Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Chapter 51 Today's Dinner at the Kiritani House 2

After the battle, Kirito did not wait for resurrection, but chose to log off after leaving a message for Kenshin.

After most of the day's continuous fighting, Kirito was already feeling hungry.

After thinking about it, it seemed that I hadn’t eaten lunch.

Kirito sat up on the bed, took off his stealth helmet and put it aside, stretched his body, and went downstairs.

I took out my cell phone on the way and checked the time.

It's almost 9 o'clock.

Oh no, not only did I miss lunch, I even missed dinner.

Kirito thought about this and quickened his pace as he went downstairs.

When he came to the living room, Kirito saw Suguha sitting at the dining table looking at her phone, with a meal on the table.

Kirito guessed that it should be today's dinner, but it looked like it had gone cold.

Suguha saw Kirito finally come downstairs, put away his phone, and said in a pretended angry tone:

"Onii-chan, I didn't expect you to come down today. I thought you would just fall asleep today."

“…Haha, today’s situation is a little special.”

Kirito explained with a bit of embarrassment as he sat down at the dining table.

At this time, Suguha showed a look that saw through everything: "Yeah, you've been being chased for so long, you must be very busy."

"Yeah, I almost couldn't resist... No! How did Xiaozhi know?" Kirito opened his mouth wide, looking very surprised.

Suguha took out her phone again, opened a few pages skillfully, and placed it in front of Kirito: "You should read it yourself."

Kirito took the phone and found that it contained popular news.

Several enlarged and bolded titles come into view:

[The operation to encircle and suppress the 'Men in Black' was jointly launched by all major guilds today. 】

[A 300-strong encirclement and suppression team spent half a day searching for only two people. Is this a loss of morality or a distortion of human nature?]

[Shocked: The identity of the 'man in black' is revealed, and it turns out to be the 'black swordsman' who showed his prowess in the first floor BOSS battle. ]

[Two people VS fifty people, they can actually win. Their abilities are amazing, and even the BOSS cannot catch up with their strength. ]

Eye-catching news pieces are arranged in the most popular positions, and according to the time, they are what happened this afternoon.

Can these journalists please stop trying to make big news every day?

What surprised Kirito the most was that after he clicked on each piece of news, there was actually a video?

The video is told from a first-person perspective, with the people around being members of the crusade team, and occasionally one's own face also being on camera.

It is obvious that the author of the video is a member of the punitive team, and is hiding at the back of the team.

It seems that guy also has a clear goal.

After quickly reading it, Kirito couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect that there would be a sneak photographer sneaking into the expedition team. If Dierberu saw this sneak photographer, he would probably be very angry."

"If there wasn't a video to prove it, I really wouldn't have known that Onii-chan had become a target of criticism in SAO." Suguha joked, "I've seen all of Onii-chan's heroic deeds through the video."

What is Yingzi? It will be a black history of the game from now on, right?

After hearing this, Kirito hurriedly explained: "No, my behavior is considered normal in some MMOs, and I didn't expect so many players to hold a grudge against me."

"It's no use for you to explain to me, Onii-chan. People on the Internet are cursing so harshly. Do you want me to go and take a look?" Suguha said helplessly.

“…No, thanks.”

Then Kirito crossed his fingers, put his head on them, and said like Commander Ikari, "Don't worry about the others. Now answer my question. What do you think of my image in SAO?"

Seeing Kirito suddenly become serious, Suguha thought for a moment and replied, "From what I've seen, Onii-chan is a villain in SAO, and is the one that everyone is fighting against."

Hearing the expected answer, Kirito nodded.

Then he asked, "Then how does Xiaozhi define a villain?"

This question was obviously more difficult, and even if Suguha thought about it, he couldn't come up with a conclusion right away.

In her mind, isn’t a villain someone who keeps doing bad things and then is punished by justice?

Seeing that Xiaozhi didn't answer, Kirito said:

“There is a kind of villain who has done so many bad things that everyone hates him. Even if he is killed in the end, no one will feel sad because everyone thinks this is the fate he deserves.”

"That's true." Suguha agreed.

Then Kirito continued to add: "And there is another kind of villain in the world. The bad things they do are just not recognized by others. Those things are the villain's beliefs and goals. They believe that this is the path of justice. Even if such villains are conquered and die, you will think that they deserve it, right?"

Kirito became more and more excited as he spoke, and at the end he even stood up, put his feet on the chair, and pointed one hand to the sky, as if he had come up with a profound theory.

But Suguha's response was subtle—she just sat there and watched quietly.

At the beginning, I tried to understand it, but when I found that I couldn’t, I gave up.

Until now, it has fallen into a quiet and awkward atmosphere.

There was only an awkward atmosphere for Kirito.

Thinking that as long as I don’t feel embarrassed, it’s others who are embarrassed, Kirito kept moving and said:

"Xiaozhi, my brother is a little tired from his actions now, can you please give me some reaction?"

After Suguha thought about it, an idea suddenly occurred to her: "…This is Chuunibyou, right?"

When Kirito heard this description, it was as if a sharp sword pierced his heart. His faith was shattered, and he slowly sat down, covering his injured heart.

I didn't expect that the half minute I spent trying to change Xiaozhi's opinion of me in SAO was completely useless, and I was also labeled as a chuunibyou.

She is worthy of being my sister.

At this time, Suguha's voice came: "It's already this late, Onii-chan must be very hungry, I'll go get some more food."

After saying that, he took the cold food in front of him into the kitchen.

In fact, Kirito also wanted to say: Even if it’s cold, it’s still edible.

However, he had just experienced a broken heart, so at this moment he could only open his mouth but no words came out.

I had no choice but to wait until Suguha came out of the kitchen, holding a dish in her hands.

As Suguha put the plate down, she said, "Onii-chan, let's eat this tonight."

Kirito looked at the plate and saw only two palm-sized sandwiches.

It should taste delicious with ham and eggs, lettuce and salad.

But the amount is too little.

The kind that you can finish in two bites.

As it was about his mouth, Kirito could not care about his broken heart at this moment, and then asked:

"Xiao Zhi, is this all for dinner?"

Suguha answered innocently, "Yes, that's all. It's delicious, so eat it quickly."

"I know it's delicious, but... my dear sister, the quantity... is a little small." Kirito asked in a tentative tone.

Hearing this, Suguha put away her innocent smile and looked at him with a different look - a look with coldness in it.

Then Suguha said, "This is a 'reward' for Onii-chan for not eating lunch and dinner. Any problem?"

“…No, no problem.”

Then Kirito picked up the sandwich directly with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth.

The ham tasted delicious, but it was a pity that there was too little of it.

The fried egg went well with the bread outside, but it was a pity that there was too little of it.

Lettuce and salad dressing would have whetted my appetite, but unfortunately they were gone.

When he came to his senses, Kirito had already finished eating two sandwiches.

It tasted good, but the quantity was less than I thought at first. Half of it was gone in one bite.

Seeing Kirito still not satisfied, Suguha felt a little sorry for him: "Onii-chan, you haven't eaten for two meals and you're hungry. Besides, it's already this late, so you'd better eat less. Don't worry, I'll cook a good meal tomorrow morning."

Hearing this, Kirito's eyes lit up: "Great."