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

"What's wrong with you?" Satania asked when she saw Gao Yumo suddenly seem to be thinking about something and ignoring her.

"Have you noticed there's another person next to us?" Gao Yumo asked.

Satania looked around, her gaze passing over Kato Megumi without her noticing.

“No, what did you see? A ghost?” Satania asked, but she wasn’t scared at all; she was really thick-skinned.

"Here she is, Kato Megumi. Don't you know her? Why don't you let her join our chat?" Gao Yumo pointed at Kato Megumi, and seeing Satania's surprised expression, he noticed that she was indeed surprised.

"It's you, ninja. You really do know the invisibility technique." Satania's surprise was followed by an "I knew it" expression, as if she had seen through everything. Gao Yumo covered his forehead, speechless. Even if she couldn't detect it, she shouldn't interpret it like that.

"I'm not a ninja," Kato Megumi said calmly, but she couldn't help but wonder if she was really suited to be a ninja.

"How could that be? You must be." Satania didn't believe it; otherwise, how could she, the Great Demon, not have noticed!

Kato Megumi, as expected, had no idea how to deal with Satania and could only look to Gao Yumo for advice.

“Satania, how could Kato Megumi possibly admit to being a ninja? Don’t talk nonsense, or you’ll be punished,” Gao Yumo said, though he felt Satania probably wouldn’t be afraid.

really.

“I’m not afraid of punishment, ninja! I, the Great Demon, challenge you!” Satania said, assuming a fighting stance, but was stopped by the quick-thinking Gao Yumo, who pulled her in front of him.

"Alright, stop fooling around. Can't you see how troubled Kato Megumi is? I apologized to you readily before, so now you should apologize to Kato Megumi just as readily." Gao Yumo tapped her head. This silly girl was a bit dim-witted, but she wasn't a bad person at heart. Hearing him say that, she felt a little disappointed, but she still bowed and apologized to Kato Megumi.

Gao Yumo also realized one thing: it was better not to let Satania and Kato Megumi interact, or at least to have less contact. It wasn't appropriate for the two of them to talk too much right now. Let Kato Megumi build good relationships with others first. For Kato Megumi, Gao Yumo's plan was to let her make friends first, and then come to the plans after that. If there was any overlap with her big plan, she would carry it out together.

Chapter 21: Weekly Shonen Jump is out! Aren't you going to buy it?

The bell rang during Gao Yumo and Satania's conversation. After realizing that she was having a hard time dealing with Satania, Kato Megumi stopped talking and just watched the two of them chat. Satania quickly ignored her and focused her conversation on Gao Yumo.

"Satania, get out of class is over, you should go home." Gao Yumo said to Satania, who was still talking about things in hell. Satania didn't hide her demon identity at all, and luckily everyone thought she was just being childish and no one took it seriously.

"Oh, okay, I'm off then. Bye-bye, see you tomorrow." Satania nodded. She hadn't finished packing her things at home yet, so it was indeed time to go home. She glanced reluctantly at Gao Yumo, who was the only person in her life who was willing to talk to her so much, but getting home and packing was still more important.

Watching Satania walk back to her seat, Gao Yumo breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't dislike her, she was too talkative, and all of her topics were things he couldn't answer. How would he know about things in Hell? However, Gao Yumo also knew that Satania simply wanted someone to talk to. But she wasn't lonely; this chuunibyou girl had a very strong ability to regulate her emotions.

"Where's Kato-san? Are you going home now? And what do you think of the solution I suggested?" Gao Yumo looked at Kato Megumi, who had been watching from the side the whole time. Satania had just forgotten about her again.

"Gao Yu, I'm willing to try your method. Please give me your guidance." Kato Megumi stood up, bowed slightly to Gao Yu Mo, and formally asked for his help. She also wanted to have more friends, as her current situation was really bothering her.

"Please guide me. Don't worry, I will do my best to make you more noticeable and help you make friends." Gao Yumo also stood up, extended her hand to Kato Megumi, and the two shook hands, thus settling the matter.

