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

After Ayano woke up, she came to the kitchen to find Gao Yumo and took a bite of the double-skin milk pudding.

Ayano couldn't persuade Takayumi otherwise, so she sat down and continued eating. She had actually wanted to share her thoughts first, but since Takayumi had already said so, she decided to keep eating.

Chapter 184 Let's use our culinary skills to create an immersive gaming experience! (3 updates)

Seeing Ayano trapped in her illusion again, Gao Yumo smiled and shook her head, then turned and went back to the kitchen; lunch wasn't finished yet.

Afterwards, while Gao Yumo and Xiaoying were making lunch, Ayano slowly woke up, shook her head, and recalled the things she had just remembered. Although they all seemed very ordinary, she still blushed a little. The effect of this ability was so strong! She felt that she had suddenly fallen in love with Yumo.

It's all the effect of those memories, right? If the two of them didn't have those memories, it probably wouldn't have had any effect at all. Besides, Gao Yumo gave her the right to refuse, and she didn't regret it, so that's good enough!

She stood up and walked into the kitchen, looking at Gao Yumo and Xiaoying who were busy. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly noticed that there was another person next to her! The girl named Kato Megumi was also there. She hadn't noticed her when she came in. Just as they said, she was a girl who was very suitable to be a ninja.

"Ayano, you're awake? How are you feeling?" As soon as she walked in, Gao Yumo turned to look at her as if he had noticed her beforehand, startling her.

"It was a magical experience; it felt completely different from the last painting."

"Right?" Gao Yumo nodded with a smile. "The emotions I infuse are different, so the memories I see are different. And I feel that if it's my emotions for one of my comics, eating the food I make might allow you to experience the content of the comic as if you were there in person."

This is what Gao Yumo thought of after listening to the girls' experiences after she said that line from Jin last time. If she could put emotion into her voice like that, she should be able to do it too, but Gao Yumo hasn't mastered the method yet.

"Really? I want to try it!" Ayano immediately became excited upon hearing this. "Isn't it just like watching anime? Isn't that the same idea!"

Gao Yumo scratched his head, this time he was a little uncertain: "No matter what you say, I only feel that it is possible, but I have not tried it yet."

“Then let’s give it a try. I’ll be your guinea pig.” Ayano got excited when talking about manga and patted her chest as she said this. Gao Yumo couldn’t refuse now.

He looked at Sakura and Megumi: "Then I'll leave this place to you two for now. I'll give it a try from the side."

"No problem, leave it to us!" Sakura nodded with a smile.

Kato Megumi also said, "Mo-kun, you go ahead. Our cooking skills are already excellent."

They were both very confident in their cooking skills. Although they certainly couldn't compare to Gao Yumo, they were taught by her, and their skills were already close to LV7 or higher. The dishes they made were already quite delicious! Usually, they just assisted Gao Yumo, but today they had the chance to cook a few dishes themselves!

"Then I'll have to trouble you." Gao Yumo smiled and glanced at them. The two of them were already quite capable in cooking! Of course, he would continue to teach them cooking. He was also looking forward to the day when he could teach a Level 9 apprentice. Of course, it was just a matter of time for him, after all, he had Level 9 teaching skills!

What if we used the ability to infuse emotion into teaching? Although we don't know what the effect would be, one thing is certain: the teaching skill would definitely be upgraded. Although it wouldn't reach LV10, it would reach a level similar to LV9.8, just like the current cooking skill.

Of course, Gao Yumo added the decimal point herself. The system still shows her cooking skill as LV9, but her cooking skill has indeed improved!

Just one last step! Gao Yumo still couldn't figure out how to upgrade his cooking skills to LV10. Last time, Xiaomai reminded him using the game's mindset. Maybe he should try using the game's mindset too?

Let's put all that aside for now and make Ayano what she wants.

Which of her comics is suitable to try? Gao Yumo pondered, neither of the two new ones seemed quite right.

Speaking of which, did I not tell Ayano about the other manga I have? Should I let her try out the plots from those four books?

