Afterword

Hello, I am Syuichi Tsukishima.

Whether I see you online every day or this novel is our introduction to each other, I can’t thank you enough for picking up the first volume of 100-Million-Year Button!

The original work on the website Shousetsuka Ni Narou rocketed to the top of the yearly ranking, thanks to the support of an incredible number of readers.

It’s hard to believe, but enough people to fill the Tokyo Dome showed up to read it every single day. Your support allowed the original work to receive this novelization. Thank you very much! The story will continue, so I hope you stick around.

This novel includes many revisions of the web-novel version and features newly written text. Additionally, some events were changed to make them more interesting. This version received quite the power-up.

I believe this is the greatest novel I’ve written in my career, and I would be happy if it brings even a little joy to readers. I hope you look forward to the second volume releasing on December 20, exactly two months after this one!

Now, I would like to give some thanks.

To Mokyu for your amazing illustrations, to the lead editor for teaching me a variety of things, to the proofreader for fixing typos, and to the great many people involved in the production of this book—thank you very much.

And a huge thanks to all the readers who purchased this book!

I hope we meet again in Volume 2. That is all from me.

Syuichi Tsukishima