May 14, 2025
Author's Commentary #439:
Time to talk about Chapter 439: Prussian puzzle.
Iori is back at it again with the masterclass humiliation of her opponents. This time, Sibylle's the joke of the day. She not only blundered into a drawn game, but a losing one. And the mate from the bishop at the end only made it worse.
While this matchup was planned when I first finalized the designs for the Prussian women's team, the match itself only came about a few weeks ago. The same goes for all these round 8 matches with the exception of the Okisato and Rasputin game. Previously, I'd write games for latter events in the series first, but lately I've been writing the games as I go along. I feel this is better, but it can also increase the chances of burnout and stress, as sometimes it can be really hard to come up with the perfect game for a chapter.
Now all that's left is the grand finale between Mimoko and Hannelore, who is 100% Hagemi. And with that, all of the team Japan matches will be over and done with. This means any other games featured in the round will be a bonus in a sense, though still 100% canonical and important to the story.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.
