Hyakuren no Haou to Seiyaku no Valkyria - Volume 14 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 

It’s been a while. Takayama here. 

This last volume was pretty touch-and-go when it came to writing it. 

Well okay, it’s usually pretty dicey when it comes to getting things written, but... 

Usually an author starts by writing a “plot outline” which is like a blueprint for the book to the editor before they begin writing the actual text, using the plot outline as a basis for their writing. This time, however, I had a lot of trouble coming up with my plot outline. 

Typically it only takes me about two or three days to come up with a plot outline, but I think it took nearly a month this time. 

If the plot outline took that much longer, I’m sure you can figure out that the actual writing itself was just as much of a disaster. 

Anyway, Volume 14 was a struggle to get written, and it had a troubled birth. 

It’s something I’ve come to think every time it happens, but wrapping up plot threads, while very rewarding on the one hand, is nerve-racking on the other, because I’m constantly struggling with figuring out the best way to resolve them. 

Of course, given all my struggles with this volume, I think it might have come out as a worthy volume as a result. At least, that’s my take on it as the author. 

It’s a bit different in tone and character than the existing volumes, but I hope that you, the readers, will enjoy it as well. 

Now, for acknowledgments. 

To my editor U-sama. I’m really sorry for making you deal with the dicey schedule on this last volume. I know I caused you a lot of stress on this one, so thank you for bearing with me. 

Also, thank you so much to the illustrator, Yukisan. I believe the fact that we were able to release the volume on schedule is all thanks to the efforts of U-sama and Yukisan. 

That first insert illustration was awesome (lol). 

Also, my thanks to everyone else that was involved in this volume’s production. 

And more than anything, I’d like to thank the readers who’ve picked up this book. 

I’ll do my best with the next volume, so I hope to see you then.

Seiichi Takayama