Afterwords
Long time no see everyone. Thank you for reading this fantasy from a different world filled with heartfelt sincerity 《Mondaiji-tachi ga isekai kara kuru soudesu yo? Oh dear, a Declaration of War by a Demon Lord？》, abbreviated to 《Mondaiji series》.
Okay, regarding this work of the 《Mondaiji-tachi series》..........The contents in this book contains many more elements than the previous one. As it has greatly exceeded the fixed page count, the result was giving thanks out, and even the afterwords had 8 pages!
8 pages! No no, what situation did you do to end up with 8 pages? In other words it had upped a level from the previous afterwords by 100%, 4 pages longer! Outrageous! What conspiracy is this? Aliens? Time travelers? Or super individuals?
I think it must be someone from a different world. Absolutely right. The latest Suzumiya Haruhi's volime was indeed very interesting eh!
But........doesn't something that has 8 pages long to be put in a special column, you Jerk!
......No, it was my fault who was unable to comply to the established page count from Bunko, all of it is mine.
Once again I will borrow some space to express my apologies to Y-san.
Well, since this is a very rare afterwords, I will simply explain what everyone has described as a [Funny pen name] or [No matter what it looks like a landmine author] of [Bunko Lake Taro] this kind of name. But after carefully thinking it over there isn't really anything good to explain............After all half of the name is really my true name, which I really am sorry for.
The origin of the name maybe everyone has guessed it? From the famous childhood stories 《Tatsunoko Taro》.
It is that 《Manga about Japanese folk tale》(Notice :まんが日本昔ぱ, introducing the Japanese animation work based around the countryside.) where its title is debut as a teenager. It's content is narrative because for some reason a mother that became a dragon with a teenager story, I heard it was based on the [I hope this child would be like the same as a dragon's. strong and gentle] and with this mindset, my name was decided.
Learning about this in the past, I had generated an idea:
"Okay! If I debut as a light novel writer, I will borrow the name from my grandma and the story of 《Son of the Dragon Taro》, and use [Bunko Lake Taro] to debut it out!"
And that is the origin of this pseudonym. Although it caused lots of criticism, but about this name, I really did not have any attempts to play the terrier. Really! Not related to the Dragon〇child work(Note: This refers to the Japanese animation studio Tatsunoko Productions, some works are the Gatchaman and Macross) at all! I even loved that company a lot!
Looking at the trophy presentation ceremony and thinking, a certain editor will look at the name on the trophy and say out "Eh? Really going to use this name?" this sentence. Ku Ku Ku........I will never forger this enmity.
Incidentally, the previous volume of afterwords I called myself an amphibian, the reason why I called myself that was simply. Dragon's child = to amphibians.
But Dragon should be reptiles right? No, regarding this point, everyone would slowly understand this reason in the series.
Okay then we should talk about the inside stories of the 《Mondaiji-tachi series》 But why shortened it out to only six words long (Note: The author used 问题儿童系列 Which is indeed six words.)
Actually for this 《Mondaiji-tachi series》, it was written under the mindset of semi-abandonment. So because of this, the reason why [If in 5 years it couldn't be debuted then give up on writing] Which was the limit I personally set.
Get a award within three years, debut within two years. 5 years ago I set out this determination.
If the 《Mondaiji-tachi series》 didn't get published in the Bunko format, I would have made my decision to give up to my responsible editor Y-san. After all I am very much different from other authors, neither a student nor a part-timer.
However this was published as a Bunko work and even the second volume was published, which gave me a surprise.
Of course I am also very grateful. I really thank everyone for reading up to this volume and all the support!
Stay tuned for another set of work from the Bunko Lake Taro!
Uh, I actually thought that this would end after the second volume, so I had already prepared 5 new plots for a story.
Responsible editor Y-san: "Definitely cut it short!"
Bunko Lake Taro: "I understand! I am already prepared for my next one!"
This was how it was to be scheduled, because the results may vary with different bookstores and reprint might be urgent, which again surprised me. So thank you for the support, and the new plots I devised should be temporarily put into a warehouse. I am really grateful.
Then about this 《Mondaiji-tachi series》, I had joined the diverse kind of views from the world, and could even be said to have overdone it. But to me personally, as long as it is funny and entertains the readers, then it will be satisfying.
But, the reason why I crammed this many elements, had a little reason.
In the 13th and 14th sessions of the Bunko Sneaker awards, the comment I got was: "I hope the author would consume more ideas of the mind." Which was the reason, or called the culprit. I remember that one Nitroplus game with adjudicators.
However, for the time being where I am in a completely lost state, this could be said to be an impact of a full review.
