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

"The protagonist learns for the first time how shadows are born, and then dies again. The plot is getting more and more interesting~." Ayano Iida commented as she read. Last time, there were only 3 chapters and she didn't get enough of it. This time, there are another 3 chapters. The young master is really strong. He draws so fast. If other authors could have this speed, that would be great. Of course, they also have to have this quality. She has only seen the young master with this kind of speed and quality.

"And the timing of each rebirth is getting earlier?" Ayano Iida noticed this keenly. Takayu Mo looked at her in surprise. As expected of an editor, her keen sense of the story was amazing. None of the girls in the family had noticed it, or if they had, none of them had said anything after confirming it.

“Yes, this is foreshadowing.” Gao Yumo simply said this without giving away any spoilers, and Iida Ayano nodded and continued reading.

Meanwhile, Minami Kotori, who was not far away, was watching the situation and the expression on Iida's face. She became even more curious about Gao Yumo. It was obvious that the editor was very satisfied with his work. How could this young master be so amazing?

And how did he know her true identity? But if he were a rich young master, it would be very easy for him to find out information about a girl from an ordinary family, which made her even more curious. She also felt that Gao Yumo didn't seem like a bad person.

Ayano Iida continued reading the following chapters. The later chapters were not as long as the first chapter, and there were not many pages, but the plot development was very good, with no unnecessary scenes, which meant it was very compact.

The protagonist is also very intelligent; such protagonists are rare nowadays, so he's sure to have many fans.

The supporting characters also trusted the protagonist a lot, didn't do anything to harm him, and all played their roles.

"Mo, your work will become a phenomenon. Right now, there are basically only a handful of works on the market that can compare to yours," said Ayano Iida, looking at Gao Yumo with the eyes of someone who had just discovered a prodigy.

Gao Yumo knew what the other works she was referring to, so she took out her phone, scrolled through it a few times, and handed it to Ayano Iida with a mischievous grin.

Ayano Iida was a little confused about what he wanted to do. She took his phone, and then her surprised expression became completely uncontrollable. Minami Kotori, who was waiting for the omelet rice to be made in the distance, became even more curious. She was itching to hear what they were saying. She could hear, couldn't she? But now she couldn't hear anything at all.

What was on Gao Yumo's phone? It contained the accounts of the four authors of his four comics, as well as chat logs with his editor. These were things that Ayano Iida didn't need to hide from him.

"So, those four books were also drawn by you? The four books in Weekly Shonen Jump?" Ayano Iida was very surprised. She had expected everything that happened today, but this was completely unexpected.

"If you're talking about Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, and Dragon Ball, then yes, I drew them all. Surprised?" Gao Yumo said with a smile, looking at Ayano Iida's expression. It was really interesting. Just now, his editor was acting like a mature older sister, but now she was acting like this.

Ayano Iida quickly recovered and looked at Gao Yumo seriously. "I never expected this. I never expected it, or rather, no one on the internet expected it. These four phenomenal manga serialized in a weekly magazine are the work of one person. I still can't believe it."

“But you have to believe me, I have evidence.” Gao Yumo wanted to take something else, but was stopped by Iida Ayano.

"No, I believe you. Now I'm more curious why you didn't submit these manuscripts to us in the first place, but instead went to our competitors and didn't even consider supporting your own business." Ayano Iida shook her head and then asked curiously.

"Well, I have my own plans. I won't be using so many pen names anymore. It will all be just one, and it will all be published in our own weekly magazine." Gao Yumo said, a smile playing on her lips as she thought of something interesting.

Ayano Iida thought for a moment, guessing what her young master would do, and then said, "Is he planning to reveal that those four are also you after he becomes famous under this pen name?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yumo glanced at Ayano Iida in surprise. She had guessed it right away; she and Ayano had a great understanding.

Seeing Takaha Mo's expression, Ayano Iida knew she had guessed correctly. She smiled and said, "That's interesting. I support you. It'll also make Weekly Shonen Jump feel a bit threatened. They've always been one step ahead of us."

As she said this, she glanced at Gao Yumo. The reason they were ahead of them was because of the young master, but now they were able to surpass them thanks to the young master. He was truly a remarkable person.

"But that's definitely not possible now. Two books don't feel like enough. Let's wait and see."

“That’s true, but I don’t need to ask you if you can handle it anymore. Four books would be fine, but two are definitely enough now.” Ayano Iida now trusts Takahata Mo even more.

"It's not two books, it's six. Of course, I've already drawn the plots for the other four books to a point where it would be enough to update them for a year or two." Gao Yumo grinned.

