26 Chapter 26 : Haku Is a Girl (Rewrite)

Kirito finally saw Haku coming out of the dome exhausted.

A few Minutes Ago Inside The Ice Dome.

Haku trapped Kirito not knowing that it was a shadow clone and not just any shadow clone but a shadow clone with is powered by the system and can take some beating.

With his amazing speed, clones almost dodge all of Haku's attacks which he throws towards him.

Haku was matching the clone's speed by changing mirrors. But still, he was getting overwhelmed by the clone's speed.

The clones at his time were thinking about an old movie Kirito watched in his previous life. "In the world of Kung Fu, Speed defines the Winner - Kungfu Hustle".

He was musing about how real this statement was in this Shinobi World.

Finally, it took everything Haku had to hit the clone. Before popping away though. The clones did say this to Haku.

"I just have one question before giving you the surprise of the century.

Are you a girl or a boy?" Kirito asked with his best act of a dying person.

Haku looked at Kirito but then finally said.

"Girl,".

Kirito who was acting suddenly stiffened. 'Really or is he just kidding with me,' Kirito couldn't help but think. And then the clone pops.

Haku who took some time to understand what was going on was now more angry with Kirito than ever.

She dropped her Ice Dome and when she finally came out she saw Zabuza nowhere.

"What happened? Where is Zabuza, what do you do with him." Haku asked in anger but there was a hint of worry in her voice.

Kirito who just got the info that Haku is a girl was still in a trance. Although he didn't completely believe what she said for the time being he will address her as such.

He also noticed that something was wrong.

Haku was lying. Although she did not say anything which was a lie. She just asked a question.

But, Kirito could feel that the emotions and facial expressions that she was putting out were fake. 

She is not a good liar.

He was not sure so he started focusing more on Haku. There is not much to see because Haku covers almost all parts of her body except her face. Her face was cold and was staring at Kirito.

Kirito activated his Hyper Focus to see what game she was playing here.

Although she tried very hard to hide Kirito could say that she was not at all worried for Zabuza or angry with Kirito whatsoever.

Kirito then started focusing more. Intensifying in observation skills. He found that Haku's body weight was a little shifted towards her left leg.

And she is also wearing makeup. But nothing more to go on about.

"You don't look worried for your partner's health at all" asked Kirito.

"I don't need to worry about Zabuza Sama. He is a Jonin, taking care of a genin like you is not hard at all." Haku replied.

Lie, Kirito thought to himself as his instincts told him.

"Then you might not like the fact that, Zabuza is dead," said Kirito sending the bait.

This works wonders for her. Haku for the first time shows genuine emotion. And Kirito might be a dense asshole like what Ino say behind his back but in reality, Kirito understands human emotions pretty well.

The reaction which Haku tried so hard to hide was Joy and Surprise, not fear and denial.

Kirito now was perfectly sure of the fact that something was going on here. But the only way he gets more information on this subject is to fight with Haku and check to get the information.

"You want to fight me ?" asks Kirito in a nonchalant manner.

Haku was a little surprised by this question. "Are you going to leave if I say no"? ask Haku to get more and more tense as she perfectly knows that she is no match for Kirito especially now that she is low on chakra.

"No, I gonna fight you no matter what. But I am not going to kill you". Kirito said.

This turned Haku's face Icy cold and Kirito could even sense hatred. This might be just to save her life but at the same time, this could be something more. Kirito expected that this was more than that. So he quickly completes his sentence.

"I"m not particularly looking to kill you or anything. I just want a good fight. Tell you what. If you give me a good fight then I will let you go" said Kirito.

This turns down the amount of hatred coming out from Haku. Kirito started to see a little pattern here.

He might not be Sherlock Holmes but he is getting a pattern here and he doesn't like where this was going.

The only thing Kirito was thinking at this time was "Troublesome".

"Fantasy world my ass, this is just as corrupt as my previous world" thought Kirito understanding what exactly going on here a little. He just needs to confirm his suspicion now.

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