Afterword:
Yeah, It’s an Afterword
I’M SO GLAD I was able to bring you a second volume of Buck Naked in Another World, thanks to your wonderful support.
Thank you so much. Truly, truly, I thank you. I grovel before you, buck naked!
This book is a continuation of volume one of these holy chronicles (available today!) and it collects the chapters from the felling of the basilisks to the part where Shooter returns to the village and begins his new life. We bundled these stories together in a way that would make sense even for readers who don’t necessarily want to go out and buy the revised version of the first volume.
I hope you enjoyed meeting all the new characters!
The scene that I personally found most memorable is when the village chief Alexandricia stands atop the hill and surveys the land below with her huge ambitions.
“Nothing has come easily in my life, but this land on the outskirts of the kingdom is brimming with possibility.”
This line not only conveys the village chief’s state of mind, but it also feels like it’s telling me, as the author writing this novel, “If I keep going, an opportunity will present itself.” It’s one of my favorites.
Now I’d like to express my gratitude.
To my book manager O-sama and all the other publishers, thank you for your tireless guidance not only with the earlier stories of Buck Naked, but this new one as well. Thank you also for all the hard work you put in to bring the story to all its comic book forms.
I also appreciate all the support I’ve received from the many illustrators and mangaka across all the different mediums—in the web serial, the earlier stories, and the manga.
And even though he works for a different company, thank you to Mochiusa-sensei, who allowed me to collaborate with him after Dungeon wa Ii zo! went through its own novelization.
And my greatest thanks go out to all you readers. I hope to see you again sometime in the Buck Naked series!
Please continue to enjoy the Buck Naked in Another World series for a long time to come!
—MADOKA KOTANI
AN AUSPICIOUS DAY IN JULY 2019