Hey, everyone. It's been a while, hasn't it? Let me say this right off the bat: I am not quitting this story. Quite the opposite. I honestly thought that putting my story through a massive editing spree wouldn't be too hard, but, as it turns out, I found a lot of problems with my story. With the help of another co-writer, Necromancy101 (thank you so much), we've been working hard on getting these chapters in better condition. Right now, we're finishing up the Trost Arc. So, here's what you all have to look forward to:

Proper character development for Mikasa and Eren.

Smoother continuity from chapter to chapter.

A new Chapter 1.

The Psion Arc getting redone and making things much more interesting.

A new cover page.

And finally, a new chapter or two.

Now, here's what I need your advice on. Currently, my story is at 416 reviews, 231 favorites, 263 followers, part of one community, and at nearly 100,000 views at the time of this post. Thank you all so much for that. However, this is where the dilemma comes in.

I could just plug in the re-edited chapters and make an announcement saying I did so, but with the new chapters coming into the mix, the reviews themselves will be tossed around to different chapters. Anyone who checks the reviews will have no idea what's going on with random statements on the wrong chapters.

I could take down the story itself and reupload it fresh, giving a new experience to everyone, but I also lose all the reviews, the favorites, and the followers.

And this leads to my issue with myself. The more popular your story, the more likely you start losing sight of the fans and become more engrossed with the numbers. I love the fact that my story has so many comments, favorites, and followers, but I think I'm enjoying too much of that fact that the numbers are growing. Heck, I even have hope that my story will end up on the TV Tropes page. If I take this story down, it's all gone. Selfish, isn't it? I don't know if that makes sense to any of you out there, but there it is.

The best moment for me when writing this story was Chapter 22, the moment when Dillon talks down Annie. So far, it's been the best part of my story from my perspective and yours, it seems. All the comments I received really touched my heart. It's the most reviewed chapter of my entire story, and I'm grateful for that. So, on a very personal note, I really don't want to see those comments go away.

As I'm typing this, I'm beginning to lean towards taken this story down once the edits are complete and re-uploading the new and improved story. I want this story to be worth your time, be worth your comments, be worth it all. In the condition it's in right now, save for some chapters, it's not ready. But if I'm still wanting the high numbers, wanting my story to get recognized on TV Tropes, am I still being selfish and arrogant? I honestly don't know.

Feel free to tell me what you think whether in review format or in messaging. Before Season 3's release (hopefully in a couple months' time or less), you will get the new and enhanced version of Attack on Titan: A Blacksmith's Tale. I look forward to moving on to the next segment of this story. Take care! :)