It's finished! I expected around 1.5 million Chinese characters, and the final count was 1.445 million? For once, my estimate was relatively accurate. I used to be way off... -_-!
(Speaking of which, I've never understood why so many people ask how long I plan to make every book. What author's plans ever match the actual result? Mine never have, so what's the point of asking? ←_← Especially the people who ask right from the start when it'll be finished. Fuck, how would I know? I don't even know what time I'll finish writing that day's chapter.)
Honestly, my health really isn't up to it anymore. Toward the end of every book, I get exhausted and stiff, worn out in body and mind, like I've ejaculated every last drop of brain matter...
I have to start exercising. If this keeps up, it won't just be a matter of missed or delayed updates. I might be done for.
Although the final stretch seemed a little difficult to write, this was the happiest I've been writing any of my books. The content felt good, the setting felt good, the characters felt good, and their interactions felt good. Many parts were very easy to write, and there was very little nitpicking. Mentally, it really was comfortable. Even the malicious reports that used to disgust me most had nothing much to get me with, so I was in a good mood from beginning to end.
Especially during the first half, my wife often asked me, "Why are you grinning while you write?" ...I imagine you were often lying in bed smiling fondly at your phones, too. That was the whole point of this book, and it achieved that.
It was an honor for this book to accompany you through relaxing, happy moments, as you