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

"Are they all trapped in an illusion?" Yang Nai looked at the girls, then glanced at Yukino, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. She moved closer to Gao Yumo.

"What's wrong? Do you still want to eat? Your portion is still in the fridge. Do you want me to get it for you?" Gao Yumo knew from her smile that she was up to something, but he didn't pay any attention.

Yang Nai didn't answer or speak, but instead moved closer to Gao Yumo.

"Woo~"

Gao Yumo's eyes widened instantly; he never expected to be forcibly kissed one day!

Moreover, he was surrounded by girls, and although he was trapped in an illusion and couldn't see their current actions, they were very close to waking up and could be discovered at any moment.

Is this what Yang Nai's plan? To kiss Gao Yumo in front of the girls without being discovered.

It's similar to Raphiel's idea, but Raphiel wanted to kiss Takahata openly in front of the girls, and her idea didn't come to fruition. However, Haruno took action directly, really seizing every opportunity.

However, given Gao Yumo's personality, how could she possibly let Yang Nai take the lead!

She immediately took the lead, grabbed Yang Nai's waist, pulled her hand, and began to attack her. Perhaps this was what Yang Nai wanted to see, to lure Gao Yumo into taking the initiative.

After a brief kiss, they parted, each savoring the other's taste.

"How exciting was it?" Yang Nai asked with a smile, pressing herself against Gao Yumo.

Gao Yumo slapped her on the butt and said, "If anyone had woken up just now, you would have been ganged up on."

"I'm not afraid. After all, I don't know them, and I'm not staying here anyway. As long as you don't go back on your word later, it's fine," Yang Nai said with a smile. Since she wasn't staying here and hadn't spent much time with these girls, what was there to be afraid of?

"Don't worry." Gao Yumo didn't say much, just patted her head and let go. Suddenly, she thought of something, "But how about you consider staying with me? It'll be easier to meet up. It's the same with Yukino, she lives alone anyway, doesn't she?"

"Let's talk about it later. They're probably waking up soon, right? But Yukino, you should talk to her yourself. If you beg me, I might consider it." Yang Nai just smiled at Gao Yumo and stood aside as if nothing had happened. Gao Yumo shook his head. Yang Nai was really something. She did something like this and then acted like nothing had happened.

Gao Yumo has already decided to let the two of them stay at his house; it's a done deal. Xue Nai just needs to say the word, and he'll agree immediately. It's Yang Nai who's a bit more difficult, but it's still quite simple.

The girls woke up one by one in the order Gao Yumo had guessed.

Raphiel and Winette were the first to wake up; they woke up almost at the same time.

After waking up, Raphiel looked at Gao Yumo with a strange smile on her face. Gao Yumo understood what she was smiling about. She had actually woken up earlier than Vinette, probably because her mental strength was stronger than Vinette's. So, although she ate later than Vinette, she woke up earlier.

Satania, who ate before the other two, was still in the illusion even after Raphiel and Winette had woken up, due to her weak willpower.

Laphiel happened to see Yang Naiqin and Gao Yumo's actions, and was the only bystander at the scene.

However, she didn't make a sound after waking up and seeing this, which is quite impressive. Yang Nai didn't even notice. Although Yang Nai didn't seem nervous on the surface, she was actually very nervous just now, but she didn't want to show her fear in front of Gao Yumo, so she pretended to be very calm. Now, if Gao Yumo looked at her, he could see that she had a very light blush on her face.

Raphiel pretended to wake up with Winette after she saw her wake up, but she knew that Gao Yumo must have found out, so she didn't pretend in front of Gao Yumo.

She looked at Yang Nai again. This girl she had never met before had actually done what she wanted to do. Although she hadn't done it as well as she had, she still envied her. She realized that this girl was probably the same kind of person as her, or perhaps it was just a quirky hobby.

Raphiel isn't just a person with a perverse sense of humor; she's a pleasure-seeker!

"How are you feeling?" Gao Yumo asked directly as soon as they woke up.

Vinette only snapped out of her daze upon hearing Gao Yumo's voice. She looked at Gao Yumo, but her face was slightly flushed. It was clear that the memory had had a significant effect on her. If her feelings for Gao Yumo were only vague before, they had now been elevated to love. After all, although their memories were short, they were still quite substantial.

Raphiel remained completely unchanged. She and Gao Yumo had the highest compatibility, and their favorability was almost at its maximum on the first day.

“What a wonderful surprise and a wonderful experience! Mo-jun’s cooking skills have improved, haven’t they? Just like with painting, that’s why there’s this effect.” Raphiel said, as expected of her, she guessed it right away. Yang Nai next to her was also surprised. She didn’t expect these girls to trust Gao Yumo to this extent, they could guess it right away and believe it right away.

