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

"Then let's wait a bit, let's chat, for example..." Xiaomai nodded and started thinking of topics.

"How popular will the manga be tomorrow?" Ayano immediately steered the conversation to her work; she really loves manga.

The moment the muse was mentioned, the girls were wide awake; tomorrow's comic was extremely important to them.

"It's going to be a huge hit, definitely!" Hui Naiguo said. As for the reason? There wasn't one; she just thought so confidently.

"With Mo-kun's promotion, coupled with the popularity of Mo-kun's club games, Mo-kun has become even more popular. There will definitely be a lot of people reading Mo-kun's new comic. The only question now is how many people will actually attend. But this is all good for us Muse. The next performance won't be like the last one where there was no one there." Ayase Eli calmly analyzed the situation.

"You'll find out tomorrow on our official website forum." Gao Yumo was also looking forward to it, but since they were all going into the mountains tomorrow, they wouldn't be able to visit the store in person and could only find out from the official website.

"Right now, the LoveLive forums are already buzzing with discussion, everyone's talking about how much they're looking forward to tomorrow's manga, the discussion is really getting heated." Eriri took out her phone and showed it to the members of Muse.

Hui Naiguo grabbed it and started reading.

"Some people actually said they'd wait at the store entrance in the evening, that's amazing." Hui Naiguo saw this comment.

"It's probably just a joke, right?" the little bird said uncertainly.

“That’s no joke. There are quite a few people like that. There have always been people like that at my comic book store. I don’t even know if they have to go to work…” Gao Yumo shrugged. Before, every Saturday when Weekly Comic Book was released, there were always people waiting at the door the day before, and some even set up tents. This doesn’t seem to be a very rare thing for the otaku community in this country.

"Is that really how it is?" Little Bird said in surprise. The others were also surprised, as this was quite astonishing in their understanding.

After chatting for a while, someone suddenly walked into the living room.

"I'm back! You all had a great chat. Didn't you hear me come in?" Yang Kui greeted the girls with a smile. She was happy to see so many unfamiliar faces. It was great to see more and more people coming!

"Mom, you're back!" Xiaomai looked at her immediately and said happily. Yang Kui also greeted her with a smile and greeted all the girls with smiles.

"You're back." Gao Yumo heard this, but instead of greeting her in advance, he walked directly to her side and hugged her.

"I'm back." The two hugged tightly. They were always very happy to see each other, even if they hadn't been apart for long.

"Let me introduce you. These are the members of Muse. You've seen the video I posted, right? They're the ones." Gao Yumo released Yang Kui and then introduced the Muse members to her. The Muse members looked at Yang Kui, all a little nervous. It was impossible not to be nervous when an adult suddenly appeared. And was this like meeting the parents? This thought involuntarily popped into their minds.

"Of course I saw it! Kotori, Enoka, and Umi performed wonderfully! It's just a pity I couldn't be there to see it live that time. I'll make time to see your live performance next time. It should be all nine of you together then, right?" Yang Kui looked at the Muse group. She knew Kotori and the other two; she had met them once before.

When the nine girls heard that Yang Kui would be watching their next performance on February 3rd, they suddenly became a little nervous, for some reason. But this also motivated them. They were determined to put on a perfect performance for their first time performing together as a group of nine.

Gao Yumo continued to introduce the other new girls to Yang Kui. Yang Kui actually knew them, since they had chatted together in the group. Now that she could see them in person, she knew their identities quite well and wasn't even surprised. She hadn't even minded when she first found out. She wasn't surprised when she saw Hatsune Miku yesterday, but chatted with her naturally. She now had complete trust and understanding of Gao Yumo. No matter what he did, she would just support him.

"Are we waiting for Kirino and the others to arrive?" Yang Kui asked with a smile after the introductions were finished.

"Yes, it should be soon. Once they arrive, we can set off. You're all looking forward to it, aren't you?" Gao Yumo nodded with a smile and asked the girls.

“Of course!” the girls said in unison.

Chapter 303 Setting Off on the Journey (2 Updates)

Kirino and the others arrived quickly. Kirino had been to this house before, so she wasn't surprised to see them. Saori, being a young lady herself, wasn't surprised either. The only one who was surprised was Kuroneko, but something about her surprise seemed a little off.

"So you're from a wealthy family like this? And you actually like that kind of thing?" Kuroneko couldn't help but ask Kirino, "Is Meruru really something a young lady of this caliber should like?"

"Can't I just like it?" Kirino knew her hobby was a bit strange, but she didn't want to admit it in front of Kuroneko.

She went up and knocked on the door. Although she had a key, she felt it was better to knock than to knock at a time like this.

The door opened quickly, and it was Kagami.

"Kirino-san, you're back."

