Kiku_6037

Hello again!
          	
          	It's been a while, but I hope you are all well! First, for everyone who's worried: no, I won't be discontinuing the story. Unfortunately though, I do have to make some adjustments to certain chapters because of wattpads upcoming changes.
          	
          	1: I'm going to remove chapters 10 and 11 and replace them with a quick summary or bullet points for the readers who either find the story here or don't want to read anywhere else. It's not a great solution, but given the broadness of their guidelines I've decided that it is safer to just replace them entirely before the story gets taken down in case I missed a scene they didn't like.
          	
          	2: I'm going to remove a scene in chapter 26 and replace it with an introductory sequence. This one shouldn't impede the reading experience too much.
          	
          	3: Chapters 10, 11, 26 and any upcoming ones will be marked with a [Censored] to let readers know that they were changed and don't reflect their original intent.
          	
          	The remaining chapters should be fine, so I'll be leaving them as they are. If the story gets taken down regardless, then there's nothing I can do.
          	
          	Given these circumstances, I've decided to upload the story in their uncensored form on ff.net and ao3. It's available on the former (https://www.fanfiction.net/u/15510967/) and I will upload it on the latter as soon as I can register.
          	
          	Future chapters will be published simultaneously on all three platforms with the wattpad upload possibly censored, depending on the contents.
          	
          	Let's hope that the next notification from me will be a new chapter! 
          	
          	Take care and stay safe <3

TskTskLamentable

@Kiku_6037 Good to hear chef.
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Kiku_6037

@TskTskLamentable Hope I'm done cooking soon™
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TskTskLamentable

@Kiku_6037 Looking forward to what you're cookin chef.. although the thought of choosing that skank Chie over Sae-sensei is a little lamentable. (I haven't discounted the idea that he is framing Chie rather than Sae though...)
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WEINUK

Hey, quick question, what's the biggest obstacle atm? I heard you have formed ideas and have most of the plotline for the rest of the 1st year and all of 2nd year, so is it just execution and writing that you can't work on right now? Onto another question, what's preventing you from just uploading a single chapter every month, or just one till you can get back? I miss you bwo

WEINUK

@WEINUK ohhh okay. So it would be perfect for a time where you have the availability and both the desire and discipline. Hopefully around the summer or when you get a break from your job (excluding family time), so yeah. I get why you barely have the time anymore... Its going to be awhile ☹️
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Kiku_6037

@WEINUK Just time, sadly.
            
            As you said, ideas and plot line for the first year are done. For the second year I'm on Vol 9 atm. This part is 'easier' than writing, because it just happens while I'm doing something else. If I have an idea, I write it up and think about it more deeply later and revisit  / refine or scrap it somewhere down the line.
            
            The writing part is way more time consuming, and I can't really just write an hour here, write an hour there, take a break for 3 days because of other hobbies, friends, (social) responsibilities etc and continue where I left off before. I need to set aside a good chunk of time to focus on just writing, or I can't deliver the quality I want.
            
            Another point is the exhaustion after working a mentally draining job for eight hours. It's difficult to muster the energy for something equally demanding right after. Most of the time I just want to sit down and turn my brain off while watching or playing something relaxing.
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GrimGuy11

Man, your work got unpublished again, huh?

Kiku_6037

@GrimGuy11 It's available on AO3 and ff.net. That's also where I'll upload new chapters once I continue. Wattpad would just delete it again, even if it takes some time, so it's not worth reuploading here.
            
            https://archiveofourown.org/works/55313149
            https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14345517/1/Classroom-of-the-Elite-Checkmate
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WEINUK

Hey man, will there at least be a guaranteed update before spring?

Kiku_6037

@WEINUK lmao
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WEINUK

@Kiku_6037 what before next fall  (I'm coping)
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Kiku_6037

@WEINUK I don't like to make any guarantees outside of "I haven't forgotten about it and I'm still committed". Because if I promise something and can't deliver in time, it's just a bummer.
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Resident_Playboy

Checkmate from what I remember last updated in August 2024, as I finished my first year of university. I have now started my third year and final year. Time flies. Didn't come asking for an update, just felt really nostalgic. Hope you're doing well Kiku

NOCIue1

@Kiku_6037 That depends on the job. I dont know what you do, and I know that what Im pursuing isnt exactly laid back either, however a man can only dream.
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Kiku_6037

@NOCIue1 That's what I thought as well, but school is just so much more relaxed.
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NOCIue1

paid* i cannot even write
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SatvikPativada

I can't see your works here... How can I see them?

Kiku_6037

@SatvikPativada Wattpad deleted them. Alternatives are linked in my profile as @NoClue1 said (thanks btw)
            
            If you still need the links though, here you go:
            
            https://archiveofourown.org/works/55313149
            https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14345517/1/Classroom-of-the-Elite-Checkmate
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NOCIue1

@SatvikPativada His works are on ao3 and ff.net. He put links on his profile.
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Ziwh17

I randomly remembered while playing silksong that i once made a post here asking about when the next chapter would come out You said surely before silksong lol . Anyway hope ur in good health author <:

Kiku_6037

@Ziwh17 That was an adjustment, but it worked incredibly well after it clicked.
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Ziwh17

@Kiku_6037 fr silksong is peak the diagonal stab took a bit to get used to tho
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Kiku_6037

@Ziwh17 I had no way of knowing that we'd suddenly get peak. But before GTA 6 surely lmao
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