Thinking of this, Gao Yumo's lips curled up, clearly indicating that he was plotting something wicked. Ayano also noticed Gao Yumo's mischievous smile. Was he going to set the memories in some strange place? Could he do it? Ayano had a bad feeling.

Can it be done? Gao Yumo doesn't know. He's still experimenting. He's trying to see if he can avoid infusing vague concepts like emotions and feelings, and instead directly infuse memories and settings. He feels that this ability shouldn't just be about infusing emotions and feelings; infusing is the true meaning of this ability, while what's infused is secondary!

This is Gao Yumo's guess, and he is currently trying it out. He feels that he has grasped some key point!

Furthermore, there's another matter: Gao Yumo himself also fell into an illusion once, but that illusion was completely different from the girls' experience. The girls tasted the desserts he poured his love into, while the illusionary memories they were trapped in could only be watched from the sidelines, watching their own past memories.

Gao Yumo's memory was a direct immersion into his past body. He could alter that memory, even throwing himself into Yang Kui's arms and acting coquettishly in the memory. Those memories were no longer his own; they were more like a real illusion. Gao Yumo simply wanted to see if he could let the girls experience it too.

This time, Gao Yumo planned to let Ayano experience a day in the life of an ordinary female ninja in Konoha Village.

While he was creating the work, he was inventing characters that didn't exist in the original story. He wasn't just a copycat; with his system skills, he could actually create his own original works. However, he simply wanted people in this world to see his original world's creations.

This female ninja was just an ordinary ninja, living an ordinary life and doing ordinary missions, until one day, a ninja with strange eyes suddenly appeared in the sky, and everything went black in an instant, ending her peaceful life!

In the setting, this female ninja is the face of someone trapped in an illusion, starting directly from the day she became a Chunin at the age of 16. Becoming a Chunin at that age is actually quite an achievement, right? Let Ayano have a taste of it.

Of course, she will encounter Pain in two years, and then the illusion will end, allowing her to experience two years. However, it is unknown how long those two years inside will be outside.

This is a simple story that Gao Yumo made up for Ayano on the spot, mainly to let her try it out. Gao Yumo also wanted to see if it would work. If it failed, they would have to try again. However, Ayano was probably very willing to be a guinea pig. Just hearing about the effects of this ability made her excited.

"Alright, this is a story from one of my comics, but I've slightly rewritten it. It's a story about a new character~." Gao Yumo placed the finished product in front of Ayano. The system still didn't show that her cooking skills had broken through, so it seemed that this direction wasn't the key to breaking through her cooking skills.

But if this succeeds, then I can play with this ability often in the future. It would be very interesting to personally experience the stories of the characters in the comics.

"Hmm, I'll give it a try. You're probably not sure if you'll succeed, right? This is the first time I've seen you look uncertain." Ayano smiled, looking at the double-skin milk pudding in front of her, swallowing hard. It wasn't that she was afraid, but rather that she was craving it—it smelled so good!

Seeing Ayano's expression, Gao Yumo chuckled. Ayano really loves desserts! However, she has a strange habit when eating desserts: she sprinkles salt on them, for some reason.

However, she never did that with Gao Yumo's desserts, perhaps because she thought it would be a desecration of Gao Yumo's desserts? That's what Gao Yumo guessed. Although her hobby was strange, Gao Yumo wouldn't take it away. She'd mention it to her later, and let her sprinkle salt if she wanted.

Ayano couldn't resist and started eating. She didn't fall into the illusion with the first spoonful. Gao Yumo watched from the side and saw that, as expected, after the first time, she had developed resistance when eating. However, she couldn't resist the illusion that followed after eating. Even chestnut couldn't resist it, let alone the other girls.

However, Gao Yumo did not expect that Ayano would fall into an illusion after eating only half of it, instead of finishing it. Is Ayano that weak? No, Gao Yumo shook his head.

Gao Yumo sensed something: although his cooking skills hadn't broken through to LV10, they had reached LV9.9. He was really just one step away from breaking through. As long as he thought about that crucial point, he would break through.

