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Chapter 40 - Chapter 40: The End

Sugou Nobuyuki, who was the person our protagonist was currently "thinking about" in her heart, received a call from the Yuki couple at this moment, asking him to come over now.

Although a bit strange, Sugou Nobuyuki still didn't refuse.

Instead, Sugou Nobuyuki's mouth twitched, and a strange smile appeared on his face. Now, whatever the Yuki couple said, he had to do it.

But, but, it would be soon; soon he wouldn't have to be like this. Whether it was your assets or your daughter, I will gladly accept them all.

A strange glint flashed across Sugou Nobuyuki's glasses, and then he looked at the system that seemed to be nearing completion, his smile widening even more.

That's right, he was currently working hard to break through what he thought was Akihiko Kayaba's final defensive line of SAO.

Not to mention how deep Akihiko Kayaba's defenses truly were, this particular layer was not even set up by Akihiko Kayaba, but by Yui.

Most importantly, the part that Nobuyuki Sugou appeared to have cracked at this moment might actually have been a flaw deliberately exposed by someone, a fact that person completely failed to realize.

That makes sense; someone whose mind is completely filled with upcoming desires could hardly be expected to notice such minute details.

Therefore, such a person is destined to never succeed.

Just like in the original work, he would never be able to overcome Akihiko Kayaba's contingency plan in the end; he wouldn't even know of Akihiko Kayaba's existence, let alone Kirito, who had been granted the highest authority.

(By the way, when I watched sword art online, I always felt that Akihiko Kayaba was very cool, while Kirito was a bit effeminate. Akihiko Kayaba, on the other hand, seemed to have an aura of someone who had seen through the world and was detached from it.)

However, what gave Nobuyuki Sugou a headache was that he still had no clue about Asuna's younger sister, whom the players kept talking about.

To find this person who looked exactly like Asuna, he had searched every hospital but found nothing. Moreover, it was impossible for her to be the Yuuki couple's daughter. They only had one daughter, Asuna Yuuki, and Nobuyuki Sugou was very certain of that.

It seemed he would only be able to search for that Kaede once he had obtained power. As for his purpose in finding Kaede, wasn't it obvious? They looked exactly the same; a pair of sisters, and so on.

However, what Nobuyuki Sugou did not know was that while he was looking for her, she was also looking forward to his arrival.

Upon entering the hospital, Nobuyuki Sugou sensed that something was a bit different inside, but he didn't think much of it and headed straight to Asuna's hospital room, where he knocked on the door.

"Please come in." The voice of Asuna's father came from inside.

The door opened, and Nobuyuki Sugou walked in. Seeing the look in the Yuuki couple's eyes, which didn't seem to be the same as before, he was momentarily taken aback.

"Uncle, Aunt, why are you looking at me like that?" Nobuyuki Sugou asked, and then he saw Asuna Yuuki leaning there, watching him. His eyes widened instantly—how could this be!

"Uh, Asuna has woken up. Why didn't you tell me over the phone? It's such a happy occasion. Did you want to surprise me?" Nobuyuki Sugou reacted, his lips twitching as he forced a smile and said.

"Nobuyuki Sugou, now that you see me, are you going to keep pretending?" By this time, Asuna's voice had almost fully recovered.

"Uh, Asuna, you must be confused from playing the game too much. There's no such thing as pretending." A flicker of malice appeared in Nobuyuki Sugou's eyes as he looked at Asuna.

"It's a pity that you can still keep up the act even when things have reached this point. But why do you think I only logged out now?" Asuna asked.

"Why?" Nobuyuki Sugou's heart suddenly went cold.

"Because I was collecting evidence of your crimes. It's in my game device right now—those three hundred test subjects." Asuna said, watching Nobuyuki Sugou's expression grow increasingly dark.

"Sugou..." Asuna's father looked at Nobuyuki Sugou. He hadn't expected that the employee he valued most would actually do such a thing—he had actually wanted to keep his daughter trapped!

"Impossible, this must be a lie!" Nobuyuki Sugou couldn't accept it. Everything was about to succeed; why did it turn out like this!

"It's a lie, I must be dreaming!"

"Nobuyuki Sugou! Just wait, a life in prison is waiting for you soon!" Mrs. Yuuki said directly. Originally, she had been quite satisfied with the person in front of her and had even considered betrothing Asuna to him, but now, she only wanted to send him to prison.

"Heh! The game helmet!" Nobuyuki Sugou stared at Asuna's game helmet. If he destroyed that, then everything would be moot, right! He would run back immediately and destroy all those things. If he just did that, if he just did this, he could go back to how things were.

