Oct 15, 2025
Author's Commentary #593:
Time to talk about Chapter 593: Casting suspicion.
Now onto the rest day, there will be a little bit of fluff before the next round formally begins. I don't think it'll be much fluff though as I kind of want to squeeze in the round 5 games before the 600th chapter. With that in mind, there is a chance I decide to flip around the rest day and 5th round, but I'm leaning more against it now.
One other thing to talk about is the executive board. If I had to name one plotpoint about this series I feel I really could've handled better, it's the executive board. The original idea was to have them just be a bunch of shadowy suits with inflated ratings, though with the chance that they can play at said level. There would be some naturally talented ones like Gudit and Pewler, but I keep feeling like as the series goes on, the executive board becomes more of a headache to try and write, especially now that Deep Blue's in the mix.
A final thing to note is that with the announcement of a new contest, I feel the chances of Season 10 being a thing this year will be put on hold, at least until my entries for said contest are all finished. There is a fair chance I decide to start it in December, but I might opt more for Side Stories or have Season 10 be something shorter than what I originally have planned, and push the original idea to a future season. For now, I'll try to finish up Season 9, and maybe squeeze in a Side Story. After that, I might put the series on a short break, or at the very least try and sort out the Pre-6B chapters before tackling the next season.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
