Chapter Summaries

The author thanked readers for their generous rewards and described the book’s success, personal finances, and demanding writing schedule. After explaining that intensive updates were worsening their health, the author planned to return to two updates a day and recover before adjusting the posting time.

• The author thanked Warm Sun Bro for a Hundred Alliance and other gifts, and Ze Ze and other readers for years of financial support.
• The author reported the book’s subscriptions, readership, and writing achievements, while recalling earlier financial hardship and support from patrons.
• The author said that the book’s success made taking time off feel costly, and that health concerns had delayed getting a checkup.
• The author described worsening low blood sugar and declining stamina during three-a-day updates, then announced a return to two updates a day after the final day of the event.
• The author planned to rest and shift the update time back the following day, then shared recent reading, shows, and gaming habits.

The author reflected on finishing Volume One of Shepherd's Secret Covenant, discussed its performance and the lessons learned while writing it, and announced a three-day break before Volume Two began updating on the ninth. The author ended by sharing a reading list and wishing readers happiness.

• The author announced that 8,500 words had been updated and that Volume Two would begin updating at noon on the ninth after a three-day break.
• The author reported that Volume One had ended after 442 chapters and 1.43 million words, with average subscriptions above 22,000.
• The author described how impatience and rushed pacing had affected earlier books, and said Shepherd's Secret Covenant benefited from a more relaxed narrative pace.
• The author explained that the Glass Staircase served as the volume's narrative core, with Iver breaking Avalon's unreasonable rules and traditions.
• The author outlined plans to get vaccinated, visit family, rest, and write Volume Two's opening outline, then shared a reading list and wished readers happiness.

Eleven years after the world’s salvation, Iver reunited with his family as the Ouroboros Ring prepared to ascend as a Pillar God. When Aleister chose the new Path of Healing, Iver celebrated her dream of bringing happiness to everyone and invited the family to watch the ceremony.

• Isabel and Aleister left their reading to join the gathering for the Pillar God’s ascension ceremony.
• Yulia and Edward discussed choosing a path for Edward’s children, and Sherlock asked Aleister which path she wanted to take.
• Aleister declared that she wanted to become a Brave and follow the heroic path Iver had walked.
• Iver appeared with James, Lily, and Jacob, then told Aleister that a hero’s purpose was to make a world that no longer needed heroes.
• Aleister chose the Path of Healing and vowed to end suffering, while Iver encouraged her ambition and compared her journey to the Fool’s journey.
• Iver invited everyone to celebrate the Ouroboros Ring’s ascension and Aleister’s new journey.