One burnout, a 3 week break, a slow recovery, and a ton of procrastinating later, and we've finally finished up Volume 7. Honestly, I don't think even the Ancient Egyptians felt like this while they were placing the last block of the final pyramid. I'm just so relieved to have finally finished SOMETHING, you know?

As for the actual Volume itself, I wouldn't consider it my proudest work, but that's why I write webnovels first and foremost. Mostly, I just throw as many things at random and see what sticks, so when I eventually revisit the story while turning it into a lightnovel, I have the hindsight necessary to pick what stays and what changes.

Given the turbulent time in my life, what with heading off to college at the start of October, separating from my friends and family for the first time... ever, really; not to mention all the extra responsibilities I had to get used to doing pretty much daily—yeah, it's really no surprise that I found myself too tired to write after a while.

We're closing in on 3 years since I started writing stories. Depending on how you look at it, I either have nothing to show for it, or a heck of a lot. Perhaps taking the time to properly turn some of the Volumes of my previous story into a published book would be the smart play after I'm done with Heaven's Calling. On the other hand, I dislike the idea of not writing the next story immediately after. I'm greedy, and I feel like at least some of you can relate to what I'm saying. I'd most prefer it if I could do it all at once, but as weak as it may sound—I have my limits.

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I'll of course finish Heaven's Calling the way the story was intended. I'll try my best to finish all 9 of the projected Volumes in time for New Years, and after that... Who knows? You might not hear from me for a while, at least not until Transcontinental has some published Volumes under its belt. When that happens, maybe give the lightnovel a try if you do happen to miss me. Sigh, after that... I'll probably work on the next series.

I'll look into checking off some of the shorter stories I have planned so far. Maybe that'll be easier to manage? What am I saying, of course it will! I've also learned my lesson when it comes to planning a story ahead thoroughly from start to finish. I can only hope that the next work will blow all of my previous works out of the water.

Oh dang, I've been yapping on and on about the future so much, I completely forgot to talk about the Volume. Well, I have something to admit—that was sort of on purpose. Truth be told, I spent so much time writing Volume 7 that I completely forgot what all happens in it. A blunder on my part, but I hope you can forgive me this time. Well, that's all I have to share for now. Everyone, please take care of your health, and I'll see you at the end of Volume 8.

This is your friendly neighborhood Mikan Akai, signing out! Cheers~