Vinette didn't say anything; she was still a little embarrassed and didn't know how to face Gao Yumo. She'd be fine in a bit.

"Yes, so I wanted to give you a surprise." Gao Yumo nodded and said with a smile, "It's a very novel experience, isn't it?"

"Yes, by the way, Mo Jun, would you like to know what I saw?" Raphiel's lips curled up, and Gao Yumo suddenly had a bad feeling. Was she going to reveal the massage they had on their first day together? Wouldn't she feel embarrassed? But speaking of which, it had been a long time since she had given massages to girls. She could consider it today.

In the end, Raphiel still didn't say it. She had only brought it up to see Gao Yumo's startled expression. Once she saw it, there was no need to say anything. Just as Gao Yumo thought, she would feel embarrassed if she said it. Let's keep that day's events as a secret between the two of them.

"You can continue eating. After you finish this bowl, you will enter the illusion again," Gao Yumo said, gesturing to them.

Raphiel nodded and started eating without hesitation. Those memories were also very beautiful to her, and she felt that they were more interesting than all those years in the Celestial Realm. So it was good to see them again. This kind of experience was novel and she didn't mind doing it again. Moreover, this dessert was also very delicious, so there was nothing to hesitate about.

However, Winette didn't start eating right away. Instead, she kept glancing at Gao Yumo every now and then, then looking away. She seemed to want to say something but didn't dare to. Finally, when she noticed Gao Yumo looking at her, she seemed to avoid him and simply picked up the double-skin milk in front of her and ate it.

Gao Yumo's eyes twitched. He could guess what Winette wanted to say. Given her naivety, she probably wanted to have a serious talk with him about their relationship. He figured he'd talk to her alone later that evening. It was indeed time to have a good chat with the girl he liked the most.

(I originally wanted to write about each girl's reaction in detail, but there were too many people, so I'll skip it.)

Chapter 166 A Close Call! Gao Yumo Almost Gets Pounced On! (2 Updates)

Since the girls started to wake up, Yang Nai stopped doing anything and quietly stood behind Gao Yumo, silently watching the girls' reactions to Gao Yumo.

One by one, the girls woke up, and Gao Yumo explained what had happened to them. Most of the girls looked at Gao Yumo with a change in their gaze, a change that indicated an increase in their favorability towards him.

Of course, there wasn't much of a change in Sakura, Kaguya, Hayasaka Ai, and Nami, because their affection for Takayu Mo was already at the highest level, so the change wouldn't be very noticeable.

Some might ask, how could Kaguya Shinomiya have the highest level of affection for Takahata Momo? I didn't see that coming.

Of course, that's because she wouldn't admit it directly given her personality. But recently, she's also shown signs of slimming down. After all, she grew up with Gao Yumo, they're childhood sweethearts and engaged, so it's hard for her not to be well-liked.

It can only be said that her own personality ruined her good opportunity. However, she is still one of the most important people in Gao Yumo's heart, and she has an innate advantage that allows her to be fearless.

Of course, although the girls are awake now, they all chose to finish eating, so none of them are truly awake.

Yang calculated the time; Yukino should still be a while away. Could she try again?

But just as she was thinking this, she heard a voice behind her. She turned around and saw the girls she had just seen in the living room.

Gabriel, Umaru, and Yuki all woke up from the second illusion. Gabriel didn't choose to continue eating, even though there were still a few bowls left. Her first reaction after waking up was to look in the direction of Taka-Yumo.

When the three of them came out, they saw that everyone was still in the illusion. They found the scene rather strange and eerie, since each girl seemed to be lost in thought, completely motionless.

"Brother, when will they wake up?" Xiaomai asked curiously.

"It'll be a while, after all, they just woke up, but like you, they chose to eat and then fell into the illusion again." Gao Yumo explained to her, then turned to look at her. Xiao Mai was currently holding his arm. Although she would usually act cute, it wasn't very obvious. It seemed that the illusion had changed her quite a bit. It was probably because her feelings for him had changed.

Yuki, standing nearby, watched Umaru's current state with a smile. Umaru didn't seem to be affected at all, but she was thinking, should she pretend to hug her brother's other arm? It seemed like the timing was a bit too late; doing so now would be too obvious and contrived.

Gabrielle didn't seem to have changed much, but Gao Yumo could feel that her gaze was always on him, so it wasn't that there was no change, but rather that her way of expressing herself wasn't as obvious as Umaru's. This was also related to her personality, which is just like Umaru's personality.

