Zongman: Even if I am reborn, I still want to live my daily life

“New friend, you mean a friend who can discuss these hobbies with me? But at school, all the people with these hobbies are boys, and those otaku are disgusting,” Kirino said, but then suddenly realized, “I wasn’t talking about you, brother. You’re not disgusting at all.”

She realized that if her brother was a comic artist, then he must be a shut-in, right? Had she included her brother in her insults?

“It’s alright.” Gao Yumo nodded instead. “The otaku guys at your school are really disgusting. Playing those wordplay dating games at school, those kinds of people are definitely not normal.”

Gao Yumo wasn't referring to "Your Name," of course. The otaku guys at Kirino's school were playing traditional romance word games, probably with erotic content. It's no wonder they were disliked at school for playing those kinds of games, and it's no wonder Kirino's friends disliked the otaku.

"How did you know?" Kirino looked at Gao Yumo strangely. "Did you send someone to follow me?"

"What if I say yes?" Gao Yumo said with a smile.

"Then I'll get angry and never talk to you again!" Kirino stared at Takayuki's eyes, waiting for his answer, even if it was a lie.

“Indeed, no,” Gao Yumo said with a smile. “After all, I don’t need such a complicated method.”

He took out his phone and showed it to Kirino; it showed a picture of their classroom.

"Our classroom? How did they do that?" Kirino asked in surprise, looking at Takayu Mo's phone.

"I hacked into your classroom's security cameras," Gao Yumo said. "I'm a really good hacker, you know."

Kirino was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth. Did she really know so little about her brother? She had no idea he could do this!

"Don't worry, I usually just check how you're doing at school, whether you're being bullied. I won't look at anything I shouldn't. On the contrary, I'll protect you from being seen. My hacking skills are the best in the world!" Gao Yumo explained, and Kirino understood what she meant by "things she shouldn't look at." Sometimes female students would change clothes in the classroom!

"Brother! You're a pervert!" Kirino couldn't believe her brother hadn't seen it!

"I really haven't seen it," Gao Yumo explained, shaking her head.

"How do you know it exists if you haven't seen it?!" Kirino's words left him speechless.

"I only saw it once, the first time."

"Hmph!" Kirino angrily turned her head away, slapping Gao Yumo's hand off her head. Her face was flushed red. She was angry for many reasons: her brother was that kind of person, her brother must have seen her changing clothes, and her brother must have seen other people too!

"I only glanced at it that time, and I immediately turned it off when I saw you changing clothes. I didn't see anything," Gao Yumo quickly explained. He really didn't see anything. Although it was a pity, he was definitely not the kind of person to take advantage of others in distress.

"Really?" Kirino asked incredulously.

"Really." Gao Yumo nodded heavily, her expression serious and earnest.

Kirino looked at her brother's expression and decided to believe him. "Then I'll believe you. You're definitely not that kind of person."

In Kirino's heart, her brother was definitely not that kind of person.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's get back to what happened earlier." Gao Yumo steered the conversation back on track, but Kirino nodded, knowing that the topic was about to veer off course again.

"How do you make friends like that? Do you have any advice, brother?"

"Yes, the internet is a great thing. Try finding an online community for otaku girls. The friends you make there are bound to be otaku girls too," Gao Yumo said with a smile, explaining her method. After all, this method could indeed help Kirino make two friends!

“That makes sense.” Kirino agreed with the idea. “I’ll go upstairs to get the computer and take a look now.”

“I’ll go with you. I haven’t been to your room in so long.” Gao Yumo also stood up, ready to go upstairs with Kirino.

"Whatever," Kirino said softly, and headed towards her room.

Kirino's room.

"It's very tidy." Gao Yumo looked at the room, which wasn't very big. After all, this was the house that Kirino's family used to live in, and it had nothing to do with Gao Yumo. "By the way, where are your otaku stuff? I thought you had a lot. How come I don't see any of them?"

Kirino paused for a moment, then walked to her locker and opened it.

“They’re all here. This room used to be Japanese-style, with this built-in structure, so I put everything in here.”