The skill has indeed been upgraded, although the system remains unchanged. Ayano's dessert this time was the upgraded version, so it's normal that she couldn't resist. The other girls are probably the same. Except for Kuriko, they'll probably all be like Ayano now, falling into an illusion after eating half of it.

Another bowl of food and I've fallen into the illusion twice! If it works, the girls could definitely try it tonight. Even Gao Yumo thinks it's a lot of fun! It's so interesting! To personally experience being a comic book character!

Instead of staying by Ayano's side, she went back to the kitchen to continue making lunch. She finished quickly. Now there are 21 people in the house, so cooking must be the most troublesome time of the day, right? But Gao Yumo is enjoying it!

Cooking for her family and listening to their praise of her culinary skills is a wonderful feeling and experience for Gao Yumo! Gao Yumo just loves it!

"Seriously, is it really possible to experience a manga character in person? Will my brother really succeed?" Sakura asked curiously, not just curiously, but really interested! She was very interested!

Kato Megumi also looked at Gao Yumo, her usually expressionless face showing a hint of interest. Gao Yumo noticed her expression and was surprised that Megumi was so swayed. Was she more attractive to girls than he had imagined?

"There shouldn't be any problems. I feel like it's a success. But we still need to wait for Miss Ayano to wake up. I don't know how much time she spent in the illusion compared to our reality."

Gao Yumo was truly uncertain this time; he rarely visited graves like this.

"After all, this is a new attempt. The inspiration for this time came from the time you heard me say that line last time and saw fragments of Jin's life. Last time, the time frame was much larger. You saw so many things, but in reality, not even a second had passed. This time, the story I set for Ayano is a two-year life story. I have no idea when she will wake up."

Sakura nodded: "I see. No wonder even my brother wasn't sure. By the way, what kind of story is it?"

"Well, I only set up a rough story. The specifics will be changed by Ayano herself, kind of like a game? I just wanted to test whether you could change the story after you were trapped in the illusion. If you could..."

Gao Yumo didn't finish speaking, but Xiaoying and Kato Megumi's eyes were already shining!

If it's not just about the experience, but about being able to freely change the story, wouldn't that be like an immersive game? That's amazing! Even though they don't usually play games, they're incredibly excited!

“Umaru will definitely be very interested,” Sakura suddenly said with a smile.

“Indeed.” Gao Yumo nodded in agreement. “If it works, let all of you experience it tonight.”

Sakura and Megumi Kato exchanged a glance and immediately prayed in their hearts, "We must succeed!"

Chapter 185 Terrifying Rumors (1st Update)

"Lunch is ready." Gao Yumo poured the last dish from the pot onto a plate, took out her phone, and announced in the group chat that lunch was served.

"There are so many more dishes today. Is it because of Ayano-san?" Sakura wondered, looking at the larger-than-usual amount of food in the warming cabinet.

“You guessed right! Ayano will be staying at our house from now on. We just decided this morning, and we haven’t had a chance to tell you yet.” Gao Yumo smiled and nodded, carrying the dishes to the dining table outside. Sakura and Megumi helped take the dishes out of the warming cabinet and put them on the table.

After the group chat announced that dinner was ready, the girls would usually come down quickly, except for those who weren't home. However, the girls would always tell Gao Yumo before they left home, so it was important to let her know. Otherwise, Gao Yumo would worry if she suddenly couldn't find anyone. The girls understood and cooperated well.

However, the girls are all at home today. After all, it's Sunday, and most of the girls at home don't like to go out. Besides, no one wants to miss the lunch Gao Yumo made, right? If they do go out, it's usually in the afternoon and they come back before dinner.

"Oh, so that's the welcome party. Will the dinner be the same?" Sakura said knowingly, already anticipating that the dinner would be on the same scale.

"I feel like we'll be cooking more and more meals in the future, since there are more and more girls in the family, and Mo-kun shows no signs of stopping," Kato Megumi complained, looking at Gao Yu-mo. Gao Yu-mo just smiled; it really wasn't going to stop.

