By the Grace of the Gods (LN) - Volume 1 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

If you’re reading this right now, then you might be someone who has purchased By the Grace of the Gods Vol. 1 and read it until the end. Thank you very much for reading my work. You may have borrowed it from someone instead of buying it, but I am nevertheless grateful that you read it up to here.

This novel originally began on a website called Shousetsuka ni Narou. In 2014, with no writing experience nor knowledge, I used the site as a reader. Having moved overseas, I was struggling with language barriers and cultural differences; the passing of time leaving me estranged from my friends and feeling lonely. When I look back on it now, I could have just used Facebook or some other kind of social media. However, I didn’t use anything like that and, for some reason, submitted works to Shousetsuka ni Narou instead.

I hope I get some comments. Will I be able to reply to them properly in Japanese? That was how I saw my work as a means of communication. Of course, I had an interest in novels back then, but at the time I truly just started this out of curiosity. It was just a hobby.

But as I continued writing, the desire to write something my supportive readers would enjoy grew. Four years later, on this day, my devotion to writing is vastly different to back then. My trial and error may have backfired numerous times, but the readers gave me advice and support that ultimately led to this, my first novelization.

I would never have been able to continue writing or publish a novel without everyone’s support. I am truly grateful to everyone who has supported me and given me advice. I will continue to create a work that will live up to everyone’s support. That is what I feel as I write towards the future.

So please continue giving me that support.