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First half of book was the data dump set in 2026; second half is Kirito and Eugeo's adventures in Zakkaria. Grimaced at the year-and-a-half timeskip that passed over the boys' time in the Zakkaria garrison, but with this being a 10-book series I can appreciate Reki trimming what fat he could.

Even more exposition! And then a switch to Kirito and Eugeo's five months after they set out for Zakkaria. New characters include a tiny AI "observer" who hides in Kirito's hair and watches the boys' journey for The Master. There is also a pair of twins who ply the boys with mulberry pies before their high-stakes swordsmanship contest. Earlier, Rinko shared with Asuna background on Kayaba and her complicity in SAO.

Wow, a 50-page exposition dump that proved compelling reading. Kawahara knows how to weave exposition with character moments and to create drama while informing his readers. I'm standing on firm ground after reading Kiku and Higa's detailed description of Project Alicization. (PS pages 27-54 read in the car yesterday Oct 1 while Asher enjoyed his last XC pasta feed of the season.)

Yeesh, 25 pages of Asuna, Leafa, Sinon, and Yui talking their way to a likely solution of Kirito's whereabouts. Interesting but obviously padding. I hope jet-puffing the books won't become SOP for Reki...

“Welcome…to Project Alicization.”

Cada vez que dice "My partner, Eugeo" lloro pq me alimenta el ship

tkm eugeo♡