Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-73.42.170.164-20140812052033/@comment-1173941-20140812070942

It's no secret that SAO's Timeline during the SAO-incedent is a convoluted mess, with side-stories everywhere.

Volume 1 is basically the end of SAO the game. Volume 2 is a collection of side-stories that took place before, and between the events of Volume 1.