Afterword
Hello again, Yuki Yaku here.
Somehow, we’ve already reached Volume 4 of this series. Now that I think about it, I realize the first volume went on sale last May. This volume will go on sale in June, which means a little over a year has passed since my debut.
I think the environment around me has changed over this time. For instance, my own lifestyle has changed. More people are working to make these books better, and I’ve been blessed with fans who support my work.
I’m quite certain these many changes are not just internal but have gradually altered my state of mind as well. Every day brings small, new realizations. But one day, I suddenly noticed that amid all these changes, one thing hasn’t changed.
And that is the modest sexiness overflowing from the thighs that Fly-san draws.
This time, I’d like you to have a look at Yuzu’s leg peeking out from her skirt, just beneath the ad strip wrapped around the cover of this volume. My guess is that when you remove that strip, your eyes will naturally gravitate to her sensual thigh.
But did you notice the significant contradiction within that thigh? The inconsistency right there before you? On one hand, your gaze goes straight to that thigh. On the other, the thigh itself is so slender.
Although the thigh is imbued with an all-consuming attractive power, it is not actually very thick. Nevertheless, the sexiness within it is distinctive, fresh, and magnetic.
The simplest way to emphasize one element of an illustration is to draw it larger than the others. However, Fly has not utilized that approach. Instead, they have taken special care in their manipulation of line and structure.
Observe the feminine curves, the line of the skirt clinging to the skin, and the way the knee hides the inner thigh. These small,
realistic touches come together to erase all artificiality from the drawing. The viewer feels not as if they are being shown something, but as if they are simply looking at what is. Thus, the cover takes on a special depth.
And now on to the acknowledgments.
To my illustrator, Fly-san, thank you for contributing not only to the book but to the preorder bonuses despite your busy schedule. It’s been a pleasure to see so many of your illustrations. I’m a big fan.
To Iwaasa-san, my editor, you had to work through Golden Week this time instead of the New Year’s holiday. Scary that we’re getting used to this, isn’t it?
Finally, to all my readers, thanks to your support, this series has been turned into a manga. I look forward to bringing you more good news in the future. For now, please accept my sincerest gratitude. I hope you’ll join me for the next volume.
Yuki Yaku