Ayano Iida glanced at him speechlessly, unsure of what to say. As long as the young master was happy, that was fine. She had never seen such a freak before, and it had already somewhat overturned her worldview as an old editor. She wondered if she could get used to the speed at which other authors worked in the future.

(I went out of town today, so there will probably be fewer updates for the next few days.)

Chapter 60 Minami Kotori is so cute!

Ayano Iida picked up another book and started reading it, trying to calm herself down. She was still too shocked to process what she had just learned.

I'll definitely get used to it eventually, but it's really hard to get used to knowing this for the first time.

Gao Yumo looked at her with a smile, very happy.

Minami Kotori walked over at that moment, but unfortunately, the two people she wanted to hear had already finished speaking.

"Sorry to keep you waiting! Young Master and Young Miss, your omelet rice and drinks are ready."

"What kind of design would you like to draw on the omelet rice?" Minami Kotori asked with a big smile.

Ayano Iida gestured to Takayuki, "You go first."

Gao Yumo was just picking up his lemonade to drink when, before he could even react, he was first hit by the sourness of the lemonade.

"Cough cough, so sour?" Gao Yumo looked at Nan Xiaoniao in surprise. He usually drank lemonade often and loved it, but this time the taste was wrong. It was too sour. Did lemons come free?

Nan Xiaoniao, on the other hand, showed no other expression and continued to smile at them, as if she wasn't the one who added the lemon. She was doing this to get revenge on Gao Yumo for suddenly calling her name and almost causing her to fall.

After glancing at her, Gao Yumo also realized that she had a way to get back at her for her pranks. "Then draw me a little bird."

Minami Kotori's smile froze on her face. "Me, me?"

"No, it's a little bird with wings, how could it be a cute Minalinsky?" Gao Yumo shook his head, propping his chin up, and said with a mischievous smile.

Nan Xiao Niao instantly realized that Gao Yu Mo was doing it on purpose. She puffed out her cheeks and drew a little chick on Gao Yu Mo's omelet rice with ketchup.

No problem, it has wings too.

Gao Yumo was still smiling, which made her even cuter. "Thank you, Ayano, what would you like?"

Ayano Iida found the interaction between the two quite amusing, saying, "Anything will do."

Minami Kotori casually drew a little bird for Iida Ayano—a real little bird. After she drew a chick for Takahata Momo, Takahata Momo didn't react at all; it was a complete failure.

But she still had a plan. She took a step back, looked at Gao Yumo, and said with a smile, "Next, let's cast a spell to make the omelet rice taste better."

Doesn't this make you feel awkward? The young master must feel awkward about this, right?

But who is Gao Yumo? He has a very thick skin, and he has been to maid cafes many times. He has experienced this before, so Minami Kotori and Iida Ayano both wanted to see him feel awkward when he said this, but actually he wouldn't at all.

“Okay,” he replied with a smile.

Nan Xiaoniao thought he didn't know what to say, so she thought to herself, "Just stay calm now, and we'll see if you can still stay calm later." She was also planning to say something even more embarrassing than usual, to see if he could handle it.

"Come on, pay full attention," Nan Xiaoniao said, making the two of them follow her lead. She smiled, which gave Gao Yumo a bad feeling, but he still reached out his hand. Anyway, there weren't many people in the store right now, and who knew him anyway? It didn't matter.

Moreover, he had already quietly taken out his phone and placed it beside him, at a perfect angle to capture Minami Kotori's magic. He would show it to her later, and it would definitely be very interesting.

Ayano Iida also raised her hand. It was her first time here, and she didn't know what it would be like. She was smiling now, but she wouldn't be smiling for long.

"Piao Piao, Chun Chun, the miraculous heart-fluttering magic, Mr. Omelette Rice, become delicious!" Nan Xiao Niao laughed. This time, because she wanted Gao Yu Mo to cast this magic with her, she went all out, even adding her own movements. In the end, she made a heart shape with her hands and faced the omelette rice, as if she really released a pink heart-shaped beam of light.

Gao Yumo raised an eyebrow at this; he couldn't quite manage that!

Why is there movement? And why does it feel so familiar? This isn't your movement, is it? Minami Kotori!

"Come quickly, young master and young lady." Minami Kotori said with a gentle smile, but in the eyes of Takayuki and Iida Ayano, her smile was completely devoid of gentleness.

Ayano Iida is the most innocent one. Why are you dragging me into your mess?

She decided to just watch from the sidelines, not say anything, and pretend she didn't exist. She didn't want to do what happened just now. Nan Xiaoniao indeed ignored her and just stared at Gao Yumo, wanting him to do it.

Gao Yumo felt a little numb under her gaze, regretting that he had agreed so readily earlier.

