Kuzu to Kinka no Qualidea - Volume 1 - Chapter Aft

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Afterword

I first met the light novel author known as Sagara Sou a few years ago. If I recall correctly, it was around the time when the first volume of Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru (published by the GAGAGA imprint of Shogakukan) was being sold. Back then, the first thing he said to me was: “I read your blog all the time!” That’s not what people usually say to a novelist, and I distinctly remember thinking: “What’s up with this guy…?” I also distinctly remember badmouthing him on my blog afterwards. If someone had told me back then that I’d be writing a book with this guy, there was no way I would have believed them.

Then, through some chain of events, we ended up talking on familiar terms: “Whoa, you write so well! You make me want to work harder! (Why’d you have to make that happen to those characters? I’ll punch your lights out, you bastard. How could you do this to me? You’d better remember this. I’ll make sure you taste the pain as well.)” And somehow we ended up writing a book.

I regret it now.

I first met the author known as Watari Wataru at around the 20th of March 2011. It was straight after he wrote a blog post about how it’s a trend these days to open a conversation with: “I read your blog all the time!” When I handed him my business card, the very first thing that came out of my mouth was: “A newcomer author like you wouldn’t know anything about me, huh?” I distinctly remember him snorting at me. As an ardent fan, I had only tried to open the conversation with a rehash of one of his jokes, so when he wrote a post badmouthing me that night, I was so hurt I could have died. It was the kind of bullying an ardent newcomer receives from their senpai.

As you can see, what I am trying to say is that there were often conflicts between our personal viewpoints. My world revolves entirely around my own perspective. His world revolves entirely around his perspective.

I think that this story, which was born from our chat in that speakeasy, no doubt revolves around that kind of theme, and that from its humble beginnings in our world it has evolved in all sorts of directions.

Now for the acknowledgments.

To Saboten-sama: Your wonderful illustrations brought moisture to the desolate Tokyo desert that was this story! Thank you very much.

To our editor Yamamoto-sama: Seeee, this time we managed with time to spare. Bwahaha! …We’re sorry. You really helped us out! Thank you very much.

To Tachibana Koushi-sama, who gave us some huge inspiration for the main scenario: Thanks, man!

And finally, to all our readers: The information about this group of projects is still coming out in bits and pieces, so please give us your support! Thank you very much!