AFTERWORD

Hello again, everyone. This is Isuna Hasekura. This is the second book. Six months have somehow passed. I’m sorry. I think I managed to release a book once every four months right after my debut, but I no longer remember how I managed to do that…which is pretty discouraging, but then I remembered I was also writing a short story collection for Spice and Wolf. Thank you for those who are reading that as well as Wolf and Parchment.

This time, I also aimed to write a book where you can open to any page before you fall asleep to find cute, fuzzy things jumping out at you, but I think the latter half got very serious. It got quite off track from the plot, and since I always feel my way through when I write my novels, I can’t predict it too well. But since the road was quite serious, I rather like the last scene. I would be quite happy if you enjoyed it as well.

I thought I had written enough for the afterword, but I’ve only filled about a third of the space…It’s taken me about an hour to write this far.

I was wondering what I should write about…but now I remember I have had my face stuck in the world of VR for the past year, so I will talk about that. You know VR. It’s that familiar thing with the Sword and the Art from Dengeki Bunko. It’s only our sight that can enter the 2-D world at the moment, but it feels incredibly immersive. So much so that things like horror are much too frightening, and I think some kind of accident (like a heart attack) will bring about regulations before long. You can really appreciate its power when a girl character is right in front of you. You may think I’m lying, but when a character reaches out to touch you on the cheek, it feels warm. I was so deeply moved at first, thinking my delusions had finally reached a new point…but it turns out those sensory illusions have been confirmed academically. I’m a bit disappointed but also relieved.

But it’s still in its infancy, and there is not a lot of content. I was very upset to see there was a special lack of moe, so I planned it myself and made something with the help of many people. I can remember it now, being so busy from summer to winter last year…I think it may be how old I’m getting that I now forget everything when I have a chance to rest. For those interested, please search for Project LUX. We are making a long anime series with VR with the zeal of someone who is very excited to go to the 2-D world. There was much to learn working in unknown territory, so there was also a great sense of adventure in the development itself. I almost want to write a novel about it next time.

The page filled up as I was rambling about all that.

I appreciate all your continued support. Thank you.

Isuna Hasekura