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

The editor-in-chief was in a good mood and patiently said to Ayano Iida, "What is the purpose of this newcomer contest? It's for good manga like this. Since it has appeared, of course we should sign it directly."

Ayano Iida suddenly realized that she had been so engrossed in reading those trashy comics these past few days that she hadn't even realized what had happened.

"Okay, Editor-in-Chief." She accepted the task; this was great news!

The editor-in-chief nodded in satisfaction, becoming even more optimistic about Ayano Iida. Suddenly, he thought, "By the way, could you show me the author's specific information? Let me see if I can recognize who it is."

Ayano Iida quickly started looking for the address for the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief looked at it carefully, especially the address, to see if it matched the address of any of the veteran authors she knew. She was a long-time editor-in-chief and knew the addresses like the back of her hand.

"This address looks familiar. I think I've seen it there before." After looking at it, the editor-in-chief stroked her chin and started thinking. The others didn't disturb her; they were also curious about who it could be.

But in the end, the editor-in-chief didn't say anything, and left after saying he had something to do.

The editors were disappointed, but there was nothing they could do. Maybe she really was a newcomer?

"Let's continue reading," Ayano Iida gestured for everyone to sit down. She and Sonoko Machida sat down and continued reading, but the previous "Here and There" was so good that their standards had risen considerably in a short period of time. Some comics that they had thought were barely readable before now seemed completely unacceptable.

"You were the one who found that book just now, so I took the credit. I'm sorry," Ayano Iida said to Sonoko Machida. Even though they were friends, they still needed to make things clear.

Machida Sonoko waved her hand dismissively, "It was me who told the editor-in-chief that you discovered it. I'm not from your manga department, so this credit is useless."

Then she suddenly remembered something and asked Ayano Iida to bring out the information she had just seen. She had just said that the information looked familiar, and she had the author's phone number! She remembered it clearly! It was this person!

"What's wrong?" Ayano Iida asked curiously. Why was Sonoko Machida suddenly so agitated?

Machida Sonoko looked around and, finding no one paying attention to them, whispered in Iida Ayano's ear, "This person is the eldest son of the Takaha family! That is, the eldest son of our company! Our company is under the Takaha family."

"Really? How do you know? Would a rich young master like that draw comics? And how could you possibly know him? We're not even in the same class, are we?" Ayano Iida was skeptical, while Sonoko Machida became more and more certain. She even took out her phone to check again, and was even more convinced.

“One of the teachers I’m in charge of is Mr. Takaha’s girlfriend, so we’ve met a few times.” Machida Sonoko was, of course, referring to Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was Utaha’s editor.

"Really? I'm starting to believe it. If that's the case, this young master's hobbies are quite down-to-earth." Ayano Iida said with a smile, the corners of her mouth turning up, as if she was finding it interesting.

While the two were chatting, Ayano Iida casually picked up a manga as a cover for their conversation, but she was shocked by what she found.

This art style! It's another amazing work. Machida Sono also noticed the manga in Iida Ayano's hand. It's drawn differently from the others. Could it be another great manga?

If that's the case, Ayano Iida's luck is too good, right? She absolutely has to treat me to a meal.

The two stopped chatting and started looking at the book in their hands. Of course, before reading it, Ayano Iida first checked who the author was. She was shocked by what she found!

"Look! It's that pen name again!" she exclaimed in surprise, pointing to Machida Sonoko.

"What, what!" Machida Sonoko was indeed shocked. Two manga of this quality? Although she hadn't read the plot yet, the art style alone made them some of the best she had read today.

The two quickly flipped through the book and started reading. If the plot of this book was also acceptable, then this person was truly amazing! No matter who he was.

When the editor-in-chief returned, the two were still engrossed in the comic, "Summer Revisited"!

The story is suspenseful with some thrills, it's a very good story, and the illustrations are also very good, comparable to the book I just mentioned, "Here and There". Everyone has different tastes, so that's how I would describe it.

It's incredible that these two books were written by the same person!

"What's wrong with you all? Why aren't you working?" the editor-in-chief asked, walking up behind Ayano Iida. Had she gotten too cocky after achieving some success? Ayano Iida shouldn't be that kind of person.

