Sword Art Online Light Novel Volume 08

Summary
A collection of three side stories.

Story 1: A Murder Case in the Area (Aincrad 57th floor, April 2024)

Story 2: Caliber (Alfheim, December 2025)

Story 3: First Day (Aincrad, 1st floor, November 2022)

A Murder Case in the Area (Aincrad 57th floor, April 2024)
Upon returning to the city Kirito and Asuna witness a murder within the city, an anti-crime prevention area. A man thrown out of a window while impaled by a spear, dies right before their eyes. Both bewildered they try to find a normal cause for the murder, but none appears so they find themselves starting to investigate a murder case. First they interview a witness, a girl, Yoruko, who was suppose to meet up with the victim, Kaines. They also retrieve the murder weapon, Guilty Thorn, which they take to Egil to find out more about it.

Caliber (ALfheim, December 2025)
The quest to retrieve excaliber from the base of Jotenheimr, was revealed to the public, but not the way Kirito and Suguha saw but another mission which is to slaughter all beast type evil-gods.

First Day (Aincrad 1st floor, November 2022)
As the SAO death game begins Kirito rushes to the village named Horunka to get get a headstart on the quest wich will reward him the Anneal Blade which is 1 strong enough to last him for the first 3 floors. During his quest, Kirito finds another beta tester like him...