Message from the TDTR team

Namu

Wow.... So TDTR is finished...

Hahahaha, I feel like it was yesterday that I was whining to Yojj how nervous it was to see TDTR launched in the sneak peek section. I’m still amazed every day to see how much love TDTR received.

I wanted you guys to enjoy the novel as much as I did, so I included a bunch of footnotes(+Thank you, Felis and Invictum, for adding the footnotes about the parts I missed). But I’m sure it would still have not been easy. I’m really grateful for those who stayed with us until the end.

𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

It was my first novel to translate, and I’m not going to lie. TDTR wasn't an easy novel to translate, so I’m sure that I made a bunch of mistakes along the way. I would like to thank everyone in helping me fix the mistakes and help me become better.

Now it’s time to give the credit where the credit is due!

My editors, martial art masters, weapon masters, naming masters, religion masters, science masters, astrology masters, mythology masters... Felis, Invictum, and Penguin! TDTR wouldn’t have been the same without you guys!

Yojj, Cosy, and Andie! Thank you for being such wonderful managers! I could focus on translation only as I worked with the novel, and it’s all thanks to you guys!

And my first MC! Chang-Sun! To be honest, I didn’t like you at first, but I couldn’t help rooting for you as I journeyed with you. You’ll always be special to me even if I work on more novels.

Felis

Finally at the end, huh... It’s been a wild ride.

I picked up this novel for two reasons - one, because I read a big chunk of Second Life Ranker way back and really liked it, and two, because I figured a novel with lots of obscure mythology references would fit right into my interests (and field of knowledge, so I figured it’d be easier to handle the footnotes!)

Fortunately, it paid off, even though I wasn’t able to stay with the novel all the way through due to various life and health issues that cropped up. Many thanks to Invictum for picking up the slack; Namu for readily listening to feedback (and being lightning fast - we could barely keep up with her!); and Yojj, Cosy, Andie, and Penguin for being overall great to work with (and in Penguin’s case, not chasing us with his axe... much).

This is a very dense novel to translate and edit, with all the mythological references and the author’s fondness for changing little details about those every so often, and the sometimes-complicated writing style. But hey, it was worth it, and we managed to get to the end, as did any readers who are still around to see these messages!

As for how the novel ended, well... Sorry, but I’m still going to continue believing in the one true ship: Chang-Sun/Ye-Eun/Tiamat polycule! Just because Peter has ‘one and only’ dad doesn’t mean he can’t have two moms, okay? Thankfully, there’s an eternity to convince her to stop looking so young. Stop making it weird, Tiamat!

Invictum

TDTR is finally drawing to a close, and I’m glad I’m here for it!

Although I only joined halfway into the story, I still feel honored to have been a part of the reason the world got to bear witness to Chang-Sun’s exciting, chaotic, and sometimes heart-wrenching journey. Knowing that we managed to make this novel memorable for you—our readers—makes all of the time we’ve spent translating and editing it worth it. You’re the reason we’re here, so we look forward to seeing you guys around, perhaps in other novels!

Namu, Felis, it has been an amazing run. Working with you two has been a blast. Although I joined the project much later than you guys, you both patiently helped me seamlessly integrate myself into the team. You also made the whole editing process quick and clear-cut. While it remains unseen if we’d ever find ourselves in the same novel again, know that we have accomplished something for the books here—something that will always be known in WuxiaWorld as a part of our legacy.

Yojj, Cosy, Andie, and Penguin, thank you for trusting me with The Divine Twilight’s Return. Without your guidance, we wouldn’t have been able to learn and improve so much in the span of 547 chapters. You not only drove away any clouds of misunderstanding and confusion but also made sure we were walking down the right path. Moreover, you were all easy to approach and talk to, making work more fun and less stressful. I couldn’t have asked for better managers.

To the readers of The Divine Twilight’s Return, although this marks the end of Chang-Sun’s journey, know that this is not goodbye. Wuxiaworld will be bringing even more novels to you, and we’ll be here to ensure that their chapters are of top-tier quality. You deserve nothing less!

For now, let us bask in the glory of Chang-Sun and celebrate the end of his journey with him. I’ll see you guys at the next novel!