“Then we’re facing a very serious problem.” Kato Megumi sighed, just as Takayu Mo had predicted.

Gao Yumo was taken aback. What serious problem was this? He hadn't heard of it. He quickly asked Kato Megumi, "Megumi, what kind of serious problem are you talking about?"

He looked at Sakura again, but Sakura shook her head. It was obvious that her thought process was not connected with Kato Megumi's, and she hadn't expected it either.

Kato Megumi looked into Takayu Mo's eyes and said expressionlessly, "That is to say, there aren't enough rooms in the house. The second floor is already full, isn't it? Three people have already moved into the third floor, and with Ayano-san, there won't be any rooms left in the house soon."

Gao Yumo and Xiaoying were taken aback, then both nodded. It's true!

Did they not think of this? Not really, they just hadn't considered it. Gao Yumo had thought about it, but he wouldn't keep thinking about it. Things would work themselves out, which is why he didn't react when Kato Megumi asked him.

“Well.” Gao Yumo scratched his head. “There are several other houses around here. Although they are not as big as our house, they are still two or three-story detached houses. I can buy them. It’s not a problem.”

Now it was Kato Megumi's turn to be stunned, and then she realized that she hadn't thought about this matter using Gao Yumo's way of thinking. Sure enough, some serious things that she thought were easy for Mo-kun to solve.

"Well, although no one lives in the houses nearby, it seems the one across the street has already been bought. I saw people coming to look at the house before," Sakura suddenly said, abruptly changing the subject.

"The opposite side? Oh, you mean that building over there? That can't be considered the opposite side, can it? There aren't any other houses near our house, so that can't be considered the opposite side, right?" Gao Yumo thought for a moment and knew which building Xiaoying was talking about.

There are no other houses in the area where their house is located, either in front, behind, or to the left or right. The reason is simple: Gao Yumo built this house herself. The houses around it were demolished when it was built, and the owners of those houses were paid to buy them.

Those people wouldn't dare to disrespect Gao Yu's family; in fact, it would be an opportunity to build closer relationships, so why not take advantage of it? None of the people living here are ordinary.

The houses that were preserved are all further away. Xiaoying was talking about one of those houses over there. From there onwards, the houses are just like before. Gao Yumo didn't touch them at the time. However, because he lived there, and for some other minor reasons, no one actually lived in that area. Those houses were all empty.

I didn't expect someone to actually move here. Aren't they afraid of that rumor? The reason Gao Yumo was able to buy this land and those people's houses so easily back then was either because he was a member of the Gao Yu family or because of that rumor. He wasn't afraid, but someone actually dared to come.

"That's the closest house to ours, and also the furthest from that rumored house. If we don't count the one across the street, then we really don't have any neighbors," Sakura said helplessly. She didn't believe the rumor either, and it seemed that most of the new girls who moved in didn't know about it. Sakura hadn't talked to them about it either. The girls who had lived here before all knew about it, but they had never talked about it.

They said they didn't believe it, but none of them dared to talk about it; they were all cowards, Gao Yumo thought.

"Okay, you're right. Let's go visit them when they move in." Gao Yumo nodded. Xiaoying was right. They would finally have neighbors, although they didn't know who they would be.

“Speaking of moving, I also saw a girl with short black hair running past our house with luggage today. Was she the neighbor you were talking about?” Kato Megumi listened to the two talking about moving and thought of the figure she had seen earlier. She must have been carrying luggage, right? But people living in such big houses shouldn’t only be carrying so little luggage, so she was curious. After all, she hadn’t seen anyone in their neighborhood for a long time.

"A girl? And she's carrying luggage?" Gao Yumo stroked his chin, thinking. What a coincidence?

Sakura thought for a moment, then shook her head: "It shouldn't be the same person I'm talking about. The house I mentioned, the person looking at it was also a girl, but she should have blonde hair. However, I only saw her from a distance, so I might have been mistaken."

