To the Suguha topic, I believe Suguha mentions or notes Kirito being more exhausted or something? I don't remember if she mentions exhaustion, but wasn't there something like she'll wait until next week? So the "not-date" could indeed have had like some minor hand holding or minor fluff. But I'd agree that Fujino just glossed over it to focus on developing Asuna's part.
The main major thing to take from the not-date with Suguha, was the option that Kirito can peek on Suguha and be slightly aroused. Thus showing that Suguha's plan "might" be working.
But yeah, a lot of reasons for a lack of Suguha related developments would just be her being the side-plot for now. It's possible she does something this upcoming update (even though it's about Alice and Asuna), since it's the start of a new week (so Suguha might start being aggressive again).
Also going to comment on the notice that Fujino doesn't intend to end Part 2 anytime soon. That relieves my expectations on rushing the IRL stuff next update. But I agree with Kinglion, that the file size might start getting too big sooooooooooooooo
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The main major thing to take from the not-date with Suguha, was the option that Kirito can peek on Suguha and be slightly aroused. Thus showing that Suguha's plan "might" be working.
But yeah, a lot of reasons for a lack of Suguha related developments would just be her being the side-plot for now. It's possible she does something this upcoming update (even though it's about Alice and Asuna), since it's the start of a new week (so Suguha might start being aggressive again).
Also going to comment on the notice that Fujino doesn't intend to end Part 2 anytime soon. That relieves my expectations on rushing the IRL stuff next update. But I agree with Kinglion, that the file size might start getting too big sooooooooooooooo
¯\_(ツ)_/¯