Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (LN) - Volume 2 - Chapter Aft

Afterword
 

Hello to all you chuuni lovers out there who picked up this book. It’s me, the chuuni lover Ryo Shirakome.
I know it took a bit longer to get this volume of Arifureta out, but thankfully the wait is finally over.
The atmosphere of this book’s pretty different from volume one, and as I’m sure many of you have noticed, Shea’s gotten a lot more of the spotlight in the published version compared to the web version.
I’m not sure if you guys liked that more or less, but... As long as you enjoyed that bit with the pile bunker, I’m happy.
Yes, very happy. Man, pile bunkers are awesome... Now then, by the time this novel comes out, I’m sure my readers on Narou will have realized the main story’s already over.
So what happens next? Will I keep writing more after stories for Arifureta? Will I return to being just another fan of books? Will I write an entirely new story? Or will I just think of a hundred sentences and write them all out at random? Unlike Shea, I can’t see the future, and I honestly don’t know where I’m going to go next, but... well, it’ll probably be something new and interesting. I hope.
But first, whether it’s a new novel, or a game, or an anime, or even a movie that I work on next, I first need to get down on my knees and beg my publishers for a break. Please support my earnest endeavor to earn a break.

Volume three, if they let me publish it, will finally be the reunion arc.
I hope you’re all looking forward to it as much as I am. I’m hoping I get to add extras into that one too.
And now, onto the acknowledgments.
I’d like to thank my illustrator Takaya-ki, my editor, my publisher, my proofreader, and everyone in the editing department. Without you, this book wouldn’t be here. Thank you for giving your all to make this book a reality.
And last but not least, I’d like to thank you, dear reader, for choosing to pick up this book.
May we meet again in another volume of Arifureta.


Ryo Shirakome