Afterword
HELLO, my name is Shakushineko, and I’m the author of this series. Thank you very much for reading the third volume of Lovestruck Prince! I certainly hope you enjoyed it. When I saw Yukiko’s illustrations for this volume, I nearly cried with happiness at having come so far. Thank you, Yukiko, for such wonderful art! Even I nearly doubted that Vincent and Elizabeth would see eye-to-eye in the first volume, but you helped sell their love in the best way possible.
For the first volume, I emphasized Vincent’s actions behind the scenes and his perceived coolness. In the second, Vincent confessed his love but maintained his usual cool-and-composed façade. This time, however, I tried to break him free of that persona in every way I could.
Both the second short story and the inner illustration at the front (where Vincent falls asleep reading a book and Elizabeth finds him and thinks he’s adorable) were done with the couple’s post-marriage lives in mind. I also wanted to share how Yulisse and Raphael got engaged, as well as the characters’ children, so I’m glad I got to include parts of that.
The novels will end here (for now, at least), but the adventures of Vincent, Elizabeth, and their odd friends continue in the manga. I believe that, at the time of writing, new manga chapters are slated to be released on the 15th of each month in Japan. My thanks go out to Mimu Oyamada, who drew the manga version of Vincent with such ease that even I was surprised he was so capable! There will also be a prose bonus story on the next Japanese digital edition of the manga, so please keep an eye out for that!
Time has flown by in the two years since I began writing this story. I would like to thank my editor, Narabi, and the rest of the editorial department for helping make this series a reality. Also, many thanks to the readers, without whom I wouldn’t have been able to write so much. Thank you for bearing witness to Vincent and Elizabeth’s (though mostly Vincent’s) tale of love.
I hope to see you again someday!
Shakushineko, March 1st 2022