manga artist Kirito

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Girls develop faster in the early stages, so when they first met, Kiritani was shorter than Asuna.

But talking about this now feels like we've been married for a long time and have started to reminisce about the first time we met.

Kiritani looked at Asuna with a complicated expression. "Besides shopping, is there anything else?"

"Yes, I planned the route last night, and there are places to visit along the way."

Asuna smiled gently, a sweet smile that made Kirito feel his heart melt.

It seems Asuna is quite looking forward to this trip... Well, well, since that's the case, I can't be so lazy.

"And I heard that my brother and future sister-in-law will also be at our final stop today... um, the family branch is officially opening today."

Asuna tilted her head and smiled mischievously, "Kazuto definitely doesn't want to see his older brother, right? Poor guy, he inexplicably fell for a girl named Kiritani Kazuko, but the romance ended before it even started. It's really... hahaha!"

Asuna wanted to laugh more and more as she talked, and eventually she burst out laughing.

"Seriously... my boyfriend is really amazing. He doesn't even need to show his face to make my brother like him... hahaha... okay, okay, don't look so sad. My brother has Lala now, so he won't be eyeing Kirito Kazuko anymore. Besides, Kirito Kazuko got into a car accident and became Kiriko-chan, so don't worry."

Asuna noticed that Kiritani-kun had an unhappy expression, and even turned his head away, puffing out his cheeks slightly. Asuna couldn't help but reach out and poke his cheek with her finger. It was soft, and when she pressed her fingertip down, Kiritani-chan even exhaled a breath.

So, Kiritani glared at her, angrily closed her eyes, and refused to look at her.

But Asuna seemed to be addicted, her fingertips constantly tapping on her slightly puffed-out cheeks. Just then, Kiritani-chan seemed to be in a rage, refusing to exhale, which Asuna found quite amusing.

"Hmph! Asuna, that's enough!"

Kiritani-chan really couldn't stand it anymore, his face was almost red from being poked. He sat up, rolled over smoothly, and hid next to the expressionless Shiina Mashiro. He grabbed her arm and coaxed, "Mashiro, look, look, this girl is so naughty. Go teach her how to be a good girl."

The sketchbook that was blocking her view fell down because of Kiritani-kun's actions, revealing Shiina Mashiro's pretty face. She was expressionless and even wanted to throw away the sketchbook and go back to her room to sleep, but she was going out soon, so sleeping was out of the question.

So, Shiina Mashiro looked at Asuna, who was all smiles and very happy, hesitated for a moment, then tilted her head slightly, stretched out her fair finger and touched Kiritani's cheek, and then her cheek sank in.

Kiritani's face immediately darkened, while Asuna's smile became even brighter.

Shiina Mashiro pursed her lips and nodded slightly, seemingly confirming something. This action made Kiritani-chan decide that it would be better to sit somewhere else.

Then, Shiina Mashiro's words stunned the two of them.

"You guys are really going too far! You should know when to show off your love!"

With a flat, monotone tone, Shiina Mashiro said expressionlessly.

Kiritani-chan and Asuna, whose smiles had frozen, exchanged glances, both finding it somewhat unbelievable that Shiina Mashiro would actually make a sarcastic remark!

Kiritani-kun, his expression blank, placed his hands on Shiina Mashiro's shoulders and asked very seriously, "Come on, tell me who taught you this?"

"Shino, Asada Shino, she told me that if she sees the two of you laughing and joking together, she should say this. I heard it can ease the tension."

The honest and kind-hearted Shiina Mashiro unhesitatingly betrayed a girl who should have been part of the main cast but actually had very few appearances, without caring at all about the consequences of doing so.

"……ok, I get it."

Kiritani-chan turned her gaze to Asuna, "Asada... Sinon?"

Asuna blinked. "Oh! My classmate seems to have a good relationship with Mashiro. Sometimes when I go to the office to help out, Mashiro is with her."

"Don't let her have any contact with Mashiro anymore. She's actually trying to corrupt her..."

"You guys are being unfair!"

Shiina Mashiro interrupted again, which made Kiritani even more determined not to bring Asada Shino along.

I've never seen anyone address someone like that, especially a pure and naive girl like Shiina Mashiro.

"I will pay attention to this."

Asuna nodded solemnly, as if she had foreseen the seriousness of the matter.