"Will it start today?" Kato Megumi asked curiously.

Gao Yumo thought for a moment. He was going to invite Eriri to his house later, so he decided to invite Kato Megumi along. His plan for her was quite simple.

"Let's do it today."

"Okay." Kato Megumi nodded, having no objections.

The two teachers stood on the platform watching more and more students leave, and then they too left.

The classmates who had been surrounding Umaru and Eriri dispersed, chatting amongst themselves as they prepared to go home. After all, what was there to do with new classmates compared to going home? They could see their classmates again tomorrow.

"Phew, they're all finally gone." Umaru walked over to her brother, sat in Gabriel's seat, and leaned on her desk, saying that most of the classmates had left, so Umaru felt a little more relaxed. Gabriel and Winette had also left. They had told Gao Yumo that they would see him tomorrow, but Gao Yumo wasn't planning to bring them into his plans right now.

Although the male students were still surrounding Teruhashi Kokomi, their attention was focused on her and they didn't pay any attention to her.

Eriri also came over. She was still a little curious about the plan that Gao Yumo mentioned, and why he told her not to join the art club yet. Could it be her own club? It seemed that he was the only one in his club in middle school until he graduated. She didn't know what it was about.

It's said that he had a really good relationship with the student council president at the time; his club wasn't shut down even though he was only a one-man operation.

"Eri, are you free today?" Gao Yumo asked as Eriri walked over.

Eriri thought for a moment. Her mother hadn't mentioned anything today, and her painting wasn't at a point where she needed to rush it, so she said, "Yes, what's wrong?"

"How about coming to my house today? You probably haven't been to my house before, right? I can tell you about my plans then," Gao Yumo suggested. This time, Gao Yumo hadn't planned to hold the club activity at school, firstly because it was inconvenient, and secondly because of the bet with Kaguya, which resulted in no one being in his middle school clubs, and Umaru and Sakura were forced to join the student council.

This time, he'll learn from his mistake and not run clubs at school. That way, Kaguya won't be able to do anything about it, right? Besides, at home, he can also get Kaguya to join his club, killing two birds with one stone.

Eriri said in surprise, "Go to your house? You finally couldn't resist attacking me?" She took a step back, but no one else knew what she was thinking. Gao Yumo didn't know either, because Chestnut had already gone home, and her mental spiritual ability was only 200 meters if some restrictions were lifted.

It's obvious she didn't want to help Gao Yumo deal with Zhao Qiaoxinmei and left early. Sigh, I was planning to make coffee jelly today.

'She was thinking, "Wow, I can finally go to your house! That's great! Where's my coffee jelly?"'

Qi Mu Li Zi's voice suddenly rang in Gao Yu Mo's mind. Gao Yu Mo guessed that coffee jelly was Qi Mu Li Zi's strongest weapon.

'I'll make it at home today. Do you want to come over?'

"Go!" Chestnut's voice was excited.

In reality, Gao Yumo looked at Eriri and asked again.

"Are you going? Umaru is going too. Are you relieved now?" Gao Yumo added. Eriri had never been to his house, so she didn't know that Umaru was his sister. In fact, no one at school knew, except for Sakura. No one else knew about Gao Yumo's relationship with her.

"Yeah, I'm going too. Eriri, do you want to come?" Umaru sat up. She had been lying on the table, but now she found something fun to do: tease Eriri. After all, her sister's identity hadn't been revealed yet.

Eriri glanced at Umaru. If Umaru was going too, it wouldn't be a problem for her to go as well, right?

"Then I'll reluctantly go."

"Welcome." Gao Yumo clapped her hands, then looked around. Now only the male students and Teruhashi Kokomi were left in the class. The boys had already asked the simple questions, and now they were starting to ask about comics and games, just to stay in front of Teruhashi Kokomi a little longer. Teruhashi Kokomi was in a dilemma, since she didn't know the answers to the questions they were asking.

