Afterword

To new readers, greetings. To old readers, welcome back. I am Nozomu Mochitsuki.

This story — Tearmoon Empire — was serialized on two self-publishing sites. On the first site, though it didn’t make much of a splash, there were a handful of readers who stayed with it for a long time and continued to offer their steadfast support. On the second site, readers continued to leave passionate comments and support the story, which eventually led to its publication. Thank you very much. I am glad that this book has found its way into your hands.

Now, it seems that the second volume will be published as well. Rather than have the author drone on and on about it, let’s have the main character, Princess Mia, tell us her thoughts instead.

Here we go!

Mia: “Greetings. I am Mia Luna Tearmoon, Princess of the Tearmoon Empire!”

Mochitsuki: “Good afternoon, Princess Mia. Is your cold better now?”

Mia: “Yes, I am in perfect health now. Thank you for your concern. I remember that stupid four— Ludwig telling me a long time ago that I can’t catch colds, but what now, huh? Looks like he was wrong! Hah! I’ll have him know that I’m more delicate than he thinks.”

Mochitsuki: “...I see. Well, that’s great! Now, would you like to tell us your thoughts about the second volume?”

Mia: “Of course. In the second volume, being the wise person that I am, I’ll have a big part to play. Summer vacation begins, and I head back to the Empire. Then, I march into the lair of evil that my archnemesis, Tiona, calls home...”

Mochitsuki: “Uh, lair of evil might be a little... Also, aren’t you forgetting the incident in the forest?”

Mia: “The incident in the forest? Whatever do you mean?”

Mochitsuki: “Remember the whole thing with that cursed box? And how you met that familiar person again...”

Mia: “Cursed box? Person... Ugh, my head... And my hand is... shaking? My stomach hurts a little too... H-How odd. What in the moons happened?”

And so, may you look forward to the adventures of Mia the Delicate and Chicken-Hearted as she has an upsetting experience in a forest, visits Tiona at home, and gets swept up by the flames of a simmering revolution. There will be plenty of exciting events to keep the princess busy!

I hope to see you there.

That done, I’d like to offer a few words of thanks.

To the illustrator, Gilse, thank you for the wonderful illustrations. You have my gratitude for bringing Mia to life in such an adorable way through your drawings.

To the editor, F, thank you for looking into this work and getting in touch with me. You have been a great help throughout this process.

To my family, thank you for your unending support.

And to the readers who chose this book, thank you very much. It is my sincere wish that you have been entertained by Mia’s shenanigans. Let us meet again.