Hello everyone! I'm so sorry to keep you all waiting. While I have a good chunk of the next chapter written (and have rewritten it quite a few times), this book is going to be on hiatus until I can finish Kaito's and Sakura's book. This is a hard decision to make as this story is one of my favorites to write in the series, especially with all the plot elements and character development I have planned for it. I just know that if I continue, there may be some spoilers from previous books that I do not want to get into quite yet.

Plus, if I don't officially put this book on Hiatus, Kaito's book will never get done. There's a major part that's coming up that really changes the dynamics...of what and where, I can't say, but I really need to just take a step back and finish it before I get to some future stuff.

Despite it being a while until I update this particular book, I will continue to write for it and work on it. Maybe, if all goes well, once Kaito and Sakura's books are finished, I can just upload chapters rather than having you guys wait for me to write them to. We'll just have to wait, but I assure you, it'll all be worth the wait.

In the meantime, I do have a Discord server I have just opened up. It's called "Junie's Bookish Bunch" and it'll be a place where I'll upload updates for all my I'm No Hero series, as well as my Pokéfics, a place to share writing tips and memes, and so much more. If you'd like to join, feel free to click the link in my bio. I cannot wait to see you all there!

I just want to quickly say, thank you all for the tremendous amount of support. I love seeing every comment, vote, read, and fanart that y'all give. Know that it never goes unnoticed or unappreciated. You all are wonderful, and I love seeing how much you enjoy the story as it makes me so happy.

Now, I know I've been slacking on the fanart department to the point where I'm not sure which pieces I've shared and which ones I've not, so I'm going to share all the pieces of fan art, tagging the artists who've created them, that feature our MC of the story, Raiden. I'm floored by the amount of love y'all give this boy as he does not start off as a likable character, yet through his growth, I've seen so many of you grow to love him just as much (if not more) than I do. So, thank you all so much. I appreciate it.

This was a collaboration piece by aBitGrim and FoxyPuff of Raiden made for me as a birthday present last year, and OMG! I still cannot get over how well Raiden's muscles are in this picture. The way he the background just looks so nice because of how the information is formatted...WOW! Thank you guys so much!

This picture of the Tami Protection Squad by StupidHufflepuff always makes me laugh. I just love all the little side comments on there like "stole the extra" or "(shirts designed by Sakura Sakai)" like AH! You really thought of everything, and even the height difference too!! Oh, and Ollie's glasses! It was something I regret not putting a whole lot of detail into the first few books, so seeing them on him, askew and there just so nice to see. Thank you again so much for creating this!

There's also QuaccSmaccSnacc 's picture of Taiden...AHHHH!!!! I can't get over how cute you've made these two smol beans! And the detail in them!? Whether it's the blush on their cheeks, how Raiden's hair is styled exactly as I imagined, and just...everything! Thank you again so much!

The next one is a reference to a small part of I'm No Hero where Raiden makes the comment "'If you're worried that everyone will see how I look like in a skirt--"' blaziken01trainer drew what Raiden would've looked like in the girl's uniform, basically playing out that entire scenario. I love how perfect the colors are in this and how nicely colored everything is. Again, if Raiden were to actually be in a skirt, he'd be very agitated, and I love how this picture captures that perfectly! Thank you so much!

Finally, I've got one more piece drawn by Juni_Penguin_ of Taiden. AHHH! Look how they are just staring right into each other's eyes! They're adorable! The colors they have just suit them so well. It just makes me so happy looking at it. Thank you so much for creating this piece of fanart.

In addition to Raiden, I've also received some fanart of some OCs that are featured in this story alone. AH! Despite having little page time, seeing how much y'all enjoy reading about them fills me with joy. Thank you all.

First up is Sicarius by aBitGrim , in the famous Spiderman style! Oh my goodness! I cannot believe how awesome this looks! With all the detail in the background, she looks like she's swinging through the street, but if you look closer, you'll see spider webs are all around her. She's exactly how I imagined her, hero suit and all! Words cannot describe how much I adore this picture, so thank you so much!

They also created the pic of Elle underneath the colored in one. I can't get over how much I love each and every one of those sketches. It just FEELS so bubbly and so much like Elle! I love it! Along with the picture of Tami and Barney, which is the only picture I have of what Barney looks like as there aren't many anime dogs, especially when it comes to Saint Bernards. Thank you again!

StupidHufflepuff also created this last piece of fanart, not only including Elle in it, but Quinn as well! They are cosplaying as different Pokemon, and AH! I've got to say I absolutely love how well Noel has captured their personalities. Elle is clearly excited about anything and everything she does, and Quinn looks like they need their sixth cup of coffee to get through the convention. It's amazing! Thank you so much!

I'm certain many of you have seen these pictures before, but I've also been slacking on sharing these. If I've missed a picture of Raiden, or anyone that is truly featured in this story, and you'd like it to be featured, feel free to share it with me and I'll upload it and tag it in the next part, I promise! Or, if you don't want to be featured, that's fine too! Just let me know.

That's all I've got for now. I hope you all are doing well! Take care!