“No, you’ll see when you look at this.” Ayano Iida handed “Summer Revisited” directly to the editor-in-chief. After taking it, the editor-in-chief glanced at the author and instantly understood why the two of them were acting this way.

He didn't even bother to find a place to sit down, and just started flipping through the book. The editors around him all looked over, wondering what was going on.

After a while, the editor-in-chief couldn't hide his smile after reading it, and he was also very surprised. He never expected that young master Gao Yu would be so amazing.

"Great! Great! Another excellent manga. Ayano, you've done a great job this time." The editor-in-chief said with a smile, "Come out with me for a moment, I have something to tell you."

Ayano Iida nodded and followed the editor-in-chief out. Sonoko Machida thought for a moment and followed her out as well. After all, she had a guess about what they were going to talk about. She already knew, so listening to it shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Are you editor Machida Sonoko? What are you doing here?" the editor-in-chief asked, noticing her following them.

“I know what you’re going to talk about. I know him and I want to hear it to make sure it’s the person I know.” Machida Sonoko said, and fearing that the editor-in-chief wouldn’t believe her, she took out her phone and showed it to the editor-in-chief. There were also several phone calls between her and Gao Yumo on the phone, and those calls were mainly Gao Yumo contacting Shiyu through her.

"Okay, then you can come with me." The editor-in-chief was surprised for a moment, then nodded and said.

"Since Editor Machida Sono knows you, then you already know, right, Ayano?" the editor-in-chief said, leading the two to a quiet room.

“Yes, the young master of the Takaha family, who is also the eldest son of our company, we didn’t dare to confirm whether it was true just now.” Ayano Iida nodded.

"It's true. I just looked at the address and it looked familiar, so I called my supervisor and they confirmed it was true." The editor-in-chief, being a veteran employee, contacted Gao Yuyangkui's secretary directly, which is why she got the definite answer. And by telling Gao Yuyangkui's secretary, it means that Gao Yuyangkui already knew about it. This time, Gao Yumo didn't tell her mother.

Gao Yumo would never have guessed how the information was leaked. He had originally wanted to give Gao Yuyangkui a surprise. Of course, even without this incident, Gao Yuyangkui would definitely have found out anyway. Don't underestimate Gao Yuyangkui.

"I see. So, am I still in charge?" Ayano Iida asked. After all, the young master is different from ordinary authors, right?

"It's you again. You seem to have a special connection with the young master. You discovered both of his works, and editor Machida Sonoko even knows him directly. It's definitely you. I'll put you in charge of contacting the young master. I have high hopes for you."

The editor-in-chief said with a smile, "Of course, there are deeper reasons. Ayano Iida is very beautiful, while the young master is a high school student. He might not fall in love with a beautiful girl immediately, but he would definitely be more polite when speaking to her. Moreover, the Takaha family is a prominent family, and the eldest young master of the Takaha family is bound to be very gentlemanly. Sending a beautiful female editor would definitely not be a problem."

As long as she doesn't anger the young master, it will be good for her no matter what happens afterward.

Furthermore, we should also inform the editor-in-chief of Shinazugawa Bunko about Machida Sonoko's acquaintance with the young master, and tell her not to provoke Machida Sonoko. Since they have each other's phone numbers, their relationship must be quite special.

"I understand, I'll take responsibility." Ayano Iida smiled. She found it amusing; communicating with a young master who loved drawing manga would definitely be interesting.

This led to Ayano Iida calling Takahata while he was in class. But after she got through, she realized that the young master was probably a high school student and in class. Would she disturb him? Would he be angry?

Ayano Iida is still working part-time, and she's starting to panic. After all, she knows absolutely nothing about the eldest son of the Takaha family, and based on her understanding of those kinds of young masters, it seems like many of them have bad tempers.

Even though Machida Sonoko kept telling her not to worry, how could she not worry? That was definitely a major mistake!

Besides, Machida Sonoko is the editor of the young master's girlfriend, so no matter what, he should give her some face, right?

But Ayano Iida and the young master haven't even met yet, so it's normal for her to be worried.

Machida Sonoko was relieved when Gao Yumo called back.

"Excuse me, I was in class just now. May I ask who this is?" Gao Yumo was very polite. He was very well-mannered, and he had already guessed who it was. Although he didn't know exactly who it was, it was always good to be polite. The kind of young master who was arrogant to everyone he talked to was probably easy to get beaten up.

