Status Updates From Sword Art Online: Phantom B...

And in the final two chapters of the book, our male and female leads finally meet! There's a lot to unpack, but what stood out to me was the depiction of trauma. There isn't a lot to it, but it was really interesting to see Kirito impacted by the events of SAO, and how Sinon recognised her own trauma in his manner.

Man, our mysterious villain is a creep. (Because of course he is)

It's been fun so far! I'm liking Kikuoka's character. The moment where Kirito acknowledged that Kikuoka might be manipulating him was cool, because we don't see weakness from him often. I still love reading about a main couple that's already married, and I'm looking forward to reading about Kirito on the government payroll :)