Hey there, guys. Man of cartoons here (or by my YouTube channel, Max). I'm sorry but this isn't a new chapter. But it is important for you to read.

In order not to bore you, I've divided them into five parts.

1. The current state of my life and the fanfic.

2. My response to negative reviews.

3. Status of the webcomic.

4. My response to positive reviews.

5. Conclusion.

You can read all three of them or skip to the ones you are most interested to know about. Anyway, once the next chapter is uploaded, I will have this taken down.

THE CURRENT STATE OF MY LIFE AND THE FANFIC

I know that I haven't updated since last year's December, which really surprised me. I guess the reason is because I want to make the next chapter as emotionally driven as possible. Added to that, a lot has happened in my life, so I'm trying to deal with that.

So am I coming back to the fanfiction?

The answer is yes. I never thought I would delay the fanfiction for this long. It surprises me that the last time I updated this was before this whole COVID-19 pandemic happened. Just something I've been thinking about.

So what is next for the fanfiction?

Well, we'll be picking up from where we stopped, which had to do with Mosquito Girl's past. I've been very cautious of this since I want it to deliver on how she got this hate for Aizawa before going to Dr. Genus and finally landing with Psykos. If you recall, she made a cameo in one of the flashback chapters which featured Saitama, Yu and Psykos. So I really want to give her character some depth before we return back to our main characters.

MY RESPONSE TO NEGATIVE REVIEWS

Now it has come to my attention that I've been getting criticism and negative reviews for one reason or the other. While I am fine with criticism, some of these reviews have been downright harsh, to the point that it insults me on a personal level.

Look, I get it. People have their own opinion, but the way some of these reviews have come out has been kind of toxic. Criticize me for the way I handled certain characters, but don't go so far as to threaten to hit him. Also, please try to ask any questions if you feel the story is not to your taste but you want to know certain things about it. (Go read Tony McNucklz's reviews. Some of the things he even criticize have already been answered in the story).

One other thing I should mention is that I am quite aware that some people don't like how Aizawa was portrayed. I have commented about this time and time again, so I'm going to move to the next criticism.

This fanfiction isn't going to meet to everyone's standards. I'm not going to lie. Tony McKucklz had this idea that this story would center on an "independent" Tatsumaki, which was dumb because we already have that version of her, and that one is canon and acts like total bitch to everyone around her. However, I promise to do my best to make the story as good as it can be.

Again, let me be clear. I take criticisms well, especially when the reviewer isn't acting like I killed a part of his childhood. An example of this was a review in which someone criticized how Tatsumaki got away with announcing that she almost killed Genos. I took it well since the guy made some good points, and revisited that scene which now got Momo involved.

So yeah, you can criticize the fanfiction. Just don't do it with anger. I won't be deterred by any negative reviews. I only wrote this because I wanted my voice to be heard.

CURRENT STATE OF THE WEBCOMIC

Not much have changed from the last time I talked about the fan-comic. Like I said, I want to push it to next year, however I would love it if you can go to my YouTube channel and subscribe. If I get monetized, I can then send some of that money to get a professional to make the fan-comic possible. Of course, this fan-comic will be free, so really you aren't spending any money at all.

I still plan on commissioning someone to make a poster for the fan-comic. That kind of thing won't need your contribution. Hopefully, I can get it done before the end of the year, so fingers crossed.

By the way, the YouTube channel's name is "Facts and Fiction Studios".

MY RESPONSE TO POSITIVE REVIEWS AND CRITICISM

I thought I should just say my thanks to the people who actually cared about the fanfiction, or the very least wanted to correct me on some things. I am not referring to the people who criticize me over Aizawa's action in the Hero Test, but to the people who pointed out one thing they liked and disliked about the fanfiction. You have my full gratitude.

SO…WHEN IS THE NEXT CHAPTER COMING?

At the moment I'm not so sure. I even thought that I would release a small sneak peek at what I originally wanted to add in the Tatsumaki vs Psykos. But it contains so much spoiler that I decided to keep that back.

So at the moment I'm not too sure. Let's see about July or August. I have my personal work to deal with, so please wait for the chapter. I haven't given up on this fanfiction.

CONCLUSION

Thank you so much for reading through this. I truly appreciate it. I can assure you that the next chapter will hit you right in the feels.