May 30th, 2026 Progress Update
Happy (early) International Children's Day to all our players, haha!
Here is what we achieved this month:
- Completed the cinematic scripting for 5 story segments along the P-line. Huge thanks to Wuyao Zhanggao and Birctreel for their fantastic work on drafting additional scenarios! Furthermore, an extra branch has been added to P43, and a brand-new Bad End (BE) has been implemented in S53.
- In the latter half of May, we wrapped up the development of our English DEMO! It has already been sent out to some of our voice actors for playtesting (and finding quite a few silly little bugs along the way!).
- This English DEMO will officially participate in the Steam Next Fest in mid-June! Last weekend, I even drew a new KV for the event promotion (though it’s been so long since I did flat coloring, it feels like it turned out terribly O-<<<<). Don't worry, the Chinese version will also receive simultaneous story adjustments and a brand-new prologue during the event. We can’t wait for you all to try it out!
~-Andinomie- Worldbuilding Knowledge Corner~
Q: Hi Bobo sensei! While browsing through the artbook, I noticed that Letzeriel’s birthday was originally set for December 12th, but was later changed to November 30th. What was the reason behind this adjustment? I feel like if the original setting were kept, Letzeriel would have celebrated his 17th birthday on the exact day the observation ended (the 12th). On that very day, he uncovered his past, reclaimed his true name, and retrieved his Wsarl token, bidding farewell to his past self by cutting his long hair. Returning to his homeland after 15 years to complete his coming-of-age ritual on his birthday feels like such a beautifully poetic coincidence!
A: You are spot on! Originally, it was designed for exactly that kind of reason.
In the early drafts of the outline, the plot point where Poreiy hands over his Bone Ring to Letzeriel didn't exist yet. Therefore, I needed a logical justification (or perhaps just a convenient excuse?) to explain how Letzeriel manages to reclaim his Wsarl authority—and using his age seemed like the easiest way out!
But in hindsight, that was a rather forced piece of writing... Setting aside how absurdly convenient that birthday coincidence would be, "coming of age" is ultimately a sociological concept. It shouldn't be governed by the laws of Ische. It wouldn't make sense for someone to suddenly receive Godhrkar’s favor just because human society decides they've legally become an adult on that specific day!
Fortunately, as the script evolved, we successfully incorporated the passing of the Bone Ring into the narrative, so this forced birthday setting was happily discarded...
