Sword Art Online Progressive Volume 04


 * This article is about the original Progressive light novel volume. You may be looking for the manga adaptation.

Sword Art Online Progressive Volume 4 (ソードアート・オンライン プログレッシブ 004, Sōdo Āto Onrain Puroguresshibu 004) is the fourth installment in the "Progressive" series, a reboot of the original Sword Art Online light novel series written by Kawahara Reki. This volume covers the events that took place while clearing the 5th Floor of Aincrad. It was released on December 10, 2015.

Scherzo of an Abyssal Dusk
By a fire, Asuna and Kirito pondered about various recent events, including Morte's attempt at killing Kirito via a Duel on the 3rd Floor. They considered the possibility that Morte might have been the man in the black poncho on the 2nd Floor who incited the weapon upgrading scam. After their conversation, the two returned to the main city, where they ate a buff item that would allow them to find relics and random bits of treasure more easily. Kirito stated that there had been a fair number of relic hunters during the beta period, and thus assumed that the two main guilds were most likely doing the same at the moment to bolster their war chests. After using the buff, they earned some money and returned to the 4th Floor to receive the reward for helping defend Yofel Castle. Kirito decided to choose a new sword to replace his current one, as the sword he snatched from a Forest Elf could only receive one more upgrade and thus could not become strong enough for his needs, while his previous sword was damaged beyond repair. During that time, Ange explained to them that he was working as a merchant, and lent his boat to them, as their owned gondola was moored at Yofel Castle at the time. Afterwards, they returned to the 5th Floor and start clearing side quests.

Adaption Notes

 * The last section of the volume, starting from the New Year countdown, were not part of the web version.