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See this! I just gifted the story: Inspiration capsule

Couple days late but I would like to see a few more chapters or just parts dedicated to the viewpoints of some of the other characters, especially Immortal Knight, Liliana, and Tiara. Loved the recent developments for Michael and his soultraits and the changes they've introduced to him and others he's augmented. My only cautionary note is not make majority of the cast entirely dependent on Michael for their development, but it seems you are aware of that. Cheers! and #mentalhealthfirstpriority!

Also wanted to say: When in the middle of a large exposition dumps, a change of perspective for like 1/4 of chapter can shake up the pace for readers. In the last few chapters, examples would be seeing some of the meeting/drama while the punishment was being decided or the interrogation, even if the outcome was that their memories were wiped. I personally think that development was too important to be revealed in a single sentence (or maybe I am overthinking it).

Slow chapters for the sake of being slow and adding word count aren't fun for anyone. Slow chapters that build tension, develop the world, and show interactions and perspectives we wouldn't have otherwise seen are great!

See this! I just gifted the story: Magic castle

This is the only novel I've been willing to pay for early releases this month. The amount of effort and struggles and paying off in the quality of your work. Of the 20 or novels I'm currently reading, thus far this has been the most enjoyable pacing.To offer feedback because it was requested - I hope that relationships with supporting and side characters continue to be important. In too many novels in this genre as soon as the MC moves into a certain power tier, all the other characters/relationships that helped keep the mc relatable and likable disappear.I don't find all powerful characters who develop a god complex to be very interesting.At (or near) this stage I'd like to see more thoughtfulness from Michael go into picking his traits to develop a more cohesive system. At this stage his different powers feel like a grab-bag, which makes sense for now. A penalty for moving/swapping traits was introduced - while thats not necessarily a bad thing, Michael researching and making a custom mix of traits for different fights would be something I think I'd enjoy. Also to echo some other commenters - trait fusion!Finally, I hope the traumas Michael (and other characters) have developed continue to be something they have to work through and deal with and have meaningful impacts in decisions and actions. A lot of authors create trauma for their characters only to handwave them away a few chapters/arcs later when either its inconvenient or no longer what the author wants to focus on. At best you might get something that reads like, "He was sad and hurt, but he still behaved completely rationally and didn't let his emotions affect him at all. He overcame the problem and then was never affect by it ever again".