Waaaaaaaaaa, thank you very much for playing both versions and for your kind words! I'm working hard on this game, so it makes me insanely happy to see that people are enjoying it ;w;
Truth be told, I was a bit embarrassed about the alpha version, but I'm glad you could still enjoy it hahaha.
I tend to post news on twitter, and I also make some entries here on itch.io to talk about the current state of chapter 1. I'm in the last months of production, so my guess is that I'll be able to release it in early 2025. I don't want to risk giving a date yet because there are some things that don't depend on me, like the English translation, and I have no control over how long that will take. I'm waiting until the game is 100% done before I can give a date.
Thank you again! I'll keep doing my best. If you enjoyed the prologue, I think you'll have a lot of fun with what comes after!