And so, the third volume of Veteran Heroes has been released. This time we had battles, with a side of battles, and then some battles for dessert. I quite enjoy writing action scenes, so it was pretty fun.
Man, Norman really went wild, didn’t he? I was actually laughing while writing his part. I can’t wait to see Mr. Toda draw him in the manga version. What kind of result will spring forth from combining his dynamic art with the over-the-top interactions between Norman and Grave? I’m looking forward to it!
Since we’re on the topic of the manga version, I have a small announcement to make. At the time I’m writing this afterword, the Veteran Heroes manga has over ten thousand favorites on Niconico Seiga. That’s one of the criteria I use to judge a series’s popularity, so I’m quite happy with it. I hope you will continue supporting it in the future. Incidentally, Novice Middle-Aged Adventurer has around 230,000 favorites at the moment. Wow, that’s so coooool! (That’s me talking like a grade schooler.) I’ll work hard so that Veteran Heroes can catch up to it.
Now, this concerns the Novice Middle-Aged Adventurer series—I wrote a short collaboration story with it at the end of the first volume of Veteran Heroes—but I might have an interesting announcement to make about it soon. Please show a little more patience. Now, on to the final part: expressing my gratitude.
Thank you for always providing such amazing illustrations, peroshi. Every time I get a new illustration, I stare at it for minutes mumbling, “Mm-hmm, this turned out great!” as if I did anything. Half the charm of Veteran Heroes can be attributed to peroshi’s illustrations, so words cannot express just how grateful I am. Thank you also to my editor and proofreader for fixing all the typos and missing text in my manuscript despite their busy schedule, and to everyone else involved in the publishing of this book.
Now then, the fight between the Seven Heroes and the New Seven Black Stars has finally entered its second half. Just what will happen next? I’d actually already decided before serialization started, so we’re entering the home stretch now. Thank you for your continued support.