Mario Nakano 64

Mario Nakano 64

It's a me. I'm an aspiring light novel writer hoping to one day see my works in anime form. I hope that my works at least brighten up your day and give you something to look forward to.

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    May 27, 2025

    Author's Commentary #452:

    Time to talk about Chapter 452: Unconsentual hair removal.
    Yeah, you all saw it coming. And yes, this was planned from the start. No further comments...

    OK, so there is actually more to talk about, however, I actually have to be careful to avoid giving away spoilers. Though I can talk more about the original vision for this. Originally, this was nothing more than a simple chapter or two of fun to be had on the rest day. Everyone would still go bald, but things were much smaller scaled, mainly due to only a few teams being fully fleshed out at the time. Now there's over 65 women's teams. The nature of the tournament has also changed drastically as what was once an insignificant minor event is now a major plot beat in the entire story.

    One quick thing I'd mention is that I plan to feature music notes in the comments, providing links to the songs I feel should play during certain chapters. These won't be numbered, and they won't be done starting from Chapter 1, nor will they be present for all chapters.

    As for how things go from here in the story, obviously, more girls will end up bald. Of course, there will also be character development moments, so don't think this will just be weeks of author's poorly disguised fetish. In fact, things will be shifting over to Kisha for a few chapters, so look forward to learning more fun facts about the series.

    That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

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    Chapter:452



    May 26, 2025

    To celebrate the Chess Olympics arc, I've decided to create full artwork of all the major teams that will appear in the arc.

    Women's teams ordered by average rating:

    1. United States of America (average rating: 2661.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19740

    2. German Empire of Prussia (average rating: 2613): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19763

    3. Japan (average rating: 2595): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19787

    4. Norway (average rating: 2594.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19777

    5. India (average rating: 2562.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19743

    6. China (average rating: 2511.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19747

    7. Hungary (average rating: 2504.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19766

    8. Ukraine (average rating: 2503.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20248

    9. Russia (average rating: 2458.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20251

    10. Georgia (average rating: 2428): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19703

    11. Netherlands (average rating: 2422): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19778

    12. France (average rating: 2410.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19765

    13. Israeli Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2409): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20287

    14. Poland (average rating: 2400.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19767

    15. Neo Kingdom of Egypt (average rating: 2394.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19773

    16. Azerbaijan (average rating: 2385.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19751

    17. Kazakhstan (average rating: 2384.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20059

    18. Spain (average rating: 2354): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19748

    19. Bulgaria (average rating: 2353.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20259

    20. Romania (average rating: 2350.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19774

    21. England (average rating: 2347.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19776

    22. Armenia (average rating: 2326.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19770

    23. Italy (average rating: 2324.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19779

    24. Denmark (average rating: 2305.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19708

    25. Estonia (average rating: 2269.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20257

    26. Switzerland (average rating: 2263.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19761

    27. Türkiye (average rating: 2257.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19702

    28. Greece (average rating: 2254.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20333

    29. Vietnam (average rating 2246.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19707

    30. New Empire of Mongolia (average rating: 2241.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19752

    31. Montenegro (average rating: 2237.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19930

    32. Argentina (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19782

    33. New Republic of Paeonia (average rating: 2214): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19758

    34. Serbia (average rating: 2202.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18250

    35. Sweden (average rating: 2201.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19706

    36. Ireland (average rating: 2178.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19929

    37. Belgium (average rating: 2169): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19769

    38. Latvia (average rating: 2166.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20332

    39. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2161.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19602

    40. Czechoslovakia (average rating: 2155.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19760

    41. Ecuador (average rating: 2151): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19756

    42. Uzbekistan (average rating: 2147): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18305

    43. Croatia (average rating: 2146.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19603

    44. Brazil (average rating: 2143.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20334

    45. Peru (average rating: 2128.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19759

    46. Antarctica (average rating: 2094): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19757

    47. Lithuania (average rating: 2093.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19699

    48. South Africa (average rating: 2086.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19705

    49. Australia (average rating: 2084.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20253

    50. Philippines (average rating: 2082): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20164

    51. Austria (average rating: 2080.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19741

    52. Åland Islands (average rating: 2072.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19755

