Sword Art Online Material Edition 12

16.8 is the 12th Material Edition of the Sword Art Online series, and is a direct sequel to 16.7. Kawahara Reki published it under his pen name, Kunori Fumio. It was sold at COMITIA 108, on May 5, 2014.

Part 1
The story continues immediately after the events of 16.7 with Kirito thinking about the accuracy of the five sense in Aincrad before entering the bath where Asuna is waiting. They then discuss how their bath feels much more realistic than any other bath they had taken in Aincrad. It is also mentioned that Asuna has a maxed bathing skill.