After seeing the future vision of Death Gun killing Kirito and Sinon while Fallen killing Eugeo in cold blood leaving only Kitsune in despair. He shakes his head and seeing Kirito and Sinon still alive. He was standing there with his hair shadowing his eyes as Kirito and Sinon gotten worried.

Kirito: Kitsune? What's w-wrong?

Sinon: speak to us....

Kitsune lifts his head up as his hollow and honkai energy went crazy, his yellow and pink piercing eyes was full of anger and no hesitation and he takes off his mask as it burst into flames.

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Death Gun about to head in Kitsune's direction but suddenly Kitsune appeared in front of him as Death Gun's eyes widened in shock behind his mask, seeing Kitsune suddenly appeared in front of him without being noticed.

Without wasting any time, Kitsune punch
Gun in the gut as Death Gun skid back
a few meters away from him from the impact
of the punch. Death Gun then looked at Kitsune and saw he no longer playing around as Death Gun also decide to fight with his full power.

Death Gun then rushed at Kitsune as he
rushed at him too. Both of their weapon
about to clash but Death Gun ducked under
the attack and imitate the sword skill <<Star
Splash>> against Kitsune as a multiple blue
thrust attack appeared around Kitsune body and taking a bit of his health for a moment.

Kitsune: don't make me laugh you weak fool. I'M IMMORTAL!!

Then Death Gun's screen was static as he sees a person with red eyes looking at him with a smile that is humanly impossible as he hears a woman's voice.

????: WHO WILL REAP YOUR SOUL!? KITSUNE WILL REAP YOUR SOUL YOU WEAK MORTAL!! YOU'LL BE A TOY!!

Kitsune punches Death Gun away from Fallen as Fallen shot a barrage of bullets. Kitsune takes out Florid Sakura and slices them all.

Kitsune: I'm not going to let them die from you!!

Fallen starts to chuckle until he starts to laugh like a mad man.

Fallen: come on!! You dare say that to your own dear older brother!! Sinon gotten a hint about it!!

Kitsune: what!?

Sinon: Kitsune, I'm sorry but you wouldn't believe me.

Kitsune: bullshit!! My older brother has been dead since I was 15!!

Fallen: then let me show you my fucking face, brother!!

He deactivates his mask and reveals his face shocking Kitsune.

Kitsune: w-what?!

Fallen: Yeah that's right. I'm Adam his big brother. And the one to kill him!! Yes I look edgy as fuck!!

Then Raikou appears.

Raikou: Adam!! What's wrong with you!?

Adam: me? Oh something that's what you called being Reborn!!

Kitsune: reborn? What the hell you're talking about?

Adam: let me tell you what happened. After my death I fell into despair, since mother died and all of us died one by one. I was going insane, I was going crazy with power and give me a new goal to kill you and bring you to hell as we can be a family together, Yami and Raikou my dear brother and dear mother.

Raikou: no!! I will not let you kill your younger brother!!

Adam: oh mother such a shame we could've been a happy family. RRRHHHAAAAAAAA!!!

His hair turned green, his eyes were now pure white and his aura turned green.

Kitsune: n-no way....Broly's power.

Both Kirito and Sinon felt the energy coming from the older brother.

Adam: see? This is power!! Show me your power brother!!

Kitsune: fine!! I'll show you it!!

Kitsune: this is Super Saiyan but you know that already.

Adam: ahh yes watching those dbz stuff back we were alive until that whole "feel that on your back" bullshit ruined it.

Kitsune: mom, go back in my inner world.

Raikou: son I can help you!!

Kitsune: no because if he punches your stomach he could kill it.

This stopped her as she is worried about it and she sighs.

Raikou:*sigh* I see but please be careful.

She vanished as Yami looks at his boyfriend and girlfriend.

Kitsune: Kirito, Sinon!! Both you deal with Death Gun!! I'll handle this myself!!

Both flew away towards a abandoned city.

After they flew away, Kirito did a backflip to gain distance but as soon as he landed, Death Gun continues his onslaught of thrust, and Kirito continues to block and parried the attack with his plasma sword.

