Similar to my other reply, just choose the one you would have the most fun writing. :)

I do appreciate you asking me though. :)

I'm not too sure. Which world do you think would be best for your new story? I just want to see you really succeed with your next series, and I don't want my decision to potentially hinder that. :)

Orochimaru from the anime, Naruto.

I'm happy to hear you appreciated the support, and that your next story has been cooking in the oven and about to be released. :) Take as much time as you need to make it awesome, man. I believe in you, and I hope you continue writing forever! You're an amazing person!

Thank you for everything. :)

Thank you for writing this wonderful book! I haven't read this far into the story yet, but I've appreciated you putting in the work so much, and I love the book, so I've been trying to do what I can to support you and your growth with buying privileged chapters, giving golden tickets, and more! I can't wait to catch up and read the ending! However, I'm excited to see what your next book may be. :) I hope it quickly arrives.

But you did say to demonize him. You said Tan is the "devil," and devils are demons. You think it's "disgusting" for Tan to be afforded some humanity, and you'd prefer if he simply wastes away. It's not a good thing to leave your offspring, but it is a common occurrence. For example, around 40% of women who have children here in the US are single moms. In the Philippines it's even worse and I'll provide a screenshot of the statistics of illegitimate and legitimate births that the government of the Philippines created. Even if he's just considered a donor, he's still the father. No matter how much you think he's not the father, he still is in the eyes of the law and culture in which he's from and resides in. There's nothing around that fact, hence, he deserves to be forgiven. It doesn't mean they need to be best friends, business partners, or any of that, but a positive familial relationship is necessary for Michael to not, in the educational academic sense, not the broadly understood sense, be considered antisocial. Also, I do know how he feels. I not only grew up in an environment similar to Michael, but I'm a teacher. I've played the role of a father to too many kids who were emotionally and physically abused by their fathers.

He's not even close to the devil. He didn't torture, kill, or maim Michael or the mother of their child. He simply dismissed his responsibility of conceiving a child in a one night stand. Which in the Philippines and most countries of the world, is not unheard of in the least bit. As for the mother, we don't know what she thinks. She can be indifferent to Tan, maybe a bit fond of him, or absolutely hate him. However, we don't know that, because for the well-being of Michael, she doesn't talk about it. When it comes to her youth being destroyed, hardly. She still had ample opportunity to grow as an individual, and she did. She didn't become rich or stress free, yet nearly no one does. But, because of her newfound care and dedication to raise Michael into the person he has become, he was chosen by the being who gifted him the system to not only entertain her, but bring prosperity to his life and those around it. A primary component of this novel is bringing awareness of our environmental, personal, and social responsibilities as individuals of a species when it comes to improving the greater whole of humanity. Michael has set out to improve the lives of all humans, not just the good ones or the ones he finds particularly unique, through the proliferation of technology bought from his system. Finally, you say the most important thing is family, but you still choose to hope that Michael casts stones, demonizes, and utterly eliminates his father for leaving him and his mother alone to survive life after being given a decent cash settlement. That's antithesis to what you find most important, because a major component of having a family is learning to forget and forgive the bad, and focus on the good and what can be.

He needs to be the bigger person and accept things for what they are. His father isn't a murderer, or someone irredeemable. He makes medicine so people can survive or at least live just a little bit longer. He might have treated Michael poorly, but he can almost be considered a saint to everyone else in the Philippines. He's almost certainly saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and because of that, he's worthy of having a positive father-son relationship.

I don't know how someone as rich as her and her family wouldn't have around the clock security.