The crimson princess

Reader: "Author-san, are you here?"

Author: "What's the matter? Are you about to laugh at something?"

Reader: "No, but I wanted to know when we're finally going to start the gun arc."

Author: "There are still about a dozen chapters before that. Afterward, we'll progress to the 20th century, which will take quite some time. Then there will be a time skip to cover the search for the last member of Dia's peerage, the birth of her children, and the formation of families by the people close to her."

Reader: "Could you tell us who Inglis' second mother is? At first, I thought it was May, but it seems like she's just an appearance of Dia in the human world."

Author: "I'm not telling! That's one of the biggest mysteries, and it's always fun to feed your expectations so they can be shattered by the plot later."

Reader: "Now I'm afraid of what's going to happen."

Author: "Did you ask all your questions? I need to get back to writing my chapter."

Reader: "No, wait! I'd like to know what the other members of the harem are like."

Author: "Why spoil the fun? But there will be quite a variety. If I'm not mistaken, adding Aurora will bring the count to eight members—and we're not done yet."

Reader: "What are all the crossovers you've already included or are planning to include?"

Author: "We already have Tensura, To Love-Ru, Reborn to Master the Blade, Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete, The Eminence in Shadow (though for this, only Aurora will feature—at worst, the others won't even be mentioned), Isekai Demon Waifu, and Isekai Slow Life, Saint Seiya. There's also Monster Musume, but contrary to my initial plan, I'll only add one character."

Reader: "Did you plan on including another character from that manga?"

Author: "But will you let me finish my freaking list?"

Reader: "Sorry."

Author: "Now I don't even remember where I was, so I'll answer your question. The Crimson Faction was created to include the different monster girls from Monster Musume."

Reader: "That's sad."

Author: "Will you finally learn to wait for me to finish talking before you interrupt?"

Reader: "Sorry."

Author: " I was kidding. I didn't have anything else to say. But the reason I stopped at one character is that I couldn't include all of them and still give them proper attention in the harem without forgetting about them. That's the author's burden—forgetting certain characters. Now, if you have nothing more to add, I'll get back to writing my chapter."