Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

"A strange mission," was Kirito's first impression.

Not only do you have to find the mission objectives yourself, but a progress bar for the 'castle integrity' is also provided.

I really don’t know what to say.

Kirito looked at the pop-up quest panel in front of him, then turned to the person beside him and said, "You've received this follow-up quest too, right?"

Coconut Latte glanced casually at the panel in front of her and nodded: "Got it."

"So what do you think?" Kirito pressed.

Coconut Latte blinked with a clear look on her face: "Me? How can I see it? The mission has nothing to do with me at all."

Kirito: "......"

I almost forgot that the guy next to me is a weirdo.

In his world, there seem to be only two categories: delicious food and non-delicious food.

If the task doesn't offer specific ingredients or gourmet food as a reward, he probably wouldn't care even if the sky fell.

Kirito sighed helplessly, realizing he had asked the wrong person.

He opened his friends list and sent a friend request to Coconut Latte: "Let's add each other as friends first. Don't forget to come back to me if you have any news about rare ingredients in the future."

"Okay!" Coconut Latte immediately agreed.

Then he chuckled and said, "Boss, that's enough for today. I can't wait to see the envious looks on those guys' faces in the guild!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shengye Latte took out the teleportation crystal, crushed it, and his figure instantly disappeared from the castle hall.

Kirito looked at the empty hall and had no reason to stay any longer.

He opened his backpack and looked at the food that shone with a golden glow.

A feeling of joy welled up from the bottom of my heart, and the corners of my mouth unconsciously turned up in a smile.

"Let's go back and eat with Asuna~"

Kirito hummed an off-key tune as he also crushed the teleportation crystal.

With a flash of white light, he was already standing in front of the familiar wooden house.

Pushing open the door, a familiar figure was sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Asuna, who was holding a virtual book, noticed someone approaching and a mischievous smile appeared on her lips: "Welcome back, big star~"

"Uh..." Kirito's hand movements froze instantly, and the smile on his face also froze.

How could I forget about that!

"I told you not to call me that!" Kirito protested immediately.

Asuna tilted her head, feigning confusion: "Why? I was clearly telling the truth."

Kirito was speechless for a moment. Shouldn't he at least consider how I feel, since I'm still a boy...?

However, he also knew in his heart that there were only the two of them in the wooden house, so there was no need to worry about outsiders hearing.

As for what happens outside, Asuna will surely know what she's doing.

To avoid being teased again, Kirito quickly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about that now, look what I just got!"

Seeing his mysterious demeanor, Asuna became interested, put away her book, and came closer.

Kirito then took out an item from his backpack—[Miracle Chocolate Pudding Platter]

The chocolate cake has pudding in the middle, is topped with cream, and is garnished with strawberries, apples, and ice cream cones. It's a luxurious dessert set!

"!!!" Asuna's eyes widened instantly, her voice filled with surprise: "This...this could be?"

Kirito nodded smugly and placed the pudding platter on the table: "It's that 'Could it be'! A rare dessert!"

As he spoke, he turned and walked towards the kitchen, took out two delicate little spoons, and handed one to Asuna.

This is truly a wonderful surprise.

Asuna took the spoon, but instead of tasting it immediately, she looked up and softly called out to the air, "Yui, come out."

Kirito was taken aback; he hadn't expected this at all.

Soon, a small figure appeared out of thin air.

Yui flapped her transparent wings and flew joyfully towards Asuna, landing on her shoulder and sweetly calling out, "Mama!"

Since their first meeting, the two have grown increasingly close.

Asuna patted Yui's head, a hint of regret in her eyes: "It would have been even better if Kuroyuki were here..."

However, the child has his own things to do, so we can't force him.

"Alright, let's start eating!" Kirito was the first to pick up a spoon, scoop out a small piece of pudding, and put it in his mouth.

The moment he entered the mouth, Kirito's eyes widened.

good to eat!

It's not just simple sweetness, but a combination of the sweetness of pudding and the slight bitterness of chocolate, creating an unprecedented deliciousness!

He looked at Asuna, wanting to see her reaction.

Asuna closed her eyes, savoring the dessert in her mouth, muttering softly, "I see, this flavor... is it made with dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate, and a little caramel sauce? That definitely makes the texture richer... and the pudding too..."

Kirito: "......"

As expected of Asuna.

Upon tasting such a delicious and rare dessert, my first thought was actually how to replicate it?

However, he didn't disturb Asuna. Instead, he thought to himself: If it were Asuna... maybe she really could do it?

Looking at Yui again, she was holding a spoon almost as big as herself in her small hands, carefully scooping out a small piece of pudding, and then slowly putting it into her mouth.

However, because the spoon was too big, it took her several bites to finish 'one spoonful' of food.

Kirito couldn't help but ask softly, "Yui, why don't you grow bigger? Wouldn't it be easier to eat that way?"

Yui looked up, giving him a 'you just don't understand' look: "Because if you're small, you can eat for longer!"

It seemed to make a lot of sense, and he couldn't refute it.

The three of them sat around the table and slowly enjoyed this rare dessert.

......

Meanwhile, on the twenty-fifth floor of SAO, in Cheese Valley.

Since the defeat of the boss 'Nephthys the Phoenix God' on the 24th floor, a large number of players have flocked to this newly opened area.

Right now, a small team of three is walking among the cheese hills.

Leading the way was a male player wielding a long sword.

He wore light gray armor and occasionally poked the cheese hill next to him with his sword sheath: "But it's really surprising that there is such a scene in SAO, with cheese everywhere. If you didn't know, you would think you were living in a dream."

The katana user in the middle appeared much calmer; he wore a dark blue samurai outfit, and the katana at his waist gleamed coldly.

He glanced around at the surroundings and said calmly, "That's part of the fun of SAO. No one can predict what surprises await us on the next floor after we've conquered the current one."

His tone was calm, revealing little emotion, as if he were simply stating a fact.

The last person in the group was a young girl, with a long spear slung diagonally across her back.

Looking at the surrounding hills made of cheese, her eyes sparkled: "A world made of desserts, living here is every girl's dream!"

The katana user suddenly stopped, turned to look at the spear-wielding girl, and frowned slightly: "Living here? Have you ever thought that facing a world full of sweets every day might lead to a lifetime of toothache?"

The girl with the long spear: "..."