Dear Readers,

I want to start by offering my sincere apologies for the recent lack of new chapters in the past 7-8 days, despite my promise of daily updates.

Now, let's discuss the purpose of this author's note and the reason behind the delay in chapter uploads.

To provide some context, I reside in India, and it's worth mentioning that English is not my first or primary language. In fact, it is my fourth language. Despite having learned it since childhood, I still face challenges in speaking fluently.

While I can write with proper grammar, it doesn't quite reach the level of proficiency I aspire to. Initially, I relied on Grammarly to rectify my English, but I noticed that it significantly altered my writing style and diluted the intended emotions (I am referring to the free version). As a result, starting from chapter 34, I decided to experiment with using ChatGPT to enhance my English skills, and to my surprise, it proved far more effective than any other tool I had tried. Moreover, I received a comment praising that chapter as the best-written one by me, which reinforced my decision to continue utilizing ChatGPT for subsequent chapters.

Now, let me be totally transparent and honest in how I used ChatGPT for writing. Firstly, I write a paragraph in my style and make it as grammarly perfect as I can. Then, I give it to ChatGPT with a prompt saying, "Rephrase this in correct English while maintaining the style." After that, I edit the result provided by ChatGPT to make it flow smoothly with the other paragraphs. Now, I don't know about the paid version, but the free version that I use isn't that good when rephrasing longer texts. So, mainly, the style and voice are mine, but I just use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly for English correction. But at the end of the day, it is still using AI for writing.

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During my research on the use of AI in writing, I encountered various opinions on Royal Road forums. After careful consideration, I decided to pause my writing and await guidelines from Royal Road regarding the use of AI.

Fortunately, Royal Road has recently released its policy, categorizing my work as AI-assisted. According to the new guidelines, I can continue writing as long as I include the appropriate tag in the story. I will certainly adhere to this rule. However, I wanted to write this note to ensure that those who may not be aware of this new regulation or may have overlooked the fact that this story is AI-assisted are duly informed.

Hence, I humbly want to inform you that this story will continue to utilize ChatGPT for grammar correction and other minor aspects, as I strive to deliver the best story I can.

I acknowledge that opinions on using AI for writing differ among individuals, and I have no intention of changing your stance on this matter. If you are firmly against AI, you are free to stop reading this. I understand that many readers may choose to discontinue following this story. However, it is important to me to be fully transparent with all the readers who have been supporting my work.

Technically, according to the Royal Road rules, I know this doesn't even fall under the AI-assisted category since it doesn't entirely eliminate my voice from the story. However, I'm still going to label it as such because it utilizes AI in the end.

Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support.

Sincerely,

Lucifer36

Note : This story will be AI-assisted, not AI-generated.