Infinite Dendrogram - Volume 7 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 

Cat: “With the side story over, it’s time to jump into the afterwooord!” 
Xun: “I wasn’t in thE midword, but I’m ‘Xun,’ fOR ‘Xunyu.’ So, where’s the beAr?” 
Fox: “He couldn’t be here ’cause he’s still in jail. The afterword is related to where we are in the story, isn’t it?” 
Xun: “Well, there was thAT time he wasn’t hEre ’cause he was waiting for his tUrn.” 
Cat: “The afterword is a mystery space where the fourth wall doesn’t exist and characters who never interact in the actual story get to talk to each other, and it changes depending on what’s currently happening.” 
Xun: “Is that hOW it is?” 
Cat: “Yes. Anyway, it’s time for the customary serious comment from the authooor!”

Thank you for your purchase, dear readers. I am the author, Kaido Sakon. 
With this Dendro volume, I’ve been able to conclude the first arc of the second part of the series. 
In this part, you will see many more stories focused on tians. Volumes 6 and 7 were the first step into it, and they presented a story about close bonds between players and tians. 
In Dendro, players are split into worlders and ludos, and I believe the same applies to the readers, as well. Many of the happenings in the story will likely appear different depending on which kind of reader is reading them, and that too, is a very important part of this work. 
Volume 8 will introduce a character who is very important for both the setting and the work itself. Little would give me more joy than your excitement for her first appearance on the stage of this story.

Fox: “Now that that’s done, can I ask something?” 
Cat: “Go aheaaad.” 

Fox: “Why did you add a side story after the main story? You did the same in volume 3, but still...” 
Cat: “First of all, the reason why they exist in the first place is because there are things we can’t show if we focus only on the events that involve Ray. We have the side stories to compensate for that, and the information in them is necessary for the main story.” 
Fox: “Oh, I can see why they’re important. One of the side stories in volume 3 gave us the identity of the Superior Killer, and heeere, we had the King of Crimes.” 
Cat: “That’s exactly why we need them. However, as things are, we can’t release a book with nothing but side stories.” 
Fox: “True.” 
Cat: “That’s why we will be adding them next to the main one. It’s all so we can tell as many Dendro stories as possible.” 
Xun: (He sounds a bit like the author’s serious comment right now.) 
Bear: “I’M BACK IN THE WILD!” 
Bear: “VOLUME 8 IS SET TO COME OUT AROUND OCTOBER, I GUESS, SO BEAR IT UNTIL THEN!” 
Cat: “That was too sudden! And you completely ruined the flow!” 
Bear: “We have a limited amount of space fur the afterword! Sudden or not, it’s time to announce the next volume!” 
Cat: “That’s so meta! You actually can’t say that anywhere else but here!” 
Fox: “Here I was thinking he wouldn’t appear here this time, but he barged in and took an important honor and the entire spotlight allll for himself...” 
Xun: (This afterword sure had a lot of talk about the afterword itself...)