He took a deep breath and actually did it, but without the movements. However, he imitated the tone and everything else very well, which surprised Minami Kotori and Iida Ayano, since neither of them thought that Gao Yumo would actually do that.

After speaking, even Gao Yumo felt exhausted. Looking at Nan Xiaoniao's dazzling smile, Gao Yumo had only one conclusion: Nan Xiaoniao was absolutely cunning, absolutely!

"Is it okay now?" Gao Yumo asked. If Nan Xiaoniao said to do it again, he definitely wouldn't come. Even he felt a little awkward about it.

"Of course, please enjoy your meal," Nan Xiaoniao said with a smile. She was very happy to have won this time, as could be seen from Gao Yumo's expression.

Ayano Iida, watching her young master, thought to herself that his actions and magic just now should really be recorded. A smile played on her lips; she was in a very good mood. This kind of thing wasn't something you could see every day.

Hmm, Gao Yumo tried the omelet rice. The magic really worked; it did taste better. Was this just psychological comfort?

Minami Kotori stood to the side, looking at the artwork that Iida Ayano had just finished looking at on the table. She was very curious, but she couldn't possibly let her see something that hadn't been published yet.

"Want to see?" Gao Yumo noticed her gaze and asked directly.

"No, no, I was just a little curious." Nan Xiaoniao's impression of Gao Yumo improved even more. She had already thought he wasn't a bad person, and now she was even more convinced that he wasn't. He wasn't angry at all, which made her think he was a really good person. So she shouldn't push her luck. Gao Yumo had no idea that he had been given the "friend zone" card.

"Mo, you don't mean to?" Iida Ayano wanted to ask, "Do you want to show this to the shop assistant?"

"Well, see, come sit next to me and watch, okay? There shouldn't be anything for you to do now, right? There are other maids in the shop." Gao Yumo stopped Iida Ayano from continuing and said to Minami Kotori.

Minami Kotori hesitated for a moment, glanced at the shop, and then sat down next to Gao Yumo. Iida Ayano handed her the drawing. If the young master said it was okay, then it was okay. As a part-time worker, she wouldn't say anything more.

"Thank you," Minami Kotori said, then opened the book and began to read.

"It's alright, I have something to tell you later, some questions. Just answer them for me then." Gao Yumo shook her head and said with a smile. If nothing unexpected happens, the two of them will have a lot of interaction in the future.

"Okay, sure." Nan Xiaoniao smiled gently and agreed. She had a very good impression of Gao Yumo, so there was no problem. Besides, there was an adult next to her, so there should be even less of a problem.

The two continued eating their omelets, while Minami Kotori sat there reading Takayu Mo's comics. The scene was quiet.

Gao Yumo also tried Ayano Iida's omelet rice. Under Ayano Iida's strange gaze, Gao Yumo indicated that she would talk about it later.

There was indeed no difference between the two omelet rice dishes, but his dish really tasted better. This might just be a psychological effect; food made with different moods will taste different. The magic that made the omelet rice taste better is similar to adding that emotion later on. Of course, this might be nonsense, since Gao Yumo wasn't entirely sure either.

Just as Gao Yumo finished eating her omelet rice, Nan Xiaoniao suddenly yelled "Ah!" and pounced on Gao Yumo, dropping all her drawings to the ground.

Gao Yumo had just glanced at it and saw the scene where the protagonist was killed by the shadow with a knife, blood spurting out. Gao Yumo drew that scene with great tension. She must have been suddenly frightened.

He patted her on the back and said, "It's fake, don't be afraid."

Try your best to comfort her.

After a while, she finally calmed down. Was this kind of comic not suitable for her?

"Well, I was just suddenly startled. This comic is actually quite good." The first part was her answer to her colleague who asked what happened, and the second part was an explanation to Gao Yumo. She didn't want Gao Yumo to think that she thought the comic was bad, because that would be unfair. The comic was very good.

"I wasn't thinking anything, you were just scared. It's okay now." Gao Yumo comforted her with a smile. Although Nan Xiaoniao was a bit cunning, she was also very gentle.

She bent down to pick up the sketch from the ground. "I'm sorry, I dropped it on the ground and got it dirty."

She patted the dust off the sketch.

"It's okay, it's not dirty, just some dust. You can keep looking." Gao Yumo shook his head, indicating that she should continue looking. Nan Xiaoniao picked it up and continued looking, but the way she squinted while looking showed that she was afraid of that kind of operation happening again.

Gao Yumo smiled and shook her head. "So cute."

Chapter 61 I'm the protagonist of a comic book?

"How long do you want to write these two stories? Your four books are all long-running series. I feel like you're really good at writing this kind of thing. Are these two the same?" While Minami Kotori was looking at them, Iida Ayano and Takahashi continued to talk about manga.

