Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Although Kirito was reluctant to return to the live performance, deep down he was the kind of person who believed in doing things properly.

From the moment he agreed to Asuna's request, he switched to Kirito mode and began to systematically prepare for this forced comeback performance.

The core of organizing a live performance boils down to two things: songs and dances.

Kirito put almost no effort into the songs.

His memories are filled with countless classic songs from his past lives; any one of them could amaze SAO players.

After careful consideration, he finalized the decision on "IGNITE".

As the theme song for the Sword Art Online: GGO arc, this song marks Kirito's first appearance and has been tested in the real market, so fans have no reason not to like it.

The problem is the dance choreography... Let's leave that to Yui A-Meng; I'm sure she'll find a way.

Having solved the choreography problem, Kirito then turned his attention to the practice area.

This cabin is definitely the safest place right now.

No matter how many support fans there are, they can't break through the SAO system restrictions, but there is a risk of being spied on on the first floor, so Kiriko moved the practice area to the second floor of the cabin.

After using his access rights to combine the three bedrooms, he created a space of 150 square meters, enough for him to move around comfortably.

Fortunately, SAO's system is specially designed so that even if a load-bearing wall is broken through, it will only be judged as a modification of the house layout, and there will be no risk of collapse as in reality.

With everything ready, Kiriko's live practice officially began.

At the beginning, Asuna couldn't contain her curiosity and quietly slipped to the second-floor stairwell, wanting to secretly 'spy' on her idol's daily practice.

At that time, Kiriko was practicing a turn-around wink move under Yui's virtual guidance.

She tied her long hair into a high ponytail with a hairband, and although her movements were still a little awkward, they revealed a serious attitude.

Just as he turned around and winked, his eyes met Asuna's.

Asuna: "Ah..."

"What are you doing there?!" Kiriko's face turned bright red at a speed visible to the naked eye. She quickly stopped what she was doing, her tone full of shame and indignation.

Being watched while practicing dance, especially by Asuna, made him feel a hundred times more ashamed than when he was dressed as a woman on stage, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Asuna didn't expect that she would be caught red-handed by Kirito as soon as she arrived and before she could even see the whole action.

But what she just did was really cute...

Asuna scratched her head awkwardly, a fawning smile on her face: "No, nothing, I was just passing by and wanted to see how your practice was going, and if you had any difficulties and needed any help."

"Don't worry about that!" Kiriko said firmly. "I'll keep my promise, and you don't need to worry about the progress!"

As she spoke, she walked forward and pushed Asuna from the second floor to the first floor.

Before leaving, she turned back to Yui and reminded her, "Next time Asuna gets close to the second floor, be sure to warn me immediately!"

"Okay!" Yui replied obediently, leaving Asuna standing there in a daze.

Kiriko has no intention of compromising this time, no matter what.

Yes, even if the other party is Asuna.

Asuna frowned, looking distressed. "It's a shame we can't watch it in advance now."

But she wasn't discouraged; instead, her eyes were full of anticipation: "Well, Kiriko has already agreed to make a comeback performance, so there's no rush."

But Kiriko with a high ponytail... looks pretty good too!

In the days that followed, the second floor of the cabin became Kiriko's secret practice base.

She logs on time every day, but never mentions the details of practice when she's with Asuna.

Asuna, understandingly, didn't bother them again.

......

Three days passed.

The messages in the 'Kiriko-san Fan Club Group 16' were full of complaints and resentment:

[Brothers, we've been searching for days, how come we haven't even seen a single hair of Kiriko?]

【You still want to see Mao? You're dreaming!】

[This is a normal discussion. I haven't slept well for two months, tossing and turning, and I just want a definite answer.]

Want to? You'll have to wait in line! I was here first!

[Area E has also been checked, and no issues were found.]

Just as the group members were arguing heatedly, a message suddenly popped up, and the diamond title stood out on the screen, instantly silencing all the noise.

[Age of Miracles: Fellow countrymen, you have done a great job. You have diligently fulfilled your responsibilities these past few days. Even if you did not achieve your goal, there is no need to be discouraged. Next, it will be the turn of the comrades in Group 17 to take over the task.]

Then the group members began to 'protest':

【No, group admin! I can still grind!】

[That's right, I won't give up until I find Miss Kirito!]

Having no other option, the group admin continued to speak.

[Age of Wonders: Children, your mission is complete. Now go and rest.]

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, and no one was willing to give up.

This shows that the members of the group truly love Ms. Kirito.

But just then, an inconspicuous message suddenly appeared.

[Kiriko-san, my wife: According to reliable sources, Kiriko-san will release a new song tomorrow at 6 PM!]

The scrolling message bar suddenly stopped.

Three seconds later, messages flooded in at three times the speed of before, and the screen was inundated with a dense barrage of question marks:

【? 】

Is this for real?

Then someone checked the speaker's information and saw that the other party's ID was 'Miss Kirito is my wife', and the icon was bronze.

Suddenly, someone couldn't hold back anymore:

Whose subordinate is this? Why is he using my identity as his name?

【This ID...where's your face?】

【Huh? Isn't Kiriko my wife?】

[Stop arguing upstairs! I am Kiriko's legal husband. If you don't believe me, I'll show you 'marriage certificate.jpg' (even using very clumsy Photoshop skills)!]

Asuna sat on the sofa, watching the 'family reunion' in the group chat, and finally couldn't hold back anymore, wearing an expression like an old person using a cell phone on the subway.

That's right, the person who just released the big news was Asuna herself.

She set her ID in the group chat this way just for fun, but she didn't expect it to actually bring out so many 'love rivals'.

But then I thought about it again, and it seemed that only I was telling the truth. But if the people in the group knew about this, wouldn't they be so jealous?

Asuna's purpose today was simply to promote the news of Kirito's comeback performance in advance.

Just now, Kirito finished recording and set the video release time for 6 PM tomorrow.

But given Kiriko's personality, she wouldn't think about doing anything to promote it; in fact, she might even think the less attention it gets, the better.

But that won't do!

The more people see Ms. Kiriko's videos, the better!

So Asuna posted the message in the group chat, believing that with the connections within the group, it would soon spread to other fan club groups.

With that thought in mind, Asuna put her phone aside. She'd done all she could; the rest was up to time to decide.

But the group chat was thrown into an uproar...