Well not me but the person who was originally inferring, but more importantly not just that, but the entire chain of events spawned from that is what the person I originally was clarifying was referring to.

She's the husbando.

ED is partly on Rudy's own misunderstanding.

Moreover why the hate when you ought to know by now, Eris isn't the smartest or greatest with words.

She meant no malice or harm by the way she handled things, regardless of how it actually impacted rudy.

Turning point 4 is interesting is the best way I can put it without saying anything spoilery

Easier to say oldeus

TP 4 I believe is what they meant, the journal version.

Might just be getting really unlucky, and I haven't been keeping on it 24/h a day, but I have not managed to get a single level from the mystery box since..

And im just sitting here waiting for some one to use takakura's full name in front of momo finally... SOME ONE PLEASE DO IT ALREADY!! (Well post amnesia of course)

Yeah, im not buying this "version" of the story.

But also, they need to finish up this "flash back" soon, because this is dragging on too long and I agree with the OP of this thread, i do not enjoy this part of the story.

Hoping IF there is a revelation about the actual truth (assuming this is all a lie or EXTREMELY biased telling) that the outcome is cathartic, otherwise the series will have dramatically degraded in my opinion of it.

Sometimes stories need monsters, irredeemably, detestable, hate able monsters.

I feel like the aliens of this story are meant to be that, meaning, I dont want them to be relatable, I dont want them "humanized"

Her real ultimate moves go in a different direction after something happens.

I think the old man is cooked...

I think so, when ever I would get a regular level up in the past the box would go red afterwards... last time I got a level from the mystery box it went red and hasn't gone unred since x.x

So... how does obtaining a level from the "mystery box" system work...

Thought I could just count on that to get to 80 maybe, but the +1 level has been reded out for a while now, thought originally that you just couldn't get a level up from both the mystery box and the "normal" way in 1 day, but its been a week now since the +1 level option went red on the mystery box, leading me to believe there is a limit of some sort on how much you can level that way...

Had it been released "the normal way" it might have had a chance to have been good.

It was originally supposed to be an entry for a short story competition with a max character(word) count, but kawahara was unable to cut it down enough without gutting the core story.

Ended up posting what he originally wrote on his blog where it exploded in popularity out of proportion.

The original story consisted of the first floor boss disaster, and picks up when asuna and kirito meet again on floor 72 / beat the game creator.

All the rest was added as the blog story blew up in popularity.

By "normal way" I mean, many "Light Novels" start as "blog novels" (web novels WN) hence why so many series have names that are essentially their summary, as a way to get people to click on them on the blog novel sites / grab attention over all the other series posting.

WN does well enough, publisher picks it up, gets an editor -some- minor aspects of the web novel get tweaked (extra arcs, inconsistencies in writing ect) and becomes a Light Novel.

If that does well enough, might get a manga, if that does well enough gets an anime.

SAO almost went straight from blog novel to anime.

I find I enjoy anime (assuming the adaptation itself is actualy quality) more having read the source material. Also vice versa for series I first watched, to go back to the manga or even the novel later on.

That said if you really are obsessed with only reading it, why not go read the novel instead?

Hmmm for some reason thought that was all S2 / they had just broken S2 into two "cours" like many other anime have been doing as of late?

I do know next season is supposed to drop sometime in 2026 though.

He basically just got a "space medal of honor"

I was starting to think the ability snatchers had got to turbo baba.

It is nearly over, odd how part 3 is being translated when part 2 is still ongoing.

You could also watch the anime as I am pretty sure the second season covers all of part 2.

I was literally thinking this chapter if it was even possible for him to die anymore due to his position and the flow of story.

Caught me off guard a bit.

Also they f'ed up... hard...