Kawahara Volume 25 afterword:
"For now, the events in the Unital Ring and the Underworld are proceeding in parallel, but the time will come when they will also come closer together, so please keep up the good work on the UR chapter as it approaches its climax!"
Volume 25 illustrations - spoilers:
https://swordartonline.fandom.com/wi...ovel_Volume_25
https://twitter.com/gamerturk95?lang=el
https://twitter.com/KI_r1_zu/status/...572042240?s=19
https://www.monstersandcritics.com/a...e-predictions/