Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

The meeting ended with encouragement from Umaru.

[Umaru: I think Suguha, you don't need to be troubled at all. Even I, an outsider, can see that you and your brother have already figured things out, haven't you?]

[Sugonoha: Is that so?]

[Sagiri: It's clear they have an enviable relationship.]

[Xiao Mai: That's right. If you're really feeling troubled, why not try our method?]

[Umaru: Although I don't think it's necessary, maybe it can take your relationship to the next level?]

To go to the next level?

Suguha murmured and finally made a decision.

......

On Friday, Kirito and Eugeo walked home from school together, chatting and laughing.

At one point in the discussion, Eugeo suddenly became sentimental: "Speaking of which, Kiriko hasn't performed in a long time, and even her new song hasn't been released yet. Do you think she might suddenly announce her retirement like Hoshino Ai?"

Kirito, embarrassed, said, "I can't say."

How did the conversation veer off-topic, and why this particular topic? Can we still be friends?

Just then, Kirito's phone rang, and the caller ID showed his sister Suguha.

He answered the phone casually: "Is there something you need, Xiao Zhi?"

"Onii-chan, could you buy me a Coke on your way back... Oh, and a big one!"

He then hung up the phone.

Although he had some doubts, he finally had a reason to leave, and Kirito didn't want to continue discussing Kiriko.

He then gave an apologetic smile: "You heard it too, my sister asked me to buy something on my way. Let's talk again next time?"

"There's really nothing I can do," Eugeo said with a regretful expression.

Kirito hurriedly left, saying, "Sorry, I'll treat you next time."

After returning home with shopping bags, Kirito found his younger sister Suguha on the sofa.

"Here you go, I've bought the large bottle of Coke you requested."

"Thank you, Onii-chan~"

Kirito chuckled and teased, "I never thought Nao would ever wake up and like cola. I thought you'd always prefer barley tea and milk. While those are nutritious and healthy, they're always missing something."

"Onii-chan..."

"What's wrong?" Kirito asked, puzzled.

Then he saw his sister hold the Coke up to him: "This... I don't think I can open it."

Kirito paused, as if he thought he had misheard something.

After all, standing in front of him was Suguha from the Kendo Club.

The contrast is like that of a female bodybuilder.

But after only a moment of hesitation, Kirito took the cola from his sister's hand.

My fingertip touched the bottle cap, and with a soft "click," it opened very easily.

Upon handing it over, I received another sweet reply: "Thank you, Onii-chan~"

I feel like something's not right, but never mind.

Not long after, Suguha made another request: "I want to eat Onii-chan's cooking today."

"Why all of a sudden? The food I cook doesn't taste very good."

"It's nothing," Suguha said hopefully. "Is it not allowed?"

"I have no problem."

But something still feels off.

When it came time for dinner, Suguha took her 'strategic weakness' to the extreme.

Not only did she run up to Kirito with the jar in her hands, but she also widened her eyes and said, "Onii-chan, this is so hard."

"Leave it to me." Then Kirito easily opened it.

Then, while picking up food, Suguha accidentally knocked over the condiments. Suguha hurriedly tried to wipe them up, but the tissues seemed to be deliberately messing with her and fell all over the floor.

She caught a glimpse of Kirito's furrowed brows out of the corner of her eye, and her heart sank. Just as she was about to apologize, she heard her brother sigh helplessly: "Stand back, I'll clean up. Don't get your clothes wet."

This just doesn't seem right.

After sitting back down, the two looked at each other, and Makito seemed to be thinking about something.

Suguha swallowed nervously. Had she been discovered?

Then Kirito seemed to suddenly realize: "Could it be that Nao is on her period today?"

"What?!" Suguha immediately blushed.

Kirito was still reasoning seriously: "Otherwise, there's no way to explain some of the strange phenomena today, such as Nao suddenly wanting to drink cola, feeling very lazy, and being unable to concentrate."

Is there... could there be such an explanation?

"So Xiaozhi, just rest well. If there's anything you want to eat, don't be shy, I'll go buy it for you... but frozen food is no good, it'll give you diarrhea."

Now that things had come to this, Suguha didn't know how to explain anymore, so she simply continued acting.

Suguha was on the verge of tears: "Then I'll leave it to Onii-chan."

"Leave it to me," Kirito replied with a smile.

After all that, Suguha concluded: Umaru's method did work, but I still feel a little sorry for my older brother... Oh well, I'll find a chance to apologize to him.

But until then.

Suguha looked at a tightly sealed package, which was something Umaru had sent before Kirito returned.

There is no doubt that this is Sagiri's work, roughly the size and thickness of a textbook.

Umaru, with a mysterious smile, specifically reminded everyone: "These were all specially selected by Sagiri based on your 'situation'."

"You must succeed! Looking forward to your good news!"

Finally, Umaru gave her a thumbs-up as encouragement, then skipped away, saying that she was going to take action too.

Since we've already brought everything, it would be a shame not to use it.

"Should we open it beforehand?"

Suguha thought about it and decided against it; keeping it would allow her to experience the thrill of opening blind boxes.

There shouldn't be anything strange inside, right?

Probably not, since it was specially prepared for her by Sagiri.

......

That night, the stars and moon were high in the sky.

It was supposed to be bedtime, but Taihei, the older brother, suddenly barged into Umaru's room.

"Umaru-chan!"

Sure enough, even at this time, Umaru's room was still lit, and the game on the screen was still lit. Umaru was quietly hiding the game controller behind her back.

"Okay, brother, I'm going to sleep now."

Despite repeatedly reminding her younger sister, she seems unable to break her habit of staying up late to play games, which is causing Daihei a lot of headaches.

But this time he clearly didn't come for such a trivial matter.

He pulled out a booklet from behind him, and the image on the cover of his sister hugging his neck made his temples throb.

Taihei said coldly, "What is this?"

"What...what is this? I'm not quite sure either." Umaru looked away, feigning innocence.

Da Ping tapped Xiao Mai's head with the booklet: "I advise you to explain yourself properly, otherwise all your snacks and games will be confiscated this week."

"do not want!"

While tantrums might work, it's a different story when it comes to snacks and games, since those are the meaning of Umaru's life.

So she readily admitted, "A friend gave it to me..."

Then she recounted the events of the day in detail.

Taihei's tone softened a bit, but remained serious: "I understand the situation. You did this to help your friend, so I can't blame you this time."

"What about my snacks and games?" Xiaomai's face lit up with joy. Sure enough, her brother was all bark and no bite.

"Your snack and game time will still be halved this week. After all, you brought these things home. You need to learn a lesson from this."

"How could this happen?" Xiaomai felt like the sky had fallen.

Then Taihei walked out of the room: "This is not something you should be watching at your age. I'll take it and throw it away later."

Xiaomai was left alone in the room, sulking. The next second, she pulled out the controller.

"In that case, I'll finish this game tonight first."

Did it fail? It seems that Sagiri's method is not suitable for me after all.

Just as she was summarizing the reasons for her failure, Ohira burst into the room again: "I almost forgot, it's bedtime now!"

Damn it, now I can't even play the game.