User blog comment:TUSF/Light Novel Chronology/@comment-213.8.129.134-20131231020545/@comment-11303504-20140905230613

I felt the progressive series has a huge conflict. Because if you read volume 8. It says Kirito had never formed a party with ASUNA before for a quest or in a field. This is during the Murder Mystery. But In the Progressive series, Kirito forms a party multiple times with Asuna. From everything I read I don't feel the Progressive series is a full reboot but sort of a "fill in the gaps" novel to show what happened during the clearing of floors 4 and 28, floors 29, 31 to 48, 50 to 54, 57 to 58,  60 to 62, and 64 to 73. But Reiki needs to look back and make sure the Progressive series does not conflict with the main series.