HardinTwentyfive

Back after a break. Thanks for reading and following as life got in the way. I have been writing, just not uploading as I should've. But I'll be back on it soon.
          	
          	First, a celebratory short story of the final day of SAO, The Day We Were Freed, will be up a couple minutes after this message is up.
          	
          	Second -- and the main reason I haven't done much in a while -- I haven't decided on what to focus on next: Unital Ring 4 or Squad Jam 4. SJ4 has a few chapters written, while UR4 has a planned beginning, middle, and ending. I think I finished its first chapter, too. Most likely, SJ4 will come first, and once I'm well into UR4, that'll be started.
          	
          	Third, there may be more frequent shorts to keep the juices flowing in my head. The next one will be this holiday season, but it won't be holiday-themed this year.
          	
          	Once again, thanks for the support -- and yes I do read the comments you all leave on my stories. They're nice to read, especially from the stories that I did yearsssss ago. Thanks for that too

Vortex2116

@HardinTwentyfive aight man, im excited
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user91511978

Hello I readed your aot story with the main character of aot 2. Can you help me with one thing? I want to know the chapter where Josh and Sasha kiss each other for the first time 

Vortex2116

Will UR 4 be based on vol 28??? And if not, how many volumes do you roughly base your stories on?? I've never read the UR LN, so idk the actual storyline, but from what i get, yours adapt multiple volumes right?

HardinTwentyfive

Yes. UR 4 will cover the Underworld portion of 27 and whatever happens in it during Vol 28, maybe even more. If I started uploading now, it’d be like 5-6 chapters because half of it, the Dark Territory’s portion, is almost completely written and I just have to adapt Alice’s story.
            
            I think I do two at a time, while Progressive Factor was 3 floors at a time (even worse lol)
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DaisawaHaruto

What do you think happened in the timeline that Koharu didn’t “die” in Aincrad? 
          
          Would her role in underworld affect the unital ring plot in underworld?

HardinTwentyfive

But yeah, based on what I’m writing with the Ordinal Scale arc, not much changes aside from her being there for stuff that predates Underworld arc
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HardinTwentyfive

Underworld wouldn’t change her involvement, minus the reunion, but obviously Jaymes’ actions in the Underworld would differ. I don’t know if I would have had her spend 200 years with the other three…but considering how I’m writing the Underworld side of Unital Ring…yeah Jaymes would be in much more hot water than he will be in the next UR story.
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HardinTwentyfive

Storytelling wise, not much would’ve changed. The biggest change pre-Underworld probably would be Koharu helping Kirito and Jaymes save Asuna in ALO and the Ordinal Scale arc. Otherwise, most things would have her just be involved.
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Vortex2116

I'm going to re read the series. What order should i read them in, and should i also read the oneshots? (including the oneshotd still only in fanfiction.net)

HardinTwentyfive

@Vortex2116 Ah ok thanks
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Vortex2116

@HardinTwentyfive Flowers of Words, Dance of Red and Blue, The Troubles of Jaymes and Kirito (more of a series of one shots right), Their Little Sister (feel like this one just gotta be canon), Klein's Test of Courage. Think thats all
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HardinTwentyfive

Idk which oneshot that is on FF (let me know so I can put it on here too) but you can read them at your leisure. Not needed for the main stories
            
            
            but in chronological order as of today
            
            The two Progressive Factor stories
            Then the Crimson Warrior Chronicles as ordered in my list
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FFDIG1

can i ask where i read first bout ya sao story and im confused is jaymes partner still koharu like please cause one story is liz medina or idk but i know one thing i love koharu

HardinTwentyfive

As for where to start, I suggest Progressive Factor 1 and 2 (I have them in a reading list for easy finding) then read the stories in the Crimson Warrior Chronicles
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HardinTwentyfive

For the SAO arc stories and post War of Underworld stories in the main series , Koharu is the main partner. For the foreseeable future in my main storyline, she’ll remain as such.
            
            Lisbeth is the love interest from Blacksmith and Warrior to Ordinal Dissonance. As of Unital Ring 3, she remains his friend with…complications.
            
            Eydis is the love interest of all three Alicization/Underworld stories and…she and Jaymes share an ”it’s complicated” status in the Unital Ring stories.
            
            In the Squad Jam series, Kureha is the love partner, but that’s an alternate universe in itself.
            
            Tl:dr yes Koharu is the overall main girl, but depending on where you’re reading, who it might be will depend on the story
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HardinTwentyfive

Back after a break. Thanks for reading and following as life got in the way. I have been writing, just not uploading as I should've. But I'll be back on it soon.
          
          First, a celebratory short story of the final day of SAO, The Day We Were Freed, will be up a couple minutes after this message is up.
          
          Second -- and the main reason I haven't done much in a while -- I haven't decided on what to focus on next: Unital Ring 4 or Squad Jam 4. SJ4 has a few chapters written, while UR4 has a planned beginning, middle, and ending. I think I finished its first chapter, too. Most likely, SJ4 will come first, and once I'm well into UR4, that'll be started.
          
          Third, there may be more frequent shorts to keep the juices flowing in my head. The next one will be this holiday season, but it won't be holiday-themed this year.
          
          Once again, thanks for the support -- and yes I do read the comments you all leave on my stories. They're nice to read, especially from the stories that I did yearsssss ago. Thanks for that too

Vortex2116

@HardinTwentyfive aight man, im excited
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Speed-Boy

I like your Blacksmith and Warrior SAO story. I'm having Link be the next avatar for my male reader character, so reading this story is pretty nice.