Board Thread:S,R,&G/@comment-153.150.21.222-20170301065626

Hello. I understand that it has been declared by Kawahara Reki that Asuna is Kirito's first love as of the published Light novels. Regarding the web novels and past published character interviews, are they considered non-canon now? There, Kirito clearly states that Asuna is his second love and Sachi is his first love. Is progressive in line with the Dengeki published LNs?

Couple more questions:

Why didn't Kirito develop feelings for Asuna earlier given that he spent ample time with Asuna way before he met Sachi?

Did Kirito really like Asuna after Asuna saved his life or because he just didn't want to leave a party member behind(when asuna's image flashed before kuradeel)?

To cut it short.. It's clearly stated when Asuna start liking Kirito but unclear when Kirito started liking Asuna. Can anyone shed light on this matter please?

p.s. I've been having these worries after finding out how much of a healthy teenage boy kirito is in the progressive series.  