Shiina Mashiro closed her sketchbook and continued her monotonous reading, "Hmph! It's one thing to flaunt your love in front of everyone, but to not even let people say anything? You guys are really going too far!"

After hearing this, Kiritani-chan took a deep breath, got up, walked to the coffee table, reached under it, pulled out a Toya Lake sword, and headed towards the door.

Before opening the door, he turned to Asuna and said, "Have Yui hack into the school's system, then send me Asada Shino's address. I'll take care of her! The body should be safe once it sinks into Tokyo Bay!"

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Zhang Tui said, "Sorry, Miss Goddess can do whatever she wants."

What a long title! Longer than my synopsis plus the title...

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【NO.399 This isn't dog food, really!】

Then, Kiritani-kun was shot dead by a sniper rifle 800 miles away—that's fake!

They went to a large shopping mall, which, judging from the map, was designed to cater to couples and families.

Yes, there's a movie theater, a couples' hotel, and a family restaurant—that's right, but there are no amusement park rides.

Kiritani-chan suspects that Asuna only mentioned the amusement park rides to lure him out of his house.

"Of course not! Didn't I say there will be amusement rides along the way?"

Asuna pinched Kiritani's cheek. "You idiot, you didn't listen to me properly! When we came by train, we could have easily found a place to play if we had just gotten off midway. But you were busy scrolling through Twitter and didn't pay any attention—so, we've already arrived at the final stop."

Ah! This is really not good news!

Kiritani-kun looked miserable. Just shopping was too boring. Couldn't there be a little more fun?

Asuna rolled her eyes and said helplessly, "Don't worry! Although there aren't any amusement park rides like you're thinking of, there are game rooms in the shopping center. I checked the shopping guide last night, and there are lots of games in the game room, including some new ones... Hmm, I don't really want to play any games, but if you and I want to, we can go during our break~!"

"Roar!"

Kiritani nodded excitedly. He no longer cared whether the shopping center had regular amusement facilities or a movie theater where he could watch cartoons... No, even if the movie theater was showing the legendary adult films, he wouldn't be interested.

Back in the day, Kiritani was more than just a fighting tyrant in his hometown; countless skilled players had been defeated by him in the arcade. Until... he joined Akane Kousaka's club, and after that, he rarely went to the arcade.

just now……

"Hmph! The game room, your emperor has returned!"

Kiritani laughed like that, then Asuna smacked his forehead and gently rubbed it. Her eyes were filled with helplessness, and her expression was as gentle as a Yamato Nadeshiko. She looked at her mischievous boyfriend, "No chuunibyou! There are so many people here, aren't you ashamed to be with people?"

"……shame?"

Kiritani was a little unconvinced, but he couldn't refuse. He remained silent, conflicted, and after a long while, he slowly spoke, "If Asuna were at my dojo, she would probably... no, this is shyness, it has nothing to do with shame."

Upon hearing these words, Asuna's pretty face gradually turned red. Asuna had, of course, thought about going back to the dojo, but since Kirito hadn't brought it up, and she hadn't mentioned it either, the two of them had subtly kept quiet about it until Kirito suddenly brought it up now.

Kiritani blinked. "Huh? Asuna, your face is so red. Did you suddenly realize I'm even cuter?"

Asuna smiled sweetly, "Yes, so cute!"

Shiina Mashiro tilted her head, "Not as cute as me..."

…………

"Hey, Kazuto... were you serious just now?"

Walking along the bustling street, Asuna held Shiina Mashiro's hand and looked intently at the boy who was clinging to her arm.

"What really?"

Kiritani raised an eyebrow, looking at the girl's slightly flushed face, seemingly not quite understanding what she meant.

Asuna let out a soft sigh, then smiled and said, "It's nothing. Let's go buy clothes for Mashiro first, and then go to the game room."

However, Kiritani-kun clearly saw the disappointment in her eyes.

Well, although Asuna is a young lady, and one who can manage a large company, she usually acts like a good wife who has been married for many years. But no matter what, Asuna is still a girl... Even if she hasn't said it before, she probably still wants to say it.

She was ultimately just an ordinary high school girl.

She follows fashion magazines, goes shopping for clothes on holidays, and enjoys listening to pop music...

"I'm telling you, Asuna."

"Well, what happened?"

"If you have time, would you be interested in visiting the Tiger Dojo to witness the majesty of my former chief?"