Looking at the densely packed and neatly arranged games, anime, and comics inside, Gao Yumo guessed that they were all products related to her younger sister.

"I knew it! You really bought a lot. It looks like you can't fit any more in your bag, right? Why don't you take them out?" Gao Yumo asked curiously.

"Because there are maids at home, and I don't want them to know about my hobbies. Even though they'll smile at me to my face, they'll probably think I'm disgusting behind my back, right?" Kirino said.

"Haven't you become friends with the maids? The maids I found for you are all girls around your age, so you should be able to become friends, right? You all live together anyway."

"They're my friends, that's why I don't want to tell them, just like my friends at school," Kirino said. It seems that her friends at school make her afraid to talk about this kind of thing with them.

The maids chosen for Kirino are all orphans trained by the Takaha family's maid school. They have an extraordinary level of loyalty to the Takaha family (3.0) and the highest level of loyalty to Takaha Sumi. That's why these maids were assigned to Kirino. The oldest of them is only in their early twenties. Although they did not attend a regular school, they are knowledgeable in various fields.

They would never criticize Kirino's hobbies; they would simply discuss and play with her quietly, trying to make her happy. After all, it was a maid's duty to accompany and serve the person she was meant to be.

Kirino was actually worrying way too much. If she had told the maids about her hobbies earlier, she might have already made a few good friends who could discuss otaku with her.

“I won’t say anything about your friends at school, but the maids at home are fine. Trust me, come back today and talk to them,” Gao Yumo said to Tong Nai.

Kirino thought for a moment before nodding. Perhaps so. The maids were definitely not the type to say anything about her hobbies.

"Wait, what does 'come back' mean?" she suddenly realized.

"Didn't we say we wanted to find a community for otaku girls? Let's see if there's a gathering today. Let's go check it out together. Since we've decided to make friends, let's just take action!" Gao Yumo patted Kirino's head again.

Encouraged, Kirino nodded. If her brother was willing to help her, she couldn't back down. It was just making friends; she could do it!

(Happy 2025!)

Chapter 268 A Gathering of Otaku Girls in Akihabara (2 Updates)

Akihabara.

The two of them had just found a community for female otaku at home. Kirino logged in and chatted with the people in the group for a while before being invited by the administrator.

They said there was an event in Akihabara today and asked Kirino if she wanted to go. Kirino and Takahashi discussed it and decided to come anyway, since there were a lot of people in Akihabara and Takahashi was with her, so there shouldn't be any danger.

Gao Yumo wasn't sure if this was an event organized by Makishima Saori, but it wouldn't hurt to go and take a look.

"But why a maid café?" Kirino was a little confused. The two had arrived near the agreed location and saw a group of girls gathered there. Gao Yumo also saw the tall girl among them. It was indeed Makishima Saori. He knew her. After all, she was also from a wealthy family, so it was normal for them to know each other. Moreover, the two had a good relationship.

However, she is completely different from her usual self now. Makishima Saori is a very beautiful girl. She is shy, timid, easily embarrassed and introverted. She is 180 cm tall, even taller than Gao Yumo.

But now she was wearing huge glasses and dressed completely differently from usual, transforming herself into a homebody. She had also completely lost her usual personality, appearing very talkative and chatting happily with the girls participating in the event.

“It’s Akihabara after all.” Gao Yumo shrugged and nudged Kirino. “Alright, you can go now. Since you’re all girls, I won’t follow you, but I’ll be nearby to support you. Don’t worry.”

"Okay, I'm going." Kirino nodded. Since she was already here, she might as well try to fit in!

Walking over there, Gao Yumo watched as she chatted with Makishima Saori. As expected, Makishima Saori was completely different from her usual personality, and she quickly became very happy chatting with Kirino.

Then, it seemed that everyone had arrived, and they walked towards the maid café where they had reserved a table. Gao Yumo followed them in. After they were all seated, Gao Yumo also sat down in a seat next to them, ordering food from the maid who came to serve him while glancing over at them a few times.