Gao Yumo shook her head. "No, neither of these two books will be too long. 'Here and There' is a slice-of-life, healing, and funny comic. If the plot of this kind without a specific main storyline is written too long, it will become more and more boring as the story progresses. 'Summer Reappearance' is also a short comic, so the plot won't be too long."

Ayano Iida nodded upon hearing this. "Two short stories? Sumire, this is probably an experiment for you, right? After all, you used to draw long-form manga. You need to put more effort into the plot of short stories to tell a good story."

"It is indeed an experiment, let's take it slow. By the way, you can tell me when you need new comics, and I can draw them anytime," Gao Yumo said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, we know you're amazing. But two of your articles are already quite a lot in our weekly magazine. If we add more, it might become a one-man show for you." Ayano Iida shook her head with a smile and said jokingly, but unexpectedly, Takayu Mo actually thought about it seriously.

"It seems like it could actually work. Anyway, look, I've already serialized four volumes in Weekly Shonen Jump, although under different pen names. It wouldn't hurt to serialize more here, right? Of course, I'm not talking about now, but after this pen name becomes famous, I could totally start a weekly magazine with only my manga." Gao Yumo thought this was really feasible.

“You’re the young master, so you get to decide. But if you can really draw that many books, and the quality is that good, then it’s okay even if you’re not the young master.”

"They're really good. Thank you for showing me these two comics. They're both unpublished manuscripts. I'm making an exception for you, aren't I?" Minami Kotori finished reading both of them. She preferred the other one, "Here and There," and was a little scared of "Summer." But she wouldn't deny that they were both good comics.

"So, may I ask you a question?" Gao Yumo asked with a smile, pleased that she liked his comics.

“Of course.” Minami Kotori smiled gently, her eyes making her smile even more captivating.

"Have you started working as a campus idol yet?" Gao Yumo asked her first question.

"Yes, but how did you know? Did you follow me?" Nan Xiaoniao said, offering her guess, and moved a little to the side, but her impression of Gao Yumo made her deny the guess.

Ayano Iida glanced at her young master. He hadn't denied liking the girl, and now he even knew her secret. Was he that kind of person? Had she misjudged him? Of course not, it must be some kind of perverse sense of humor, based on her understanding of him.

"What do you think? How did I know?" Gao Yumo didn't answer directly, but asked in return.

After thinking for a moment, based on her current impression of Gao Yumo, Nan Xiaoniao guessed, "Could it be that he saw the flyers we handed out?"

"No, I just followed you." After Gao Yumo finished speaking, Nan Xiaoniao looked at Gao Yumo with a terrified expression this time; she really believed him.

"I was just kidding, did you really believe me?" Gao Yumo continued, a smirk playing on his lips. Nan Xiaoniao, who overheard this, gave him a light tap, but she also breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that she hadn't misread it.

Ayano Iida, however, didn't believe it at all. The young master wanted to know information about an ordinary girl, so he needed to follow her? It sounded like a joke.

"We're training hard to become campus idols. Our school is going to close down because of a lack of new students, and we want to use campus idol activities to increase our school's visibility and attract new students, thus saving our school from closing down. Our first performance is at the end of the month, and if you'd like, please come and watch." Minami Kotori explained why she wanted to become a campus idol, and then invited the two of them to watch their first performance.

"Is it at your school? We can't get in, right? It's an all-girls school, right? Mo is a boy." Ayano Iida was somewhat interested. The idea of ​​a school idol saving a closed school sounded like something out of a manga, but then this question came to mind.

"It's okay. That day was our school's freshman welcome ceremony. You can come and go as you please with an invitation," Minami Kotori explained.

"I see, Sumi? Are you going?" Ayano Iida asked Sumi Takahata.

"Of course I'll go. Putting aside the fact that it's an invitation from the adorable Minami Kotori, my own purpose is to go and see her." Gao Yumo nodded with a smile, while Minami Kotori blushed when she heard "adorable Minami Kotori," but then she thought of something else.

"Young Master, what did you want to achieve by asking me this question in the first place?" she asked curiously.

“I think Ayano must have thought of that too, right? Their story has a very manga-like feel to it, doesn’t it? I want to turn your story into a manga, and you’ll be the main character. What do you think?” Gao Yumo smiled at Minami Kotori. Iida Ayano nodded. She hadn’t expected that Yumo had the same idea as her; she just hadn’t brought it up earlier.

Minami Kotori looked at Takayuki in surprise, "A manga? Us? The main characters!"

She pointed to herself, as if to say, "Can we do it too?"