"Should we go help her?" Umaru asked uncertainly, glancing at the group of people. Teruhashi Kokomi seemed to be in a difficult position.

"I can help, but how?" Eriri also thought these boys were annoying. Didn't she see that Teruhashi Kokomi was already troubled?

"I'll go." Gao Yumo stood up, ready to rescue Teruhashi Kokomi, but Eriri grabbed her arm.

"What can you do? Let me make this clear: if you can't do anything, those boys might hate you. I don't know why you didn't react, but I can't deny that Teruhashi Kokomi is beautiful." Eriri, unusually, didn't act arrogantly but said seriously. If Gao Yumo was hated by all the boys in the class, her school life would be difficult.

However, Gao Yumo just smiled and gave her a reassuring look. Yingli gritted her teeth and let go of him.

"Since you have a way, go ahead. I'm not going to interfere anymore." Eriri looked at Gao Yumo's determined look, turned her head away, but still couldn't help but steal a glance. Then she saw Gao Yumo secretly smiling at her, not even going to Zhaoqiao Xinmei's spot. Her face immediately turned red, and she immediately turned her head away.

Gao Yumo looked at the adorable Eriri and exchanged a glance with Umaru; she really was cute.

However, Gao Yumo now believes that the priority is to rescue Teruhashi Kokomi. Although she could easily escape by simply saying something like "go away," that's not something a beautiful girl should do. She believes that when faced with such a situation, a beautiful girl should answer their questions. This is also a way of saying that she has trapped herself by her own rules.

Gao Yumo walked behind the boys and asked questions about comics. It seemed that Teruhashi Kokomi had never read them before, but she was able to answer them correctly. She could even guess right. Her luck was really amazing.

But since you all like comics so much, then it's simple.

"Weekly Shonen Jump is released today, aren't you all going to buy it? The other classes will all have it by then." Gao Yumo said loudly behind them, and the boys' questioning speed slowed down instantly. Then they were all caught in a dilemma: whether to stay here and continue asking questions to Teruhashi Kokomi and look at her eye candy, or to go buy the manga.

The answer is clear from Gao Yumo's front. He couldn't see Zhao Qiaoxinmei just now, but now that she's exposed, he knows. All the boys grabbed their bags and ran away.

"How about that? Pretty impressive, right?" Gao Yumo turned to Ying Lili and said, "Isn't my method amazing?"

Eriri watched as the boys hesitated for only a few seconds before disappearing. She hadn't expected Weekly Shonen Jump to be so powerful. It was mostly shonen manga, which she hadn't read much of.

Meanwhile, Umaru, who had been watching the commotion, immediately stood up when she heard what Gao Yumo said. She glanced at Eriri and then sat down again. Although she really wanted to buy Shonen Jump, Eriri's reaction was quite interesting. You can buy Shonen Jump anytime, but you won't see Eriri's reaction again.

"Um, thank you, Takahata-kun. By the way, what is this Shonen Jump you mentioned?" Teruhashi Kokomi watched as the boys in front of her ran away, and breathed a sigh of relief, but she also felt a little unwilling, thinking that she seemed to have lost to something.

"It's a weekly manga magazine that serializes manga like 'Naruto' and 'One Piece.' It's a shonen manga, so it's normal that you haven't read it. Those guys were asking you about those kinds of things. It's quite impressive that you could answer their questions even though you haven't read them."

Gao Yumo said with a smile, but he didn't dare to look at Teruhashi Kokomi completely, otherwise he would make an embarrassing sound later.

"I see." Teruhashi Kokomi nodded. She would buy and read the books so that she could answer those questions in the future. That's what a perfect beautiful girl is like.

In the manga, Teruhashi Kokomi is someone who can remember the names and characteristics of all the students in the school, match each person to the next, and even remember their daily changes. And she does all of this by rote memorization, which shows that she has her own vision of a perfect beautiful girl and she really works hard for it.

