Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-90.221.228.185-20150511233505/@comment-25144197-20161020182728

In the OVA considering Asuna's red face, intense flashback expression, her reaction to Lisbeth's question, and the  fact that she was no longer wearing a bra it is very likely. Plus the OVA was written by Kawahara himself. & in one of the progressive books they discuss which underwear she should wear. So it's very likely. In fact awhile back I asked him on twitter "If chapter 16.5 is not part of the official story, did they still push the button form the end of chapter 16?" & he replied "they pushed the button in your question". Anyhows theere are parts of chapter 16.5 that are on the physically rough side, hopefully he does'nt think those rougher parts are canon. & at a convention in Seattle he was asked if it was canon. His reply was that he was wondering how Kirito would spend his time, being trapped in a  virtual world for two years. He stopped talking & the audience cheered. he hten said that when ehe was still wondering, he decided to write chapter 16.5. He then said "I wish that topic would disappear into the darkness fo history.". One could say this was him saying it's not canon, or one could say that it just means he's tired of beign asked about it or that there are certina parts he regrets. Given tall the various circumstances I just described, it is likely that they did have cyber sex between chpt 16 & 17, but Kawahara either is tired of talking about it or thinks certian parts were too 50 shades of gray-ish.