These past few days, I've been burning the midnight oil to finish my drafts, and now I've finally managed to slow down a bit.

I'm exhausted, both physically and mentally. Just wanted to jot down a few thoughts, say a few words.

I know that the end of the Perfect Attendance Game will bring dissatisfaction.

But I don't think everyone can understand it yet... I'm the one who least wanted, and was most unwilling, for this thing to end.

I don't like giving up halfway, and I especially dislike breaking promises.

When I realized I had no choice but to give up, I felt extremely conflicted and pained, but I didn't even have time to process those emotions because I still had writing tasks I had to complete.

I even considered forcing myself to continue updating the horror story. In fact, I was forcing myself to write that chapter on the seventeenth, but I simply didn't have the time or energy to continue.

What's comforting is that most readers still understand me. I want to apologize to these readers once again for failing to meet your expectations.

If some of my subsequent words have hurt your feelings, I hope you won't misunderstand. Those words weren't meant for you.

They were meant for another group of people.

More people are reading my books now, so this kind of person has emerged.

These masters don't care about or understand other people's situations. Perhaps only when "sudden situations" happen to them will they think that the ensuing compromises are all justified. But when it happens to someone else, they ignore it.

Even though I've been writing for so many years and have always done my best to fulfill every promise I've made, it means nothing to these people. As long as I break a promise even once, they'll say, "You're full of hot air, you go back on your word."

So, I think these people either have never broken a promise in their entire lives due to any objective factors, or they simply lack the most basic tolerance, understanding, and respect for others.

This has nothing to do with reading legal or pirated copies. I'm not targeting that, because some of these masters are reading legal copies.

I don't know what kind of environment these people grew up in, what kind of education they received, or what kind of perceptions they have that make them think that the author somehow owes them something, that they are superior as "consumers."

Even though I make a living by selling words, and I've received other people's money and they've taken my words, we don't owe each other anything. Why should I have to grovel?

The world is fair. To those friends who sincerely support me and like me, I naturally greet them with a smile. If I make a mistake, I'll apologize to them. I don't ask for forgiveness, and I don't need you to understand my struggles and efforts that I can't share with outsiders, but I sincerely say to you, I'm sorry.

As for those masters, I don't think there's any need for me to respect or, as you expect, to lick the boots of a group of people who don't understand what respect is.

You can go and play in environments that welcome you and can provide you with that pathetic sense of superiority. Don't come here looking for trouble.

I've never told my readers, "Like it or leave it." I've always used that attitude towards those masters. Seriously, you guys, if you want to leave, then leave quickly. Don't always think that somewhere would be a big loss without you, or that your departure would cause a big shock, or that others would be reluctant and shocked.

The world keeps turning without anyone, and it's the same without me, a word seller.

Finally, I also want to say sorry to all the masters for not being able to finish the game, because I broke my promise to you too. Because I'm still someone who knows how to respect others, regardless of whether these people deserve my respect, I'm just talking about the matter itself. I was wrong.

Okay, let's wrap things up.

Many people say I've changed.

Maybe.

I used to not write single-chapter posts because I didn't like writing them.

Years ago, the first single-chapter post I wrote was because the editor at the time asked me to write it.

I've been advised by more than one person—a squeaky wheel gets the grease. I should fight for more for myself, and I should get readers into the habit of voting, etc.

So, I started writing some single-chapter posts too. I try my best to write the single-chapter posts well. Even those somewhat utilitarian words, I want to use them to bring happiness to others. I try not to directly ask for votes, because I have a psychological resistance to it. Therefore, I came up with the Perfect Attendance Game. As someone who updates very slowly, I use some rigid indicators and my most valued "promise" to restrain myself.

I didn't expect that in the end, such an ending would occur after a sudden situation.

I am still very grateful to those readers who treat me sincerely, and I will not be disheartened by those who do not respect me.

Perhaps this is also an opportunity for me to return to my original state.

I want to tell everyone that, in fact, I haven't changed.

I am a person who is difficult to change. What has changed is you, the onlookers, and what has changed is this world.

I still haven't been to a single Qidian author gathering. I try not to attend any activities that are not related to writing itself. I am still writing the stories I want to write, and I have never "padded" the story as many people say. Whether you skim through it or read it carefully, each of my chapters is written with care and takes a long time to write.

How I wrote my first book, the first chapter, with what kind of mood and effort, I am still writing like this now.

Even if I write slowly and it's very hard, my bottom line will not change. I want to be responsible for my work and pass my own test.

Perhaps you have grown up, the world has progressed, and I am still standing still.

But I think that's fine.

I won't post anything other than the main text in the future if there's nothing else.

As a certain former captain of the Fifth Division once said many years ago: "Adoration is the emotion furthest from understanding."

I think I should retreat to a more appropriate distance and use the simplest words in the story to communicate with everyone again.

At least for now, I think it's better this way.