Thank you all for your support. Sandstorm King has been serialized for fourteen days now, and this morning it passed the five-thousand-bookmark milestone, which kept me in a good mood all day. First, I want to thank all of you readers here. I'm truly touched.
In truth, I'm just an old author past my prime. When I first started writing this book, I was just browsing the anime section and reading a few Pokémon fanfics, such as Tierno, about a Coordinator, and Dark Tycoon, with its novel premise. Seeing such excellent works made my fingers itch, so I started a new project (^?^).
There's really just one thing I wanted to say today. I pushed too hard with the updates a while ago, and I'm still feeling a little unwell. Grinding away really does make your liver hurt, I've discovered, so I have to say sorry. Going forward, I'll try to stick mainly to two updates a day. Bursts of six or five updates like before may only happen on special occasions in the future, hehe.
I won't say much more. I've always believed that only authors who truly love Pokémon can write something brilliant that is their own, rather than opportunistic shortcuts taken by those chasing profit. So thank you all for your support. This book will keep being just as exciting as ever.