In March, after several bursts of activity, the latter half of the month settled into a near standstill, allowing us only to barely maintain the minimum required updates.

Without any significant bursts, it felt unseemly to beg for votes. I pride myself on having a thin skin; I simply couldn't bring myself to accept something I hadn't truly earned...

No requests for votes naturally meant no votes... Ah, it's a long and complicated story.

Many of you have asked what’s wrong.

What’s wrong? I was nearly crushed.

In March, I only managed seven of the ten promised bursts. And those were completed mid-month... Logically, I should have been able to squeeze out the remaining three, but I genuinely couldn't force the words onto the page...

Mid-March, I attended a salon event. This allowed for a few days of steady updates; upon returning, I immediately received notice that the driving course I’d signed up for was starting... I was told to attend.

So I went... and promptly got verbally dressed down by the instructor every single day... On the sixth day of lessons, the 24th, something happened at home.

My uncle was in a car accident and hospitalized; they had to remove one of his kidneys... The hospital is barely two hundred meters from my house, right next door, essentially.

These reasons—or perhaps excuses—I chose not to share throughout March. I didn't want to appeal for sympathy. Who doesn't have reasons? But updates are the hard truth...

What you all want to see is the content, not my justifications... I absolutely did not want monthly votes based on pity while I failed to deliver the updates in March...

Even less did I want to use my family as an excuse... I would rather work myself to death daily if it meant they were all safe and sound...

During that time, I spent my days in driving school, and only after midnight did I find the quiet time to write, returning from class during the day to revise and upload... Life was a complete mess. I showed up at the driving school every day with dark circles under my eyes, likely earning countless reprimands for it...

Now, March is over, and I've graduated early from the course; I’m just waiting for the final exam. That should happen sometime in May—it's only one day's commitment...

And my uncle’s condition has improved significantly... The family can finally breathe a small sigh of relief...

So, I’m telling you all here: in March, it wasn't a matter of not wanting to fight, or not wanting to compete... it was that life presented too many utterly unpredictable events...

I could certainly use my own struggles to beg for votes through my writing, but my family will never be a reason for me to ask for support...

This is my explanation regarding last month’s update issues. I repeat my stance: those who understand will always understand, and I won't force those who don't...

I just want you to be informed, that is all. I... didn't stop trying my hardest.

Fortunately, I finally have time in April. And there will be a good deal of free time.

Therefore, in April, I intend to work doubly hard to compensate. To compensate myself, and to compensate all of you...

Today is the first day of this month, and I've been writing since sunrise until this very moment... I will continue to push hard tomorrow... As I always say, I will let you know in advance if I reach a point where I can no longer push.

But when I am silent on that matter, it means I am fighting.

So, please join me in this frenzy one more time.

Let’s battle the winds and clouds again in April.

I ask for monthly tickets and recommendation votes.

Thank you V