It's more like a soft reset of Asuna and Inoda's relationship. Asuna views her having sex with Inoda as a mistake and was overall trying to distance herself from him. But the story is just ramping back up to her just wanting to pursue pleasure over her morals.I was confused about the whole reset thing with Asuna and Inoda having sex both ingame and irl then in part 2 it declares they've only just had sex. So is the latter half of Part 1 just not canon? does Fujino address what parts are still in line with his vision of the storyline and what parts aren't?
In regards to the sex ingame for Part 1, Asuna was not conscious for each one. She was unconscious or in a bugged state that Inoda took advantage of to have fun. The lustful rainy night at the end of Part 1 is the first time Asuna is aware she's had sex with Inoda in any way, shape, or form.