Afterword

 

 

 

Afterword

 

ONE day, an image suddenly popped into my head—a chubby girl hugging a huge, fluffy cat.

The girl beamed at the cat, and they seemed to be very good friends. I couldn’t help smiling at her glittering eyes and her full cheeks, the spitting image of health and vitality.

As the girl played happily with some cats, I envisioned her surrounded by other friends—dogs, birds, and of course other people, too.

Ah…how nice, I thought.

It made me want to write a peaceful, happy story of humans and animals living in harmony, and that was how this novel began.

When I published this story on a web novel site, I had no idea it would one day be translated into English and become a book, able to be held and read by other people. It was a very happy surprise!

I would like to thank everyone who has helped me in the writing and publishing process.

I’d first like to thank Charis Messier from Cross Infinite World, as well as everyone involved in editing and translating. This story never could have become a book without your help and support. I’m incredibly grateful for everything you’ve done.

I’d also like to thank the illustrator, Hinano Chano. The cover illustration you drew was exactly the image that had popped into my mind at the very beginning. Thank you so much for drawing the color character page and for all the other illustrations, too. The facial expressions are so animated, the clothes so wonderful, the animals so adorable… Your gorgeous illustrations decorate this novel beautifully!

Lastly, I’d like to thank my family and friends, who have always watched over my creative endeavors. Everyone has helped me so much, and I’m so thrilled to have been able to make this book a reality.

I hope readers will enjoy Amy’s story. She may have been thrown for a loop at being reincarnated, but she enjoys fulfilling the dream she never could in her previous life—living with a cat!

-Kosuzu Kobato