Afterword

Afterword

“You mustn’t cause trouble for other people.”

I think every Japanese person has heard something to this effect before. Whether it’s from your parents, other relatives, teachers, or anyone else in your life…

Every time a deadline draws near, I remember those words.

I know no good will come of discussing how the author called Mato Sato deals with deadlines in too much detail and alienating my dear readers forever, but it’s true.

With each deadline, I think, I really shouldn’t cause trouble for others . I could just die from the guilt… K*zing, Kaz*ng!! I don’t have time to be dead right now!! I have to keep writing as much as I can for the sake of my readers!

Anyway, on to the acknowledgments.

My deepest gratitude to my illustrator nilitsu and my editor Null. I don’t have much time to write this afterword, so I’ll keep it brief. I owe you a mountain of thanks.

And to all related parties, especially you readers who kindly picked up this new volume even though it came out nearly a year after the anime adaptation…

…thank you so much. It’s support from the readers that casts “Kaz*ng” on writers like me. And please don’t misunderstand and think that means it only has a 50 percent success rate. That only applies to “Z*ng.” I’m always searching my own name online and quietly delighting in your comments. And nilitsu’s illustrations? That’s a F*llheal!

And so, thanks to the buffs from all your spells, Menou’s journey continues onward. Please look forward to the next part of the story in the ninth volume.