Afterword
THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THIS HUMBLE BOOK OF mine. This is the author, Yashu. In the Fifth Net Novel Awards, my work was selected as a winner among over seven thousand entries during the judging period, leading to its publication. To be honest, I still don’t quite understand how this all happened.
In the past, I was exclusively a reader on the site Shousetsuka ni Narou, and I read works written by a wide variety of authors. Given how many stories were already on the site, I figured that even if an amateur like myself were to add to it, nobody would mind. That was the humble start of my writing adventure, and I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
I started posting at the end of October 2016 and soon learned about the Net Novel Awards. Since all I had to do was add a tag, which was quite simple to do, I registered without much thought, and then promptly forgot about it. After all, as someone who had only just picked up their pen, I had zero expectations. I hardly understood even the basics, such as grammar and point of view, so in the web version, I was always causing trouble for my readers who helped guide me in the comments section. I did my best to not repeat the same mistakes they pointed out as I wrote one chapter after another.
I still ended up making many mistakes that they pointed out without fail…
As I continued updating my work daily, I received a message from Hifumi Shobo through the site’s management company, inviting me to publish my work under their Saga Forest label.
I couldn’t help but wonder, “Are you sure you want to publish something written by an amateur like me?” E, my editor, read my work and thoroughly understood its issues, so they kindly assisted me with major revisions from the very beginning. Since there was so much I didn’t know, we exchanged emails almost daily, and I received various pieces of advice for which I am truly grateful. Thank you so much.
Finally, I’d like to thank the readers who read this work on Shousetsuka ni Narou and AlphaPolis, as it was thanks to them that this work was published. Thank you so much. I hope to have returned the favor by releasing this work in its final complete version. This work, Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World, was raised in conjunction with you, the readers.
Readers might say, “You still have a lot to work on,” but the story of Cain and his reckless actions is far from over. Please look forward to further improvement in the next volume. Saga Forest, the label under which this book is published, is celebrating its two-year anniversary. It will continue publishing fun works for the world to enjoy, so if you’re interested, I encourage you to also try out other books published under this label.
Finally, I’d like to thank you again for purchasing this humble work of mine. I hope you continue to support me in the future as well.
—YASHU