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Originally Posted by Krono
The logical problem there is that if it doesn't actually do anything, when Asuna finally wakes up she can just repudiate the whole thing saying that she'll never agree to marry Nobuyuki. He even admits to knowing that if she was awake, she'd reject it. And he shouldn't be able to actively deny Kirito access seeing as Asuna's father approves of him visiting her.
So Kirito treating it as though it means he can never be with her, as well as the whole situation (beyond her simply having an arranged fiancée) is probably the single weakest plot point the author's come up with in the entirety of the series. It's really just best to ignore it as much as possible.
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That's assuming she ever wakes up. That's the rub. Sugou's the last straw, but the real issue is that Kirito's afraid he'll never see Asuna again and feels powerless to do anything about it. In the game world, he was the Black Swordsman, a hero who fought many bosses, including the last one. In the real world, he's just a scrawny kid.
I don't have much of a problem with Sugou. He's just your run of the mill sociopath who somehow with a great career. Plenty of examples in the real world, though hopefully those are less involved with comatose teenagers.
But what is
wrong with Asuna's father? Let's say Sugou's great in both R&D and business. That he wants to inherit the company (despite Asuna having a brother) and is the most qualified. Fair enough. Let's say that for traditional reasons, it's necessary to welcome him into the Yuuki family. They can adopt him (which is what they do anyway). But why doesn't his eagerness to "marry" a comatose Asuna ring any alarm in her father's head? Why doesn't he decide Sugou should in no circumstance be allowed to be alone with her?