Thanks for the motivation beams lmao I really need that!
I know this decision is a bit selfish of mine, and in any cases I'm gonna write a new fresh story, so what's the point? This story was going to be rewritten anyways because of how strict the HoloIndie requirements are on sensitive contents. It's fortunately not something unexpected.
I'm happy that you prefer to leave it as a prologue as well. Even if it's no longer "a shonen-esque band of misfits meeting cool vtubers as living breathing medieval fantasy characters", I still wants to write the story in the most relatable ways based on that spirit. At least we're on the same boat of suffering the post-jam struggles lmao.