    53. New Zealand (average rating: 2073.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19746

    54. Ethiopia (Average rating: 2029.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19785

    55. Portugal (average rating: 2008.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19700

    56. Scotland (average rating: 1999): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20254

    57. Canada (average rating: 1997.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19750

    58. Bosnia and Herzegovina (average rating: 1987.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20208

    59. Mexico (average rating: 1986): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19928

    60. Albania (average rating: 1968.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19606

    61. Chile (average rating: 1960.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20165

    62. Iceland (average rating: 1930.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20256

    63. Indonesia (average rating: 1876.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19780

    64. Wales (average rating: 1873.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19017

    65. Tanzania (average rating: 1863.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20250

    66. Republic of Korea (average rating: 1778): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20252

    67. Pakistan (average rating: 1768.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19745

    68. Northern Ireland (average rating: 1777): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18824

    69. Kosovo (average rating: 1696): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20249

    Men's teams ordered by average rating:

    1. United States of America (average rating: 2854.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18016

    2. Russia (average rating: 2853.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18173

    3. India (average rating: 2768.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17286

    4. Uzbekistan (average rating: 2698.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18050

    5. German Empire of Prussia (average rating: 2694.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17720

    6. Spain (average rating: 2686.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17431

    7. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2666.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18251

    8. Hungary (average rating: 2654.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19016

    9. Poland (average rating: 2640.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17174

    10. Ukraine (average rating: 2633.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18170

    11. China (average rating: 2631): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17967

    12. Romania (average rating: 2626.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18055

    13. Austria (average rating: 2624): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17972

    14. Serbia (average rating: 2602.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18186

    15. Cuba (average rating: 2577.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17586

    16. France (average rating: 2565.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18051

    17. Croatia (average rating: 2560.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19607

    18. Iceland (average rating: 2534.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18171

    19. Israeli Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2528): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19241

    20. New Empire of Mongolia (average rating: 2472.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19246

    21. Estonia (average rating: 2462.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19940

    22. Bosnia and Herzegovina (average rating: 2443.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17585

    23. England (average rating: 2431.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18049

    24. Slovenia (average rating: 2419.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19019

    25. Costa Rica (average rating: 2362): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18187

    26. Italy (average rating: 2320.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18056

    27. New Zealand (average rating: 2286): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17432

    28. Denmark (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19020

    29. Canada (average rating 2223): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18042

    30. Japan (average rating: 2047.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18184

    Other:

    The Arbiters (average rating: 2672): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19933

    WWCF Staff (average rating: 2340): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19029

    The Commentators (average rating: 2281.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19932

    Female coaches (average rating: 1929): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19697

    DSPCMs (average rating: 1628.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20166

    Misc. Female Players (average rating: 1546.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19023

    SPCMs (average rating: 1376.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19024

    World Leaders (average rating: 941.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19027

    Female Spectators (average rating: 199.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19931

    Bonus:

    Team Pakistan (Women) before Saima went bald: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18905

    Team Northern Ireland (Women) before going bald: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18825

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    Chapter:259

    May 26, 2025

    [Game log #183]

    Here's the game from Chapters 296-298 between Okisato and Arun on board 3 in the Japan vs India match in round 4 of the Chess Olympics, and the game from Chapter 298 between Santa and Laura on board 1 in the Latvia vs Italy match in round 4 of the Chess Olympics.

