Chapter 37: The amusement park was destroyed.

A notification window popped up out of nowhere.

I was munching on a mouthful of meat and looking at the notification.

…Conquered? What does that mean?’

Conquered, conquered…

I thought about it for a moment.

“Uung… I don’t know.”

“Yes? What is it, Senior?”

“The carousel has been conquered. Did someone do land grab with the carousel?”

Ria tilted her head and approached me.

She also saw the notification window and blinked.

[The carousel has been conquered.]

“Really? What does that mean?”

“…Uung. Hmm.”

I chewed on the meat and thought.

Why is the notification saying it conquered an ordinary amusement ride?

‘Could it be…’

Someone rode the carousel I made,

And they were like, ‘Ah, finally conquered!’?

“Aaaaaah!”

That was it!

In that moment, my head sparkled.

“It must have been really difficult to ride the carousel!”

“…Yes? You think so?”

“Yeah! You know, there are people who find it hard to ride even a very boring ride! That person must have taken courage and ridden the carousel and been happy!”

I nodded, impressed by my own deduction.

Definitely this!

Then—.

“Someone visited my theme park again! Hehehe.”

“I was worried that there would be no guests, but it wasn’t, Senior♡”

“Yeah—!”

I took a bigger bite of meat with satisfaction.

My excitement must have been obvious.

Eurydice, who had just placed freshly grilled vegetables on the plate, asked with a smile.

“Oh, Sa-chan, you look happy?”

“Yeah! Guests have come to my theme park!”

“That’s good.”

“Hehehe.”

I ate all the meat in the plate at once with excitement.

The texture of the juicy juice and the crispy skin were fantastic.

A perfect day like this, and even guests came to the theme park.

‘It’s a perfect day!’

I declared proudly, putting both hands on my waist.

“I’m going back right after eating the barbecue, and I’m going to greet the guests!”

“That’s a wonderful plan, Senior♡”

Then, one by one, I heard voices of regret from the surroundings.

“Are you leaving already? I prepared a puppet show because I thought Sa-chan would like it.”

“Eh? Then, I will watch it!”

“Shall we check my dog, too?”

“I will see, I will see!”

I ate a lot of barbecue and played with the villagers happily.

I played with the cute dog,

And had a happy day, watching a small performance at the square.

As I did so, the sun was already setting.

“Senior, it seems we should go back now♡”

“Uung… I still want to play a little more.”

Soon, I shook my head.

I am a proper theme park owner.

I have a duty to satisfy the guests!

I got up from the chair.

I ate too much, and my stomach was full.

It wasn’t long after eating the barbecue,

It was because the villagers gave me fruit, snacks, and drinks generously.

“Huuuuuuuuuu… full……”

“Haha! Sa-chan’s tummy is really full. You can roll now.”

“Hehe, should I?”

Uncle the village head gave me a small lunchbox.

“Then, everyone, goodbyee—!”

“Come back to play, Sa-chan!”

“I’ll make something more delicious next time!”

“Hehe, yes, yes.”

I left with Ria, receiving farewells from the villagers again.

The sunlight was warm, and the sky was clear.

Walking through the forest where the breeze was blowing, I hummed.

“Hehe─! Today was a really perfect day!”

“Right? I was happy to spend a good time with Senior♡”

“I feel like energy is gushing out! I’m going back right away and I have to make a bumper car. So that the guests can be happy!”

I spread my imagination.

Then I remembered the saying, ‘even the Geumgang Mountain is taken after a meal.’

‘Ah, right. Our theme park didn’t have anything to eat.’

Souvenir shops and family restaurants that are essential near the theme park entrance.

And various street foods that are lined up in every nook and cranny.

Sparkling ideas came to mind again.

“I have to make a souvenir shop and a family restaurant near the entrance. And I’m going to make a cola fountain in the middle of the shops—!”

“That sounds great♡”

“Yeah! You love cola, too, right?”

“Yes♡ Please make it zero cola, Senior♡”

I nodded repeatedly.

