Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-88.0.101.31-20160810215834/@comment-1200981-20160813013955

88.0.101.31 wrote: ZeHaffen wrote: It looks as though he is comforting her, though I don't recall the reason given in the web novel (if it's even the same as what it is here). He does the same for both Suguha and Sinon in their respective arcs, so it's not like it's something completely unheard of.

I saw what the author who said he would like an end with a wedding but if I remember correctly says ODS 18 and in this there will be no wedding or anything

There's been recent news that the LN version of SAO is going beyond the Alicization arc, so the series isn't over yet.