    [Event "Chess Olympics"]
    [Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
    [Date "2024.09.19"]
    [Round "4"]
    [White "Arun Jhingan (2801)"]
    [Black "Okisato Tanabe (2700)"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

    1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Kf7 3. Qh5+ g6 4. fxg6+ Kg7 5. gxh7 Rxh7 6. Qf3 Nf6 7. d4 d5 8. Bd3 Qd6 9. Bxh7 Kxh7 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Qe6+ 12. Nge2 Qf5 13. O-O-O Bh6 14. Bxh6 Qxf3 15. gxf3 Kxh6 16. Nf4 Bf5 17. Ncxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Ne7 Bh7 21. Rhe1 Nxf3 22. Re6+ Kg5 23. Rd5+ Kg4 24. Rh6 c6 25. Rdh5 Bg8 26. h3+ Kf4 27. Rf6+ Ke4 28. Ng6 Ng5 29. Rxg5 Rf8 30. Rxf8 Bf7 31. Rxf7 Kd4 32. Rf4# 1-0

    [Event "Chess Olympics"]
    [Site "Budapest, Hungary"]
    [Date "2024.09.19"]
    [Round "4"]
    [White "Laura Amore (2569)"]
    [Black "DSPCM Santa Kļava (2248)"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [Link "https://www.chess.com/analysis?tab=analysis"]

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 e4 4. Nd4 Qf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Qg4 d5 7. Bb5 Ne7 8. d3 Nxf5 9. Qf4 exd3 10. O-O Bd6 11. Qf3 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Qxf3 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Re1+ Qe2 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Rxe2 dxe2 17. Nc3 Ba6 18. f3 c5 19. Rc1 cxd4 20. Nxd5 c5 21. Bg5 Rf5 22. Ne7+ Bxe7 23. Bd2 Bg5 24. Bxg5 Rxg5 25. h4 d3 26. Kf2 d2 27. Rg1 Re8 28. Re1 dxe1=Q+ 29. Kxe1 Rxg2 30. h5 Rd8 31. a4 Rd1# 0-1

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    En Passant Grandmaster
    Chapter:298

    May 25, 2025

    Author's Commentary #450:

    Time to talk about Chapter 450: Secret 6B.
    I've been hinting at this a bit, but now it's finally been revealed in the story that the next mini-arc will be a bughouse focused one. I'm sure you can guess why I'd be dreading that.

    I don't hate bughouse, in fact, I stated before that I had lots of fun crafting the very first bughouse game back in Season 1. The problem is that it's really hard to write the games due to the lack of a bughouse analysis engine. This means that to get bughouse games, I either need to lookup ones played between high-level players, play the games myself, or do everything from scratch. The last option can be very tiring, and with burnout now being a constant factor, I'm not sure if I'll be able to do 16 full bughouse games like that. Taking the games from games I played is also not as great, but mainly due to the fact that the skill level of play for those games is so low.

    That's the other problem I have with doing the games from scratch as since Daria and Mimoko will be on a team, they'll need to play practically perfect chess. It's a difficult undertaking, but that's also why I'm making the games bullet ones as the fast time control can make it easy for me to get away with things.

    However, even though the nature of the mini-arc is revealed, it will be a good few chapters before the bughouse tournament actually begins. There's actually a lot of lore beats I'm working to get down for this, as I can't reiterate enough how important this mini-arc will truly be. It might seem trivial now, but by the end of the mini-arc, you'll understand why I said it was so important to the overall story.

    That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

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    Chapter:450




    May 22, 2025

    To celebrate the Chess Olympics arc, I've decided to create full artwork of all the major teams that will appear in the arc.

    Women's teams ordered by average rating:

    1. United States of America (average rating: 2661.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19740

    2. German Empire of Prussia (average rating: 2613): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19763

    3. Japan (average rating: 2595): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19787

    4. Norway (average rating: 2594.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19777

    5. India (average rating: 2562.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19743

    6. China (average rating: 2511.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19747

    7. Hungary (average rating: 2504.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19766

    8. Ukraine (average rating: 2503.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20248

    9. Russia (average rating: 2458.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20251

    10. Georgia (average rating: 2428): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19703

    11. Netherlands (average rating: 2422): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19778

    12. France (average rating: 2410.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19765

    13. Israeli Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2409): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20287