When Ayano Iida heard Takaha's young master being so polite, her first reaction was, "Did he dial the wrong number?"

However, after asking, she found out that there was no such person. It turned out that it really was Young Master Takaha, which somewhat shattered Ayano Iida's understanding of young masters.

(The picture shows Ayano Iida.)

Chapter 54 onwards will bring you something even scarier!

"Hello, I'm Ayano Iida, an editor at Weekly Comic Book. Are you Mr. Daimo?" Ayano Iida asked.

"Yes, it's me, hello." Gao Yumo said with a smile. Sure enough, it was the newcomer competition that had contacted him. He had guessed right.

Only then did Ayano Iida confirm that it was true, which put her at ease.

"I'm calling this time to talk to you about the contract issues for your two manga, 'Together Here and There' and 'Summer Revisited'," Ayano Iida continued.

Gao Yumo was taken aback. This was different from the process he knew. Wasn't the Newcomer Competition still going on? Gao Yumo didn't know the main purpose of Weekly Comic's Newcomer Competition this time. He thought it was just an ordinary competition for newcomers, so he asked directly.

Ayano Iida explained, "Because your work is so outstanding, it's normal to sign a contract. Your work will still be submitted to the new talent competition."

Even as she said this, Ayano Iida thought to herself, "These two books are definitely first and second place, there's no doubt about it. It's a bit unfair, but that's normal. That's how outstanding people are."

"I see, I understand." Gao Yumo nodded and said.

"When would you be available, Professor DaMo? We can meet and discuss this in detail," Ayano Iida asked.

"Saturday, I guess. I'm still in school these days, so I hope you understand," Gao Yumo said somewhat apologetically. It wouldn't be good to keep others waiting too long. However, Iida Ayano didn't seem to mind. After all, he was the young master, and whatever the young master said, they would go.

"And the location?" Ayano Iida continued to ask.

"You can arrange it. Just send me the address later." Gao Yumo thought that since they had already made others wait for several days, he might as well let them choose the address. He didn't care anyway.

"Okay, I understand. I'll let you know when the time comes. I won't bother you any longer," Ayano Iida said, having finished her business, she could hang up the phone.

"Goodbye, Editor Iida, see you on Saturday," Gao Yumo said with a smile, then hung up the phone. From the other party's somewhat respectful tone, Gao Yumo knew that the other party knew who he was. Although he didn't know why they knew, they knew that he had submitted a manuscript to their own family business. It wasn't surprising that they knew; there were always various reasons.

Moreover, he was very familiar with the name Ayano Iida, which reminded him of a certain girl. He wondered if he could meet her, but given his mother's strange ability to make friends, Gao Yumo felt quite certain.

Gao Yumo put away his phone and went downstairs. He went straight to the roof to make a call. He got the roof key from Hiratsuka Shizuka; she gave it to him without saying anything.

Let's continue with class.

Ayano Iida put down the phone, stroked her chin and pondered, wondering where to go to discuss the contract with the young master.

She looked at Machida Sonoko beside her. Although Sonoko was still looking at the comic book in her hand, she was clearly listening to the sounds around her.

“Alright, I’ve heard it all. The young master asked me to find a place. Do you have any recommendations? You should be more familiar with it, right?” Ayano Iida asked her good friend.

Machida Sonoko stopped pretending, put down her manga, and thought for a moment. Was she and the young master very close? They hadn't met many times, but they were teenagers of that age, and the young master liked manga so much, so that place should be fine, right?

"How about we go to Akihabara? Find a maid café or something," Machida Sonoko suggested. Isn't Akihabara supposed to be a mecca for otaku?

Hearing this suggestion, Ayano Iida's lips curled up; it seemed quite interesting! But taking the young master to a place like that—before she made that phone call—would definitely not have dared to do so. However, after the call, she realized that her young master wasn't as difficult to get along with as she thought.

"I feel like it might actually work," Ayano Iida said with a smile. She really wanted to see a rich young master going to a maid cafe.

"Then let's choose quickly," Machida Sonoko said with great interest.

The two huddled together, turned on the computer, and started making selections, determined to give the young master a memorable surprise.