He smiled slightly. "Let me tell you, there wasn't a single person at Tiger Dojo who wasn't completely dominated by me! It's a shame, really. If we had saved the video back then, Asuna would have been able to see my heroic figure back then."

The girl paused slightly, seemingly surprised yet a little shy. She turned her head to look at Shiina Mashiro, feigning nonchalance, "Well, if you have time, then..."

"Never mind then. Asuna still doesn't seem to have much interest in the dojo..."

"Shut up! If you dare refuse when I say I'm going, you're dead!"

Asuna grabbed Kiritani by the collar very forcefully, her eyes filled with seriousness and excitement.

At that moment, Kiritani felt an extremely powerful spiritual pressure. If he dared to shake his head or deny it, he would probably be about to experience Asuna's karate skills.

Therefore, he said with a serious face, "Of course not. My mom has told me many times to bring you back to meet her, but I thought you would be too shy to say it, so I didn't. And then... I forgot."

Kiritani-kun shrugged, indicating that he was also helpless.

"And also, Asuna, your tsundere look just now was kind of cute, although...aren't you embarrassed? Shouting it out so loudly?"

Seeing his girlfriend's face getting increasingly flushed and her hair practically steaming, Kiritani-kun found it quite amusing. He thought she would at least be more reserved, but he didn't expect her to be so easily provoked.

Asuna also noticed that her previous Yamato Nadeshiko and gentle demeanor had been completely lost due to her over-excitement. Also because of her excitement, many pedestrians on the street were watching her... watching her.

Ahhh! I'm so shy!!!

Asuna was almost like a character in a typical novel, feeling extremely ashamed and then running away.

It is indeed very shameful to grab your boyfriend by the collar in front of everyone and threaten him to take you home. This kind of behavior is extremely rare, especially for people their age.

Despite feeling ashamed, Asuna didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Was it wrong to want to meet the parents?

Moreover, although she was supposed to be sitting on the sidelines, there was actually a lot of dangerous information coming from the outside world, which is why Asuna suddenly became agitated.

Finally, this was something we had been looking forward to for a very long time.

However, Asuna knew her boyfriend's personality very well. In his opinion, this kind of thing shouldn't be that important, otherwise he wouldn't have forgotten it so easily. If it hadn't been brought up suddenly... who knows when this kind of plot would have happened?

In short, even if it's shameful, show it openly!

"Ah! I want to go too."

Shiina Mashiro tugged at Asuna's sleeve. "I want to go to the Tiger Dojo too. I want to see Kazuto get beaten up... um, I mean, I want to see Kazuto unleash his full power."

...This girl is so dark-skinned!

Also, don't think that just because you changed your way of speaking I can't tell you're not Shiina Mashiro!

"Asuna, let's go. Let's ignore this guy of unknown origin. He's so dark-skinned, it's disgusting."

I'm going to get angry!

"Go away, go away, I'm not going to care about you!"

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On the second floor of a restaurant, a long-haired woman picked up a steaming cup of coffee and looked at the two young women in front of her. "So, what do you say? Consider it? Or give up?"

Her words were concise, only addressing the most basic questions.

However, the two girls in front of her hesitated and made a choice.

The woman rested her chin on her hand, gazing out the window at the bustling street. Among the people, she spotted a familiar figure…

"It shouldn't be like that, how could it be at a time like this?"

ps:--------------------------------

Crazy trading, today I'd like to recommend two books.

First, there's Master Canyunzi's "King Arthur's Modern New Life." I don't need to say more about its quality; it blows me out of the water...

Secondly, regarding the morally ambiguous infinite flow novel "Please Eat Me, Lord God," I'm truly flattered; the big shot actually made a deal with me...

Hmm, I hadn't posted many chapters before, and then... I overdid it?

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[Should NO.400 be cut off?]

Wow, that's incredible!

The shopping center in front of them was simply enormous, even larger than Tokyo's international shopping centers.

The mall was surprisingly large. Maps were placed near the entrances of the surrounding areas, clearly marking the items sold in each area. On the right side were fashion apparel and cosmetics, while on the left were household goods and various types of sundries. In the middle were upscale restaurants, and in the back... In short, it was a shopping paradise.

But no matter what, Kiritani-kun's legs are shaking a little right now. After all, shopping paradises have always been a woman's paradise and a man's hell.