Adachi to Shimamura - Volume 7 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 

What is fate? That's a question I'm constantly thinking about. 
There are times when it feels like I've made some big discovery. 
However, as for putting those discoveries into words, that's the one thing I never manage to do. 
I suppose there are certain limits to what humans are capable of. 
It is quite frustrating. However, as some time passes, I always find myself thinking about the topic again. 
Perhaps that in itself is fate. 
Apparently, you can write anything you want in the afterword, so this is what I wrote. 

Speaking of, and this hasn't happened yet, it seems that I'm going to be receiving some sort of an award. A prize for publishing enough books with Dengeki Bunko, or something. How many books have I put out? I'm not even sure myself. 
I'd like to thank both my dear readers and myself for allowing me to keep going for this long. Let us make sure that we are in good health so that we can live for years to come. And I do include myself in that because, well, these books wouldn't exist without me. 
No one else is going to write your books for you. It's something you have to do by yourself. 
The me of yesterday worked hard to get here, and as such, the me of now will do the same. Then again, I suppose that if I hadn't worked so hard, that would've left me with even more work to do. Not that having to work is a bad thing. As long as you aren't completely overwhelmed, then that's all that matters. 
Apparently there are people out there who feel that way. 
Personally, I don't yet. 

I can't say for sure, but I think this will be my final book for the year. 
Though it's a little early to be saying this, I'd like to thank you for sticking with me for yet another year. 
I hope we will meet next year as well. 
As much as I enjoy writing Adachi to Shimamura, I do want to write other books too. 
Oh, and I did write down a list of books I recommend, so do check those out as well. 
Give and take, as they say. 
Worth mentioning also, next year marks my tenth year as a writer, meaning that I'll probably also need to put out a book related to that. 
The next volume of this series will in all likelihood be about them going on a school trip. 
Where are they going? Well, I haven't decided that yet. Where do high school students go these days? 
I'll probably need to include an onsen scene too, huh? Hmm, I wonder how that will play out. 
Seriously, I don't know anything. 

Iruma Hitoma