Kirito: He's strong.

Kirito continued to block and parry Death
Gun's attacks as the stream camera's all
surrounded them, and their battle is being
viewed by everyone that watch the live stream
of BoB.

Kirito: One moment...That's all I need. If
I can stop his rushdown...

Sinon then activated <<Hawk Eye>> as her
eyes glowing green-blue colored and she can
now watch the match between Kirito and
Death Gun clearly. She then looked at her
Hecate II with the broken scope with a
frustrated look due to being unable to help
her partners.

Sinon: If only my scope was intact...Kitsune is doing all he can to live up to those words by stopping Fallen his brother and Death Gun one of the monsters who carries the darkness of SAO with him, with his own two hands. It's not something he can do because he's strong. It's because he's accepted his weakness, he's anguished, he's suffered, and yet he still tries to move forward!

She said in her mind while clenching her fist
tightly and gritted her teeth in frustration of
unable to do anything to help Kitsune or Kirito.

Sinon: Isn't there anything I can do?

Sinon then got an idea and she looked down
at her sniper.

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(Meanwhile, in the real world)

Asuna, Suguha, Sachi, Yui, and Nurse Aki were watching Yami fight against Fallen who is Adam, Yami's older brother while Kirito is fighting Death Gun through the live stream.

Asuna: Yami...

Suddenly, they felt a pulse of energy coming from Yami who's clone was sweating a bit more as the lights flickered.

Aki: what was that? The lights flickered from Yami? We can't exactly ask him to stop for a bit, right?

Sachi: Yami can't hear anything what we say here anyway. For what it's worth, the meditation is cut off.

Aki then looked at Yami with a worried look but she just sighed and spoke.

Aki: I understand. I'll wait a little longer.

Yui then holds Yami's left hand as she prays
for her father's safety. Asuna, Sachi and Suguha look at Yui and did the same by putting their hand together on top of Yami's left hand and pray for their boyfriend's safety.

Sachi: Do your best, Yami. For everything that you believe in. I'll..... no, we'll always be here for you. We'll always watch your back and support you. I feel like a new life is coming soon.

(Meanwhile with Yami)

Back at Gun Gale Online, both landed at the city as both started each other.

Adam: well let's see who gonna lose.

Yami: well it ain't me brother.

Adam: it's gonna be you!!

He blasted towards Yami with his own sword and thrust the sword but Yami blocks the attack as he grabs his katana and swings the blade hitting his cheek.

Yami: got you!!

Adam:*chuckles* not bad but not enough.

He pulls his left arm and punches Yami's stomach hard and sending him crashing down to the ground. Adam glides down to see Yami taking out Ebony and Ivory as they were charged with Ki and blasted Ki Bullets damaging him badly and he regenerates but in a slow speed.

Adam: dam the regeneration is slow but I can still take the damage until I can fully heal back.

He sees Kitsune activating Bankai and swings his sword but catches it.

Kitsune: !!!

Adam: hehe strange Aizen did the same to Ichigo.

Then Ichigo and Rukia appeared.

Yami: Ichigo!? Rukia!? What the hell are you two doing!?

Ichigo: I'm gonna back you up!! Bankai!!

He activates his bankai stage and swings his Tensa Zangetsu upwards slicing Adam's back giving him a huge scar.

Adam: since you have back up how about I send my back up.

Ichigo: what do I hear boss music?

Then they hear rotors and saw it.

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Kitsune: you got to be kidding me!?

The infected helicopter start to shoot bullets as the three dodges it and Rukia uses kido to damage it as it burns the demon that is infecting the chopper.

Adam:*growls* dodges this!!!

Kitsune: that's Vegeta's technique!!

Vegeta: REEEEEEEEEEE!!!

He dodges the attack while the helicopter shot missiles.

Rukia: Hado #31 Shakkaho!!

She charges the hado attack and shot it. It hits the chopper as it was burning once more. Then Ichigo jumps up and uses his attack.

Ichigo: GETSUGA TENSHOU!!

The wave hits the chopper killing it. Kitsune charges towards Adam as both throw a punch to their faces.

