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Asuna is definitely more honest as time goes on. That being said, Kirito describes her as shy too so I think it's a fine line. In the Light Novels, she progressively reveals that she wants to hang out with Kirito more and more and even invited him out for tea on more than one occasion. However to someone like Liz, she explicitly states she's interested in him (or in love, I forget the exact quote). When Kirito accidentally sent her a message about being sick in SAO, she came to his help immediately. The flirting is subtle but it's there.

I wouldn't say she's blunt but I would say she's a girl who knows what she wants and has the right attitude to get it -- if her position as sub-leader in KoB is anything to go by.