Anyways I'm bummed with this progress report. It's looking like a typical Fujino special where we're probably going to get Kirito's pov but Fujino didn't have time to finish the Asuna pov, so we'll end up waiting another month to see Asuna's pov.
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There's still 2 weeks, but I don't know how that's going to go with Friday's FOG events seemingly not done. The last week of the month is usually focused on translating, bug fixing, and last minute scenes/dialogue. But I hope to be pleasantly surprised 10 - 12 days from now. I wouldn't be surprised if this update also ends up getting delayed until the first few days of December. I do wonder what Asuna's event is going to be if it's IRL. I'm assuming that similarly like Kirito, she's going to be away for the entire week. So if Asuna is not physically around, it would imply an event in FOG, but who knows I guess?
I think Fujino is doing a build up fpr something actualy big, if you think about this update he managed to cram at least 1 event/cg for every single character, he made events in all days of the week i don't remember the last time he did that.
It's very likely that he will delay this release he already hint that in this last report, probably the first week of december.
Now about the Asuna event on friday i'm betting will be IRL because as Fujino said most of the events thursday and friday if not all will be before FOG, Asuna said she would be back by end of the week this means Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
The thing is like you said if Fujino will bait us or not, my guess FOG Saturday event will lead to something big on Sunday now if this will be for this or the next update is the question, i believe he will finish the week in this update with a IRL event and in the next we will have the aftermath and the story shifting gears a little bit, like he said these 2 updates would be a transition in the plot. So build up and Pay off