“I want to build a street vendor too. What kind of food should we sell? Cotton candy, churros, ice cream… and super cute pink Toonsuni shaped cookies—! Ah, and let’s sell a teddy bear-shaped chocolate!”

“Cotton candy, churros… Good! But, won’t it be a little difficult to draw the ice cream?”

“Uung, is that so…”

But wasn’t ice cream one of the core foods of the theme park?

It feels a bit disappointing to replace it with soft ice cream.

“Uuuuum… Is there a good way…”

“You make ice cream and then break it into small, round pieces?”

“Eh, I can’t do that.”

Making it like powder was possible, but it couldn’t be called a bead.

“Ppyorung ppyorung… and magic goes ‘tuk ttuk’…”

“I’m sorry, Senior. I can’t use such magic… I want to develop it for Senior right now!”

“Eh, no!”

I knew Ria would spend months in the castle and be engrossed in the research.

I cannot lose the only employee in our theme park like that.

‘There must be a better way…’

At that moment, the return stone that Uncle, the village head, gave me came to my mind.

A little before─.

I asked Uncle the village head in the village.

“How do you make this? I want to make it in our theme park!”

“Ah, there is a person who makes these return stones. He is a magic engineer who lives alone in that forest. He is a bit strange, but very capable.”

“Heeeee… Magic engineer?”

Uncle, the village head, also wrote a map and a letter of introduction to where the magic engineer lives.

If a magic engineer can make a return stone,

Wouldn’t he be able to make a machine to make the ice cream beads?

“After the bumper car is made, I have to go see the magic engineer!”

“That’s a good idea, Senior♡”

We walked along the forest path with excited feelings.

As we were making ideas,

We came into view of the towering cliff and the castle I drew.

“Wow, we’re already here.”

“It seems that we got here faster than when we left since we’ve been here once♡”

“Yeah! Ria! Lift me up!”

“Yes♡”

Ria hugged me and jumped up the high cliff at once.

Cool wind.

The scenery of the theme park came into my eyes.

The remains of something that was scattered everywhere.

Toonsunis and Pegasus were lying around.

A giant Toonsuni with torn leg padding.

・The broken carousel?

“Huh…?”

I rubbed my eyes and looked again.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

But, no matter how much I rubbed my eyes—.

My theme park was in ruins.

“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee—?!”

My mind went blank.

The carousel was broken, and smoke was rising,

Toonsunis were scattered around, with cotton coming out from them.

Pegasus also had minor and major injuries.

There was even a guy who was completely half-broken.

I was frozen.

Ria, who landed on the cliff, was also frozen.

Which bastard!

Who the hell!

Made my cute theme park like this?!

I quickly looked around.

I couldn’t find any trace of an intruder.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah—! My Toonsuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii—!”

I ran and hugged a broken Toonsuni.

“Toonsuniiiiiiiiiiiiii!”

What’s going on?

Until I left the theme park, my cute Toonsunis were fine!

My precious theme park─!

Ria said from behind me with a cool voice.

“…Who dared to make Senior’s castle this bad?”

The Toonsuni shook its arm weakly, pointing the carrot at the carousel.

The notification appeared on the carousel that had literally been broken.

[The carousel has been conquered. First conqueror: Aki]

I stared blankly at the notification window.

Aki? Who is Aki?

Who was the one who conquered the carousel and destroyed it!

“You have to care about the next person─!”

“…Is that the problem, Senior?”

I checked the carousel on the opposite side.

[The carousel has been conquered. First conqueror: Minotaur]

Ria’s expression wrinkled.

My expression also wrinkled.

What is with this village─.

Why are they so inconsiderate?

“Rides are not disposable!”

My scream erupted in the middle of the theme park.

The wind was blowing bleakly.

Toonsunis lying here and there and broken Pegasus.

This is really the theme park of dreams and hopes that I made?

“…Uuu. The guests are too violent.”

“Yes, it is too violent. I want to kill them♡”

I have to fix the carousel for the next guests.

And—.

I have to make the rides more sturdy,

I have to raise the mascots stronger!

At that moment.

A notification window appeared before my eyes.