Kitsune and Adam:*groan in pain*

Adam: eat this!!

He charges a ki ball, place it on Kitsune's stomach and blasted him to the buildings.

Adam:....

He glides down to see if Kitsune was down there. For a while nothing happened until he sees a light growing bigger as Kitsune was charging up.

Kitsune:*smirks*

Adam: !!!

Hr blasted the ki beam as Adam blasted his both were coming closer and closer until the attack was too much and exploded.

(Meanwhile)

Sinon: woah!!

She and Kirito saw the explosion.

Kirito: holy crap...WOAH!!

Kirito: It's true that I chose not to hear his name. Both me and Yami never ever wanted to see him again.

Kirito then picks up his pace and matches
Death Gun's speed as they continue to trade blows and parry each other.

Kirito: But... there was never a real chance of that happening!

He said in his mind while blocked the vertical swing from Death Gun's Estoc and move to the side.

Kirito: It wasn't that I forgot... I pretended to have! I've only been lying to myself!

Both of them stare at each other and Death
Gun then lunges at Kirito, went to hit him, but Kirito parried both of his attacks.

But the last attack got Kirito's left cheek slashed and he started to look at Death Gun's mask or more specifically his red glow eyes of his mask.

Kirito: Red eyes... If I'm not mistaken, during the mission briefing...

His mind then proceeds to remember that day during the mission briefing. As the raid leader showed the picture of Laughing Coffin members on the board, he looked at the bottom middle picture of the man with a mask.

Kirito: Black...

This wasn't Death Gun as he looked at the bottom right of the board and it showed a player with a skull mask and glowing red eyes.

Kirito: Red... Red!! That's it!!

Seeing the semblance between Death Gun and that skull guy. Kirito finally remembers Death Gun SAO's name after he combined all his clues into one.

Kirito: XaXa...

Surprised by hearing the name, Death Gun then looked at Kirito shocked and missed his thrust attack.

Kirito: Red-Eyed XaXa! That's your name!

Kirito and Death Gun then backed up and stood off from each other. Suddenly, a prediction line then hit Death Gun's left shoulder.

Kirito and even Death Gun looked shocked and it was Sinon without her scope was aiming her sniper, Hecate Il at him.

Sinon: Kirito!!

Death Gun then instinctively moves to avoid it but realizing he had fallen for a bluff, Death Gun prepared to activate his optical camouflage mantle and disappear. Kirito who saw this went to lunge at Death Gun to prevent him from using the camouflage mantle.

Kirito: The prediction line targeting him is an illusory bullet born of Sinon's experience and imbued with every ounce of her fighting spirit! My last attack has got to live up to her phantom bullet!

As Kirito continued to lunge at Death Gun, he actives his cloak, and Kirito wasn't going to make it in time.

(Back with Yami)(end music)

Kitsune who was blocking each attack. Ichigo and Rukia did their best to damage Adam but they had to return to Kitsune's inner world. Then Adam punches Kitsune's stomach really hard and kicks him away.

Kitsune: I can't lose here...

At this moment, Kitsune felt the warmth of Sachi, Asuna, Suguha, and Yui's hands and remembered about the Kai-O-Ken.

Kitsune: that's it the Kai-O-Ken!!

Goku: you're gonna combine Super Saiyan and Kai-o-Ken!?

Kitsune: you used it too!!

Goku: yeah but I was dead at the time!! This would kill you if you use both of them!!

Kitsune: it's worth the risk!!

He stops as an red aura surrounds him. He screams as he unleashes a crimson Kaio-ken aura around themselves. the aura is combined with his standard Super Saiyan aura and his body and hair gain an intense red hue.

Kitsune: Super Kaioken!!

He punches Adam away and charges up a Final Flash.

Kitsune: eat this!! FINAL FLASH!!

The attack was shot out as it heads straight towards Adam.

Adam: aww how cute he name his-OH SHIT!!

The beam hits as it engulfed Adam. Meanwhile Kirito who He let out a war cry and continue to slash through Death Gun with his Photon Sword until he finally slices through Death Gun's body, completely cutting him in half.