Just as he expected, Kirino couldn't fit in at all. After all, who would dress so extravagantly at a gathering full of otaku girls?

Although Kirino has pocket money from him and Yang Kui and doesn't need to work as a model anymore, her fashion sense is still very high. This makes her look like she's not a homebody at all, so it's normal that no one talks to her. She shines.

Also, the only anime and games she likes are those featuring younger sister characters. She has no idea what other people are talking about, and they can't really connect with each other in conversation.

In the end, she sat alone in her seat, glancing at Gao Yumo's seat from time to time. She felt motivated to chat with the people around her, but she still couldn't manage it.

Gao Yumo watched silently from the side. These girls were not originally the friends he had prepared for Kirino. The development had been exactly as he had predicted. People who were meant to be friends would eventually become friends under the influence of fate.

"It was a complete failure!" When Kirino and Takahashi came out of the maid cafe, the otaku girl gathering had already ended. Kirino's desire to make friends had not been fulfilled in the end. She hadn't even exchanged a few words with the girls and had been sitting there awkwardly.

"It's okay, you'll definitely make some friends today," Gao Yumo said.

"Brother, you don't need to comfort me. I guess I should just give up on that idea. I was just being normal, so why is everyone avoiding me? I'm so angry, so angry!" Kirino wasn't really angry, but she was definitely disappointed.

"Well, they're just ordinary girls, and you dressed up a bit too much, so it's not surprising that this happened," Gao Yumo said helplessly.

"I know that too, sigh." Kirino sighed as well, and the two decided to stroll around Akihabara.

"Little Kirino!" Makishima Saori suddenly ran over, calling out Kirino's online name. Of course, online names were used for this kind of event. "Great, you're still here."

She breathed a sigh of relief after running over, because she was a little tired from running so fast.

Gao Yumo went over and patted her back to make her feel better.

"Saori...Miss?" Kirino was a little confused as to why Makishima Saori would come to find her again, and she also didn't know why her brother was being so familiar, or if he just wanted to take advantage of her. She glared at Gao Yumo angrily, but all she received was a smirk from him.

"Thank you, Mr. Mo." Makishima Saori first thanked Takaha Mo, who had helped her catch her breath, before saying to Kirino, "Just call me Saori."

Kirino nodded first, then asked loudly, "Do you know my brother?"

“Yes, we know each other.” Makishima Saori nodded, then changed the subject, “Let’s not talk about that. Little Tong Tong, would you like to attend the second gathering?”

"The second time? Is it a continuation of what just happened?" Kirino's attention was indeed diverted. She would find out how her brother and Saori met when they got back.

“Indeed, I would like to extend a personal invitation to the few of you I did not speak with earlier,” Makishima Saori said with a smile.

"Will there still be a lot of people?" Kirino asked, since if there were still a lot of people, she probably wouldn't be able to speak.

"No, if you include us, the total is..." Makishima Saori raised her hand and made a four, she included Takahata Momo as well.

"Let's go, Kirino, let's go take a look. Maybe you and that girl can become friends," Gao Yumo encouraged.

Kirino nodded. "Let's try again then."

In a fast food restaurant, the three of them walked to their seats, where a girl was already waiting. She had long black hair, wore a gothic Lolita outfit, had fair skin, and was very cute.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Black Cat Shiki. This is Kirito Shiki and her older brother." Makishima Saori introduced the two people beside her to the black cat sitting there.

"Hello." Kirino greeted her somewhat awkwardly, clearly still afraid that what had just happened would repeat itself.

"Hello, my name is Gao Yumo. I joined temporarily, so please take care of me." Gao Yumo also greeted the black cat.

"My online name is Black Cat," Black Cat introduced himself softly.

The three sat down, and each ordered a drink, since they had already eaten at the maid cafe.

"I wonder what the administrator's intentions are in gathering us all here?" Black Cat asked Makishima Saori in a soft voice.