"Then let's wait and see. Tell us, brother, what other abilities you have after your cooking skills have improved?" Yuki said curiously from the side.

Then she saw Gao Yumo shake his head: "Actually, I haven't reached the peak yet. I'm still a little short. The last little bit. I can feel that cooking skills are not something that can be achieved so easily, but I haven't done any experiments yet."

"I see, then let's try it later?" Yuki urged, eager to see it for herself.

"This can't be rushed. You might not succeed for a long time, or you might not even think about it, but you could succeed in a flash. It all depends on timing and luck." Gao Yumo shook his head. Breakthroughs in system skills are not that simple.

"That makes sense." Yuki nodded, a little regretful, then suddenly thought, "If all of my brother's cooking has this effect in the future, won't our meals take a really long time? Will we even be able to finish them?"

"How could it always be there? Not every drawing I make has it, and it's not in comics either, is it? It's something that can be controlled. I'm quite good at controlling it, so your worries are unnecessary," Gao Yumo said with a smile.

Yuki thought about it and agreed. After her brother's breakthrough in painting, the idol comic he drew didn't have any phantoms, did it?

"So that means the food we eat from now on will only taste better, right?"

"Yes, isn't it great? And there's still room for improvement." Gao Yumo smiled and nodded, glancing at Yang Nai. "So, are you tempted?"

"I'm really tempted, but my conditions haven't changed." Yang Nai said with a smile. Of course, she was joking when she said that Gao Yumo should beg her to move in. The main reason was that she wanted to be alone with Gao Yumo to talk about something and needed an excuse. Gao Yumo understood what she meant and nodded.

“No problem, we’ll find a chance to talk about it later.” Gao Yumo nodded, and Yang Nai smiled knowing that he understood, looking in Yukino’s direction.

Yuki listened to their conversation. Her brother's special cooking ability was really strong, allowing the person eating to recall specific memories. It seemed that because of these memories, this Miss Haruno no longer disliked her brother. She could see the dislike she had shown before and didn't hide it much, but now it had completely disappeared.

However, this also shows that she and her brother have many memories, otherwise this effect would not have occurred. Through the two illusions, Yuki has already become aware of the limitations of her brother's ability, so she is very curious about the memories between Haruno and her brother.

How could she have memories that made her hate her brother so much, yet also made her like him to this extent? What's going on with her? Yuki was very curious, and she was already planning to ask her brother about it later.

After saying just one sentence, Umaru hasn't said another, silently clinging to her brother's arm. Meanwhile, Gabriel has somehow moved closer to Gao Yumo. Although she doesn't actually hug Gao Yumo's arm, it's just that she's too shy to do so in front of others. She keeps staring at Gao Yumo, and if no one were around, she would have pounced on him long ago.

Yang Nai's judgment was indeed wrong. It wasn't that the girls wouldn't take action against Gao Yumo; it depended on their personalities, the number and extent of their illusions, and their willpower.

Both Umaru and Gabriel have very low willpower. If Gao Yumo were to spend time alone with them and then feed them two bowls of food, they would probably pounce on Gao Yumo on the spot, or at least kiss him. Gabriel might even go straight to the final step, given her willpower.

Of course, this effect only applies to people who have shared memories with Gao Yumo and who have eaten this double-skin milk pudding infused with Gao Yumo's love. Each time the emotions infused are different, the effect will also be different.

But it is definitely related to willpower and mental strength, that's for sure.

In other words, Umaru, Gabriel, and Satani are probably the three girls who experienced the best results after taking the medicine; the other girls didn't have better results than them.

Satania just demonstrated this; the first time she woke up, she almost pounced on Gao Yumo. Her personality is such that she doesn't care about anything. The second time she woke up, she'll care even less. Soon, Gao Yumo will have another accessory to care about.

It didn't matter, though. The girls were the most tolerant of Satania, thinking she posed no threat, which meant Satania was being underestimated.

(Actually, it's clickbait again).

Chapter 167 A System Upgrade That Was Not Perfunctory (3rd Update)

The girls woke up one by one again, but this time they didn't continue eating. Instead, they prepared to talk to Gao Yumo.

However, Gao Yumo gestured to those who had woken up earlier to wait until everyone was awake before discussing it.

Of course, Yukino and the others were a bit behind in terms of time; her second illusion experience had only just begun, while the other girls had already woken up.

"So should we wait for her?" Gao Yumo asked the girls for their opinions.

Most of the girls knew Yukino, since they saw her in Takahata Momo's club every day during the first two years of middle school.

"Let's wait a bit." Kaguya glanced at Yukino and said, then looked at Takayuki with a gentle smile on her face, a smile that was quite different from her usual demeanor. She was indeed affected by it.