The impact of the attack causing an explosion sending Kirito and Death Gun's body back. After landing a few meters away, Kirito then panted in exhaustion and then Death Gun spoke up.

Death Gun: It's not over yet. We won't let it end. If it's him, you'll be...

Before Death Gun could complete his word, his glowing red eye blackout as died icon appeared above him. Kirito be then stood up from the ground and exhaled deeply.

Kirito: No, it's over, XaXa. Your accomplices will soon be found. Laughing Coffin will never kill again.

He finished talking before turning around and walking away from Death Gun's dead body to rejoin with Sinon.

Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Sachi, Asuna, Suguha, Yui, and Nurse Aki watch Kirito manage to defeat Death Gun. They smile and cry a little bit, happy that he's fine.

Asuna: Thank goodness. He's fine.

Yui: You did it, uncle.

Suguha: I know you can do it, Onii-chan.

Sachi: what about Yami? Is he okay?

This worried them as they saw him and Adam both blooded.

(Back at GGO)

Both were breathing hard as they couldn't fight longer.

Adam: not bad, Yami. Not bad...but this isn't the last fight. I'll grow more stronger, more stronger than that Wanna be goddess!!

He sends out a orb and transfers to Yami.

Adam: use this if you want I don't give a dam. Looks like Death Gun is now defeated. What a weakling.

He vanishes away as Kitsune takes out a Life Stone and Chakra pot to heal and regain some of his stamina back.

Kitsune: what was that? Never mind gotta check on them.

He uses Instant Transmission and teleported about 2 miles away from them.

Kitsune: hey guys-OOF!!

Both of them hugged Kitsune.

Kitsune: woah calm down you two, I'm not dead.

Kirito: don't do that again!!

Kitsune: sorry, so it's almost over.

Sinon: yeah one crazy ride, huh?

Kitsune: yeah.

Sinon: I wonder what is your name?

Kitsune: well it's Yami Minamoto. Kitsune is just my disguise name.

Sinon: what caused to have that?

Kitsune: well it was dream from a certain person who I saw as I friend she was a miko of the shrine and she's also a fox. I grew fond of foxes as they look cute.

Kirito: weird dream you have there.

Kitsune: said my boyfriend who uses his first and surname to make the name Kirito!!

Sinon:*giggles*

Kitsune: same with you, Sinon!!

Sinon:*blush* h-hey!!

Kitsune: Sinon, I'll go to your place and deal with him.

Kirito: so what do we do now?

Kitsune: well since we're winners but haven't defeated each other, Sinon? Can you take out a souvenir grenade?

Kirito: A souvenir grenade? What's that?

Sinon then pulled out a grenade and put it on top of Kitsune right hand. She then pressed the activation button on the grenade making Kirito flustered.

Kirito: What did you think you're doing?!

Sinon: It's my souvenir for you.

Sinon then opened her arms and hugged
Kirito and Kistune tightly, pressing the grenade between their bodies. She smiled and Kitsune and Kirito couldn't help but smile at her and hugged her back.

The grenade exploded and the screen broadcasted showing that Kitsune, Kirito and Sinon were the winners of BoB making the spectators roar in happiness as fanfares and fireworks went off.

While everyone was celebrating, Kitsune who still logs in was looking at the rankings that show that two-person didn't rank which was Garrett and Pale Rider. It shows both of them are disconnected from the game.

Kistune: So Death Gun only did kill two people. In other words, he has at least two accomplices. Now this part.

(Meanwhile in Asada's Residence)

After gotten up from the bed, Shino wore her glasses before she cautiously looks around her room. After that, she went to switch on the lights of the dimmed room.

Then she cautiously walks towards her zip wardrobe, grabbing onto the zip before immediately pulling it down, revealing her clothes hanging on the hangers and nothing besides it. Ducking her head beneath her bed, Shino looks around the empty space before continuing her search in the bathroom.

Switching on the lights of the bathroom, Shino peeks out her head, looking around before sighing.

Shino: I feel so stupid.

She said withdrawing back from the bathroom to rest her back against the kitchen top and slowly brings down her body to the ground.

*Ding Dong* *Ding Dong*

Shino: Huh?!

