Oh, let's hope some Hero can share that 0.32 update with us soon OxO
Even with that I still think that went well in general honestly, I'm just hoping that now that we have arrived here that particular aspect can just go on without issues and that the new approach of the Suguha story (As I don't really care much for the Alice one tbh) didn't get discarded for it. However, Fujino's health and motivation are at the end of the day the main thing to focus on, especially as it seems that despite what he says he has worked overtime to fix several bugs and issues with this latest update, so if he decides to just get things back as they were before, I will only wish him the best :O
Just replayed the parts with Sugu and found a new short "dialogue." If you go back after speaking with Hebishima, you see him and Sugu go to the undercity. Maybe not all is so bad after all; she still actively approaches Kirito and got his contact for future interaction. Also, in the café, she is upset because of the dialogue between Kirito and Asuna's mom, and she invites him for dinner. Regarding Hebishima, it was his interpretation why she contacted him; it can be what he thinks, or they are just doing a quest together, as Kirito wasn't available.
Overall, she seems to be way more confident and independent than in part one and not just an unwilling plaything for Hebishima.
One thing to worry about is that Liz could take her place as the second girl of the game since she is directly connected to the main plot.
Still, it's all really vague and could go either way.