I noticed that the author is also the author of Only Sense Online, so that's what's keeping the author occupied. A new volume of the OSO LN just came out.
Ugh, still waiting. I hope somebody picks the manga or the novel up for FanTL again. It's kinda similar to Apothecary Diaries, and a lot of fun to read. It'd be even cooler if the novel or manga got licensed, but I'm not holding my breath.
Well, the official English translation will surpass the English scanlation by November this year at the rate things are going. So either way, by the end of the year we'll have a continuing English translation.