Mahiru sighed softly. "Forget it. I don't want to pursue this any further. There's no point. Divorce them."
Kamuro, who was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, immediately exploded. She wanted to kick the door down and barge in to ask exactly what Mahiru meant.
But Sakayanagi Arisu reached out to stop her, telling Kamuro to calm down and keep listening.
Thinking of Horikita Suzune, Kiryūin Fūka, Tachibana Marika, Ichinose Honami, Himeno Yuki, Sakura Airi, Kato Megumi, Kamuro, Karuizawa Kei, Kushida Kikyo, Wang Meiyu, Ibuki Mio, Hasebe Haruka, Yamamura Miki, Amasawa Ichika, Morishita Ai, Mizuhara Chizuru, Absolute Sword Yuuki, Matsushita Chiaki, Ichika Nakano, Nino Nakano, Miku Nakano, Nakano Yotsuba, Itsuki Nakano, Sakayanagi Arisu, Shiina Hiyori, and the witch C.C.—twenty-seven people in total—Akasaka said no to Shiina Mahiru for the first time.
"I'm sorry, but I can't divorce them. I love them deeply, and I love you too. I don't want to let go of any of you."
"Is that so... Then let's get divorced..." The air in the house instantly fell silent. It was not until Shiina Mahiru left the room that Akasaka came to his senses, a bitter smile appearing on his face. But he did not go after Mahiru.
He knew Mahiru was truly angry this time, but he still wanted to save Asuna first.
It was not that he did not care about Mahiru. He simply needed to sort out the order of priorities first.
Asuna was facing mortal danger every moment.
Mahiru was not in any danger, so this could be set aside for now. Once this matter was resolved, he would have a proper talk with Mahiru...
Meanwhile.
Ever since Kirito had been caught up in the Aincrad incident, he had been cared for by his younger sister, Kirigaya Suguha.
Of course, that only meant