Sword Art Online Material Edition 08

"Rondo of the Transient Sword" is the eighth Material Edition of Sword Art Online. The first chapter was released as a Material Edition, and the rest as side stories. It narrates Kirito and Asuna's adventure through the second floor of Aincrad.

This story also got a reboot as part of the Progressive Series in it's first Volume.

First Chapter
Four days after the second floor of Aincrad was unlocked, Kirito is disguised getting items to continue training, since his fame as a beater has now spreaded. He finds a scene in which someone is complaining to a blacksmith because it failed upgrading his Anneal Blade four times and now the sword was useless. While watching the scene he begins spacing out thinking about the probabilities of such an event happening.

While he spaces Asuna arrives and talks to him, he explains her what's happening, and they talk about the enhancement system in SAO. The scene was solved when the player's friend arrived and calmed him down. Everyone apologized and the blacksmith, Nezuha, bought the now useless sword for 8 thousand col.

Kirito and Asuna sit on a bench and talk. Kirito was hesitant about trying to upgrade his sword and was caught in a train of thoughts until Asuna made him return to reality. She tells him that she also wanted to upgrade her rapier, so Kirito accepts the challenge to help her collect the materials needed to enhance her rapier.

Side Story Continuation
Rondo of the Transient Sword SS.