Hello, dear readers!
Been a long, long time since an upload, obviously, for me it's really disappointing in myself, and I can only apologize from the bottom of my heart for keeping you waiting for a story that has just been dragged down and should have been down a long time ago.
Life has been a big reason I just could not find the time to write for the past couple of years, maybe some of that down to motivation as well to keep writing and uphold the standard that I've come to expect of myself to give to you as readers, even though I could still improve a lot with my grammar, stay in school kids XD
So here is some good news, which will be followed by some bad news.
The good news is the Volume is actually done! Though my usual method of stopping to edit was disregarded, and I just kept going and going, just letting myself write with what little time I could find, till it was done without really checking the work.
That being said, the bad news is it's in a rough shape, a lot of scenes need rework, and maybe a complete rewrite to make more sense and be in line with how the volume has developed.
With all that out of the way, today also marks the 5th anniversary of this series, and I hoped to upload a chapter, not this author's update. Yet if any of you are here from the start, I can't thank you enough for being with me on this journey that I never thought I would stick with, and if you are new here, I'm equally glad to have you along for a series that is coming to an end.
As two more volumes are coming out and a short story, before we say goodbye to the Tigers of Chi-Ha-Tan.
So I will be back in April of 2026 with weekly uploads, which will give me a chance to finish my edits, then the short story, which will be the second part of the prequel and answer some questions for the Shimadas and for a future character with a significant impact.