Thank you very much for reading this book. I’m Chidori Hama, and I’m very sorry for the long wait.
At last, the seventh volume is here. We’re already quite a few volumes in, so why hasn’t the story progressed all that much? I plan on continuing for a long time, so please bear with me. Is it just me, or have I ended up apologizing in every afterword these past few volumes?
Still, I’m having a lot of fun writing everything I want to write! I hope you’re also enjoying reading all that. If you are, that makes me very happy!
Despite what I’ve just said, the story has been progressing. Fall has settled in, meaning the season of school festivals has arrived. Ekaterina is taking care of her glass workshop and shivering at the thought of the doom flags, but she’s still bustling about and enjoying her first school festival in this world. She’s also ready to pitch in and help for the sake of her classmates’ marriage and work prospects.
In the background, the feud between the two great houses of Yulnova and Yulmagna deepens in secret, and a new character on the side of the Yulmagnas makes her appearance—the bewitching beauty, Zamira. How will the battle of the Blue Rose of Yulnova and the Black Narcissus of Yulmagna end, I wonder?
Of course, Ekaterina is just as obsessed with her dear brother as always, and Alexei matches her energy! While I was publishing this part of the story on the internet, someone left a comment comparing Alexei’s sister complex to a high-end home appliance and wondering where they could find one as powerful. I laughed for ages without being able to stop. The other characters are gradually getting softer on these two, aren’t they? Well, maybe they’ve always been soft on them.
It’s been a long time since volume 6 came out, and quite a lot has changed in my life in the meantime. My pet dog, who had been sick for years, has sadly crossed the rainbow bridge... Some time has passed already since then, but my cat is still incredibly lonely without him, and I’ve been considering adopting a little sister or a little brother for my kitty from the rescue cat café my family manages.
Despite this, I’ve managed to finish this seventh volume of Goodbye, Overtime! thanks to the support of many people. I’m genuinely so happy and thankful. I’ve been working with a new editor who has been very considerate and helped me focus on the creative process serenely despite the circumstances. They’ve truly saved me.
As always, I’m also incredibly thankful to you, my dear readers.
Please keep supporting Ekaterina, Alexei, and this series!
Chidori Hama