Afterword
THANK you for picking up a copy of The Former Assassin Who Got Reincarnated as a Noble Girl.
I first posted this book online, but partway through, I was having a hard time deciding how the plot would unfold, and I wasn’t sure about the actions of my main character, Selena. I decided to put down my pen on this one.
But several readers of Former Assassin told me they really wanted to read more, so I reworked Selena’s character and started writing again. I tossed out most of what I had written before and changed a lot of it. I put in the daisy-headed characters that I originally had no intention of putting in, integrated a lot of other things, and then thought I’d made it too big of a mishmash.
I never imagined Former Assassin would hit first in the rankings and get turned into a fully published novel. I was shocked, considering I dropped this work at one point.
So, thank you. This is all because of you, the readers.
Unlike my past works, I didn’t lean too hard on the romance in this one. I can’t say I didn’t consider having Selena become engaged to someone like Tiegel or Evan, but I still couldn’t imagine her loving someone just yet. I got stuck where you could just start to feel something growing.
Personally, I think Tiegel is more my type, but I haven’t decided who Selena would choose to engage and marry.
I didn’t touch much on the romance between side characters either, but I do have it in my mind that Rick and Sia are a couple.
I am quite attached to my characters in this story. I spent a lot of time and effort on this book, after all, so I was incredibly excited every time I received the illustrations for the cover, opening images, and the illustrations throughout. Selena wasn’t quite how I imagined her; she came out even more incredible. I really like the pictures. They’re exactly my sort of thing. So, thank you, MiRea, for the amazing illustrations.
While the setting is fantasy, the cover illustration has a dark tone to it, and I think the difference between cover and content is one of this book’s charms. I hope you enjoyed reading it to the end.
Lastly, I want to thank my editor and everyone involved in making this book. I hope we meet again.
July 2022, Satsuki Otonashi