Well, we can't not have the shameless author review, can we? There's nothing much to say that hasn't already been said in the synopsis or in the first chapter. This is a novel I've been wanting to write for a long time, and I just finally got around to it. The MC is an original character, but he is just another player in SAO, and won't overshadow Kirito, nor will he know anything about the future. Also, the Kirito X Asuna pairing still stands, but for the other girls who are kept pinning for Kirito in the original, I plan on changing things. What exactly, even I am unsure. That's about it. I hope you enjoy, and please leave suggestions, comments, and reviews!

I hope you don't drop this cuz can't find anymore SAO fanfics, all of them are dropped.

a very bad start, the main character is more of a high school boy than an adult with a formed mindset, well, or a confused beginning with mental problems that runs away from them, and does not solve. If the author wanted to add realism to his works, then he had to read at least a couple of articles about the relationships, connections and psychology of ordinary people who got into a closed space with an impossible or almost impossible way to get out. And here we have a completely undeveloped motivation of the hero, regardless of what he will do next, I will not believe that such a person who was shown in the beginning will be able to survive in the world of SAO.

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I enjoyed the novel bit slow for my liking but it's still starting so it's fine. I'm up to chapter 22 and it's starting to feel less and less like MC is the protagonist. The chapters are a tad bit bland for some readers, which might be the reason why it still has such a low rating. Hope there is something a bit more unique to the MC to give out more depth to the character and make him stand out a bit more. The other character dynamics also feel a bit hollow other than the information broker. It's still a fun read. Keep up the good work👍

I have never read a better SAO fic than this. The charector depth and realism is the best thing about this story. One thing i have grievance with is that after a certain period of time after they are stuck in the game, People all over the world can see every player at anytime like some live 24 hour reality show. They don't have a lick of privacy and they don't even know about it. As much as it is entertaining to watch people's reactions, i just think keeping some mysterious aspect for public would have been better.

it feels like kirito is the Mc while drifter is some run of the mill side character, didn't expect him to give up the sword that he got with his first friend, sometimes everything bends to kirito's wims, would actually like to see a SAO novel but without kirito as a mc at the starting or becoming the mc after appearing lol

good story,good fighting scenes, u got the posanality of those in canon well, But hey u can tone Mc up not just a oldest one in the group or use spear like more speed or more strength. give him some special not just a Extra in kirito journey.

a very good story, written so well that you can actually feel the tension between the characters. at the start the mc drifter might seem like he is overshadowed my the kirito, but that really changes around chapter 30. very interesting with the livestream of the boss fights around the world. please don't drop this.