Afterword

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Afterword

Thank you for picking up the seventh volume of The World’s Least Interesting Master Swordsman.

I only had a single page for the afterword in the last volume, and this time I get twice the space. It was really hard to write the afterword for the previous volume, as I only had eight lines aside from my usual greetings and thanks. I wasn’t able to get across my passionate thoughts about the volume in just eight lines. Still, I’m not sure if the seventh volume’s afterword is where I should be talking about the sixth volume, but let me indulge in one sentiment.

The illustration of Suiboku and Fukei sitting together was amazing! The illustration was even used in the advertising, and it was one that I begged and pleaded for. That’s just how much that scene meant to me. It was something I’d always wanted to have drawn.

The reasons Fukei hated Suiboku were described in detail in the work itself. Suiboku himself was aware of those reasons, since he’s got a laundry list of sins. However, it was probably hard to understand why Suiboku felt an affection for Fukei.

But that one illustration and the advert’s line that “Suiboku had always indulged himself in just the beautiful memories” told it all. That one illustration encapsulated the entirety of Suiboku and Fukei’s relationship. I have nothing but endless thanks to Shiso for drawing that illustration.

Now, about volume seven. This volume is a heavily rewritten version of the stories I had already published on Shosetsuka ni Naro, but there really is a big difference when you’re writing each chapter as short stories and in making it into an entire volume.

It was hard enough for me, the author, to figure out what was going on when I was editing the text, so no doubt it must have been nearly impossible for the readers to figure out, and I’m sure it completely ruined any sense of immersion.

Since this is written for pleasure, it’d be a problem for the reader to get lost in the process, right? It really taught me the importance of structure.

Now, Shiso and Kuroda. Thank you so much for all the work you do for me. I look forward to continuing working with you in the future.

Rokurou Akashi

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The World’s Least Interesting Master Swordsman: Volume 7

by Rokurou Akashi

Translated by Noboru Akimoto

Edited by William Haggard

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Illustrations by Shiso

Cover illustration by Shiso

Original Japanese edition published in 2021 by PASH! Books

This English edition is published by arrangement with PASH! Books, Tokyo

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Ebook edition 1.0: September 2021