"I can't be mistaken about the hair color, it's very noticeable, and it's blonde." Kato Megumi shook her head. Since the hair colors are different, they must not be the same person. Does that mean they actually have another neighbor?

"I think I know who you're talking about." Gao Yumo looked at Kato Megumi, who was taken aback. How could she know who she was talking about from such vague information? Even if Mo-jun is amazing, this is a bit too much, isn't it?

Gao Yumo could tell from their expressions that she had misunderstood.

“That’s not what I meant. I meant I know where the girl you mentioned went. I’ll go visit our new neighbor this afternoon.” Then he looked at Sakura. “As for what Sakura said, I don’t know since I haven’t seen her, but I guess she’ll be moving in soon, right? The fact that she dares to look at the houses here means she doesn’t care about that rumor.”

“That makes sense.” Sakura nodded. “Let’s visit her when she arrives.”

Kato Megumi, who had been listening to the rumors the two were talking about, finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "What rumors are you talking about?"

“That’s true. When Hui came, there were no other neighbors around, so no one could spread those rumors. There are a lot of rumors online, but you probably wouldn’t see them if you don’t pay attention,” Gao Yumo said. “There’s an urban legend-like rumor around here.”

In that Western-style mansion that has existed for who knows how many years, lives a girl who looks like a doll. Her appearance has remained exactly the same for who knows how many years. If you wander around there at night, you might just see her float over your head.

There are many versions of such rumors, like the wandering girl, the ghost girl, and so on.

Kato Megumi thought for a moment: "This should just be a rumor, right? Why would it cause no one to dare to stay here?"

“Because there are indeed eyewitness reports, at least many people online say so, and people who want to go to that mansion to find out what’s going on get lost or disappear for various reasons!” Gao Yumo suddenly shouted loudly at Kato Megumi, but Kato Megumi didn’t react at all. He scratched his head.

"It's pointless to scare Hui."

"No, I was really scared just now," Kato Megumi said. If her expression hadn't been the same as usual, Gao Yumo would have believed her.

"That's just how it is, so nobody around here dares to buy those houses. But look at us, we've lived here for so long, and nothing's happened to us, right?" Gao Yumo waved his hand dismissively.

Sakura and Kato Megumi nodded in agreement; they were right, it was probably just another rumor.

Chapter 186 Ayano: I'm going to fight Pain? Really? (2 updates)

As the three of them placed the food on the table and chatted, the girls arrived one by one. Some sat down and waited for the meal to start, while others came to help carry the plates, just like they always did.

"Did Ayano-san eat double-skin milk pudding? But it feels like it's getting cold. Has she not woken up yet?" Yuki walked to Ayano, who was lost in a dream, and touched the rim of the bowl of double-skin milk pudding in front of her. It felt like it was getting cold. Had so much time passed? What kind of emotion did her brother pour into this time?

Gao Yumo glanced at her, then looked at Ayano and stroked his chin.

"Indeed, I guess he's awake? I have a feeling."

"Premonitions can't be accurate, can they?" Yuki retorted. "By the way, what kind of emotion did my brother give Ayano-san infused into that dessert?"

After she asked the question, all the girls looked at Gao Yumo with curiosity. Could it be love?

“I know what you want to know. Ayano has already eaten the dessert infused with love. This time, it’s my new experiment.” Gao Yumo walked to Ayano’s side and looked at the girls as she spoke.

"A new ability?" Umaru thought of it immediately and asked excitedly.

Gao Yumo nodded: "You guessed right."

I explained my hypothesis and the process of this experiment to them.

"So it's the same as immersive games?!" Umaru exclaimed excitedly as soon as she realized it. Immersive games were still just a conjecture and a concept among people on the internet in this world. They weren't mainstream, and there were very few derivative games, comics, or novels.

If the girls in the family hadn't been chatting with Umaru so often, most of them probably wouldn't have known.

Umaru, a girl obsessed with games, stumbled upon this concept online and eagerly anticipated playing it someday! And today, it actually came true!