Kokomi Teruhashi was still upset about losing to a comic book today. Although the comic book saved her, she was not in the mood to make things difficult for Takayumi. She let Takayumi off the hook and picked up her bag to go home. She would probably buy a copy of Shonen Jump on the way.

"Alright, everyone's gone. Let's go too. Let's go to my house," Gao Yumo said to Xiaomai, Eriri, and Kato Megumi.

"Okay." Eriri went to her seat to get her bag, while Umaru, Takayuki, and Kato Megumi were already at the door waiting for her. Sakura had been waiting at the door for a long time; she had seen everything that happened in their classroom from the back door.

However, it was as if Kato Megumi didn't exist to the others. Gao Yumo was actually curious: if she didn't say anything, would they find out? Probably not.

Chapter 22 Eriri: Umaru, did you betray me?

Gao Yumo led the other three girls toward her home. Along the way, the students who hadn't left school yet all looked at them, and then focused their gazes on Gao Yumo, especially the boys from other classes, whose eyes were filled with the same kind of look that the boys from their own class had just given them.

"Mo, this is what you want to see, isn't it?" Xiaomai looked around. This was the reaction of the other classmates that her brother wanted to see. It was a really twisted sense of humor, but it was indeed quite interesting.

"Yeah, look at how envious they are." Gao Yumo's lips curled up. It was just a little bit of mischievous fun; these classmates would get used to it after a while.

"You really are the same as you were in middle school, walking with me and looking at the other students with those eyes." Eriri said, somewhat speechless. Has Gao Yumo still not changed this quirky habit of his?

"Oh, right, Mo, when we pass by the bookstore, I'll buy a copy of Weekly Shonen Jump. I want to read the serialized version," Umaru suddenly said as they walked out of the school gate.

"Then we'll have to take a detour. If we go straight back, we won't pass the bookstore." Gao Yumo glanced at Xiaomai with amusement. She was acting quite convincingly, as if she didn't know the way at all. Was she going to such lengths to see Eriri's surprised expression?

"Brother, I'll go with Umaru to buy manga. You take Eriri home first," Sakura suggested, smiling at Umaru. Umaru glared at her, clearly knowing what she wanted to see, how could she send her away like that?

But Gao Yumo shook her head. "No need. I want to go and see too. Let's go together."

"Okay." Sakura had no objections; it was just a little prank. Umaru's expression was quite interesting.

The group started taking a detour, heading in the opposite direction, because that was where the bookstore was, and that direction was also the direction of Eriri's house.

"You boys must all like Shonen Jump manga, right? Is it good?" Eriri asked Takayu Mo. She hadn't read it, and in her memory, Shonen Jump didn't seem to have many good manga before.

"You haven't read it? That's right, there weren't any mainstay manga in Weekly Shonen Jump back then, it was all updated a few years ago." Gao Yumo was a little surprised at first, how could Eriri not have read it, this otaku Eriri.

But thinking about it, it's true. Most of the comics in this world aren't very interesting. It was only a few years ago when I submitted those national-level comics from my previous life to Weekly Shonen Jump that their sales multiplied several times.

"A few years ago, back in middle school? Why didn't you recommend it to me? You must have seen it, right?" Eriri was immediately displeased. What did it mean that you didn't recommend a good show to her?

Seeing that Eriri seemed genuinely angry, Gao Yumo felt compelled to apologize. It was indeed something that could cause anger between the two of them. Although Eriri was unaware that he knew her identity as Kashiwagi Eri, their relationship was largely built up through their shared love of otaku culture. Initially, Gao Yumo had cultivated a good relationship with Eriri through manga and light novels. Although these things in this world were somewhat boring, it was all about building connections.

But now that there are interesting comics out there, Gao Yumo isn't telling her, which is enough to make her angry.

"Okay, forgive me. I just thought you weren't interested." Gao Yumo quickly grabbed Ying Lili's arm and made an apologetic gesture with her other hand in front of her.

