Afterword
For those who like to look at the afterword first, beware - there are spoilers.
I had kept you waiting for far, far too long. Please forgive me.
Why did it become such a long road... I won’t even start explaining, because it would become a torrent of complaints. Anyhow, this three-year journey had somehow come to a close. I bought two bottles of wine (“Chateau Latour” - the price was... considerable9) of the year FMP! started, 1998. Left one for myself, and gave Shiki-san the other, with the message: “Please open when you finish the illustration work”. It’s kind of out-of-character for me, but sometimes, why not indulge yourself.
9 Well he does like his wine, doesn't he *jealous*. Chateau Latour is a Bordeaux Premier Cru Classé, and a bottle of that of 1998 can be found nowadays at upwards of 150 Euros a bottle, probably more considering it's Japan.
After all, it’s been twelve years, and we were working together on the series all this time. Only we two have the right to enjoy this exquisite taste (hehe). There are a lot of people who helped me over the years, but there are only two bottles!
So, my book has just returned from the final proofreading, and I’m writing this afterword while enjoying this excellent wine, and a gloriously delicious cheese that Shiki-san sent me in return. So, yep, I’m a drunken writer.
...just a moment, some guy from express post delivery came. Looks like it’s the sample copy of the first book.
Oh... it’s bound by a sash that reads “The grand finale of the explosive school military action is finally here!”
Grand finale..? I don’t know about that, but it’s good to have these things a little exaggerated sometimes. Thank you, whoever’s in charge.
By the way, if you get the two volumes together, it’d make a very impressive final book, but apart they look like... collections of short stories. This is pretty hard...
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