Shino looks at her apartment door in surprise before staring at it for a while, contemplating to open it or not.

???: Asada, are you there?

Shinkawa's voice could be heard on the other side of the door as Shino looks at the door with surprise.

Shinkawa: Asada, it's me.

A relief smile appeared on her face as Shino stood up before walking towards the door.

Shino: Shinkawa-kun-

Shinkawa: Um, I really wanted to congratulate you, so I brought this.

Shino looks over the hole through the door to see Shinkawa lifting a small box. Shino then opened the door and let Shinkawa entered her apartment with he sat on the soft pillow on the floor while Shino sat on the edge of her bed. A small table was set nearby as the small box stood on top.

Shinkawa: Well, congratulations on winning.
You're amazing, Asada...Sinon. You've finally become GGO's strongest gunner, huh?

Shino just let a small giggle hearing the compliment.

Shinkawa: But, you see, I knew it all along. I know you'd get there one day. You have a real strength that no one else has, after all.

Shino: Thank you.

She said with a smile while Shinkawa smiles before he looks down and begins thinking.

Shinkawa: Um... Asada.

Shinkawa lifted up his head towards Shino.

Shino: What?

Shinkawa: Asada, remember what you said? You told me to wait, didn't you?

Shino: Shinkawa?

Shinkawa: You told me that if I waited, you'd be mine someday, right?

Shinkawa asked which surprises Shino.

Shinkawa: So... So I...

Shinkawa leaned his face closer to Shino.

Shino: Wh-What's gotten into you?

Shino asked as she watches Shinkawa raises his arms and looks at them.

Shinkawa: I'll stay with you forever. You don't have to rely on him. I'll protect you forever, okay?

Shinkawa slowly stands up and creepily smiles down at Shino who had her eyes focused on him. Suddenly, Shinkawa spread opened his arms and hugged Shino.

Shino: S-Shinkawa!

Shino struggled to get off of his hold.

Shinkawa: Asada, I love you. I love you, my Asada. My Sinon!

Shinkawa said next to her ear.

Shino: S-Stop it!

Shino pushes Shinkawa to the floor as the small box dropped harshly and was crooked at the side.

Shinkawa: Stop, Asada...Don't you betray me, too.

Shinkawa said as he slowly rises from the floor and walks towards Shino who slowly moves back to the wall.

Shino: Shinkawa?

Shino asked before watching Shinkawa extracted something from his pocket. Shino sees a syringe in his hand and she steps backward but stopped as Shinkawa holds the syringe firmly on her side.

Shino: Shinkawa...

Shinkawa: Don't move. If this stuff in this syringe gets inside you, your muscles stop working, and your heart and lungs stop.

Shino: Syringe?!

Shino thought before piecing everything together, starting with Kitsune telling her that the deaths caused by Death Gun's partner were a lethal drug before ending it with Shinkawa telling her his situation of learning medicine.

Shino: Then you're the other Death Gun!?

Shinkawa: Wow, pretty impressive. You found out Death Gun's secret, didn't you? That's right. I'm one of Death Gun's hands.

Shinkawa smirked as Shino looked at him speechless.

Shinkawa: That said, until the last BoB, I was controlling Sterben. But today, I wanted to do the job in the real world. I mean, I can't let any other man touch you... Even if we are brothers.

Shino: B-Brothers?! The person who was in the SAO murder guild was your brother?

Shinkawa: Don't worry, I won't let you be alone.

Shinkawa said as he let his free hand roam underneath the hem of Shino's shirt.

Shino: There's still time. You can start over! You're going to cram school, right? You want to be a doctor, right?

Shinkawa: A doctor? I don't care about that anymore! My parents, the people at school..
They're morons! To hell with them!! If I could have been the strongest in GO, that would've been enough for me. But... But that jackass XeXeeD had to spread that dam lie about agility types being the strongest!

Shinkawa shouted as his arm holding the syringe trembled, causing Shino to flinch.

Shinkawa: GGO was everything to me. I sacrificed everything in real life for it! Damn it!

Shino: Is that... Is that why you killed XeXeeD?

