So, I'm going to take a brief hiatus.
The next update won't be until the 26th of November at 8pm EST. (3 chapters minimum)
During then, I'll just be writing what I want and see what comes out.
Refine my ideas over and over again, as I'm just going in blind right now.
But I know exactly when Bell is going to be convinced that Haruhime will be his 4th girl.
Plus, there's a huge gap in the Danmachi timeline.
So I gotta figure that out too.
As for how far this story is going to go.
We still have:
Side stories (Light Novel 8, which the anime skipped.)
The Xenos arc.
Ryu's arc.
I won't be covering the Freya arc until that's finished, because I want to see how that all flows together first. Plus, my Bell won't be so easy to fool compared to the original storyline.
So if this story is going to split off from canon, that will be it then.
Still, I want to stick with canon as much as possible.
Once I've finished with Ryu's arc, which should happen before January 2023, you probably won't see an update for this story until mid 2023 which I think is when the official English translation for LN 18 will be out.
Bell also won't be doing anything too significant with Ais until her arc arrives, which is right after Freya's arc.
And if you've already guessed it…
This fanfic won't be completed until the main novel itself is complete too.
Which considering we still have to finish Freya arc, Ais's arc and the One-Eyed-Black-Dragon arc.
My story won't be complete for say another 4-5 years, considering the author's current pace.
Maybe you'll forget about this story during then, but for everyone who's been following this during the past month. Thanks. :)
See you in roughly two weeks with new chapters!