Sideswipe

At this point I'm starting to wonder who's actually stalling who

Personally, I think this is a trick question. Vahn has always been somewhat of a goofball most of the time but deadly serious when he has to be. Therefore, though this is just my opinion, the only thing to keep in perspective is the rate of how his frame of mind and outlook of the world matures without compromising his inner child, ergo, his inherently curious nature. Again, this is just an individual opinion but regardless of how the story progresses, I'll be here til the final chapter

Get well soon Ein. You know we'd rather have you in good health than have you force yourself to write when you need rest

I don't know why but I keep imagining hearing the Imperial March (Star Wars reference) as Vahn enters the 77th floor on the way to meeting Ureko...

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Don't mind those useless rants. Remember, haters don't actually hate you. they hate themselves because they see you as a reflection of what they can never hope to be. You've already created a masterpiece which allows a lot of people to relate so much that it's almost become a religion. If these people can't even realize that, it's their loss not yours. On a different note, I would like to thank you for the awesome chap, as always

Thanks for the chap, Ein! And while we're in the topic of additional Templates and having mentioned Phae's mission, I thought you might be interested in adding Hajime Nagumo from Arifureta Shokugyou De Sekai Saikyou as his capabilities as a Synergist/Crafter are quite excellent. Well, post-Orcus Great Dungeon though... Just imho

Get some rest Ein. I know a lot of us would rather have you in the best of health than forcing yourself to churn out chaps through the pain. On a different note, for choices of chefs, I think those from Cooking Master Boy would be quite interesting with Vahn providing A or S Class cooking utensils. Of course, being Vahn's templates, they would surely have absurd innates related to cooking as well as food and ingredient appraisal. Just sharing though. For maids, I think the others have already made decent suggestions so I'd like to recommend Sebas from Overlord for the role of Butler of Vahn's estate

Just can't get enough of this. It's recently gotten me thinking of joining the MOAR sect Great chap as usual Ein

Gotta hand it you, Ein. Though I've known for some time now how good you are, you can still throw a curve ball. Giving one the most hated female characters in anime/manga a somewhat justified backstory, making her out to be more human than most, is just, well, EPIC