Oct 26, 2025
Author's Commentary #604:
Time to talk about Chapter 604: Breaking even.
And thus, the tournament has reached it's conclusion. This means that this is the final game of the season. I originally wanted to have Bibi face Utami again, ore even Iori earlier on in the tournament, but ended up slotting her in for Yuusuke's final opponent. Originally, I planned for Yuusuke to have a showdown with Alice and even beat Ichiko, however, the motivation for this season dipped as I changed course on the plot.
As for the game, I decided to have Yuusuke start off with a Hungarian Opening and see where things went from there. Bibi did play well at times, which is saying something considering the bot I used was Chess.com's 1600-rated level 12 engine bot. It may not have been as tense as the Mimoko game, but I think this 30-move game served well as a closer to the season.
Now, just one chapter remains before the season ends. Following that, Side Story 8 will start, and after that, I'll probably do daily profiles on the side characters until I find the time and motivation to do Season 10. A Side Story or two might also pop up in between as well. As for this season, I'll give my full thoughts on it once I upload the final chapter of it, and as I stated previously, I will have quite a bit to say on the matter.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.