Afterword

Thanks for reading! It’s me, Shoutarou Mizuki.

This is Volume 7. It’s the start of a new chapter, and a multi-book story. I’m not sure yet if it’ll be just two books, or if it will keep going. I think it’s fun to let the characters just do whatever it is they feel like, so my style of writing is just let them be the ones who drive the story. I hope you’ll treat it like a serial and enjoy it.

As for other stuff, there’s a second drama CD coming out from Beatnicks on September 30th 2009. This time, Akemi Kanda is playing the role of Lily Shiraishi, and Satomi Sato is Eiko Teruya. All of you readers know what Eiko Teruya is like, so I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

Souichi Itou’s manga adaption has a volume on sale too. It’s running in Champion RED right now. I got a chance to hear what he’s got planned during a meeting with him, and it’s really amazing! Both of our versions end up at the same place, but they take different routes to get there, so I hope you’ll give it a try.

Now, on to some small talk.

A while ago I received some motsunabe, which is offal stew. It was really good, but what I’m not sure about is when you’re supposed to swallow the white offal.

I can guarantee I’m faster than most people. I probably only need 3/4ths the amount of chewing that most people need. But if I don’t swallow it quickly, I always end up chewing it for a long, long time. If only there were some rule, like, “Chew the white offal X number of times!” I wouldn’t have this problem. Or perhaps a way to be sure you could bite cleanly through the offal.

I’ll be waiting for answers from white offal fans all over Japan, whether they like the offal fried or in a stew.

Lastly, some thank yous.

Thank you Souichi Itou, my illustrator. Thanks for coming over to celebrate my move. I hope we’ll get another chance to hang out soon.

Ohashi, my editor. I feel like I’ve grown as an author because I only missed my deadline a little. But I’m sure it’s just my imagination, so I’ll try to go even faster next time.

Also, I want to thank everyone else who’s helped with this work, especially those who did the drama CD. I’m going to keep doing my best, and I hope you will too.

See in you Volume 8! It will pick up where this story left off. There’s lots more fun to be had!