First of all, I want to thank everyone who has continued to follow the story during this year despite my recent unexpected absence, and wish you all a very happy new year with your families and loved ones.
After a year of publication, I've finally reached one million reads on this fanfic, and since I only release two chapters a week, unlike those with 300 chapters or more, I can say I'm among the moderately successful. And I owe it all to you, who support me and encourage me to keep writing even when I don't feel like it.
To avoid any potential misleading that can arouse, volume 3 of the fanfic was supposed to start with chapter 67: Island of Wonder, but due to my mistake, I had to start with chapter 76: Covering Advanced Techniques. I considered deleting and re-uploading the chapters with the correct volume, but I didn't want to erase all the kind and encouraging comments you had left, so I decided to leave it as is. Not that many people care anyway.
In this volume, in addition to addressing all the blind spots in the Greed Island arc, I've also tried to include some more "original" content so it doesn't seem like I'm just retelling the story. There will be more plot, including Kai, Nicholas, and other characters on their own personal adventures, but I'm not entirely sure about the quality or what I'll add. You'll have to read it to find out.
Well, as usual, I'm leaving you with some questions to assess the quality and see where I'm lacking. Remember that I always listen to your words, so please answer honestly.
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What did you think of the storytelling?
• You're doing great. No complaints about this part.
• It's good, although we believe it lacks grammatical variety.
• Although you try to address the topics well, the lack of complexity and length makes them not very catching.
• It's very blunt and poorly detailed. It seems more like it was written by an AI than a person.
Although not extensively, I've tried to delve into the personalities and interactions of other characters besides the protagonist, such as Nicholas, Pokkle, Tsezguerra, etc. What did you think?
• It's as if the characters were real.
• You're doing well. Not very complex, but captivating enough.
• You try to emulate people well, but the lack of emotional and lyrical complexity makes the characters not very believable.
• You don't portray them as people with real-life opinions and developments, but as easy-to-describe labels.
Since I've been trying to cover original content that wasn't part of the canon, what did you think of my approach to portraying it?
• Just like in real life. There are no complaints about the bureaucratic, public, and human processes.
• It's well done, but I think more could be done.
• The organization and terminology used are correct, but it suffers from an obvious lack of terms and complexity in the public administrations.
• It's very poorly researched and developed, and doesn't seem plausible. It's as if it was put together by an ignorant person.
Is there anything you feel is missing or that you think I've forgotten in the story?
Kai still has two more powers to develop, and there are several others who haven't developed theirs yet, like Ponzu, Pokkle, Hanzo, Bodoro... Although I have my own ideas about them, I'd like to know what ideas you all have (taking into account the HxH categories).
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As always, Feel free to vote with a simple 1, or with a more elaborate comment. All will be taken into consideration.
If you're interested in Nicholas, I'm letting you know that I plan to reveal his full potential as a Nen user soon, including his Specialist ability, so pay attention to the upcoming chapters.
Finally, more as a personal favor that I'm a little embarrassed to ask, I'd like to ask for more reviews. I used to have a score above 4.5, but because of the trolls that roam the internet, it's dropped quite a bit, and that really bothers me.
I'm not asking for fake or exaggerated reviews, but I know some good fans haven't posted any yet, and I'd like them to help me get back to a decent level, because I've seen some truly bad work, and I don't think I deserve one-star ratings.
Well, that's it for this year's fanfic. Remember to eat your grapes at midnight and have a great time. You're all awesome!