"Hmm, it's been a long time, Nami-nee." Kirino greeted Waka Nami. Although she had only met Waka Nami a few times, she still knew that Waka Nami was not just an ordinary maid. In her brother's heart, she must have a special place.

"Please come in. Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Once you're here, we can set off." Kaname took out three more pairs of slippers from the cabinet. Since Kirino hadn't come for a long time, the slippers she gave her were new.

When faced with this maid, the black cat didn't know what to say. After all, her usual way of speaking seemed a bit inappropriate nowadays, so she remained silent.

Saori was now in her form with large glasses, and Waka 14 didn't even recognize her. She just nodded at Waka Nami, who had a wicked idea.

However, after Kaname led the three of them into the living room, her thoughts disappeared. It wasn't because she saw so many girls in the living room. Saori wasn't surprised by this; she had always been very clear about Takayumi's affairs in this regard.

The reason her thoughts disappeared was because Aunt Yangkui was also there!

Is it too late for her to take off her glasses now? Although wearing these glasses might make her more outgoing, she still can't do it when she's around adults she knows, let alone Aunt Yangkui.

"Mom, are you coming too?" Kirino was also very surprised when she saw Yang Kui. Gao Yumo hadn't told her about this, just to give her a surprise.

"Yes." Yang Kui walked to Kirino's side and said with a smile, pulling her into her arms. "Long time no see, Kirino. How have you been over there?"

"I'm fine. My brother even played with me before." Kirino blushed a little as Yang Kui hugged her in front of the black cat, wondering if Yang Kui would laugh at her.

But it's obvious that it won't happen. Even a black cat wouldn't be able to bring herself to mock such a thing. Being close to family isn't a bad thing; she herself has a very good relationship with her sister.

Gao Yumo had suggested that she bring her younger sisters along when she came, but after talking to her mother, her mother refused, saying that she wouldn't let her sisters disturb her when she went out to play. These past few days, her mother has been resting at home and taking care of her younger sisters.

Black Cat's family is not poor in this world; on the contrary, they are quite wealthy. Her mother has a great job that is easy and pays a high salary, enough to support the whole family. Black Cat doesn't even have to worry too much about what she wants to buy. Moreover, her mother's boss treats her very well, and immediately agreed when her mother said she wanted to take a break.

Black Cat didn't really know why. When she asked her mother, her mother would only say that she would understand later. Black Cat guessed that it had something to do with her father, whom she had never met, but her mother wouldn't tell her, and she couldn't be sure.

Furthermore, Kuroneko didn't actually want to bring her sisters along. Although going out together would be fun, there was one thing she really didn't want Kirino to see her sisters. If that sister-complex guy got to know her sisters, that would be terrible.

After Gao Yumo introduced the three men to the girls, they were ready to set off. They all went out together and boarded the bus. There were plenty of opportunities to chat on the way, since it was at least a two-hour drive to their destination, and there wasn't much else to do besides chat.

"set off!"

"Oh!"

"You're Saori, right?" Yang Kui asked Shinjima Saori. Although she was wearing large glasses, Yang Kui was still very familiar with the rest of her exposed body parts.

Saori didn't know whether to respond or not. Not responding seemed impolite, but she was even more embarrassed when Aunt Yangkui noticed her current state.

Kirino and Kuroneko, who were sitting next to her, also noticed Saori's unusual behavior. Saori, who was usually very confident when chatting, was now blushing, as if she was shy. What happened? Then they looked at Aoi and realized the reason: she knew Aoi's aunt (mother).

It's certainly embarrassing for an adult to see you in your current state. Kirino can imagine that if her mother found out about her hobby, her reaction would be even more severe than Saori's.

“Saori, you’ve been exposed. Stop playing dead.” Gao Yumo said to Saori with a smile. “Yang Kui has definitely discovered your identity. You can’t hide it anymore.”

"Mo-kun, couldn't you have told me beforehand that Aunt Yang Kui would be there too?" Saori said to Gao Yumo, her face flushed.

The change in her voice startled Kirino and Kuroneko, who were very familiar with her. Was this gentle voice really coming from Saori?

Saori took off her glasses, blushed, and looked at Yang Kui, saying softly, "It's me, Aunt Yang Kui. I'm so sorry that you saw me like this."

Her sweet appearance was completely beyond Kirino and Kuroneko's expectations, and it didn't match the Saori they usually knew at all. In their minds, she should be more rugged.

Yang Kui smiled and said to Saori, "It's okay, don't be shy. I know your usual personality very well. This is quite a novel experience. Don't worry, I won't tell your mother."

Saori felt somewhat relieved upon hearing this, but without her glasses, she was very shy, introverted, and timid. She was now even afraid to talk to other people.

