1729 Final Update, Thoughts On Completion

Please at least check out the Author's Note and the Links to More TKA Content. We've written down our final thoughts as well, so feel free to read those as well :)

Butterfly Blue's/Author's Note (2014):

February 28, 2011, to April 28, 2014. After three years and two months, I have completed the story of The King's Avatar. 

It's over.

But everyone has their own road to walk. 

Here, I can only ask all of you for the last time, for The King's Avatar. 

Ask for views. 

Ask for recommendations. 

Ask for subscribers. 

Ask for monthly votes. 

Ask for a few things that can be asked for. 

And then, thank you all, for three years and two months of support and expectations.

I'm sorry that I still have not paid my debt from last June, as my strength has limits. I can only promise that in the future I will not do the overconfident thing of trading updates for monthly votes. 

I will begin my new book on May 1, using about one or two months to prepare. I've already had many thoughts and ideas for it, but I haven't thoroughly gone through them yet. So, for now, I will not reveal any more. Everyone can follow me on Weibo, or Wechat, just search "蝴蝶蓝" [Butterfly Blue]. There, I will post timely status updates on my new book for everyone. Here, after changing this work's status to "complete," I can post no further updates. 

Then, to conclude.

Goodbye, The King's Avatar.

Goodbye, Ye Xiu.

Goodbye, everyone. 

Thank you. 

Links to More TKA Content:

For y'all who want more of that TKA: 

The Animation, the OVA, the Prequel Movie: For the Glory (Gonna have to look for these yourself)

Playlist of Awesome Fan Vids:

http://bit.ly/TKA_Playlist

TKA Discord:

http://bit.ly/TKA_Discord

Tumblr: 

Jouissance: https://jouissancetka.tumblr.com/

Syncogon: https://syncogon.tumblr.com/tagged/qzgs (or /tagged/translation)

A well-organized fanblog: https://thekingsavatar-fan.tumblr.com

English fanfiction+fanart on AO3: 

http://bit.ly/TKA_FanFiction

NomYummi:

This project has been an enormous part of my life, and I truly am lucky to have picked up this novel. I couldn't have imagined that TKA would gather so many readers, that the official publishing company would license my translations, that there would be amazing fan drawings and fan vids, that an animation and live-action would come out. And now, it's over. But I hope that TKA was able to bring a bit of fun into your lives as it did for me.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.

Shoutouts to everyone who has worked on this enormous project, all of whom reached out on their own to help because of their love for the novel. Many of them have come and gone, so I hope I didn't forget anyone. 

Editors: Based Tzuyu, Reiji Ozora, Summerx, Justin, Rend Forge. 

Translation Checkers: Jouissance, Syncogon, Charlatan, Muutee. 

And thank you to all the fans, the wiki maintainers, the Discord community, and the readers who made this so much more than just a translation.

Thanks,

NomYummi

Syncogon:

Two and a half years – that is how much in-universe time this novel covers. Two and a half years ago, on a cold and snowy night, a lonely man walked into an internet café, and the world was never the same.

Two and a half years ago, I came across a donghua known as "The King's Avatar."

No work has ever changed my life to such an extent, and it's not a stretch to say that no work ever will again. From my main work translating and editing the novel, to all of the fic, analyses, bonus content translations, and memes that this novel has inspired from me, it's been an honor to share in this journey with you all. The King's Avatar is truly extraordinary, a compelling story of passion and defiance of the odds, and I have done my best to treat it with the glory that it deserves. I hope this story has brought you as much joy, excitement, melancholy, thoughtfulness, and love as it has brought me. Stories like this are what bring us together; stories like this are what make us human.

Thanks to Butterfly Blue for writing this masterwork; thanks to NomYummi for spearheading this project; thanks to all the contributing team members. And thank you, readers, for your comments and for reading. 

There's a popular phrase among Chinese fans, which I will now share here. Someone asks, "Friend, have you ever heard of The King's Avatar?"

And I will respond, "Yes, that is the glory of my lifetime."

Thank you all, see you soon, may our glory never fade, 

Syncogon

Jouissance:

I've gotten so used to it being a part of my life. Even when I didn't have the energy or time to translate much, TKA was still ever present. For the translation to come to a finish, it's daunting. 

So thank you, thank you all. It's been amazing to have known you all, worked with you all.

However, this is not goodbye. There's plenty more work to be done. TKA is an extraordinary work, and a long one. So many characters, so much energy, so many emotions. I still have to continue translation checking, still have to update my tumblr, there's still so much to do. I still have to wait for Synco to upload the prequel, for the next season of the animation to come out. I'll still be there on the discords, I'll still be there for new content and events. I'll still do my best to pull more people into this pit with us. So I won't say goodbye.

It's over, but it's not goodbye.

After all, I'm still and forever will be a TKA fan~ 

Daa:

Wow, so ends an era. It has been an absolute blast for me to bring a small part of this incredible story to you. As a story lover, TKA had it all - amazing characters, great storyline, a healthy dose of comedy. As a scientist, TKA gave me a chance to change it up from dull scientific writing to satisfyingly rich possibilities in creative translation. As a gamer, TKA is so, so relatable when it describes both the casual community and the cutthroat pro scenes. 

Until next time we meet, stay shameless!

Daa

Caelath:

Sometimes, you become part of something far bigger than yourself. 

That's how I've felt while working on The King's Avatar. Two years ago, I discovered the donghua for TKA. To be frank, it was stunning. I finished watching every episode in one sitting, and then read the manhua, and then the webnovel. I never imagined that I'd get the chance to work on something so grand, but when the team announced that they were recruiting, I applied, and here we are now, at the coda of this fantastic story. 

I wish I could've contributed more to the project. The past year has been an absolute blur for me, as I transitioned from military service to being a university student. I have nothing but gratitude for the other members of the team, who were always kind and understanding, even when I got busy. I am honoured to have been part of this journey, however small my part may have been. 

I give my thanks to Butterfly Blue, who has created a beautiful universe with brilliantly complex characters that has drawn me- and so many others- so deeply in. Thank you once again to the team, you've been an absolute pleasure to work with. And to the fans, thank you for your support and for making this all possible.

Until we meet again in the indeterminable future, good luck and godspeed. 

Caelath 

Based Tzuyu/Based Jessica:

All in all, thank you to everyone who has come along this journey with us, whether as part of the team who contributed or readers who supported us all this time. Thank you!

Signing out, 

Based