Eriri glanced at him. She knew Gao Yumo wouldn't deliberately keep it from her; it must be some kind of twisted hobby! Maybe he drew these comics to see her reaction. He's definitely capable of doing that, though it's probably impossible, but he is certainly capable of such a thing.

But actually, Gao Yumo came here for this very reason. The time to reap the rewards is just around the corner. A wicked smile played on Gao Yumo's lips.

Umaru and Sakura, standing nearby, looked at their brother and silently mourned for Eriri, thinking how unlucky she was to have a brother like him.

When I got to the bookstore, there were a lot of boys crowding around. After all, it was after school, and the book was being released today, so it would be strange if there weren't many people.

"So popular?" Eriri looked at how popular Shonen Jump was, and glared at Takayuki. It must be really good, but she didn't tell her at all, and she didn't even realize it herself. How annoying!

"Mo." Xiaomai looked at the large crowd and realized she couldn't squeeze in by herself, so she looked to her brother.

Gao Yumo shrugged. With so many people, he could squeeze in anyway. However, Weekly Shonen Jump would mail him a few copies every time a new book was released. He didn't actually need to buy them. Umaru just wanted to read them in advance, since they were usually mailed to him on Tuesdays, while Weekly Shonen Jump would release them on Mondays.

"Either you hold off and see tomorrow, or you go home first and come back this afternoon to buy one." Gao Yumo gave her two options. Xiao Mai thought about it and decided to come back this afternoon.

Eriri, watching their interaction, felt something was off. Why did they seem so close? Had their relationship changed a long time ago, and she fallen behind? Umaru, aren't we friends? How could she be so far ahead?

She immediately knew why.

----split line----

"Is this your home? It's so big! It feels like a small manor." Eriri looked at Gao Yumo's house. Is this a house that can exist in the city? It's much bigger than her house.

"It just looks big, but it's alright." Gao Yumo didn't feel anything was wrong, after all, it was many times smaller than the old house.

While the two were chatting, Sakura had already taken out her key to open the door, while Umaru didn't. After all, she thought Eriri's surprise shouldn't happen at the door, and taking out her key would be too easy, she said with a mischievous grin.

"Come in and you'll see." Gao Yumo patted Eriri on the shoulder when he saw the door was open and walked into the room.

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"Come change into slippers, these are for you." Gao Yumo took a new pair of slippers from the cabinet in the entryway and placed them on the floor. There were plenty of slippers in the cabinet, so you could just grab any pair.

"Thank you." Eriri thanked her somewhat reservedly. This was her first time visiting Gao Yumo's house, and she was a little nervous for some reason, which was quite unlike how she usually spoke to Gao Yumo.

She also noticed more things that were amiss. It was one thing for Sakura to be Gao Yumo's sister to have slippers and know where they were, but how come Umaru was so familiar with them too? She just took out the slippers right away. How many times have you been here before?!

As she thought about it, she took off her little leather shoes, revealing her small feet encased in black stockings. Gao Yumo's gaze involuntarily drifted over; he was a foot fetishist.

However, Eriri didn't know, nor did she notice, that she was still wondering if Umaru had surpassed her, but she would soon stop thinking about it.

After putting his shoes away, he went into Gao Yumo's house.

"excuse me."

"Don't bother me, Eriri, don't be so reserved. How about the way you usually talk to me? I like that. I don't even feel like I miss you now." Gao Yumo looked at her amusedly. She was being too reserved.

"W-what?! What does 'like' mean?" Eriri was still thinking, and all she heard was the keyword "like," which shocked her so much that Umaru and Sakura, who had already gone inside, came out again.

What happened? What did they miss? Did brother confess to Eriri? So fast? Didn't brother say he wanted to see Eriri's tsundere side and was going to wait before confessing?

Gao Yumo's eyes twitched. "Eri, what were you imagining just now?"

"I, I, I, ah!" Eriri reacted instantly, wanting to say something, but had no idea how to say it. She was so embarrassed that she started picking at her toes. Gao Yumo witnessed her foot movements.