“Indeed, let’s wait and see what you have to say.” Eriri nodded as well. Her gaze toward Gao Yumo also changed slightly, but her personality was still incredibly awkward, so the change was useless and she remained the same as before.

Moreover, she's even more awkward than Kaguya, and with Utaha's interference, it's quite difficult for her to do anything.

Gao Yumo nodded, sat down, and chatted with the girls. Apart from mealtimes, they were rarely all together, since everyone had their own things to do, so it was a good opportunity to chat.

However, he felt uneasy after sitting down because all the girls were looking at him, and their gazes were changing in various ways, and they were staring at him very closely.

The girls who weren't prepared before were all fully prepared this time, which explains why Gao Yumo felt uneasy.

However, he wasn't worried. After all, even if everything was prepared, they wouldn't immediately ask him to do anything. Just look at Raphiel; she was always very prepared, but she didn't do anything. Instead, she was waiting for a good opportunity to speak.

The same applies to other girls; none of them will casually arrange their first time, and good timing is crucial.

We chatted for a while, just casual conversation, sharing interesting things that had happened recently.

After a while, Yukino slowly woke up and saw that all the girls were looking at her. But she wasn't the kind of person who would be embarrassed by this, so she nodded to the girls.

Then she looked at Gao Yumo without saying anything, but her gaze was the same as the other girls'. After all, she had many memories of spending time with Gao Yumo, and her affection for him would only increase.

Gao Yumo felt that he had really made the right decision this time; he had significantly increased the girls' favorability towards him! It was a perfect move!

"Alright, now that you're all awake, I'll begin to explain in detail the abilities I've gained after this breakthrough in my culinary skills." Gao Yumo cleared his throat and began to explain to the girls, who all looked at him curiously. Compared to their previous painting abilities, they had already experienced these abilities firsthand, and the feeling they had was far stronger than that of painting!

So everyone listened very attentively, even Satania listened very carefully and tried her best to understand.

"That's about it for now. Feel free to ask any questions you have, or share your thoughts. Maybe it will really help me reach the pinnacle of my cooking skills." Gao Yumo quickly finished explaining, then looked around at the girls, wanting to hear their opinions.

The girls were thinking as they listened, and now they're asking questions directly.

"What kind of emotion is being infused into you? Does it have to be an emotion that you, brother, have?" Yuki asked, raising her hand.

Gao Yumo nodded: "That's right. At least for now, the emotions and feelings I've infused are ones I've experienced myself. But I feel like this isn't right. It shouldn't be that simple. If I could infuse emotions I've never experienced before, and then make it and try it myself, then maybe this ability would become stronger."

"But that was another breakthrough after reaching the peak. That's not what we need to solve now. After all, my painting skills can only be infused with my own emotions, isn't that a breakthrough too?"

“That’s true.” Yuki nodded. Indeed, it seems that’s not the reason.

"Is it possible that the emotional infusion is actually an effect of the painting skills? And the effect of the cooking skills is something else? That's why my brother didn't feel that he had made a breakthrough," Xiaomai said after thinking for a moment, based on her own game-like thinking.

The girls thought, "That's very possible!"

Gao Yumo also began to think about it, and it was indeed very possible! After all, he had achieved the same things in cooking and painting, so why had he made a breakthrough in painting but not in cooking? Moreover, he had always felt that his cooking skills were not as simple as they seemed.

Doesn't that mean their culinary skills are something else entirely?!

"Xiao Mai, you're a genius!" Gao Yumo said excitedly. "What you said is very possible. I'll try infusing other skills with emotions right away and see if you're right!"

Umaru scratched her hair: "Hehe, it's good that I can help my brother."

The other girls were all smiling as they looked at Umaru, satisfied with her quick reaction this time.

Gao Yumo started thinking about which skills to try. First, the skills had to reach level 9, and second, the skills had to be something she could try out quickly right now.

So it turns out they're just going to do voice acting, right? Imbuing your voice with emotion is definitely the fastest way, isn't it?

“I’m going to start trying,” he said, reminding the girls.

"What method did you use?" Eriri asked curiously. Gao Yumo had so many skills that they couldn't guess.

"Dubbing, which is essentially voice acting, I'll try directly injecting it into my own voice," Gao Yumo explained.

The girls were amazed. If you could do what cooking can do with your voice, wouldn't that be amazing? The main thing is that voice is convenient! You can do it anytime, anywhere.

However, Gao Yumo understood that the effect of infusing emotion on different skills was different. When painting, it was an illusion that appeared; when cooking, it was a memory that was evoked; and the sound should also be different.