Chapter 16 is here.
It’s really a crime, but I started reading my first-ever printed オンライン小説 (omg, why wouldn’t this announcement function let me post the English word here?!!!) series only just last week. And, well, I’ve learned some things, the first of which was that belles lettres are just a heap of words if you don’t make an equal effort about plot—not just any plot, but a plot that makes people care, and be kinder, and I’m so grateful that @RuslanAdihanyan reminded me of this last week. It was a very timely warning bell. I’d hate to turn into Proust et. al., who write selfish books, for themselves.
If my cast sounds a bit strange this week, this would be the reason.
So grateful for all the conversations I’ve had on here. —Eli Aki