmosphere!"

Akiyama Mio suddenly realized what had happened, wiping away imaginary cold sweat from her forehead. It was so close! She almost got affected by it without realizing it, but luckily she reacted quickly.

"In short..."

boom!

Just as Akiyama Mio was about to say something, the door to the Light Music Club suddenly opened, and Yamanaka Sawako appeared in the doorway carrying a large pile of clothes. She smiled and said with narrowed eyes, "Everyone~ I brought the clothes I made for the welcome party performance~"

"Wait a minute, this outfit..."

Ritsu Tainaka leaned closer for a look, and upon closer inspection, realized it was a sailor uniform! And it even had a short skirt, making it look a bit risqué. Even Ritsu, who has a more boyish personality, couldn't stand it.

"How could anyone wear clothes like that, right, big brother..."

Akiyama Mio glanced back at the others and saw that Hirasawa Yui and Kotobuki Tsumugi were already happily grabbing the clothes, ready to try them on...

"~Bai-kun, your clothes are here."

With a strange smile, Sawako Yamanaka, her eyes narrowed, handed a set of black clothes to Dongfang Bai. He took it and glanced at it, his lips twitching slightly. It was a black princess dress.

As expected, she's still dressed as a woman.

Why is it women's clothing again?

"Don't you think it would be awkward to suddenly have a boy among a group of girls? Wouldn't it be more harmonious if you became a girl too?!"

"Harmony my foot!"

Dongfang Bai didn't hesitate and stuffed the clothes back in; he had absolutely no penchant for wearing women's clothing.

"Don't you really want to wear it? According to statistics, 80% of boys are interested in women's clothing! Although they may not say it, many of them would choose to try it if given the chance."

"Where did this statistic come from?" Dongfang Bai was too exhausted to complain about Yamanaka Sawako anymore. (Zhao Hao) was very grateful to her for always staying up all night to make costumes for the Light Music Club.

But can the costumes be a little more normal? Wouldn't it be better to have something more ordinary like the first time? Why are they getting weirder and weirder?

"Ms. Sawako, I think it would be better if we wore our school uniforms on stage, since it's a welcome party for new students."

"Ok?"

Hearing Dongfang Bai's words, Yamanaka Sawako's eyes lit up, and she continued, "I didn't realize, young man, that you're one of us! Don't you also feel that school uniforms have a unique charm? They perfectly showcase a girl's youth~"

Dongfang Bai: ? ? ?

Dongfang now seriously suspects that there may be something wrong with Professor Yamanaka Sawako's brain. He thinks he should call an emergency hospital, or... maybe he should just call the police.

[PS: I'm having trouble keeping the story coherent.]

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Far East Magic Society [Please subscribe automatically]

Sawako Yamanaka's eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if she could already imagine what Dongfang Bai would look like dressed in women's clothing, which made him feel a chill and involuntarily take two steps back.

"Ahem, everyone, something suddenly came up at home, so I'll have to go now!"

Dongfang Bai seized the opportunity to slip away. Akiyama Mio, startled, quickly reacted and called out, "Bai-kun, training..."

"I'll definitely do it next time!!"

He left after saying that, and ran off. Sawako Yamanaka tried to chase after him, but found that he had already disappeared. She could only click her tongue in annoyance and mutter to herself, "Tsk, that kid got away again, and he's really fast. I won't let him get away next time."

Dongfang Bai, who had already made his escape, ran down the teaching building as if some monster was chasing him. He looked back to make sure no one was following him before he breathed a sigh of relief.

No, I can't be too careless. Sawako-sensei is capable of anything. I wonder if she'll just jump down from the building and catch me.

"I really need to be a little more careful..."

Dongfang Bai moved slowly against the wall. Fortunately, it was already 730 p.m., and many students had either gone to clubs or gone home. There was no one in the corridor. Otherwise, if someone had seen him sneaking around like this, who knows what might have happened.

"Phew, he shouldn't be here."

"Indeed, it seems the Dark Organization hasn't noticed this place yet..."

A voice suddenly entered his ears, and he couldn't help but look to the side. Takanashi Rikka, who was also looking cautious, was hiding next to him, looking around carefully. When did she sneak in?

What are you doing here?

"Yeah! I just came over because I saw Bai here."

As she nodded, the ahoge (cowlick) on Rikka's head bounced up and down, which was quite amusing. Dongfang Bai seemed to notice something on her forehead, so he reached out and gently brushed her bangs aside.

"What's this on your forehead...?"

"These are just injuries from fighting the Holy Healer yesterday, nothing serious."

A bandage was pasted on her smooth forehead, indicating that it had been caused by an attack with a blunt object. Dongfang Bai was stunned. The Holy Healer was her sister, right? Was her sister that terrifying?

Even the fearless Rikka trembled with fear when talking about her sister (aeei), which made Dongfang Bai even more curious about what her sister was like.

"That's really scary. So, since school's already over, why aren't you home yet, Takanashi?"

Dongfang Bai didn't know how to get along with Rikka. Did he have to talk to her like before, using cringeworthy and childish phrases that even he found embarrassing?

"Call me Rikka."

Takanashi Rikka puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction. She had already corrected him several times, but Higashikata still called her Takanashi, which made her very unhappy.

"Alright, Rikka, then why aren't you home yet?"

"I plan to build our base in this human settlement as a stronghold to fight against the Dark Organization," Rikka Takanashi said earnestly, leaving Dongfang Bai stunned for a moment.

"A base? Ah, you're planning to create a new organization, right?"

Miraculously, he understood what the other person was saying for some reason. Maybe it was because he had been spending too much time with people who were chuunibyou (middle school syndrome). Both Yamada Elf at home and Gokou Ruri at school were chuunibyou.

You'll naturally understand it after spending enough time with them.

"Is this what they call floor slang and chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) comprehension...?"