Volume 3 is finally out! I don’t even know how many times it’s been delayed... In fact, it’s been so long that I’ve forgotten even the fact that it was delayed! Just kidding. Just kidding.
I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to all the fans who were looking forward to the book.
Sorry Sry Sry. (Not a typo).
But you know, I’ll come out and say it. This is actually all a “plan,” or perhaps you could call it an “experiment.”
Yes, this is a trap I have set for all of you.
This book contains a terrifying truth, a thousand times scarier than the anime or the game. I, the author, have discovered it. And for that reason, I’ve been on the run for the one and a half years this book has been delayed.
Carrying a single notebook.
Yes, this “Aveline Notebook.”
The notebook contains a certain fact that will destroy everything we think we know about the world. Something unbelievable, something that will overturn all the value systems that presently exist. But the fact that it’s predicted several incidents that occurred in the past means that its contents cannot be denied.
That’s how terrifying the Aveline Notebook is.
I needed to protect myself from this terror, no matter what.
Not because I valued my life. No, there was only one reason.
Yes, to tell you all! And there was only one way I could think of to do it.
Yes—to hide the original work. The novel series would stop at Volume 2. The anime would hint at the existence of the notebook.
The last scene of the anime was very suggestive, but it was a wonderful ending that meant something to the people I wanted to understand it.
The manga ran at the same time as the anime. The main characters, themes, and settings were of course the same as the anime, but they were given a degree of freedom to tell the story.
And at last the announcement was made that the original novel would begin, too. At the same time, there was even an announcement of a video game.
Now, which is it? Which is the original work? At this point, you don’t even know, do you? Huh? Where is the truth of the Aveline Notebook, no, “The Notebook of Terror”? I needed to hide its location for a while.
That is, until now...
At this point, actually, there’s no reason to conceal it any further. There is meaning in publicizing it to the world, and that’s something I’d known from the start.
That’s why I’m going to tell the truth. And not in the text itself, but in the afterword.
Even “they” won’t expect this, and they’ll panic when they find out that the truth was hidden in the afterword.
Heheh. It’s funny to imagine it. This feels like the first time I’ve laughed in a long time.
No matter how much they panic, once it’s too late, there are limits to what they can do from their world.
Of course, I’m still under powerful electromagnetic attack, so this is a battle where I’m risking my life. But at this point, I’ve won! It’s all thanks to you, the readers, no, my family! Really, thank you.
And I hope you’ll keep reading.
Now, are you ready? Are you ready to know the truth? I’ve got plans for Volume 4, too, so when that happens, make sure you read the afterword, okay? The truth is revealed in the afterword there, too, okay? It’s such a great idea, isn’t it?
Anyway, after that long introduction, it’s time for the big reveal. The truth begins here, in the Volume 3 afterword.
Heheh.
Even “they” won’t imagine that the truth is hidden in the afterword.
Heheh.
I’m being annoying, aren’t I?
Sorry. I’ll stop. I will now reveal the information hidden within the Aveline Notebook, no, “The Notebook of Terror”!!!!!! H-Huh? Excuse me.
Just a second. I’m getting a phone call. Wait, at this hour? (I’m actually writing in the middle of the night.) I’ll pick up, I guess.
Of course, I won’t be long. This is important. I’ll be right back!
“Beep! Bzzztttt zzbbzttt... Beep... bzzzzt”
“The bottom of the water... the moonlight... so many people... people people people...”
※This will not be uploaded to YouTube
Chiyomaru Shikura