It's exactly as the title says, unfortunately. I was intending on taking a break next week to finish up my midterms and take a breather with my brother's wedding and a short vacation with the family, but I just got notified that they moved my exams up. I've mentioned in the past that I'm trying very hard to maintain a high grade (>95%) to maintain one that can get me a scholarship now that my parents are without work, so I can't afford to skimp out on studying. Especially now that my plans to review over the weekend are screwed because my exams are suddenly a few days earlier than I expected them to be. (I only qualify for a scholarship now that my family earns less than $6000 dollars a year, so I'm going to be applying for it at the end of this term.)

So with that breaking up my plans, I will be taking my break early. I will release chapters whenever I can, but I will be prioritizing my own studies and catching up the backlog I promised to give to my patrons over in Patreon. This means I will still try to update chapters whenever I can, but will not be following a release schedule for the next two weeks. Unexpected changes like this won't be as much of a concern down the line, as I've currently spoken to my college's dean about spreading my units out through the year (no more summer break, but a lot more time to write and relax since the subjects I tackle at once are effectively halved).

I'll be updating this post in the coming days in case something new comes up, so feel free to ask me for any questions or updates in the comments and I'll happily reply.

That'll be all for now, guys. I'm sorry for the sudden drop in pace. Life got real hectic real fast. I had no idea it was gonna be like this last month. If I did, I probably would've just delayed the Saltworld release to December instead. My entire release plan/schedule is all screwed, and I hope you guys can understand my situation. I will be writing still, but it will be going on Patreon until I catch up to my backlog tiers since I don't want to waste your guys' money. There are already patrons there expecting the advanced chapters that I promised, so I'll be prioritizing that to pay back the support I'm getting from the people there.

Hope you guys have a good time over the next week and a half. I'll see you soon!