Well, the message is loud and clear. Here on Itch, over at Patreon and even on Discord.
The audience wants the VN.
If the book even has an audience, it’s mostly indifferent at this point outside of a few outliers.
Don’t be a FitBit. Don’t be a Viewster/Omakase.
Don’t vanish into obscurity.
Listen to your audience and change track.
Don’t be another failure. I’ve seen too many projects annd companies over the years squander their potential. Don’t be another.