Hello, and thank you so much for picking up volume one of Seriously Seeking Sister! Ultimate Vampire Princess Just Wants Little Sister; Plenty of Service Will Be Provided! I’m the author, Hironoame. Truth be told, I’ve wanted to be an author for a long time, but it actually took me eight years before I made my debut. I submitted about thirty works for contests, and I would occasionally get dropped in the first round of screening. A good majority made it through to the second round, and I only had two works that ended up reaching the third. And to add onto that, most of the feedback said that the characters had charm, among other things, but the structure was bunk. And, boy, do I remember my reaction at the time. I screamed at the top of my lungs, “Whadd’ya mean my structure is bunk?!”
Afterward, I had a fateful encounter with the “three-act structure” and the work that I posted on the Shosetsuka ni Naro (Let’s Be an Author) website immediately after. I received some very helpful feedback that mentioned the composition was solid, and that led to my eventual debut. And so, although I am a relatively firm believer in the three-act structure, for this book, I only utilized the general framework of a three-act structure and poured my all into bringing out the charm of our protagonist, Ristia. I hope you enjoy this tale of our powerhouse of a helplessly cute girl, Ristia.
*A “three-act structure” is a form of literary structure that is used in several fields, including movies. If I were to explain it, it would go on longer than the actual novel, so I suggest that anybody interested in the topic search about it online. Now, I would like to take this time to advertise some of my other work.
The first volume of The Ignorant and Powerless Village Girl Rises Up Under the Reincarnated Lord of the Land was released eleven days prior to this novel by Sankosha’s UGnovels. On the same day, volume two of Even in an Alternate World, a Yandere Loves Me to Death went on sale under Futabasha’s M-Novels. Ignorant and Powerless Village Girl is a spinoff-like title of my debut work, Alternate World Sisters, and while it doesn’t have any direct correlation to the novel you’re reading now, it is set in the same world in a different era. The Ignorant and Powerless Village Girl is, as the title suggests, a story about a village girl’s struggles with a reincarnated lord and a band of non-standard companions. Alternate World Yandere is a story about her struggles with a perverted yandere. I highly suggest that anybody interested in those titles pick them up.
Lastly, I’d like to address the publishers, my personal supporters, and everyone who helped support Seriously Seeking Sister. It was thanks to your efforts that I was successfully able to put out a volume one. I really do appreciate it.
Alright, that’s my time. Hope to see you all again in volume two.
—Hiironoame, July 2018