    14. Poland (average rating: 2400.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19767

    15. Neo Kingdom of Egypt (average rating: 2394.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19773

    16. Azerbaijan (average rating: 2385.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19751

    17. Kazakhstan (average rating: 2384.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20059

    18. Spain (average rating: 2354): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19748

    19. Bulgaria (average rating: 2353.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20259

    20. Romania (average rating: 2350.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19774

    21. England (average rating: 2347.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19776

    22. Armenia (average rating: 2326.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19770

    23. Italy (average rating: 2324.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19779

    24. Denmark (average rating: 2305.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19708

    25. Estonia (average rating: 2269.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20257

    26. Switzerland (average rating: 2263.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19761

    27. Türkiye (average rating: 2257.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19702

    28. Greece (average rating: 2254.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19783

    29. Vietnam (average rating 2246.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19707

    30. New Empire of Mongolia (average rating: 2241.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19752

    31. Montenegro (average rating: 2237.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19930

    32. Argentina (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19782

    33. New Republic of Paeonia (average rating: 2214): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19758

    34. Serbia (average rating: 2202.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18250

    35. Sweden (average rating: 2201.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19706

    36. Ireland (average rating: 2178.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19929

    37. Belgium (average rating: 2169): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19769

    38. Latvia (average rating: 2166.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20288

    39. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2161.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19602

    40. Czechoslovakia (average rating: 2155.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19760

    41. Ecuador (average rating: 2151): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19756

    42. Uzbekistan (average rating: 2147): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18305

    43. Croatia (average rating: 2146.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19603

    44. Brazil (average rating: 2143.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20255

    45. Peru (average rating: 2128.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19759

    46. Antarctica (average rating: 2094): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19757

    47. Lithuania (average rating: 2093.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19699

    48. South Africa (average rating: 2086.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19705

    49. Australia (average rating: 2084.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20253

    50. Philippines (average rating: 2082): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20164

    51. Austria (average rating: 2080.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19741

    52. Åland Islands (average rating: 2072.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19755

    53. New Zealand (average rating: 2073.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19746

    54. Ethiopia (Average rating: 2029.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19785

    55. Portugal (average rating: 2008.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19700

    56. Scotland (average rating: 1999): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20254

    57. Canada (average rating: 1997.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19750

    58. Bosnia and Herzegovina (average rating: 1987.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20208

    59. Mexico (average rating: 1986): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19928

    60. Albania (average rating: 1968.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19606

    61. Chile (average rating: 1960.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20165

    62. Iceland (average rating: 1930.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20256

    63. Indonesia (average rating: 1876.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19780

    64. Wales (average rating: 1873.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19017

    65. Tanzania (average rating: 1863.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20250

    66. Republic of Korea (average rating: 1778): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20252

    67. Pakistan (average rating: 1768.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19745

    68. Northern Ireland (average rating: 1777): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18824

    69. Kosovo (average rating: 1696): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20249

    Men's teams ordered by average rating:

    1. United States of America (average rating: 2854.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18016

    2. Russia (average rating: 2853.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18173

    3. India (average rating: 2768.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17286

    4. Uzbekistan (average rating: 2698.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18050

    5. German Empire of Prussia (average rating: 2694.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17720

    6. Spain (average rating: 2686.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17431

    7. Neo-Babylonian Empire (average rating: 2666.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18251

    8. Hungary (average rating: 2654.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19016

    9. Poland (average rating: 2640.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17174

    10. Ukraine (average rating: 2633.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18170

    11. China (average rating: 2631): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17967

    12. Romania (average rating: 2626.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18055

    13. Austria (average rating: 2624): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17972

    14. Serbia (average rating: 2602.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18186

    15. Cuba (average rating: 2577.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17586

    16. France (average rating: 2565.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18051

    17. Croatia (average rating: 2560.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19607

    18. Iceland (average rating: 2534.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18171

    19. Israeli Kingdom of Simien (average rating: 2528): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19241

    20. New Empire of Mongolia (average rating: 2472.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19246

    21. Estonia (average rating: 2462.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19940

    22. Bosnia and Herzegovina (average rating: 2443.2): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17585

    23. England (average rating: 2431.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18049

    24. Slovenia (average rating: 2419.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19019

    25. Costa Rica (average rating: 2362): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18187

    26. Italy (average rating: 2320.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18056

    27. New Zealand (average rating: 2286): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/17432

    28. Denmark (average rating: 2225): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19020

    29. Canada (average rating 2223): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18042

    30. Japan (average rating: 2047.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18184

    Other:

