Final Thoughts...

It was finished.

It felt like I had countless things to say, yet I didn't know where to begin, or even whether I should say them.

Forget it. I should thank all of you, my patrons on the other side of the screen. Thank you for accompanying me on this journey, and thank you for your support. It was precisely because of your support that I made it this far.

This was my first completed long novel. I admit that this book had many flaws and many unreasonable parts, as well as serious inconsistencies before and after. Those were things that absolutely should not have happened for an author, and they made many dear readers complain and even feel disappointed.

It was indeed because my knowledge and ability were lacking. There were still very, very many areas where I fell short.

Here, I offer my most sincere apology to all my dear readers, and I promise that I will never make the same mistakes in my next novel.

Of course, I also gained a great deal of experience from this book. Well... I think I grew a lot. I will do my best to show all of that in my next book.

The new book will probably be released two months from now. I hope fate will allow me to meet all of you dear readers again, and when that time comes, I humbly ask for your judgment.

As for why there will be such a long pause in between, it won't entirely be for rest. It is also because I know my own abilities are insufficient, my writing speed is not fast, and I have many other shortcomings.

I truly need more time to prepare as many saved chapters as possible, doing my utmost to ensure that no matter