Hello, I’m Honobonoru 500. Thank you for choosing to read Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse! I’d also like to thank Yosuke Ishibashi for their wonderful illustrations.
This novel started as an online publication, which means I’ve already received many wonderful comments, impressions, and error reports, along with countless ratings and bookmarks, all of which continue to encourage me. I’d like to thank everyone profusely, and I hope you’ll continue to support me as the story continues.
I came up with the pen name “Honobonoru 500” when I decided to write five hundred “honobono” (heartwarming) short stories. Unfortunately, it turns out that short stories aren’t all that easy to write. I couldn’t transform the thoughts in my head into words on the page. So I gave up pretty much immediately and decided to write a classic isekai story instead, and the result was Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse!
Until about halfway into the story, I was determined to stick to the basics: to write a tale of an average man, flung into a strange world, who fights against evil demons alongside his friends—or something along those lines. As I wrote, though, I began to have my doubts.
Would it really be so easy to take a life, even if it was a demon?
I don’t think I could do it.
Even if I had no other choice, I’m still not sure I could...
I know! I’d just hypnotize them instead!
And so on.
This novel is the result of my own answers to many similar doubts, which has ultimately made it quite a different type of isekai fantasy. It’s a story about a man who finds himself in another world, but instead of running into people, he finds himself surrounded by monsters he can’t communicate with. It’s a story about a scaredy-cat, his band of affectionate monsters, and a whole lot of misunderstandings. All in all, it’s a heartwarmingly ordinary story.
Somehow, this novel is also receiving a manga version, so please check it out! Also, please consider having a look at my other series, The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash. It’s about a cute tamer, a friendly slime, and their heartwarming journey!
Thank you to everyone at TO Books for their continued support with both my previous work and this one. I’d especially like to thank my manager for their constant help and care. It’s because of everyone’s support that I was able to successfully publish this novel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I look forward to working with you all on the next volume too.
Finally, I’d like to once again thank you, the reader, for choosing to pick up and read this story. I look forward to meeting you again in volume 2.
Honobonoru 500
December 2019