Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Asuna quietly tugged at Kirito's sleeve, a hint of hesitation in her eyes: "What do we do now? It's already late in reality, but they..."

Her gaze fell on Yui and the girl, and her concerns were self-evident.

Kirito followed her gaze, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "Normally, it would be good to log off and rest..."

But looking at the two children, she really couldn't bear to leave like this.

Upon hearing the word "offline," Yui, who was standing nearby, stood up from the sofa: "Are Mama and Papa already leaving?"

Asuna felt her heart soften under Yui's gaze, but she didn't know how to explain it.

After all, she had never raised a child in SAO before.

Faced with Yui's reluctance to part, he could only smile awkwardly and was speechless for a moment.

Unexpectedly, Yui's normal question was overheard by the girl sitting next to her.

She looked up, her eyes filled with a hint of confusion and a barely perceptible dependence, and asked softly, "Father...Mother...Are you leaving already?"

Since waking up, the girl has always been calm and sensible.

Even after waking up, she did not cry or fuss. She was dignified and elegant while eating, and never showed any panic even when facing an unfamiliar environment.

Yet this seemingly strong girl's eyes were filled with reluctance at this moment. Her pitiful appearance, like a little animal afraid of being abandoned, deeply touched Asuna's heart.

Asuna took a deep breath, turned around and looked firmly at Kirito: "I'll take care of them tonight!"

Kirito looked into her serious eyes: "Have you decided?"

Asuna nodded emphatically: "Yes!"

Kirito sighed helplessly, but a smile quietly crept onto his lips: "There's really no other way, then I'll come and keep you company."

Asuna was stunned.

Kirito explained somewhat embarrassedly, "You know, I often sleep in SAO, but I've never stayed here all night before. This time... I'll just treat it as an experience."

Asuna had just been touched by his words, but upon hearing this lame excuse, she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "I understand, so you don't need to come up with these excuses!"

Asuna had seen Kirito sleeping in SAO before, sometimes on the grass, sometimes on a tree trunk.

At first, she was puzzled: "Why does Kirito sleep in SAO?"

"Since you're sleeping no matter where you are, why not lie on the grass instead of in bed? The air is fresh here, and there's a gentle breeze...isn't that more comfortable?"

At that time, I thought: Isn't this just deceiving myself?

After all, no matter how comfortable it is in SAO, it's still fake. In reality, your body is still lying in bed as usual, right?

How ironic, now the boomerang has hit them on the head.

I never imagined that I would one day be sleeping in SAO.

Seeing that the two had decided to stay, Yui excitedly grabbed the hands of the girl beside her and jumped up and down, shouting, "Yay! Papa and Mama are staying tonight!"

Infected by Yui's emotions, the girl also showed a faint smile on her face, felt a warmth in her heart, and nodded gently: "Mm!"

The four of them went up to the second floor of the wooden house.

The layout on the second floor is simple, with three bedrooms arranged side by side on both sides of the corridor, in addition to a storage room.

Each bedroom contains a bed, enough for four people to rest separately.

Upon reaching the second floor, Asuna stopped and asked hesitantly, "How should we assign rooms?"

Kirito put his hands on his hips and said without thinking, "Of course Asuna and I will share a room, and the kids will share a room. It's fair and reasonable."

But he had barely finished speaking, before Asuna could even respond.

Yui immediately raised her little hand, puffed out her cheeks, and shouted, "Protest! Protest! It's rare for Mama to spend the night with us, and Papa is trying to have it all to himself, that's so cunning!"

Uh... he really hadn't considered that.

Kirito paused for a moment, then asked, "So, what does Yui think we should do?"

Yui smiled, took the hand of the girl beside her, and skipped over to Kirito and Asuna. She tilted her head back, her eyes sparkling, and suggested, "Of course, the four of us should sleep together!"

Kirito: "Four people..."

Asuna: "...Sleep together?"

Kirito was stunned and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Asuna blushed even more: "Four, four people sleeping together? Won't that be too crowded?"

Sleeping with the children is fine, but having Kirito next to me is a different story. Just thinking about it makes my heart race.

Yui blinked her big eyes, looking at the two of them innocently: "Is it not okay? The two of us don't take up much space, squeezing in shouldn't be a problem..."

As she spoke, she tugged at the girl next to her and winked at her.

The girl immediately understood and whispered in agreement, "Yes, we won't take up any space."

Her voice was soft and filled with expectation, making Asuna even less willing to refuse.

Asuna turned her gaze to the other adult: "Kirito, what should we do?"

Kirito sighed helplessly, "It seems this is the only way."

Although Asuna was still a little shy, looking into the children's bright eyes, she couldn't let them down, could she?

She took a deep breath and nodded slightly: "There's really no other way... then I'll do as you say."

After making their decision, the four of them went into a bedroom and carefully laid out the bedding and sheets.

Yui immediately pounced on the blanket, rolled around on it, and squinted her eyes comfortably: "It's so soft and cozy~ You guys come too!"

As she spoke, she got out of bed, grabbed Asuna's clothes, and tugged at the girl's hand, half-leading and half-pulling them both to the bedside.

Kirito followed behind with a smile, and seeing Asuna's still somewhat stiff movements, he couldn't help but tease her, "Don't be so nervous, just think of it as camping."

"...Camping?"

Asuna prepared herself mentally, then took off her shoes and crawled into bed with the children, with Kirito being the last to get in.

They had never spent the night in SAO before, so they hadn't prepared pajamas and could only sleep in their usual combat uniforms.

Fortunately, SAO doesn't have a "dirty" stat, so the two of them weren't afraid of getting the sheets dirty like in real life while wearing these outfits.

Yui pressed against Kirito's back, and the girl pressed against Asuna's back, thus the two adults steadily surrounded the two children in the center.

Although the space was somewhat cramped, and the four of them were pressed tightly together, there was no feeling of being crowded or uncomfortable. Instead, a strange warmth spread through their hearts.

Asuna, peeking out from under her head, reminded the two little ones, "It's getting late, you should go to sleep."

She was clearly still shy.

"But I can't sleep..." Yui seemed quite energetic, so she smiled and suggested, "How about telling the story of how Mama and Papa met?"

Asuna: "Huh?!"