Not to mention whether he could go back to the past, as of now, he was desperate like a cornered dog. However, due to the impression the Yuuki couple had of him previously, they hadn't actually called the police yet!

"What are you doing!" Mrs. Yuuki saw Nobuyuki Sugou lunging toward that side and couldn't help but be shocked and furious.

However, Nobuyuki Sugou did not know that there was actually another person here, someone who had been watching him all along without being discovered.

At this moment, Nobuyuki Sugou's actions caused this person to move, and a smile appeared on their lips.

I have been waiting for you for a long time.

The next moment, a figure appeared in front of Nobuyuki Sugou. It was a figure Nobuyuki Sugou was all too familiar with—it was the person he wanted to possess, Asuna's figure.

But wasn't Asuna on the hospital bed just now?

Nobuyuki Sugou was a bit confused, but the next moment, his expression changed.

Kaede smiled in front of him; it was a smile of happiness, of having obtained what she wanted.

But it was precisely this smile that made Nobuyuki Sugou feel a chill down his spine.

"Bang!"

"Oof!!"

The first strike was a kick to the groin, and then Kaede released a little of her strength and began beating Nobuyuki Sugou, who couldn't even put up a fight.

This was a fight that held no interest at all, after all, one had to know that the Kaede summoned at this moment was in her strongest state from within sword art online.

Her stats completely exceeded anyone else's in this world.

You tell me if it was boring or not, but Kaede was having quite a lot of fun hitting him, and she didn't want to stop.

"Alright, little Kaede." At this time, Asuna's voice came; if she kept hitting him, something bad would happen.

"Mm, okay, sister." Kaede would never disobey Asuna's words, so she stopped. It was only then that Nobuyuki Sugou finally fell to the ground, no longer looking human, but watching him twitch there, he seemed to still be alive.

The Yuuki couple watched this scene with wide eyes; what kind of speed and power was that, hitting a person straight into mid-air without even giving them a chance to fall back down? If it hadn't been for their daughter's words, she probably would have continued!

Only then did they realize how formidable this person who had notified them, who looked exactly like their daughter and was known as the flower of strategy Kaede among the players, truly was.

Afterward, the Yuuki couple called the police. As for the injuries on Nobuyuki Sugou, that wasn't for them to worry about; it would be best if he died in prison. As for the person who did the beating, well, the Yuuki couple's status was not simple either.

Thus, this matter came to an end, and what followed was Asuna's recovery time.

As for Kaede, she stayed by Asuna's side the whole time.

The Yuuki couple also wanted to figure out Kaede's identity, but they were eventually persuaded by Asuna to stop asking about it, and instead, they helped create a cover identity for Kaede as their adopted daughter.

Actually, Kaede had also gone to see Kirito, but her visit seemed to be ill-timed; she saw a beautiful girl with black hair and a large chest almost lying on top of Kirito. And Kirito, for his part, seemed to have no self-awareness, as he was there telling the girl about things in sword art online.

Kaede saw it clearly from over there; the affection in the girl's eyes was not simple. She smiled at Kirito from outside, then formed the words "I won't disturb you" with her lips and left.

Afterward, Kaede returned to the Myriad Worlds, and once again used that skill. Hmm, this is the summary of the first volume, sword art online.

How to put it, when I started writing this book, I just felt dissatisfied, because my previous book was rejected. I thought for a long time, and then it was rejected. This one was purely written to vent and to get a contract.

So, after signing the contract, I felt like I had no motivation left, and I didn't have enough time either.

I was thinking, how nice it would have been if I had just stopped writing when it was rejected back then. As for now, I don't have many thoughts; I can only say I'll write it slowly.

Let's not talk about anything else; let's talk about the first volume. How to put it, it's full of loopholes, and the writing is terrible. When I wanted to write a climax, I couldn't write it, and I was very distressed myself.

Also, the characters are okay, I feel. Since I didn't write too much, they shouldn't have been too OOC.

sword art online, exactly one hundred thousand words, is it fated?

However, overall, most of what I wanted to write has been written, which can be considered the only consolation.

As for the performance, the current results have already surprised me a bit; after all, I am just a salted fish.

I will continue writing; hmm, this book started off with good performance, but then it flopped. But whatever, I don't plan to start another one; I just want to write slowly now.

And I feel that our readers are quite cute~ There are over fifty people in the group, not many.

I don't know how many silent subscribers there are, but never mind; I'll just write my own stuff. That's it, I should be able to write until the end.

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