Shinkawa: That's right. Was there anyone better to be the sacrifice proving that Death Gun was the strongest in GGO... No, in all of VRMMOs? I'm done with this stupid reality.
Come on, Asada... Let's go to the next one.

Shinkawa leaned forward as he smirked as
Shino closes her eyes in fear.

Shino: Sh-Shinkawa...

Shinkawa: We can be reborn in a world like
GGO... No, one more fantasy-like if you prefer. We can be reborn there. Be husband and wife, and live together! We can have adventures together! Have kids! I'm sure it'll be so much fun! Now, come with me, Asada-san...

Shinkawa muttered creepily as he grasped her right cheek with his left.

Shinkawa: Asada, you're so pretty. So pretty. My... My Asada... I've always loved you. Ever since I heard about the story at school, about what happened to you!

Shino opened her eyes wide in shock hearing that for the first time since she befriends him.

Shino: Huh?!

Shinkawa: I'm sure you're the only girl in
Japan who's killed a real bad guy with a real gun. You're really amazing. I told you that you have real power.

Shinkawa explained as he caressed her bangs before letting down his free hand.

Shinkawa: That's why I chose a Type-54 as the weapon to create Death Gun's legend. I admire you so much... I love you. I love you... More than anyone.

Shinkawa utters as Shino's pupils dim almost dead like.

Shino: N-No...

Shino watches Shinkawa laughing creepily which reminded her of the man she killed. Then, Shino closes her eyes.

Shino: I don't want to see anything anymore.
I don't want to feel anymore. I'm sure this isn't reality.

Shino thought before an image of Kitsune smiling appeared in her mind.

Shino: Kitsune... Yami... You saved me once before... even though at that time we have barely known each other. Then you saved me again but look at me now. I'm sorry for wasting your efforts.

——

Sachi: so you're gonna save her?

Yami: yeah, I'll be find, I'll make sure she's safe.

——

Shino opened her eyes in realization.

Shino: If Kitsune really comes, he'll be in danger too. But even so, there's nothing I can do.

???: That's not true.

Shino then glanced over her left shoulder and was shocked to see Sinon, her GGO avatar, her other-self.

Sinon: The two of us came this far only looking after ourselves. That's all we've been fighting for. But, even if it's too late now... at least, in the end, let's fight for someone else's sake.

Sinon holds out her left hand at Shino as she gives a smile at her. Shino hesitantly accepts
Sinon's hand.

Sinon: Come on, let's go!

She said while takes Shino's hand as they started to wake up from their inner-self.

Opening her eyes, Shino glared at Shinkawa before elbowing his cheek, pushing his hand holding the syringe before attempting to escape by wrestling with him on the bed.

Opening her eyes, Shino glared at Shinkawa before elbowing his cheek, pushing his hand holding the syringe before attempting to escape by wrestling with him on the bed.

As she tried moving his arms away from her as far away as possible, Shino kicks Shinkawa down towards the floor. She then stands up and ran from there to the door to get away from there as fast as he can.

As she arrived at the door, she starts to unlock all her keys but as soon as she finished unlocked all the keys, suddenly someone grabs her leg and pulled her down. She then looked behind him and saw Shinkawa manage to catch up on her.

Shinkawa: A... Asada...

Shino tried to run away but Shinkawa is too strong for her and he pulled her as he now on top of her. He looked at her with a crazy look.

Shinkawa: Asada-san. Asada-san! Asada-san!
Asada-san!

Shino was closed her eyes and pray only one last thing.

Shino: Help me, Kitsune...

In the queue, suddenly someone opened Shino's apartment door and run inside and kneed Shinkawa on the chin make his let go of Shino. The person and Shinkawa started to have a brawling but clearly, the man has the advantages as he easily overpowers Shinkawa.

Shinkawa: Asada-san! Asada-san! Asada-san!

???: Run, Sinon!

Shino then looked back and saw that the person has white hair and blue eyes. This person was none other than Yami or Kitsune that saved her. She looked completely shocked and surprised to see him again.

Yami: go get out of here, now!!

Shino: Yami...

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