Thank you for reading this book. I am the author, Fukurou Kogyoku.
It’s been about a year since the first volume, but that’s because the contents of the first volume ended up so problematic that I was taken in to the Chiyoda-ku S*preme Court for judgment… Just kidding! Everything is peaceful here.
After the first volume was released, I received many comments and opinions from a wide range of people: students, novel lovers, judges working for the Supreme Court, and even elementary school girls. It made me so happy. There was some harsh criticism among it all, but thanks to that I was able to understand where I had been lacking. I read them over and over. I took it all in, processed it, and used it to power up this second volume. I believe all feedback from my readers is right.
And in this second volume, I take up that concept of “right.”
It’s a difficult word. What does it mean to be right?
I often hear people say that “what is right varies from person to person,” in a value-relativistic kind of way. But that’s not convincing to me.
A trial provides one answer in the pursuit of righteousness. But it cannot always be right, and there will be trials that make mistakes. Sometimes laws themselves are bad in the first place. That’s where things get interesting.
In this volume, the main character, who was supposed to be an ordinary, normal guy, becomes the central figure in “judging all that is not right in another world.” But was this change right for the protagonist? All these difficult questions aside…I can only hope that you enjoyed the story.
For those of you who were drawn to the cover illustration and picked up this book: It’s beautiful, isn’t it? Please take a look at the frontispiece as well. Isn’t head maid Shiro so cute? If you read up until the end, she just gets cuter and cuter. Even those who picked up the book from the second volume will surely be satisfied! Shiro and the other characters all have lots of opportunities to shine!
Acknowledgments:
To the illustrator, jonsun. Every time I receive one of your lovely illustrations, I feel all my exhaustion melt away. Thanks to you, I can keep working hard. To K, my editor in charge. Looking back at the guidance you’ve given me over email so far, I feel like it amounts to more than a whole novel. I’m seriously grateful for all your help. To the designers and proofreaders: I was impressed by all your finishing touches. Furthermore, to the printers, to the booksellers, to my family member R who gave me their opinions, to my coworkers A and M, and all my friends, I am very thankful.
I don’t know about the next volume yet, but I’ll be happy if you enjoyed the story. I would love some f-f-fan letters (blush). I hope to write even more interesting things in the future, so thank you for your continued patronage and support.
Fukurou Kogyoku
Twitter: @kogyokufukurou