This past year has been rather disheartening; even during the Spring Festival when everyone is celebrating, I haven't paused my updates, consistently delivering over five thousand characters daily, yet my monthly votes remain lackluster. I wonder if everyone is too busy with New Year visits to have time to read and vote, or perhaps they’ve simply grown tired of the style?

As for myself, the current plot is exhausting to write, sometimes forcing me to rely on cheap thrills just to push the narrative forward... Honestly, it’s laughable that I’ve seen comments accusing me of dragging out the story to scam money—not only is it grueling work, but the word count I can manage each month is less than half of what it used to be. After a month, without the full attendance bonus or monthly ticket awards and tips, my earnings barely crest two thousand yuan. And with the full attendance bonus being almost impossible to secure, would I really torture myself like this every month for a measly couple of thousand yuan?

If I truly wanted to scam people, I’d just end the story abruptly and start a new one.

Just a small complaint. Regarding the Type-Moon arc wrapping up so quickly, I imagine everyone was quite surprised—I certainly was. Originally, to make the conclusion more engaging, I tried my best to introduce something truly dazzling, but alas, my writing skills proved insufficient, and I felt like I’d already used up most potential plot devices. The harder I tried to make it interesting, the more blocked I became, eventually resorting to throwing away decorum just to maintain some semblance of fun... 233.

As I mentioned in the last chapter, once you get used to abandoning all pretense, it’s impossible to suddenly become noble and upright... although, to be fair, I wasn't exactly noble and upright to begin with.

Actually, there are still many elements from the Type-Moon setting that were left unresolved: Illya, Lorelei, the Black and White Princesses, Saber, the protagonist’s descendants, and countless others... All of these were things I intended to write about, but I kept hitting walls while drafting them. Even racking my brain, I couldn't find a way past those narrative hurdles.

And frankly, these details weren't truly essential to the main storyline. So, after enduring endless, painful writer's block, I decided early this month to temporarily set aside these minute details and jump directly into the main arc. Consequently, now that the main arc has concluded, the Type-Moon section can also come to a temporary close.

For the subsequent content, I had originally planned it out across three arcs. After these loose ends, the real major plot hooks remaining are just Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, the secret of the Rozen Maiden, the Time Travel Brigade, the Heart of the World, and the Heart Codex... In fact, the last two hooks are intrinsically linked, as the protagonist's past life has already been revealed, serving as a unified, subtle undercurrent.

So, one arc per hook seemed perfect.

But upon further consideration, the first two hooks are actually quite simple to resolve: a trip to the Nanoha world would suffice, and the Rozen Maiden secret only really revolves around Suigintou's origins, not requiring a massive word count.

Thus, after some reorganization, I’ve merged the final three planned arcs completely into one, which should signal to everyone that this novel is truly heading towards its finale.

Finally, there isn't much time left for this book to compete for monthly tickets. If the pacing remains swift, we might conclude next month; perhaps this month is the last chance to contend for them. Regardless, after writing for nearly two years, I truly hope to bring it to a satisfying and perfect close. If you could support me with a monthly ticket, it would certainly make my writing process much more enjoyable. RQ