Dear readers,

  It is with open transparency to inform you all that HAPPIA has recently been completed in its full written form, and that I am now seeking a literary agent in order to get it published. Rest assured, the chapters will continue to serialize here on their schedule until further notice and updates. Be aware however that when the time comes, I will have to remove most chapters and leave only a few samples up.

  As some of you all may know very well by now, HAPPIA is not meant for a platform such as Royal Road, and has always been intended to be a book, not a web serial. The goal thus was never to go viral, but to test for consistent readership; I am happy to announce that this week, HAPPIA has accumulated over 1,000 total views despite its nature and genre here.

  If you come across this story on Amazon, it's taken without permission from the author. Report it.

  Moving forward, for those who want more context, lore, and updates about HAPPIA, especially to do with the project and its goals as a whole, they can now all be viewed on my website here at . The website will also be listed both on my profile here as well as HAPPIA's page. I have likewise opened a Substack at @ekbao for future content.

  Thank you all for taking the time to read this and contributing to the future of HAPPIA.

  E.K. Bao