Afterword
THANK YOU for buying Volume 3. I’m glad that I somehow managed to finish writing it and that you’re reading it right now. In Volume 3, I wanted to write about the wedding, of course, but it was actually my desire to delve into the lore of the Ren Empire that inspired the plot this time around.
I know I said so in Volume 1, but I especially love Lingsha. And as luck would have it, many of the readers love her too, so I decided to go ahead and write more about her.
Another thing I’ve been wanting to do was write a character like one you’d find in a Chinese fantasy. I felt that Chinese stuff was a bit too hard for me to write, but my selfish desire to see Futaba-sensei’s illustrations of Chinese characters won me over (lol).
From a writing standpoint, this was my hardest novel to write since my debut novel. I had a really hard time finishing the manuscript (though that was all my fault). All my projects thus far, I finished handily with plenty of time to spare, but this time, I was like “Is this ever gonna end?” “How’m I gonna write this?” I was prone to writhing around pitifully like this, and I surely caused a lot of grief for my poor editor—sorry!
But in exchange, I learned how to better approach my novels moving forward. I’ve grown a little as an author. (I hope…)
It is only by the support of so many that I manage to do this. Ideally, I’d take the time to thank everyone personally at length, but I just wanted to take some space here to extend my gratitude.
Lastly, Volume 1 of the comics version went on sale in October. Masuke Mawata-sensei’s art is freakin’ cute, so I really hope you’ll check it out. Each and every character is so unique—it’s the best!
Well, let me once again thank you all—my readers—for reading this series. I hope we meet again!
—FUYUTSUKI KOKI