"Why do I have a bad feeling?" Gao Yumo suddenly shuddered as he went downstairs. He looked around, wondering if anyone was cursing him.

In the classroom, Eriri glanced at Gao Yumo after he came in. What had he been doing outside? She thought to herself, "What else could it be? Anyway, people at school are already saying they're a couple, so what else could it be?"

"Oh, the editor from Weekly Comic Book called and said my comic is ready for a contract. I'll go see him on Saturday." Gao Yumo didn't hide anything; he told Eriri when she asked.

"So fast? What pen name did you choose?" Eriri was surprised, but considering the quality of Gao Yumo's comics, it wasn't surprising.

"Da Mo, this is normal, isn't it?" Gao Yumo said with a smile.

Eriri glanced at him; he did seem quite normal.

"Okay, class is starting, I'm going back now." Eriri nodded, knowing what she wanted to know. The class bell rang, and after saying that, she returned to her seat.

.....

School ended quickly, and Gao Yumo and the others went straight home. It's so great not having clubs around.

"It's rare that we all came back together today." Gao Yumo looked at her large group of people. They didn't leave the school together, but when they walked near Gao Yumo's house, everyone actually met up. What a coincidence!

"I have some good news for you all. My new comic has been signed, and I can sign the contract on Saturday. Congratulations!" Gao Yumo said happily.

Some of the women applauded him, but a few were a little confused. What new comic?

"Brother, what new manga is it?" Umaru asked.

Gao Yumo then realized that she hadn't shown it to them; she had only shown them the club's new project.

"Oh, right, I didn't show it to you guys. Look at my memory, it's really bad." He said this, but the others all rolled their eyes at him. He has a bad memory? He must have done it on purpose.

Gao Yumo didn't say anything. He had a good memory, but he didn't always go through everything in his mind. There always had to be a reason to remember. That's just how his memory was.

He went straight upstairs and brought down two comic books for them, which included several new chapters he had drawn that none of them had seen before.

"Take a look, it's really good." Gao Yumo handed the comic to them and told them to look at it themselves.

The women took it and split into two groups to look at it.

Even Eriri and Kaguya, whom we've seen before, have new content to look at. Gao Yumo has been drawing one or two chapters a day these past few days. Of course, no matter how much he draws, he only shows it to his family. As for the weekly comic magazine, it only publishes one or two chapters a week.

The girls looking at the two comics had completely different expressions. One side was all smiles, some even bursting into laughter, while the other side had a more serious expression. Umaru, in particular, would look away after a few glances.

The horror elements that reappeared this summer weren't that many, so let's bring them something even scarier next!

Did he admit to being Eromanga Sensei in Chapter 55?

Seeing how intently they were watching, Gao Yumo thought of a simple prank.

He quietly walked up behind Xiaomai, and before they noticed her, he covered her eyes and said, "Found you."

"Ah!" Umaru, who was already scared, screamed in fright. Then, it was clear that she was quite athletic. She turned around and threw a punch, which Gao Yumo caught. It hit him directly in the stomach, and it definitely hurt.

"Ah, it's brother! You scared me!" Xiaomai said, puffing out her cheeks. She tried to pull her hand back, but Gao Yumo held it and wouldn't let her go.

"I'm sorry, please forgive me, I just wanted to play a prank, pfft." Gao Yumo couldn't help but laugh as she spoke, which made Xiaomai even angrier, but she had her own way of dealing with it.

"If you want my forgiveness, then buy me the latest game!" Xiaomai's thinking was quite simple: she just wanted what she wanted and would use any means necessary to get Gao Yumo to buy her what she wanted. This was a perfect excuse; how clever!

Even though she has a lot of pocket money, she still wants her brother to buy her things.

"Alright, alright." Gao Yumo smiled, patted her head, and remembered how frightened she had just been; it was quite amusing to him.

Let go of Umaru's hand. "Keep watching, the story gets really exciting later on."

"Okay." Xiaomai turned around and continued watching, while the others also looked away. The newcomers to Gao Yumo's house might not be used to it, but most people understood that this was their daily life. Most people here loved to play pranks or do all sorts of interesting things.

Gao Yumo would play a prank on everyone if he felt amused, while the pranks played by others were mostly directed at Gao Yumo alone.

Sakura, for example, often comes up with ideas to prank her brother.