<Prologue>
The final episode of ‘Dark Knight in a Dark Fantasy’ will be uploaded tonight at 11 PM.
I sincerely thank all the readers who have followed along until the end.
-Author Kim
“Wow, it’s finally ending.”
Hyun-jun felt a mix of emotions as he read the announcement.
‘It was a series with a terribly slow progression.’
Dark Knight in a Dark Fantasy, or ‘DKDF’ for short, was a series serialized up to the 5844th Chapter, and its progression was terribly slow.
It was common for it to eat up several pages just describing a world overflowing with darkness and madness.
The majority of readers couldn’t even last 10 chapters before dropping it.
‘Isn’t it too much to only describe the protagonist’s inner thoughts and the background of the Three Kingdoms from chapter 1 to 60?’
Hyun-jun chuckled.
In truth, Hyun-jun was also a very critical reader at first.
There were quite a few times he had criticized it with spicy comments.
He used to read it more closely in order to criticize it more sharply…
Since when has it been?
As he read closely, he gradually ended up falling deeper into the World of DKDF.
And now, Hyun-jun was the only avid reader of DKDF.
‘That’s coming to an end now, too.’
The 5844th Chapter was right before the protagonist defeated the Demon King after a bloody battle.
It was expected to end with the final 5845th chapter as he defeated the Demon King.
Hearing that this small joy in his exhausting daily life was ending made him feel a bit sad, but also proud, which brought a smile to his face for some reason.
“You’ve worked hard all this time, author-nim.”
The moment he muttered that in front of his PC monitor, a private message flew in.
-Author Kim: Excuse me, reader-nim.
I have something I’d like to ask you regarding the ending.
Would it be possible to chat for a moment?
“Ah!”
He reflexively accepted the one-on-one chat request.
They had occasionally conversed through comments and replies, but a one-on-one chat was a first.
Feeling awkward, they exchanged greetings in the chat window.
Author Kim got straight to the point.
-Author Kim: It’s nothing else except that I found the problems with my work and also found a solution from the comments you left, reader-nim.
‘A solution?’
The advice Hyun-jun had left in the comments had never been reflected even once until now.
Besides, it was supposed to end tonight, so what kind of solution could there be at this point?
-Author Kim: I am thinking of doing a complete remake.
-HJ1234: What about the ending tonight?
-Author Kim: I can just pause time.
Hyun-jun was flustered.
After some hesitation, he decided to tell him honestly.
-HJ1234: Um, author-nim.
I’m really sorry to speak so bluntly, but wouldn’t it be better to prepare a completely new work rather than a remake?
There were too many webnovel authors who would consume their physical and mental strength clinging to a failed work.
Because it was a work he had grown attached to over time, Hyun-jun wanted even more to give the author some harsh but necessary advice.
However, the author showed a somewhat firm response.
-Author Kim: I’m sorry, but I cannot do that.
I cannot give up This World now.
-HJ1234: I understand your respect for your own work.
But when you do a remake, you’ll have to fix a great many parts.
-Author Kim: Yes.
That is my worry.
I need to cut out the bad parts in a single stroke, but I don’t know if I can do that.
“…He seems to know his own problems surprisingly well.”
Hyun-jun muttered out loud without realizing it.
-Author Kim: Haha!
That’s right.
The problem is that I only realized the problems right before the ending.
He typed the message as if he had heard Hyun-jun’s voice.
-Author Kim: That is why I asked for help from you, Kim Hyun-jun, the most level-headed observer.
I ask that you personally decide what to put in and what to take out.
A chill ran down his spine for a moment.
-HJ1234: How did you know my real name?
-Author Kim: Haha!
One must know the true name to be able to summon.
Then, Mr.
Kim Hyun-jun, I leave the World of DKDF in your hands.
Flash!
Hyun-jun was sucked into the screen.