After doing some thinking over the current course of the story, and in response to strong opinions expressed by readers over events and decisions, I have decided that I will be winding the story back to Chapter 12, just before the introduction of Charlotte took place.

As part of this, I will be removing every chapter from 12 to 30 and reworking the plot so that everything makes more sense, more logical decisions are made by the MC, and the controversial elements will be fixed.

Much of the plot unrelated to Charlotte or Charlie will remain the same, such as escapades in the dungeon, but more events will be added or changed. Reworked Chapters will be posted as I write them.

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For anybody that enjoyed the way the plot originally went, I will condense all of the original chapters into three "Non-Canon" pieces, to preserve it as it was.

I figure it is better to rip the band aid off now rather than bull through with the current plot and continue poisoning the well.

For new readers, you can safely skip the Non-Canon portion and pick right up at Chapter 12 V2

Update:

The rewrite concluded on July 25th, 2024.

The non-canon chapters were removed from Royal Road and are now available on my Patreon for the price of $3, and you can also subscribe there if you feel so inclined.