Future updates will be released two chapters at a time at noon.
Caterpie really is just a transitional character, so please don't dwell on it. After leaving the Deserted Island, Caterpie's storyline will be over, and it will move into a supporting role.
The bonus chapter rules have been canceled. I'm sorry, everyone who's been following along. I will make up for the promised bonus chapters for recommendation rank promotions—I won't forget. If I make it through all four rounds of recommendations smoothly, that will be eight bonus chapters.
There are some things I wanted to wait until the premium release to talk about, but I was afraid that if there weren't a big burst of updates afterward, some readers would be disappointed, so I'll say them now.
I'm truly sorry for canceling the bonus chapter rules and for not adding extra chapters. While no one has tipped me yet, I'll explain...
My mom is sick. She only has one or two months left. I don't have much time to write extra chapters; I need to spend all my time besides updating with my mom.
The pressure has really been overwhelming lately. Watching my mom grow weaker by the day, tormented by illness—from when she could still walk, speak clearly, and eat...
To now, when she can't walk and needs me to carry her or give her a piggyback ride. Speaking is difficult for her, and she can't eat anything either. She can only drink a little thin porridge. I know very clearly that my mom's life has entered its final countdown.
Watching my mom grow weaker day by day, I don't even know which day will be the last. When will it come?
It's truly agonizing...
Under these circumstances, I really don't have the heart to update, let alone