Kirino and Kuroneko looked at her now and still couldn't reconcile her with the Saori they knew.

"Put your glasses on, otherwise, with your current personality, the two girls next to you will be so surprised their jaws will drop." Yang Kui covered her mouth and chuckled.

Saori nodded, put her glasses back on, and breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that Aunt Yang Kui didn't care. Even if she was faking it, she felt much more relaxed now.

Seeing that her expression had returned to normal, Kirino and Kuroneko finally came to their senses. This was the Saori they knew. They were really not used to the beautiful Saori from before. Of course, this was all Saori, but they just needed to get used to it.

This little incident didn't attract much attention. Apart from Gao Yumo saying something to them at the beginning, which made the other girls glance at her, the girls went back to chatting amongst themselves, and not many people paid attention to what was happening here.

Xiao Niao was still sitting next to Gao Yumo, and the members of Muse surrounded her. Gao Yumo was still sitting in the front, which is why her conversation with Saori behind her had attracted the attention of the others.

The topic that Gao Yumo and the others from Muse are discussing now is something they talked about before.

That is, they get half of the royalties from the LoveLive manga.

Last time, we said we'd discuss it again once everyone was there, and now is the perfect time.

The three little birds actually had no objections, because they knew that Gao Yumo took this matter very seriously and wouldn't give them a chance to refuse. Besides, they had agreed last time, so they could agree to the conditions Mo Jun offered.

The others wanted to refuse, but seeing Gao Yumo's serious expression, they understood that Gao Yumo was serious this time.

"Just like I said last time, this money isn't just 460 for nothing. Consider it your wages for working for me. I'll be making animations, movies, and games with you as the main characters. Your voice acting, image rights, appearance fees, etc., will all be included in this. I even think it's too little. I'll definitely have to pay you some more money later. What do you think?"

Gao Yumo spoke earnestly, and the members of Muse listened attentively.

They were very much looking forward to the works that Gao Yumo had promised to do for them, and they understood that Gao Yumo had a good reason to ask them to accept the money this time. It seemed that they had no reason to refuse, because it was their salary. Even if they didn't accept it now, Mo Jun would still give it to them when they started working, it was just a matter of sooner or later.

To be honest, this was the first time Yazawa Nico had heard about this. Why hadn't anyone told her about it? But it didn't seem to matter. She had already agreed, since Gao Yumo's reasoning made perfect sense, as if the money was something they were entitled to.

The Muse members didn't realize that the reason they had was just that—a reason—was because those things were still unknown. Gao Yumo simply wanted to give them money. If they didn't accept this reason, he had other ways to do it.

Moreover, they didn't even think of refusing the offer to work for Gao Yumo. Although they wouldn't have refused in the first place, they only thought of this reason and forgot that they hadn't actually agreed to this job offer, or at least not everyone had.

Take Yazawa Nico for example. She had never heard of this before, but after Gao Yumo said these words, she agreed with them without even thinking about it much, and felt that it made a lot of sense.

I feel like she might not even know if she'd been scammed. Luckily, Gao Yumo was doing it for their own good.

(If you find any typos these past few days, it's because I was writing them late at night and didn't have time to check them carefully. I will check and correct them the next day.)

Chapter 304 Interesting Stories Along the Way, Arrival (3rd Update)

The bus drove all the way out of the city and into the mountains.

“This place is really remote. It’s amazing that you managed to find a place like this,” Ayase Eli said to Takahata Sumi. They looked out the window at the scenery as the bus drove into the forest.

It's about 7 p.m. now, and the sky is slowly getting dark. Apart from the light from the bus, there's not a single ray of light in the forest, which looks a bit scary.

"There are no streetlights here either. If we break down here, wouldn't it be very dangerous?" the little bird said fearfully, moving closer to Gao Yumo.

"Danger?" Gao Yumo was taken aback by these words, and turned to look at the car. Vampires, ship girls, Princess Kaguya... Dangerous what?

Of course, the little birds didn't know any of this, so it's normal for them to be scared of the dark forest. They won't be scared anymore, and they won't be afraid of being alone in such places anymore, because Gao Yumo will give them some good things then.

"It's okay, I'm here. Do you need my warm embrace to support you?" Gao Yumo said with a smile.

The bird laughed, and the scary atmosphere disappeared instantly.

"Mo, when are we going to arrive?" Mashiro suddenly asked, appearing beside them without them noticing.

"Almost there, about ten more minutes. What's wrong?" Gao Yumo asked in return.

"I'm hungry." Mashiro remained expressionless, looking down and touching her stomach. It was perfectly normal for her to be hungry, long past dinner time. Weren't most of the girls hungry too?

"Just bear with it a little longer, we'll be there soon," Gao Yumo said, patting her head to comfort her.