    The Arbiters (average rating: 2672): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19933

    WWCF Staff (average rating: 2340): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19029

    The Commentators (average rating: 2281.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19932

    Female coaches (average rating: 1929): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19697

    DSPCMs (average rating: 1628.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/20166

    Misc. Female Players (average rating: 1546.4): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19023

    SPCMs (average rating: 1376.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19024

    World Leaders (average rating: 941.6): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19027

    Female Spectators (average rating: 199.8): https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/19931

    Bonus:

    Team Pakistan (Women) before Saima went bald: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18905

    Team Northern Ireland (Women) before going bald: https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novel_images/18825

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    May 22, 2025

    Author's Commentary #447:

    Time to talk about Chapter 447: Asshole vs asshole.
    I might be stretching the definition of asshole a bit on this one, but I think Heather can be considered an asshole. No debate on Valve though. Now for some background on the match.

    Once I finalized the Daria vs the Fairies mini-arc, I originally planned to have Valve lose to Daria and get pitted against Heather in round 8. The latter did fully happen on-screen, however, it went down much differently from the original vision. Nyoan obviously wasn't present, even though she was planned to disguise as Minoo early on. I only added this last-minute in order to better connect the story.

    The game being as short as it is was purely by chance. I don't remember the exact level the bot was set at, but I think it was at least 2000, meaning it would be Chess.com's level 16 Engine bot or higher. Even I didn't expect the game to end so fast after being dead-even for nearly 15 moves, but when it happened, I knew it was going to be used.

    Now back to what I was saying earlier, Heather was always going to beat Valve, however, England was actually set to lose the match. What made me reverse course was the lack of something important; spotlight on Maila. Originally after round 7, Mimoko was going to comfort Maila, who was dejected about her slump which would result in her regaining her mojo and winning her game and the match for Estonia. Since that didn't happen, I decided to extend the Maila's slump plotline another round or two. It won't be forgotten, but it will now occur a bit later than planned.

    And now, round 8 is officially done. All that's left now before the rest day is to check in on all the characters. One final thing I will mention is these next series of chapters were added last minute, however, they are technically canon and very important to the overall series.

    That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

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    May 21, 2025

    Author's Commentary #446:

    Time to talk about Chapter 446: Mongol milestone.
    After 3 rounds and a Bermuda party, it's finally time to check back in on Jad. I've been wanting to showcase his newfound rage earlier, but burnout's been keeping me from doing so until now.

    Originally, Jad was planned to go on a romp and wipe out teams 4-0 after his defeat to team Japan in round 5. Many of these teams would be nations that were conquered by the Mongol Empire. While Jad did in fact beat those teams, it was offscreen.

    Speaking of the game, Jad opens with 1. h3, but Jarosław responds with 1... d5 instead of e5, preventing him from playing the Ungern-Sternberg Opening. Thus, we will dib this new opening of 1. h3 d5 2. d4, the Mongolian Opening and 1. h3 d5 2. d5 Bf5 the Mongol Opening: Polish Countergambit.

    While I am glad to finally get this game done, it is making me realize burnout is really effecting me when it comes to game chapters. The arc is also starting to become cumbersome as I'm still a ways off from finishing it, but want to try doing some other stuff with the series. Speaking of which, I ended up redesigning some of the characters with notable and subtle changes to the designs of standout characters such as Svetlana, Anastasia, and even Kana. Yes, I redesigned her a third time, and this time I feel it's just right. The redesigns also had the effect of giving me inspiration on what to do with some of the members of the Latvian women's team, which just goes to show how a fresh coat of paint can sometimes make a character stand out to you the author more.

    Getting back on topic, there's probably going to be just one more game chapter for round 8, then rest day chapters before the next major arc in the season. Unlike the other portions of the season, this one will probably be the most challenging for me due to a certain thing I'll have to get right for it to work in the story.

    That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.

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