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The mysterious hero | Kirito's accidental waifu (final part) 7

I thought I was a hero.

I thought I could have saved her-

...I was wrong.

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Kirito's POV: 

"Kirigaya, I won't ask again, hand over my daughter!"

There Kikuoka stood, looking like he was about to attack me.

I clench my teeth and turn back to Asuna.

As soon as I turn back, I hear Asuna scream.

My eyes widen in horror as I watch one of Kikuoka's workers physically grab Miki out of Asuna's arms.

"N-No! Let go of her, Miki!"

"Asuna!"

As one worker hands Miki over to Kikuoka, another worker holds on to Asuna's mouth to quieten her screams.

Who the hell do they think they are!? No one touches Asuna...NO ONE!

I rush over to Asuna's side and lunge an attack at the worker who was holding her mouth.

"GET THE HELL OFF HER!"

Through muffled yells, I hear her scream for Miki while I try to pry the worker's hands off Asuna's mouth as we both watch one of Kikuoka's workers hand over Miki to Kikuoka.

That bastard! Here I am trying to get this guy to let go of Asuna, when it was all a distraction to get my attention away from Miki!

Kikuoka turns to us and smirks as he holds Miki in his arms.

"God Dahm you! you've got what you wanted, now tell your worker to let Asuna go!"

"Alright, Tejero, let her go."

The worker nods and releases his grip off Asuna's mouth.

Asuna lets out a gasp as she falls into my arms.

"Asuna!"

"K-Kirito...he's got M-Miki!"

I look into her eyes and nod while steadily holding her.

"I-I know..."

"Now then, Kirigaya, watch as I attempt the impossible and bring back my daughter from the dead!" Kikuoka says while lifting Miki up onto another Soul Translator hidden behind a glass wall.

There was another Soul Translator hidden this whole time!?

While holding Asuna close to me, I reach out towards Kikuoka.

"Kikuoka, you don't want to do this!"

"You can't talk me out of this, Kazuto, I will bring back my daughter from the dead!"

"K-kirito...didn't he already kill her?"

"Yeah, but he wants to attempt another Fluctlight transfer, this time on her artificial body...which could damage her Fluctlight permanently..."

"W-what do we do, Kirito!?"

"I...I don't know..."

It was true.

For the first time ever in my life, I wasn't sure what to do.

This time, I couldn't be the hero.

I hear the noise of a machine powering on.

To my horror,  Kikuoka was already near a control panel and was in the process of transferring Miki's Fluctlight to her artificial body.