Three chapters have been updated. A few words on that...

This month, I plan to reach an update volume of approximately 300,000 words.

I will strive for three updates a day. Generally speaking, as long as there are no domestic emergencies, I devote all my energy to writing. While three chapters a day is exhausting, this is the first month of the new book's release, and I must push myself.

I have no backlog of chapters. As soon as I finish and revise a chapter, I upload it immediately. Therefore, my update times may be irregular, for which I sincerely apologize.

When I am in good form, I can manage four chapters, and whenever that state strikes, I will do my absolute best to write them. Truly, when I say I am doing my best, it is a genuine effort. After writing three chapters, my back aches and my fingers become stiff. If I push for four, my hands inevitably slow down, and my fingers end up aching intensely afterward.

Tenosynovitis is an occupational hazard for writers, and I am no exception. I suffer from it as well, but there is no help for it; in this line of work, one must pay a price.

I will do my utmost to perform well. I only hope that this month will be free of regrets and that I can maintain a stable position on the monthly ticket rankings. I long for those monthly tickets; this may be the month I campaign for them most diligently. I have no choice—the new book monthly ticket ranking is vital to a book's success.

I hope you can understand. Indeed, I personally do not like seeing too much miscellaneous chatter when I am reading a book. I am only forced to post these separate notices out of necessity, and after this month, I certainly won't be soliciting support so frequently.

Having already mustered the audacity to post this notice, I sincerely hope to see the monthly ticket count rise. We are at the middle of the month, and you may have new tickets available. If you are able, please cast them for me; during the new book period, monthly tickets are of the utmost importance.

I promise I will not let you down. Please believe in me.