The many other skilled singers rise to the occasion and fit their roles excellently. Along their winding road to success, the Eiko and Kongming meet other aspiring rappers and singers. It's fair to say it does for Japanese hip-hop what Zombieland Saga did for idol music breathe life into a genre drowning in unfabulous idol fodder. Kaede Hondo kills it as Eiko as she did as Sakura in Zombieland Saga. Little did she know, his background prepared him to be the perfect manager! He instantly concocts 100 million IQ strategies to lure in audiences and keep them engaged, often deviously. Appearing like a full-time cosplayer, or a delusional history nerd, Eiko takes him in and accepts his help. Success and becomes her millennia-old manager. After discovering her unappreciated skill, he vows to ensure her His first real interaction is with an underdog singer Eiko in a nightclub. Upon his death in 234 AD, he wished to be 'Reborn in a more peaceful era,' suddenly, he appears today on the streets of Hell (aka Tokyo) in his handmade Taoist robe with his iconic crane feather fan, amid a Halloween celebration! The bewildering party people, who he mistakes for Hell's minions, get him drunk and sweep him into a nightclub. Paripi Koumei is a treasure, and so is the star, Kongming: One of the most accomplished Chinese military strategists of history. Still, Kongming is determined to accomplish his goals-even if he must utilize the war stratagems he famously used in his previous life! Unsurprisingly, the music industry is unforgiving to those who make even the slightest mistakes. Seeing Eiko's immense musical potential, Kongming vows to make the world recognize her and soon takes on the role of her manager. Pitying his confusion, Eiko takes Kongming under her wing and teaches him about the current world, which leads to Kongming's interest in contemporary music. Thrust into an unfamiliar world, he finds his way into a nightclub and meets Eiko Tsukimi, an aspiring singer whose performance immediately captivates him. His wish comes true, and Kongming wakes up in modern-day Tokyo with a younger body and his memories intact. The weariness and regret stemming from the seemingly never-ending war catch up to him, and as he draws his final breath, Kongming wishes that if he were to reincarnate, he would be reborn in a more peaceful era. Having led his army through countless grueling victories, Kongming falls gravely ill during the Battle of Wuzhang Plains. Zhuge Kongming earned a reputation as one of the greatest tacticians of the Three Kingdoms period of third-century China.

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