Thank you for the chapter. despite my earlier comments, I do love the story.
I just have a few tropes that annoy me to no end. 'unreasonable forced obligation' is very high on the list.
I just appreciate the fact that you've stuck with the story for so long. I know that there are parts that people don't like. But I'm really using this story to experiment with stuff. Since I'll eventually try and write my own original story. Just not sure when, though.