Fortunately, everything turned out alright, which is something I'm personally quite satisfied with.
Even so, while writing, I sometimes impulsively write plots that aren't universally acceptable.
For example, the initial storyline where Erica goes to the volcano.
My intention with this storyline was to let readers know that she has a connection with calamity.
However, due to the desire to over-develop a character persona, many readers believe that the original Erica was a very annoying, naive, and innocent female protagonist.
There's more to the story: Kokot returns naturally, only to be summoned by Henney as the Sloth Demon and forced to fall asleep.
The original intention there was actually to show that Heni herself is a demon, but she wanted to save Kokot, so she used the Sloth Demon to put him to sleep, because the intention was to set up that people put to sleep by the Sloth Demon have infinite lifespans and only know how to sleep.
This plot point was written to show that Kokot's lifespan was short and he needed to be saved, thus increasing his popularity.
That's also the episode where Kokot officially falls in love with the main character.
However, due to overdoing it and not being careful enough at the beginning, the character of Hennie was criticized for a while.
Looking back now, these minor plot errors probably highlighted my lack of writing skills at the time.
I could have done better.
For example, in the volcano storyline, you could have written from the beginning that Erica was drawn to the volcano's calamity, directly highlighting her uniqueness, rather than having her decide to go after hearing about Victor.
For example, the plot about the Sloth Demon could be written as follows: Kokot's lifespan is coming to an end, and Henny's initial intention in bringing up the Sloth Demon was to save Kokot.
The mistake was simply due to the habitual use of foreshadowing and character development, the excessive effort put into creating a persona, and the lack of explanation, all in an attempt to achieve a vague and ambiguous writing style.
This resulted in both characters being heavily criticized.
Each character is like a child I create; they are criticized not because they did anything wrong.
It's not because I'm a terrible father.
It was certainly uncomfortable, but I didn't change those two parts of the story afterward.
After all, if I make a mistake, I should stand up straight and accept the scolding. Leaving the mistake there will also help me stay more clear-headed when reviewing the plot.
But it might be revised later. After all, it's finished now, and we can't keep feeding the readers garbage, haha.
Since we've mentioned these characters, let's also talk about the female leads.
To be honest, I had already decided that Vega was the true female lead when I was creating the story.
However, I didn't initially decide on the plot where Lia would save Victor in the future.
I'll talk about that later; first, let me talk about my favorite character.
Kokote Yad.
I love her innocence and kindness; even though she's hundreds of years old, she's as adorable as a child.
Her laziness is also a reflection of my own, since I'm a chronic procrastinator myself.
Okay, I'm not as cute as Koko.
When writing her story, I could clearly feel that my writing state was youthful and active.
So after finishing the story of the Wood Calamity, I immediately decided to make her one of the heroines.
And through Kokot, the setting of the Elf race is introduced (initially it was Leon).
When I was creating Koko, I focused on depicting her innocence and personality.
For example, her strange verbal tic.
For example, she's so lazy she just wants to sleep.
But I also gave her a more painful backstory, an irresponsible mother—the 'Elf Tree'.
This explains why she is lazy.
Even after she fell in love with Victor, I didn't deviate from her character.
She remains the most adorable, innocent, and kindest elf queen.
For me, her portrayal of this character was clearly a success.
I can see how much you readers like her, and I don't think anyone wouldn't want to raise such a soft and cuddly fairy queen.
Let me talk about another character that I find rather contradictory.
Princess, Queen, Aurelion Sol.
The reason I say she's contradictory is probably because she was initially just a tool I used to develop the character's development.
From the very first chapter mentioning the Empress of the Karencia Empire to her first appearance, it was basically used to supplement the background and highlight the special nature of the emperor.
And characters who are in opposition to Erica.
In short, once I start writing about the princess character, it just reminds me of her.
'There's a new story to write now.'
So later on, she liked Viktor but couldn't have him, and when she pursued Viktor, she wanted to lock him in a dark room and possess him alone.
In order to advance the plot, she will ultimately fail.
She is very powerful; she is the empress of the empire.
But compared to the other female leads, she seems quite ordinary.
For this female lead, my strongest feeling isn't liking her.
Rather, it's a debt of gratitude.
Because she was merely a plot device, I couldn't have imagined, or rather, I lacked, a storyline that would allow the protagonist to resonate with her and develop a mutual affection.
Therefore, I wrote a lot of extra words for the princess in the last chapter, so that she could finally achieve her goal.
It can be considered a form of compensation.
Is it a failure in terms of character development?
I don't think so either.
At least she was helping me advance the plot, and she was working hard for the people of the empire.
When she first injured herself to gain more mana, just to prove herself.
This character has indeed left a deep impression on me.
My heart skipped a beat for her.
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