Afterword
IF YOU’RE STARTING THIS SERIES WITH THE print release, it’s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Omiya Yuu.
To those who read the web novel, it’s been a while! Mii here.
Thank you so much for picking up this book. This is the printed and edited version of what I’ve written on novel publishing websites Kakuyomu and Shousetsuka ni Narou.
Apologies for the sudden question, but what does the Christmas season bring to mind for you?
These days, I feel most people would say that it’s a day to spend with your partner. Another common answer would be that it’s a day to celebrate the birth of Christ.
To me, Christmas is about Santa. I go to bed on Christmas Eve, excited for his arrival and the presents that will be by my pillow the next morning… I don’t get presents anymore, of course, but I still remember that excitement. Next time I visit home, I’ll have to thank Santa for all of these wonderful memories.
The holiday means different things to everyone, but the biggest thing we all have in common is that it’s not a normal day. Just having a few extra special days out of the year is enough to make the calendar so much more colorful. These days, I think that couples celebrate anniversaries, at least in part, for that very reason. Maybe all of us want to inject some extraordinary into the ordinary once in a while, no matter what form it takes, and modern Christmas is a result of that.
I started writing this story hoping that it could be something special to go along with the everyday, just like Christmas. I’m just amazed that I get to put it into the world as a physical book!
All of this is thanks to a web novel contest held on Kakuyomu. I won the special prize, which allowed me to make my debut with Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko.
From here on, I’d like to thank the people involved with my debut.
To my editor, who kindly gave me advice throughout the revising and editing process. To the proofreader who gave me so many helpful tips. To the people in sales and editorial departments. Thank you all so much.
And to the illustrator, Ale-sensei. When my editor first sent me the illustrations, I was so excited that I yelped out loud. Thank you so much for breathing life into my characters.
Finally, I’d like to thank you, reader, for reading the book and this afterword. Your support is literally what makes my writing possible. Thank you so much.
To those who want to meet our flirty underclassman or pretty bad-girl best friend again, and to those who want to know what happens next, I’d love it if you recommended this book to your friends!
Anyway, I should get going soon. I’ll wrap up this afterword now, all the while praying that we’ll meet again in Volume 2.
I hope my first afterword turned out nicely.
—OMIYA YUU