Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Yui opened her big eyes and gently tugged at Asuna's sleeve with her little hand: "Just consider it a bedtime story..."

Asuna squirmed slightly under the covers, her cheeks flushing slightly.

Memories of meeting Kirito are always tinged with a touch of awkwardness and naivety.

But seeing the expectant look in Yui's eyes, she softened and said softly, "That was when we first started middle school. It was the first day of school, and I was looking for my assigned class in the school building, and then..."

"What happened?" Yui leaned forward slightly, even her breathing became soft, as if afraid of missing any detail.

Even the girl who was quietly leaning against Asuna raised her head curiously, her gaze falling on Asuna's face, clearly wanting to hear the story as well.

Asuna's face flushed even more, and her voice lowered a few decibels as she continued, "Then your dad suddenly appeared out of nowhere, stood in front of me, and confessed his feelings to me in front of everyone! He said things like 'Can you be my girlfriend?' Thinking back on it now, I still don't understand what he was thinking..."

Kirito, who was lying nearby, immediately replied in a serious tone, "It was love at first sight! The moment I saw Asuna, I felt it, and I knew I would spend my life with you."

"You..." Asuna's face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple. She quickly shrank further into the blankets, only revealing a pair of eyes filled with shame and indignation, and whispered reproachfully, "What are you saying in front of the child..."

But the two children didn't notice Asuna's shyness at all.

Yui clapped her hands excitedly, her eyes sparkling: "Love at first sight! That sounds so romantic! Just like something out of a fairy tale!"

The girl nodded slightly, her eyes showing a hint of agreement.

Yui then asked, "So after that, did Mama accept Papa's confession and become his girlfriend?"

In her eyes, once you fall in love at first sight, it's only natural that you should be together.

Upon hearing this question, Asuna coughed awkwardly and whispered, "...I refused at the time."

"And it was an instant rejection," Kirito added.

"Huh? How could this be?" Yui's face instantly showed disappointment, her small mouth slightly pouting, revealing an expression of 'I can't understand'.

What else can we do?

It was in public, and it was the first time I'd ever met Kirito. Under those circumstances, I would have refused, right?

Fortunately, I refused quickly enough. Considering that other people were already gathering, if I hadn't left soon, I might have made the school's headlines the next day.

However, Asuna didn't say these things aloud, as they were a bit too complicated for a child.

The girl beside Yui was much more mature than her. She said softly, "That was just how it was when we first met. Look, Father and Mother are together now, aren't they? It shows that they overcame many difficulties and cultivated their feelings slowly. Isn't that more precious than love at first sight?"

Yui blinked, seemingly understanding but not quite. After thinking carefully for a moment, she nodded: "It seems so..."

Asuna smiled and patted the two children on the head, then, taking advantage of the topic, began to talk about how the two of them got along at school.

As the night deepened, so did my drowsiness.

As the two children listened to the story, their eyelids began to droop, and their consciousness slowly sank.

Before long, Yui's breathing became even, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of the girl's mouth. The two of them fell asleep together.

Asuna gently tucked the blankets around them, a rather smug smile on her face: "Look, they're asleep~"

This was the first time she had ever put a child to sleep, and she didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

Kirito smiled as he looked at the two children sleeping peacefully: "Really, they look like they're sleeping very soundly."

The two of them watched the child quietly, the only sound in the room being their even breathing.

After a long silence, Asuna finally spoke softly, her tone tinged with doubt: "You tell me... where did she come from?"

The 'she' that Asuna refers to is naturally the girl she just picked up.

Upon hearing this, Kirito also fell into deep thought.

Yui had already been tested, and the girl did not belong to the player group.

But if you say she's an NPC, how could Kirito not tell?

Aside from these two, it seems that only the possibility of an 'outsider' remains.

But then another problem arose: Kirito searched through all his memories but couldn't find any information about the girl.

Occasionally, I feel a strange sense of familiarity with her, but whenever I try to recall her carefully, I always feel that something is missing.

Could the other party be an unknown character who jumped out of some unknown anime?

Kirito silently guessed in his heart; he couldn't think of any other possibility.

After a moment's thought, Kirito gradually let go of his concerns.

Judging from the girl's behavior since she woke up, she is both well-behaved and sensible, and is clearly a good child.

Among those outsiders were powerful figures like Accelerator who looked down on everyone, and others who, despite their low strength, were as monstrous as Kazuma.

A girl as gentle and lovely as her could never be a bad person.

“None of that matters, right?” Kirito said gently. “What matters is that until she remembers her past, she is our ‘daughter,’ and it’s enough that we take good care of her.”

Asuna looked into Kirito's determined eyes, her doubts gradually dissipated, and she nodded: "You're right, no matter where she comes from, she's now an important member of our family."

But after a moment, Asuna seemed to remember something, and her eyes lit up: "That's right! She's even forgotten her own name. Why don't we give her a name first?"

"Great idea!" Kirito immediately agreed.

Asuna's gaze returned to the girl's sleeping face, and a happy smile appeared on her face as she looked at her quiet and lovely appearance.

She thought for a moment and said softly, "'Xiao Xing'...how about it? I hope she can always be happy in the future, and I also hope she can bring us good luck."

Kirito silently repeated "Koyuki" in his mind a few times, and couldn't help but nod: "This name... is surprisingly suitable."

"Right?" Asuna's tone was filled with excitement. She gently touched the girl's hair and murmured softly, "Sachi... Sachi... Yui and Sachi."

She was clearly very satisfied with the name she had chosen, and the smile on her lips never faded.

Kirito felt a warm glow in his heart seeing Asuna so happy.

He gently tucked the blanket around Asuna and said softly, "It's getting late, we should go to sleep."

Asuna nodded, and although they couldn't stand close together because of each other, they still tacitly took each other's hands.