Chapter 131

Comments by Shunsuke Taue, Kieli Illustrator Um, hello! This is Taue, the one who did the insert illustrations. I’m v-very humbled to receive a space to greet you like this. Naturally, when I read the text for the final volume I was moved, and I felt all kinds of feelings welling up in me until I’ll admit that I was pretty teary-eyed. To get ready to write this Afterword I looked over the books again from Volume 1, overcome with emotion…But my first thought was, “The art style changed too much”…I-I’m sorry! I’m really sorry! *sweat drop* I also feel like with each volume, the world of Kieli slowly but surely solidified in my mind. It’s been a little over three years since the first volume, and I’ve had the opportunity to draw a lot of illustrations during that time. Since this project began I hope that I’ve managed to get closer, even if slowly but surely, to the image of Kieli that Kabei-san has, and that you, the readers, have…I hope…U-um, so, what do you think…? *nervous* To Kabei-san, the author, my sincere congratulations! I’m so sorry you had to do the illustration checks on sloppy roughs every time. *sweat drop* Because you allowed me to work on Kieli, I got to draw all sorts of illustrations, and I had a really wonderful experience. As one of your many fans, I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future! And to my editor, who’s done so much for me on both Kieli and other projects, thank you for doing so much for me! I am in your debt! And finally, to all of you who have viewed my illustrations along with Kabei-san’s wonderful text, thank you very, very much! I’ll be thrilled if we have the chance to meet again one day. Shunsuke Taue