“Didn’t I already say? Since you didn’t chat much just now, I wanted to take this opportunity to exchange ideas again. That’s all, Mr. Kuroneko,” Makishima Saori explained. “Also, there’s no need to be so formal with me. Just call me Saori. Everyone, please be casual.”

The more Gao Yumo looked at her now, the more uncomfortable she felt. Although she had seen her like this in the anime first, every time she met her in this world, she was always the proper young lady. Seeing Saori like this now still felt very strange to Gao Yumo.

"Such a big girl and you're called Saori? You have no shame to use that name," the black cat said sarcastically, without even glancing at Saori.

Gao Yumo smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've heard such a sharp-tongued remark. Even the girls in my family who used to talk so sarcastically don't talk like that anymore. It's been a long time since I've heard it. I used to be the one who was often the target of their sharp tongues, but that's all in the past now. I haven't heard it for a long time."

“This isn’t how you make a grand entrance, and look at your manner of speaking and your attire…” the black cat continued.

"This is such a disgusting otaku outfit from so many years ago!" Kirino chimed in, clearly quite bothered by Saori's attire.

Gao Yumo watched Makishima Saori from the side, noticing her expression and the fact that she seemed completely unconcerned about the criticism.

"Mr. Mo, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me all of a sudden? This kind of teasing is like a gentle breeze to me, you don't need to take it to heart." Makishima Saori saw that Gao Yumo suddenly looked at her and thought that Gao Yumo was concerned that she might be unhappy about being talked about like this. "If you don't mind, Mr. Mo, feel free to say a few more words."

“You said it.” Gao Yumo nodded with a smile. Kirino looked at her brother, and Kuroneko also looked at the boy.

"I said it."

"Your outfit is really ugly. You usually look like a pretty girl, but you dressed up like this to create a contrast?" Gao Yumo commented on Makishima Saori's outfit. "And this verbal tic, I've never heard you use it before. Wearing glasses makes you look like a completely different person."

Gao Yumo spoke very gently, basically only asking a few questions. Makishima Saori smiled and didn't take it to heart at all. She and Gao Yumo have a very good relationship!

It's fair to say that the main reason her family didn't arrange blind dates for her was because she had a good relationship with Gao Yumo. Otherwise?

“This is just my interest; the Mo family wouldn’t understand,” Makishima Saori replied, but it seemed as if she hadn’t said anything at all.

"Brother, I was just about to ask, did you two know each other before?" Kirino asked Takayu Mo.

Gao Yumo nodded, "Of course, Saori and I have been friends for many years, but she's definitely not a shut-in. I've never seen this side of her before, it's quite novel."

“Yes, Ms. Koto, we’ve been friends for many years.” Makishima Saori nodded as well. The two could be considered childhood friends, having known each other since elementary school. Many of Gao Yumo’s friends from wealthy families were people she knew since elementary school. She did have some in middle school, but fewer, and she doesn’t seem to have any friends like that now that she’s in high school.

Kirino nodded. Saori must also be a rich girl, right? A rich girl who's a homebody? What does she care about then? She doesn't seem so strange anymore.

"Speaking of dressing up, why are you dressed so inappropriately?" Black Cat didn't care much about the relationship between Takayuki and Makishima Saori, since she wasn't familiar with either of them. Instead, she looked at Kirino and asked, "It's absurd to come to Akihabara for a party dressed so flamboyantly."

Still incredibly sarcastic.

"I'm sorry! What could I do? That's just my style." Kirino nearly spat out her drink and retorted, "You're the same way..."

"What's wrong?" the black cat asked calmly.

"Uh." Kirino didn't know what to say. She wanted to argue, but she hadn't thought of what to say yet.

"What is it? I'm all ears," the black cat said softly, its movements elegant.

Chapter 269 Kirino Makes Friends (3rd Update)

"What kind of dress are you wearing, cosplay?" Kirino thought of such a question.

"No, not at all. Are you blind? This is the Night Demon Queen of Mascara," the black cat replied calmly.

"MASCHERA," Kirino said softly, having never heard of it before.

Gao Yumo had never heard of it before and asked, "Anime? Is it good?"