If you've continued to follow Takahiko's journey up to this point, I want to express my sincere appreciation. Thank you for being alongside me on this journey. However, Takahiko's journey is not yet complete. I would greatly appreciate any feedback you have to share about your thoughts and feelings. Your insights are invaluable, and I will always be thankful for your support.
Now, for the third arc, with the absence of Cordelia, Takahiko will confront his grief and move forward on his journey. I'm certain we have all experienced the loss of those dearest to us. I can't truly comprehend how each of you felt when it occurred, but I understand that the void they left within us will likely never be filled. We may heal, but we will never forget. With that in mind, it's what I aimed to depict in Takahiko's journey through his sorrow.
I have promised that Sofia will appear again in this third arc, right? And that's why I'm going to use her to contribute to Takahiko's recovery journey. Sofia is now 15 years old. To be honest, it's quite challenging for me to build her character because I tend to forget how she would think and act as a teenager. I've described her as 'more adult-like despite her real age,' thanks to her parents and the environment in her tavern which is visited by many scary-looking old men.
You may already know from the first arc that Sofia may hold romantic feelings towards Takahiko, but Takahiko only sees her as a little sister. I'm glad I managed to write their progress as I had imagined. I personally like their dialogues, which I took inspiration from old romantic manga I read before and that still stay with me until now.
Now with arc 3 finished, now we will start entering the fourth arc, which involving Sofia's friend Isabelle. The fourth arc will be much more have darker tone in my mind. I have quite trouble in formulating the setting in fourth arc, which will took place in the city that bustling with economic activity. If you already read the foreshadowing I've left near the end of third arc, you must probably aware that it will involve setting in brothels, human trafficking, violence, and other sensitive issue. I find it hard to hold myself to not delving it too much, since my story should stay mostly as slice-of-life and drama. It most likely will have more 'adult scene' that I will try not over indulge turning it into erotic writing.
With that said, I'll end this note at this point. Please enjoy the fourth arc, and I look forward to your feedback and support.
Sincerely,
Wilma Zhuo Li
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The Merchant and Tavern Master
FantasyIn this world, there are adventurers, knights, mystical races, magic spells, and treasures. But this is not stories about them. This is just a story about a humble man working as a traveling merchant who dream to become rich to support his family. O...
