Like The Day After, it takes place in ALO, post-Fairy Dance and Pre-Phantom Bullet. Like the first one, this story has some really cute Kirisuna moments. I can’t really talk much about the plot beyond that without spoilers but it gets pretty emotional. The premise of this story is that Asuna has been experiencing something strange lately where, without warning, it’s like her sould gets disconnected from her avatar. The second story, The Day After, takes place in ALO, after Fairy Dance but before Phantom Bullet.
There’s some good stuff regarding Kirito and his lack of self-confidence when it comes to relationships with others and it’s worth the read if you’re a Kirisuna fan. The first story, The Day Before, takes place during the Aincrad arc, after Kirito proposes to Asuna and is about how they get their log house. If you are a fan, they’re enjoyable enough and some of them are definitely worth the read. While the stories can probably be considered canon, they’re definitely skippable if you’re not much a fan of the series and just want to follow the main story. I get the feeling that they were at least a little edited. As I have not read the original stories myself, I don’t know if this volume changed anything in them. This volume is a collection of short stories that were previously released as bonuses for limited editions of the DVD/BD releases of the anime. Yen-press is currently releasing this series in English so check it out if the series interests you. It’s worth the read if you’re a fan of the series but is certainly not a mandatory read if you just want to understand the main story.
Overall, it’s a good volume and the only story that I didn’t really enjoy was Rainbow Bridge. The stories included are: The Day Before (tells the story of how Asuna and Kirito got their log house), The Day After (tells a story about Asuna experiencing a strange issue with her avatar in ALO), Rainbow Bridge (follows the gang as they take on a quest in ALO) and Sisters’ Prayer (tells the story of the creation of the Sleeping Knights). Kiss and Fly is not a continuation of the arc that the last volume started but is instead a collection of short stories that were initially released as bonuses for releases of the DVD/BD versions of the anime. I’ve been dying to read Sisters’ Prayer since I first heard about it and I’m really glad to get the chance to. And thanks, Dengeki Bunko, for releasing these short stories in an accesible format. It almost made me cry when I first saw it. First off, thanks abec for that blessed image of Yuuki smiling while hugging Asuna.
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