I can't believe I'm already past chapter 200. It's kind of crazy to think that a story I started for fun would actually get to this point, but here I am just over a year later, still writing and loving every second of it. I truly cannot thank you all enough for the support you all have given me over the past year and hope I can keep up the momentum!

As for the purpose of this announcement, I will be taking a 6-day break to spend some time with my family. To keep this short and simple, one of my dad's best friends passed away from natural causes a couple of days ago, and I can tell it is hitting him hard even though he is staying strong, so I wish to spend some father-son time with him to help get his mind off the event.

This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.

In any case, I hope everyone has been doing well, and apologize for not releasing the expected chapter for today! I will be back on the 31st with the new chapter!

I hope to see you all then!