Afterword

The girl you thought was the heroine turned out to be the last boss but was later revealed to be the heroine after all. That’s Nayuta Kani in a nutshell. I hope that you enjoyed Volume 6 of A Sister’s All You Need.

As an author, this is a relief for me, because I’ve finally reached my first milestone with this one. If this was a classroom rom-com with a single protagonist, I could’ve easily ended it here, but this has more of an ensemble cast, a real “our true wonder years start now!” kind of thing. Plus, there’s still the matter of Chihiro the ticking time bomb.

Volumes 5 and 6 had a lot of gritty, serious work scenes, so I’d like to get back to basics in the next volume—board games and demented tax accountants are both set to show up. They’re set to anyway. My style’s all about treating love, and work, and play, and everything else as equally important. Hopefully, I’m also pulling that off in real life (not that I am)!

Q&A Corner

Q Your female characters have a lot of Japanese words for numbers hidden in them—Nayuta, Chihiro, Miyako, Mikuniyama, Mitahora. Why is that?

A It’s a total coincidence. My first reaction upon having it pointed out was “Oh yeah, you’re right!”

Q How many books do you read in a month?

A It varies wildly between busy months and freer ones, but on the average, about as many as Haruto.

Q Are there really editors in chief out there who look like yakuza bosses?

A Not up to Godo’s level, but there are some hard-faced dudes out there, yes.

Q I’d like to get into tabletop RPGs. Any recommendations?

A This really depends on personal preference and who you’re playing with. I’d recommend reading a few replays and rule books and picking whatever has an interesting world setting or game system. The sessions in this story are run by Haruto, a seasoned pro at adjusting things on the fly (including fudging dice rolls) and making sure everything works out great for everybody, but I wouldn’t recommend playing with original rules from the get-go.

Q Have you tried all the alcoholic beverages that appear in the story?

A I select the ones I’ve liked to show up in the novels.

Yomi Hirasaka

Ravishing Silver-Haired Nude Female Novelist

Mid-November 2016

Afterword

Thank you for reading up to the end. This is Kantoku, the illustrator.

With the cast’s relationships rapidly developing and new characters coming left and right, the world is expanding, and nothing can stop it! This series is amazing. Working, and loving, with everything you’ve got… What better way is there to feel fulfilled in life? These guys are so hot, they’re blinding—and the way Chihiro hasn’t developed at all is, in its own way, interesting as well. I’ll wait as long as it takes!

 

The character design for the prizewinners in this volume went pretty smoothly. Male and female characters are starting to be about the same difficulty-wise for me to draw, so it’s fun to think about characters without being bound by gender. In a title like this, the male supporting cast is key, and I’m really glad I got to be the illustrator and have fun doing this. Maybe it’ll be even more fun if I get better! I’ll try to keep my ideals high, just like Puriketsu.