Sword Art Online - Progressive Volume 01 (manga)

Sword Art Online - Progressive (ソードアート・オンライン プログレッシブ) is a manga adaptation of the Sword Art Online Progressive light novel series, a reboot of the original light novel series by Kawahara Reki. This ongoing manga is illustrated by Kiseki Himura, published as part of the monthly Dengeki G's Magazine, and will cover Progressive Volume 1.

Summary
On November 6, 2024, the new generation VRMMO, Sword Art Online is finally released with 10,000 copies of the game sold in the first batch. However, on the first day of its release, the creator of the game, Kayaba Akihiko, announces that the only way to log out of the game is to conquer the 100 floors of the Floating Castle Aincrad by defeating the Floor Bosses at the top of the Labyrinth of each floor and that if the players die in-game, the NerveGear used to play the game would fry their brains, the same case would apply if someone from outside would attempt to remove the NerveGear by force. To prove how serious the game is, he transforms the avatars of each player to look as their real life bodies.

Nearly a month has passed since that faithful day and about 2,000 players have died during the 1st month of the game, while the 1st Floor's Labyrinth is yet to be cleared. On December 2, 2022, a solo player Asuna is ready to meet her demise at the hands of the Ruin Kobold Troopers, when another solo player, Kirito intervenes.