Hey Everyone! It's been a while, hasn't it? I know all of you are waiting for the next chapter in The Thunder Demon Strawhat Luffy so I decided to give you guys an update on what is going on.

First off I want to start off by saying that I am healthy and safe and I am grateful to a lot of you guys who reached out to check up on me. The reason why I haven't uploaded a new chapter s not due to health reasons or anything of the sort but is mainly because my writer's block has taken a turn for the worse. Originally I had thought that I was experiencing writer's block because of the Skypiea Arc and me not being much fond of it. I had thought that once I got Skypiea out of the way I would be back to my old self, writing with enthusiasm but sadly that wasn't the case. I started writing the next chapter then already wrote Luffy an the crew's interaction with Foxy but then I suddenly found myself unable to write further. I tried rewatching the Anime hoping to reinvest myself into the story, but I think that did more bad than good. The next chapter is halfway finished, I just need to find the inspiration to write Luffy's interaction with Aokiji and the crew arriving at Water 7 and it will be complete. Hopefully, I can get my mojo back and start writing again.

I WILL NOT BE DROPPING THIS STORY! It is like my baby, I love it too much to drop it. I don't know how long my writer's block will last but I do know that it won't be forever. All I ask is that my readers don't give up on the story, because I sure as hell ain't giving up on it. Any help in getting over my writer's block is most welcome, just send me a Private message here on.

Please be safe out there in these crazy times that we are living in and be assured that everyone's favorite Thunder Demon will make his return in spectacular fashion soon. Until then!

-Aaron Taichou