Ascendance of a Bookworm (LN) - Volume 1.2 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 

Hello again. It’s me, Miya Kazuki. Thank you very much for reading Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1 Volume 2. 

At the time of me writing this, the first volume has not been published. I’ve been continuing publishing the web novel with my heart pounding in excitement for the release of the first published volume, coming in one week from my perspective. 

But in any case, Myne obtained the help of a merchant in Volume 1, and in Volume 2 she used that help to reach a point where she could make paper. Her circumstances from the past volume changed quite significantly thanks to having the active help of an adult. Here we saw her first big step toward making books. 

While making paper, Lutz accused her of not being Myne, then ultimately accepted her as “his” Myne. I view this as the point where Urano can start finally living as Myne in full. She can now learn more about the world and how to properly live in it by having Lutz point out when she’s acting weird. 

It’s hard to tell when you’re being weird if you don’t have someone to point it out. Especially since Myne was already a little— well, very weird, even back in her Urano days. 

Just like last time, I wrote two short stories original to these printed novels. A tale of Otto’s marriage from Corinna’s perspective, and a tale of Effa falling in love with Gunther wherein we get a glimpse into her thoughts on Myne and Lutz. I decided on these after looking through requests sent to me by readers of the web novel. I hope they were enjoyable. The Effa story in particular is special, as I have not yet written anything from her perspective in the web novel. Which is why I received so many requests for it, and why I tried to pack as much into it as I could to satisfy those who requested it. 

I’ve been quite busy with the printing of these novels, but I think the publishing staff are even busier than I am. Thank you very much, everyone at TO Books. 

I also cannot forget to show my utmost appreciation to Shiina You, who quickly responds to all my requests and thoughts on her character designs and illustrations despite being so busy as it is. Thank you very much. 

And finally, I would like to offer my greatest gratitude to all of you who read this book. 

The third volume is planned to be printed soon. May we meet again then.