Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Seeing his expression, Asuna finally stopped beating around the bush and said in a serious tone, "It's all because Kirito, you've been keeping things from me!"

"Hidden from you? Me?" Kirito's eyes widened, looking completely bewildered. "When did I hide anything from you?"

Just as he was about to continue explaining, he saw Asuna take out her phone, quickly swipe her fingers across the screen, open the app, and search for the title she had previously noted down.

Then she turned the phone screen towards Kirito, her tone filled with dissatisfaction: "This is it! Why didn't you tell me?!"

"This this..."

Kirito looked at the screen, his pupils instantly contracting.

A video is playing on the screen, showing a girl singing and dancing on stage with a bright smile on her face.

That familiar face, those similar eyes, it was none other than Miss Kiriko!

It’s over...it’s over!

Kirito's mind went blank, with only one thought remaining.

My girlfriend found out my idol debuted, and now... I might have to live on a different planet!

He suddenly remembered Asuna saying "I met Eugeo," and immediately gritted his teeth.

Damn it! It's definitely that guy!

Why are you watching idol videos at school?!

Wouldn't you secretly watch this at home?

Now look what's happened, you've really put me in a terrible situation!

The scene was terrifying; Kirito started sweating!

He secretly glanced at Asuna and saw her frowning and staring at him, her eyes saying, "Aren't you going to explain?" He panicked even more.

There was no longer any way to hide it, so Kirito adopted a sincere attitude and said urgently, "Asuna, let me explain! It's not what you think!"

He almost knelt down and did a dogeza on the spot, his eyes full of earnestness.

Asuna still harbored a sliver of hope.

After all, Eugeo had said in the morning that he shared the video with Kirito two months ago, and at the time he had no interest at all.

She originally thought that Kirito might have just happened to see it and had long forgotten about it.

As long as he says "I can't remember," I won't pursue it further.

But looking at Kirito's tense and sweaty appearance, how could he possibly not remember?

He was clearly deeply impressed by this incident!

So she crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the wall behind her: "Go ahead and say it, I'm listening."

Kirito swallowed hard, completely giving up the fight: "That was two months ago, when a friend's school was facing closure..."

Asuna frowned, a sense of doubt creeping into her heart.

How did this get into my friend's school?

Could Kuroyuki be that friend's child?

She didn't interrupt Kirito and continued listening.

Kirito took a deep breath, as if he had made a huge decision: "In order to help him, I... I will become a magical girl!"

"Huh?" Asuna frowned even more, tilted her head involuntarily, and her face was full of confusion, as if to say, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Kirito continued, seemingly oblivious to his own words, "And then, using the body of a magical girl, she debuted as a school idol..."

After hearing this, Asuna was stunned for three seconds, then covered her face with one hand, leaned back against the wall, and her shoulders began to shake uncontrollably.

I laughed, I laughed in anger!

I've seen outrageous reasons, but I've never seen one this outrageous!

She lowered her hand from her face, looked at Kirito, and said with a hint of teasing, "You mean, to help your friend save the school, you chose to become a magical girl?"

Kirito nodded quickly: "Yes! This is also to help others!"

"And then? Magical girl isn't enough, you also debuted as an idol?" Asuna continued to press, unable to hide the smile on her lips.

Kirito nodded again, a hint of 'you finally understand me' even appearing in his eyes: 'Yes, yes! It is our duty to rebuild the glory of our school!'

Asuna picked up her phone, looked at the screen, then at Kirito, and asked, forcing a smile, "So, you mean this is actually you?"

Kirito nodded reluctantly, "Yes, yes, yes! This is a necessary sacrifice for the greater good!"

"Pfft, hahaha—!" Asuna couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing, tears almost streaming down her face.

She leaned against the wall, laughing for a while before calming down, then shook her head helplessly: "Do you think I'd believe such an absurd reason?!"

Kirito: "But everything I said is true!"

She also dropped her teasing tone: "Alright, alright, just say it. I just want to know about Kuroyuki."

Upon hearing this, Kirito was stunned.

He blinked, looking at Asuna with a blank expression: "Huh? Didn't she already go back? How would I know anything about her?"

When he said this, Kirito's expression was extremely serious, and his eyes were clear, showing absolutely no sign of lying.

Seeing his expression, Asuna's doubts resurfaced.

She turned the phone screen towards Kirito again: "You say you don't know, then who is on this screen?"

The black-haired girl on the screen continued to dance and sing.

Kirito, watching from outside the screen, broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this.

"Huh? This..."

He finally realized what had happened. From the conversation, Kirito could roughly guess what had occurred.

First, Asuna probably encountered Eugeo, then mistook Kirito for Kuroyuki, and finally, the events just now occurred.

He mentally screamed: What kind of mess is this?!

If only Eugeo hadn't been watching idol videos at school, if only Kiriko's character design didn't look like Kuroyuki's, if only the two of them hadn't eaten on the rooftop today.

If only one thing hadn't happened, I wouldn't be in such a sorry state now.

What made him even more devastated was that he had blurted out everything about magical girls before Asuna had even asked him clearly, and now he couldn't take it back.

A wave of regret washed over me. Why didn't I ask first before explaining?

Since things have come to this point, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and bury the truth.

Kirito looked away, pretending to look up at the sky, and said in a deliberately relaxed tone, "The person on the screen... really does look exactly like Kuroyuki. I'm also a little curious about who it is."

Asuna could easily understand his obvious guilty little actions.

It seems the person on the screen isn't Kuroyuki, so who could it be?

Regarding this issue...didn't Kirito just explain it himself?

Asuna then gave a sly smile: "Oh? Is that so? But I seem to remember someone saying just now that they've debuted as a magical girl?"

Kirito froze: "I didn't! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"

Asuna didn't call him out on it. Instead, she leaned close to Kirito's ear and said slowly, "You don't want people to find out that you've debuted as an idol, do you?"

Kirito gasped, his eyes filled with shock as he looked at Asuna: "No, no way, how could Asuna tell the truth? She's not a devil, after all."

Asuna smiled and said, "So you admit you're Kirito?"