NOVEL NEXT Chapter 372: Afterwards
As the title says, this is not a chapter. Just afterward. I even said in the last chapter that PLEASE don't unlock it if you don't want to use your coins or fast pass to unlock it. It's too late to complain now.
Welcome to the afterward of VOLUME 7.
First of all, thanks for reading so far, and I hope you keep reading the novel.
As promised, let's talk about some facts that you might have missed while reading. And some of my thoughts and future plans for this novel.
First of all, let's talk about the next volume/arc. The next arc will be a spin-off arc. Which will be totally focused on how Das was before he met Elena. And Das and Elena's love story.
Yes, we will finally get to know how Elena turned Das into how he is now.
You might think this is an unneeded arc, or there is no need for the spin-off.
Let me clarify some of the un-asked questions. First, many of the questions about Das will be answered in this volume.
Most of the things that are related to Das might be revealed.
Let me spoil some stuff about Das before we head to Volume eight.
Das was a psycho before he met Elena. He killed many and many and tried to make this world a better place. But his way of doing it was evil. After he met Elena, he tried to be kind and be a good person.
He regretted it. But changed regardless.
As long as he is with Elena, his thoughts on the process will stay kind. But now, he is slowly reverting back to his old self.
HE WILL STILL BE KIND WITH THE GIRLS HE LOVES.
Now let's talk about the stuff that happened in this volume.
Please note that Das doesn't remember what happens in the white-space. (Doesn't include his time with Lily)
As for the other dreams, he mostly doesn't remember them, or maybe he does. That is uncertain.
His system plays an important role in this volume.
I think most will now have an idea of how his system works.
Lily controls his system, most of it. But there is still some stuff that Lily can't control or can't even access.
Lily can't do anything with his system's permission, i.e - Das' permission.
Lily can see what Das remembers, but can't hear his thoughts or what he thinks.
Lily cannot access his memory unless there is a malfunction in his system.
Lily doesn't know anything about how Das got his system.
Lily has the same level of power in her dimension as much as Das.
Lily can't access anything outside his system, using his system.
Lily doesn't care about Das' system.
Das doesn't have any access to his system unless Lily is awake. (he needs Lily to tweak his system)
Das can change his strength as it's a direct command from Das.
Lily can do anything in the world as long as she has access to Das' system.
If Lily uses Das' system and it doesn't have any effect on Das body, then he is not in danger.
If Das uses his system, and his body is tweaked, it can have an effect on his system.
The healing and boosting of the processes of his body using the system sucks his life energy.
Alright, I think this is enough with the facts.
There are many things that are still not revealed. And even more, stuff which Das has no idea about.
Phase one of the novel is ended.
From the next volume onwards, the story will be focused on multiple characters.
Anything sad or major that happens with Das causes huge damage to Das' brain.
Das can no longer think straight for more than ten minutes.
His body pains never stopped. His body still aches from time to time, and all he can do is quietly endure them.
The damage to his body done by using Oyuoris are considered as external components, and doesn't include in his body. So the process and the system mostly have no control over them. (for now. Das MIGHT FIND a way to FULLY CONTROL IT)
Das will try to make the best of his system.
A lot of characters will be introduced in the next volumes.
Now let's talk about chapter 262- "Impermanence Eternity"
Man, it took me hours to write it, and I did my best to put all my feelings on that chapter, but boy, I was trashed too much.
Many complained about the useless word padding and said it was not needed, and they feel like I looted them.
I still get comments on some different POV chapters, a lot recently. And they feel like those chapters are not worth it to read.
Please understand that there are some important parts in those chapters and that is very much needed for the future plot.
If you think those chapters are useless, then feel free to think that. But know that you are wrong. I don't think they are useless.
I will keep writing those chapters whenever I think they are needed. And not even 1/10 of the content is repeated in those chapters.
Someone filed a complaint, and I was consulted by my editor about it.
I felt insulted.
If you read with fast passes, authors get nothing. If you vote for the novel with power stones, authors get nothing. If you comment or review, the authors get nothing. I don't care how you read my novels, as long as you read it and you are my reader, I am happy.
I will try my best to stay as humble as possible, but if I am being wronged in any way, I will forget that I am an author and you are a reader.
Now let's talk about chapter 262.
That chapter was a very important chapter for me. And it was as hard for me to write it as it was for you to read it.
The repeated "Ba Dump~!"
It looks like many of you forget that Das' heartbeats were almost non-existent.
He mentioned that his heartbeats are very low and you need to press your ear hard on his chest to hear it. (like Elena did)
And in chapter 262, his heartbeat was very loud. Like it was mentioned, his heartbeats were so loud that it was echoing in the hallways.
It was so loud that he could almost feel his heart popping out of this chest.
He was that scared and worried.
But instead of paying attention to that, I was…. High.
Another thing about that chapter is that if you had paid attention, he was remembering/ hearing Daulla's voices. All of his memories with Daulla were flashing before his eyes.
And if you had paid attention, the scenes he was remembering were backward from the last time he saw Daulla.
It slowly started from chapter 255 "You Are a King now" to Chapter 168 "Daulla".
If anyone had picked that up, then a high-five to you. Let's talk on discord, LMAO
Now let's talk about the giveaway winners.
I had planned a giveaway for Christmas. And the requirements were,
[Must need a discord account, and must be in my discord server.]
1)The top three voters in the power stone ranking of this novel, and my second novel will get the rewards.
2) The top three contributors in the fan ranking of this novel and my second novel will get the rewards.
So the winners are,
The top three contributors of this novel are: 1) Brain_ Liston, 2) Joshua_ shipp, 3) Daybed 87.
The top three voters of this novel are, 1) CodenameDEVIL with 468 votes. 2) Second is… me with 351 (yes, I know. So shameless). So let's skip 2nd. 3) 18fangj with 264 votes.
The top three contributors of URE (Underrated Exorcist) are my friends, so they won't get anything.
Tope three voters of URE are, 1) Bastian_ hug with 26 votes. 2) linyun 282 with 10 votes. 3) Ethereal Zephyr with 6 votes.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners.
Please join the discord server and contact me within three days of this announcement, and claim your reward. If not, the reward will be invalid.
The requirements, eligibility, and rewards of the next giveaway will be announced within a week.
If you join the discord group, there is a channel name #white- space, where you will have to introduce yourself.
I have posted the template there. Please follow it.
I will also post the template here,
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About yourself :
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How did you find my novel:
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Favorite character in the novel :
-Reason (optional)
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It's a very simple requirement to get access to all the channels.
This is something I had to do to keep the server free from spammers.
Thanks for reading this chapter, and have a nice day.
Tomorrow's chapter will start from the first day of Das' high school. And certain unexplained events will be explained in this volume.
And I have said before that this novel is not actually a VR novel, it's a video game novel. And the system used by Das and others is considered as a game genre.
But the endgame and the later acrs will be in the VR game. (just a little spoiler to keep you readers hooked)
Thanks for reading~!