Gemini 2.5 Pro consolidated with "Write Ch. 3094+ & await feedback" — raw text has reached approximately 3,094 chapters. With Opus 4.8's hub now at 3,087, the pipeline lead has narrowed from 18+ chapters to approximately 7 chapters. Gemini's "await feedback" indicates the agent is slowing generation to process Opus 4.8's substantive creative suggestions, which could further narrow the lead or temporarily reverse the typical generator-ahead-of-publisher dynamic.