Hi everyone! Sorry this isn't a new chapter.

Now before you freak out, I am NOT DROPPING THIS STORY! So, torches and pitchforks down and let me explain.

I know it's been a while since I updated anything… well… It has been a very HECTIC 2 years that I haven't had the time nor the energy to work on any of them. While work has been busy and stressful, it was not the primary reason I've been absent. My grandfather took a nasty tumble back in February 2022 and when he was recovering, he and the family agreed that he cannot be trusted to live alone anymore. So we spent several months clearing out the house to sell it, not an easy task as that is 30+ years of stuff and memories and can only work on it one day a week; even less so when it's mostly 2 people doing the work. Thankfully, relatives came and helped out when they could and it is now squared away. My grandfather's problems didn't end there as, after making significant recovery progress, he moved into an Assisted Living Facility but his health took a nosedive and was moved into a long-term nursing facility; his apartment at the ALF has been cleared out already and he was making progress at the Nursing Facility until things got worse and he was transferred back to the hospital… He passed away on August 13th, 2022.

On a more positive note, I'd like to thank you all for your continued interest in this story; it's thanks to you that we've gotten over 175,000 hits. So again, thank you, thank you, and thank you!

That being said, I have hit a bit of a roadblock in regards to this story. While I have gone on record saying that the harem aspects of Infinite Stratos was its weakest element, I cannot deny that it made up the lion share of its content. And lately, I have been having trouble creating original content to compensate for it. Also, the story could use a bit more polishing in certain areas.

That is why I wanted to inform you all that I am CONSIDERING a reboot of this story. If yes, then it would follow the IS timeline a little more faithfully, with my own touches here and there. Most of the backstory will still be intact but shifts in timeframes will occur. I can promise that Ichika won't go back to being dense like he was in canon and he will still have Barbatos.

If not, then I will try and continue on with what I have.

But as I am 50/50 on this, I'd like to ask your opinions on the matter.