Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you all. My name is Kakeru Takamine, the author of this book. This work, which was selected as one of the most popular titles in the 8th Web Novel Prize, is my debut as a writer. I chose a pen name that was in accordance with what I would like to achieve in the future—that is, something that invokes my ambition to aim for the sky and to soar through it. I’m pleased that I’m finally taking the first step toward my goal.
Now then—my request as a debut author may be obvious, but I only have one thing to ask of you: please support me and my work How to Melt the Ice Queen’s Heart.
Throughout this book, I’ll be placing an emphasis on the gradual change in Asahi and Fuyuka’s relationship. They went from being mere strangers to friends in the first volume. The second volume will focus on Fuyuka’s past and taking the first steps toward being more than just friends. Their story will only progress as the third and fourth volumes continue and slowly but surely close the distance between the two.
If by any chance you, the reader, feel like you would like to see the continuation of this story, please support it in any way you can. Whether it’s tweeting your thoughts about it on social media, writing a review on a shopping site, recommending it to a friend, and so on. Any way of turning your support into words and posting about it would be very helpful—not just for the work, but for the creator, as well. Namely, it will secure the continuation of the series, as well as the possibility of reprinting the book with enough backing.
Also, if you’d like to tweet your thoughts about this volume, I’d be happy if you could do so by using the hashtag “#IceQueenLN.” Feel free to follow me on my twitter account @kakeru_takamine while you’re at it, as well.
Lastly, I would like to extend a few words of gratitude.
I would like to thank my supervisor, Takada. You helped guide me to where I am now when I had no experience whatsoever. Each of our briefings would last for a few hours at a time, though it was mostly just chatter. Thanks to you, I was able to enjoy the process of publishing a book. Thank you very much.
I would also like to thank the artist who worked on the illustrations of this book—Ichigo Kagawa. I was a fan of yours long before I’d ever written anything. Having you be the one to do the art for this book still feels like something out of a dream for me. Thank you very much.
Last, but not least, I would like to thank everyone who had a hand in the creation of this book and the readers who chose this story from all the other books on offer. I’m truly filled with gratitude. Thank you all very much.
Well then, it seems that it’s time I bid you goodbye, so I will put down my pen for now. I do hope that we meet again in the next story.