I’ve been addicted to murder mystery board games lately. It’s fun to get a taste of what it’s like to dive into the world of a mystery novel. I like being the culprit because it’s thrilling.
Anyway, long time no see. I’m Amamiya Kazuki.
This volume was about Nanase Yuino. Volumes 5, 6, and 7 had pretty irregular structures, so it’s been an unexpectedly long time since I wrote a book with a straightforward composition. How was it?
During the early stages of writing this book I thought, “That’s it! Let’s do authorized cheating!” A pretty awful turn of phrase. I feel like Hikari’s proclivities got twisted because of that, but it happens sometimes.
It’ll be Haibara’s second year of high school starting in volume 9. If I were to split this series into parts, the first part would be volumes 1 through 4, the second, volumes 5 through 8, and the third, volumes 9 onwards.
In other words, we’re in the final arc. I would be delighted if you read this story until the very end.
Now I’ll pivot to my current status. These days, writing game scenarios has been my main job. I’m also the writer for a weekly LINE vertical comic called Saikyou Ansatsusha, Kurasu Teni de Isekai e (The Strongest Assassin Gets Transported to Another World with His Class, Japan only). It’s super interesting!
For those who are thinking, “I want to read Amamiya Kazuki’s other works!” I’d be honored if you followed me on X (formerly Twitter) @amamiya5235. I’m working on other projects as well, so I hope you’ll look forward to it.
Now it’s time for acknowledgments. I feel like I apologize to my manager, N-san, every single time, but this time I respected my deadline (respect it every time!). At first, I was full of fervor, thinking, “I’ll finish this in no time flat! It’ll be easy-peasy!” Except, I handed the first draft in on the day of the deadline. Please forget that happened. Thank you always. Gin-san was once again responsible for the illustrations; thank you for the wonderful artwork as always. The Yuino depicted on the cover felt like she actually existed, which was just too good.
An enormous thank-you as well to everyone involved in this novel’s publication. It would be my pleasure as an author if this story resonated with you even a little bit. Well then, that’s all for now. I look forward to seeing you again in the next volume, or in another one of my series.
I gained weight recently, so I joined a recreational basketball club for adults. Through exercise comes better health!