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Originally Posted by Clarste

Spoiler:

They meet up a few days later on the second floor. It's another sidestory called "Rondo of the Transient Sword" which isn't part of the volumes.

There's some confusion over exactly what's canon since the author is writing these early floor stories after the later floor stories and contradicting some of the details, but basically there's never any long period of time in which they're out of touch, so there isn't any kind of dramatic reunion if that's what you're expecting.

Ah, thanks for clearing that for me.

Spoiler for Question about Aria in the Starless Night:

Also, don't you think was Asuna already in love with Kirito in Aria in the Starless Night?

Look at this:

"......To tell the truth, Kirito, I followed you here to thank you."
"......For the cream bread, and the bath?"
As I asked without thinking, "That's not it," she replied in a somewhat scary voice, and she immediately continued with a "......Although, that may be a part of it too."
"That's right...... there are a lot of things. Thanks for the many things. I...... In this world, for the first time I found an aim, something that I want to chase after."
"Heeh...... What is it?"
As I glanced at her, Asuna flashed a brief smile,
"It's a secret."

Perhaps not in love but has feelings or attracted to him, but still, it leaves me confused as the Morning Dew Girl which occurred on Oct 2024 mentioned that Asuna fell in love with him half a year ago.

Also what do you think caused Asuna to scream in Kirito's bath? I was just really curious about this scene since Kirito mentioned that he had no memory of what happened, so I wanted to ask people about what they think.