As a new tour guide for a travel agency specializing in anime crossovers, Bai Chuan Longxi was assigned to the Literary Beasts attraction.
His senior colleagues all turned pale at the mention of it and warned him, "That place is dangerous. Plenty of guides have gone and never come back. When you're showing tourists around, be extremely careful of the mummy, the rat, and the great detective. Stay away from the riverside and the alleys."
Bai Chuan Longxi nodded and took note, then set off with his tour group.
Some time later, he returned. His seniors surrounded him, fussing over him. "Kid, you've lost weight... Wait, why have you actually gained weight?"
Bai Chuan Longxi scratched his head. "Because the world of Literary Beasts is actually pretty fun?"
His seniors: Impossible. Absolutely impossible! You didn't just keep the tourists at the hotel the whole time, did you?
Bai Chuan Longxi counted off on his fingers. "On the first day, we went to the scenic area on Tokoyami Island to see the aurora, and toured the trenches and warships. On the second day, we went to the foreign settlement to watch fireworks. The tourists really liked those two French guys setting them off. On the third day, we went to the World Theater to see a play. A boy said he was an ability detective and put on a play within a play. On the fourth day, we went to the Slum and met a local boy named Azhong, who was very hospitable. On the fifth day, we went to the Five Skyscrapers. Unfortunately, there was a murder, but luckily I called the police in time, and the tourists were unharmed..."
His seniors: ?
Wasn't he talking about the ability war's front lines, the explosion caused by two transcendent beings fighting and Arahabaki's energy running out of control, the secret meeting that led to the Armed Detective Agency's founding, and the Sheep King Nakahara Chuuya and the dark doctor Mori Ougai staging a coup?
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There was a strange man in Yokohama.
He appeared and disappeared without warning, acted like a lunatic, and was bizarrely lucky. Let's interview some witnesses.
Concerned Citizen Wei: I can vouch for that. I was about to stab my partner in the back that day when he suddenly popped up and asked for my contact information. He said his tourists liked us and wanted to write us a thank-you letter. Could I put up with that? I shot at him right away.
V: And then?
Concerned Citizen Wei (covering his face): Then my partner thought I was shooting at him and beat me up.
Concerned Citizen Zai: I can vouch for that. I was helping my temporary guardian deal with the boss that day when he suddenly popped up and lectured my guardian about his screwed-up values. Then he called the police and had him taken away.
Concerned Citizen Zhong: I can vouch for that. I was patrolling my territory that day when he came running out like a lunatic, saying he wanted to stay at my place for the night. I figured I should show some compassion to someone with a mental disability, so I let him. And then...
V: And then what?
Concerned Citizen Zhong: Then he gave me a book called Watch the People Around You and another called Revealed! The God of Corruption, Arahabaki: His Past and Present. They were great. I let him stay at my place for several more days.
1. Only the protagonist can see the tourists, who are thought-forms.
2. The protagonist has the talent of Super High School-Level Luck.
3. The protagonist sees things differently from normal people.
4. In the eyes of the locals, the protagonist is a lunatic with multiple personality disorder and delusions.
Theme: World peace