User blog comment:GreenMoriyama/Nine, the Magus of Elemancy (collab w-Lesdin)/@comment-25235491-20170915120110/@comment-3391671-20170921110228

@LBP: Glad that the external site came into good play for Nine. We intended it to be an alternative to those who wanted a... how would it be said? Yes, "professional," but surely differently structured.

As for recommendations, yes 'Like Any Other Girl' after the two others (Ionia and Freljord) is THE story as it details the start of Nine's journey. It won't give much else than a beginning story, which is why I do plan on making a few more chapters that is from Ifrit's view, along with one that summarizes what Nine has gone through.

I've been aware of that phenomenon and have been raised to not be swept by the generations. Raised in the countryside, surrounded by books after books, with no attachments to any TV or computers from the young age. Surely, I am attending to this laptop around the clock, but surely, I am the outlier of my generation in the sense that I hold a similar span of concentration akin to those a few scores older than myself. Let's not forget, I have a background in Japanese medieval literature, and its torture for those who are not used to long readings, deep analysis and critical thinking.

This is the continued peeve of my existance, so I thank you for bringing this up for me to place better where my thoughts may have been. I can only hope that my current teachings are relaying a message not only to my students, but also to those who I come across, of what importance there is in vibrant literature. I will admit... I am mixed if I am being justified or if I should apologize for my peppered and annoyed reaction.