There are only two volumes left.
Volume 19 will be the final battle arc, and the main storyline will conclude in this volume.
Volume 20 will cover what happens afterward and include side stories, telling the stories of the protagonist and some supporting characters after the main storyline ends.
The final arc of Volume 19 will begin updating on June 20, with a three-month-and-ten-day hiatus in between.
The reasons:
1. There are many characters, and I want to design the plot as well as possible, which requires some preparation time. (About two months.)
2. I will undergo a minor operation and quit smoking. (About one month.)
The author's health is poor, largely because of the suicidal amount of smoking.
The operation is expected to require about twenty days of rest, which should coincide with the worst of the withdrawal period. Along with the following two months of preparing the general and detailed outlines, I will use this opportunity to quit smoking.
Stay away from smoking and cherish your life.
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That's more or less the situation.
Volume 19 is expected to be around 100 chapters and take three to four months. (I currently don't have a detailed outline, so I can't be certain.)
Volume 20's afterword and side stories are expected to be around 30 to 60 chapters and take less than two months. We'll see how things go when the time comes.
The book is expected to be completed by December 31 at the earliest, or around the Spring Festival in February 2026 at the latest.
Thank you all for your continued support.
Please forgive me for making everyone wait three months for the final volume of the main storyline.
See you in summer, during the school break, for Volume 19: Battle to Seize the Heavens!