"I understand." Mashiro nodded, walked back to her seat, and chatted with Nanami. Mashiro is now quite knowledgeable, much better than when she first arrived. This is all thanks to Nanami, who taught her the most. She really worked hard.

Looking at her, the members of Muse couldn't believe that such a seemingly naive girl was actually a world-class painter. If Gao Yumo hadn't introduced her to them, they would never have guessed. Is this the strangeness of genius?

The girls on the bus split into several groups.

Kirino didn't need Takahata to do anything; she went to play with Sagiri on her own. Just as Takahata had expected, this sister-complex girl who loved her younger sister also really liked her real younger sister and had a very happy chat with Sagiri.

Sagiri wasn't averse to Kirino. She and Kirino had met before and were practically family, so Sagiri wasn't shy. Unaware of Kirino's strange hobby, she simply assumed that Kirino wanted to get closer to her after not seeing her for so long, and didn't pay any attention to Kirino's overly intimate behavior.

However, Kuroneko saw Kirino's actions and couldn't help but sigh that it was really the right thing to not bring her sister, otherwise Kirino would be entangled with more than just Sagiri by now.

Saori started chatting with Kaguya. The two had a good relationship to begin with, but Kaguya was more familiar with the rich girl Saori than the homebody Saori she was now, which made Kaguya feel quite uncomfortable. However, after chatting for a while, she got used to it. Kaguya's adaptability is quite strong.

The quintuplets all went off separately to chat with the people they wanted to talk to.

For example, Miku went to see Tsukuyomi Tsukasa, whom she had long wanted to have a deeper conversation with. The two had a great chat. Tsukuyomi Tsukasa had actually met many of the warlords that Miku admired, and even had a good relationship with some of them and had chatted with them. This was a huge surprise for Miku, and it was simply amazing!

In April, she started chatting with Satania. Once she left home, Satania's self-imposed restrictions were lifted, and a feeling of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) washed over her. However, what Satania said was of no use to April because she couldn't understand it very well, and she didn't know how the two of them started talking.

Nino wanted to chat with Gao Yumo, as she longed to get closer to him. However, Gao Yumo and the Muse group chatted the whole way, leaving her no chance. More importantly, they were sitting in the front row, surrounded by Muse members, making it impossible for her to get close.

The other two quintuplets, Ichika and May, went to chat with Yang Kui. Ichika wanted to make herself known to her future mother. May was initially hesitant to go, but Ichika forcibly dragged her along.

It has to be said that her strategy was excellent. In fact, if she hadn't been holding onto May, she would have dared to call Yang Kui "Mom" directly. That's how bold she was.

Nino saw her actions and was annoyed. She had only paid attention to Mo Jun and forgotten about Aunt Yang Kui. This was wrong of her. Wouldn't it be beneficial to become familiar with Aunt Yang Kui? After thinking about this, she also went over to her.

Yang Kui looked at the three identical-looking girls, as well as the two who hadn't arrived yet, with a beaming smile, looking very happy.

Will Xiao Mo be able to tell them apart when she's with the other five? Xiao Mo should be fine, but Yang Kui herself is already having trouble distinguishing them. Today they all changed into casual clothes, and since Yang Kui isn't familiar with them, she's even more confused now.

Speaking of which, they really look like Ling Nai. Yang Kui knows their mother. Ling Nai's hospital is sponsored by Gao Yu's family, or rather, by Yang Kui herself. After all, it's a private hospital that serves the wealthy. With sponsorship, you can go to her family's hospital for any illness, and the service will be better. I didn't expect that it would also sponsor Xiao Mo to have five girlfriends.

Meanwhile, Kaguya Houraisan was playing games with Gabriel and Umaru. Of course, since there was no internet while the bus was moving, the three of them couldn't play online, but they were still having a lot of fun.

"By the way, why do your computers still have power after all this time?" Eriri asked them curiously. "Playing games on a laptop without it plugged in should mean it's almost out of power by now, right?"

"I don't know." Umaru shook her head and looked at Kaguya Houraisan. "What did Kaguya-chan do?"

"Don't worry too much about the role of my abilities." Kaguya Houraisan smiled and nodded. "This is eternity; these computers will never run out of power."

"Wow, that's amazing! Such incredible power!" Eriri exclaimed in surprise. "I can only say that she truly lives up to her title as Princess Kaguya."

"You flatter me." Kaguya Houraisan smiled and shook her head. "But I feel that Kaguya-hime of your world probably doesn't have this ability. After all, my immortality is much weaker than Tsukasa's."

“That’s true.” Eriri nodded. “You can even resurrect infinitely to achieve immortality, while Tsukasa is weaker and probably only has some self-healing ability.”

“That’s right.” Kaguya Houraisan said and then continued playing the game.