Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

"No way, no way?!" Kirito paced back and forth, muttering to himself.

SAO and Brain Burst have completely different systems, so how could skills be triggered across systems?

Kirito found it increasingly absurd the more he thought about it.

Xiaoxing whispered a reminder: "Um, Master, the sun is already quite high. Yui and Mother should be waiting for us for lunch..."

Kirito then came to his senses and quickly composed himself: "Okay, let's go back and talk about it later."

The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.

The two hurried back to the cabin, and as soon as they pushed open the door, they smelled the rich aroma of food.

The golden roasted chicken has a crispy skin and an enticing aroma; the creamy stew is steaming hot, and the milky white broth is incredibly tempting.

Yui was already seated at the table, and the two of them quickly took their seats as well.

As soon as the meal began, Yui couldn't wait to fork up a piece of chicken and stuff it into her mouth. Asuna had to keep reminding her, "Eat slowly, don't choke, there's plenty more."

Although Xiaoxing moved calmly, she ate very quickly.

As the two children ate with relish, Asuna's smile grew even gentler.

Then, Asuna's gaze fell on Kirito.

In her opinion, given Kirito's personality, he would definitely eat faster than the two children.

But Kirito was acting very strangely today: although his chopsticks were moving, his eyes kept drifting towards Sachi, clearly not paying attention to the food.

Strange, very strange. Knowing Kirito as he did, something more important than food must have happened.

Asuna had a nagging feeling: something must have happened between the two of them that morning.

Out of concern, she asked softly and discreetly, "Kirito, did anything happen during training this morning?"

Caught off guard by the question, Kirito choked on a mouthful of food and mumbled, "N-nothing...it was just normal training, nothing unusual happened."

He dared not admit that he had slept all morning, leaving Xiaoxing to practice alone.

If Asuna finds out, at best she'll get a scolding, and more importantly, she might not get to eat any delicious food!

Hiss, the thought of not being able to eat Asuna's cooking made him unconsciously nervous.

Asuna, seeing his clumsy acting, became even more certain that something was wrong.

She didn't press further, but instead turned to Xiaoxing beside her: "Xiaoxing, was lunch good today? Was there any dish you particularly liked?"

"Very delicious!" Xiaoxing replied immediately.

"I'm glad you like it." Asuna smiled, then changed the subject: "So what did Father teach you this morning?"

Unaware of Kirito's nervous gaze, Xiaoxing honestly replied, "My father taught me a very powerful skill: to infuse my mind into the sword and unleash a powerful attack..."

Then, she began to recount her experience practicing that morning.

But the only thing not mentioned was Kirito sleeping against the tree.

It wasn't that she was deliberately hiding it; she just felt it was normal for her master to be tired and need to rest, and there was no need to say it out loud.

Kirito thought to himself: My daughter is so sensible!

Asuna listened patiently, the worry on her face gradually fading away.

It seems I was overthinking it; it was just normal training.

Kirito breathed a sigh of relief only after Koyuki finished speaking.

"In that case, why don't we let Sachi demonstrate?" Kirito quickly changed the subject.

Xiaoxing readily agreed: "Okay!"

After lunch, the four of them went to an open space not far from the wooden house.

Yui sat in Asuna's lap, while Kirito stood beside them.

He also wanted to see how this cross-system skill was actually performed.

Xiaoxing walked to the center of the open space, gripped the twin swords in her hands, closed her eyes, and recalled the feeling of success that morning.

Focus your mind on the sword in your right hand, becoming one with it...

Then, under the watchful eyes of the three people.

Black energy particles began to emanate from Xiaoxing's body, and a faint black phantom slowly appeared from her body.

The phantom was covered in black armor, and its limbs transformed into sharp blades. It was none other than the 'Black Lotus,' the battle simulation form that Kirito was very familiar with and that belonged exclusively to Kuroyukihime!

But why is it appearing now?

Then, a layer of purple light slowly covered the blade of Black Lotus's right hand.

Although the light was different from the pale blue of the SAO skill, it also carried strong energy fluctuations, like a prelude to the skill's activation.

At that moment, Xiaoxing suddenly opened her eyes: "Death Pursuit!"

The moment the words fell, Xiaoxing's right-hand longsword and Black Lotus's right-hand blade thrust forward simultaneously.

The purple sword light ripped through the air like lightning, piercing ten meters away in the blink of an eye, leaving only a faint purple afterimage in the air.

After doing all this, the illusory figure behind Xiaoxing slowly dissipated.

Xiaoxing turned to look at the three of them, a smile on her face: "Father, Mother, look, I did it!"

Yui, though confused, was impressed and kept clapping her hands, exclaiming, "Amazing!"

Asuna's expression at this moment was: "Huh?"

She paused, looking at Kirito in surprise: "What was that just now...?"

But when she turned to look at Kirito, she found that his expression was even more shocked than hers.

His eyes were wide open, as if he had seen something incredible.

No, why are you more surprised than I am?

A bizarre thought popped into Kirito's mind: a Stand attack! This is a Stand attack!

Of course, this is just a joke.

However, the way Xiaoxing's real body and the Black Lotus phantom attack in sync does resemble a power from a certain anime.

Seeing his even more surprised expression, Asuna immediately questioned, "You...you're not seeing this for the first time either, are you?"

"How could this be?!" Kirito quickly composed himself, forcing himself to calm down: "Didn't you notice that Sachi's skill looks familiar? This is the 'Sonic Impact' that I taught her!"

Asuna thought to herself, "Now that you mention it, it does seem quite similar!"

But then she remembered the phantom behind Xiaoxing.

So she asked seriously, "Was that skill dangerous for Xiaoxing?"

This is also her biggest concern.

Kirito immediately became serious, shook his head and said, "You can rest assured about that, there shouldn't be any danger."

Asuna breathed a sigh of relief, a relieved smile appearing on her face: "Perhaps this is for the best. The more skills Sachi learns, the more self-protection she will have."

Kirito nodded, looking at Sachi with a complicated expression: "Yes, after all, Sachi's memories could return at any time. More strength means more confidence..."