Really! Since you wanted to be a Light Novel author, just scrimp out some ideas!
Okay! An ordinary day! Put aside all works that are in progress or on hand, squeezed all the possible ideas into a completed work, which became the 《Mondaiji-tachi series》.
Anyways, if this book wasn't published I would have gave up on writing.
So simply just mobilize all the pieces to control it!
Writing such a hot thing under such circumstances, which was the Little Garden.
Has far more specifications than an ordinary protagonist and fantasy background novels.
Hey, I am just a mere new writer, using a writing style that may or may not sell, amphibians.
Wow, staggering news! It's already been half of the pages already?
Outrageous! What conspiracy is this? Aliens? Time travelers? Or super individuals?
No, this is called Karma. if people insist on it being a conspiracy, than my responsible editor Y-san would be the conspirator.
Since this is a rare opportunity, let me introduce what kind wins did I win, I will summarize it. After all, this work probably doesn't have any chances for a bright future.
My winning work 《イクヴエイジョン》 is a story about the near future.
It is a time where it did not rely on the first、secondary energy of the [Third Energy], solving the global energy problem. And the content is based on this Third Energy's [Environmental control tower] as its center, with two teenagers challenging the world with it's mysterious story.
...........If this was a read by a light novel reader, then it should arouse some doubts.
[Young Duo]. Yeap, since it is a light novel, there should be a male and female duo to fit in line with the genre. But if it's like this then theres no problem, after all what's worst was to be two male as the lead.
Problem was, there weren't any heroine in this story. No, it should be that I did not arrange for any female lead to appear. If you want an explanation then these 8 pages wouldn't be enough, so this is omitted, but under production, if I placed a heroine in it will cause logic errors to happen!
In 2 years half of it was because of this stuff, no matter how I arranged it I couldn't place in a female lead, so it could only be stowed away.
It can't be helped. It's just because I did not put in any heroine that this work didn't display Bunko's strength.
Okay okay, let's get back to the topic. Sensei who drew all the roles for the 《Mondaiji-tachi series》, was not only cute but also handsome!
About the modeling for the roles, I basically didn't care about it, but when I saw the shape of Deen, I was so surprised I was simply speechless. Although I don't know it would debut in the illustration but it was really terrific!
In order to investigate the clothing for the roles, I had to go to the museum or look at folklore books, but in the end Sensei had to draw everything out. It's regretful that it could not be published in colour, but I wish that there were like 10 pages of colour pages. But this wouldn't work, so I would sneakily admire it's colour draft.
I am almost running out of things to write. So lets talk about the next issue. If successful, the next publication would either be in November or December, in short, will be in this year.......but if the third volume is published in this year, then I am going to get married!
No, of course I will try my best to get it published. I am really grateful for the letters from my readers.
The third volume would have a more leisure feeling. I think it would be changing the spotlight from the stage to the protagonist、the heroines and other people living in the Little Garden?
"Abandon your family、friends、wealth, and the world, and come to our [Little Garden]."
I think it would be a volume that let the reader have a better understanding of this meaning.
OMG, It's still not done yet! Who was the one who wanted me to write an eight page afterword? Get me the person in charge!
Which is myself. Since I am a professional writer, I should write in compliance to the fixed page count. This time, I produced this degree of realisation.
Lets chat a little bit. The recent weather is quite messed up. Having a cold when it is April, the rainy season must have come early, even the typhoon season appears from period to period. Is the so-called abnormal weather like the [Strike all at once] kind of law? Readers living in dangerous areas please note your own safety.
I have once cycled in strong winds to try and get to the book store, in the end the tragic fate was that I was blown away. Because at that time I was on a bridge, so the winds were particularly strong. Why would I go so far to get to a bookstore?
But there were other bookstore to find books. I was looking for a book called 《Fairy story》, this was the book that other authors of my generation recommended to me, and after a good period of time I finally got it.
Linkages with other authors are very important. Meeting once a year is not that high, in addition to the Kadokawa and the Bunko organised gatherings, there was almost no opportunity to meet.
"If you don't take advantage and exchange mails then you will regret it in the future~"— Very grateful for a senior author who said these words to me. Before my debut I had lots of different things to discuss with my Senpais.
If not for this suggestion, maybe I wouldn't have the chance to contact with Sensei. I really appreciate it.
Okay, 8 pages are almost up. 8 pages are really really long to write.
Finally, ザ·スニーカー website is reopened.
Which was the webpage that Kadokawa and Bunko use, and written on it are side stories of the 《Mondaiji-tachi series》. Content is about the problematic children's personal life, as well their situation living in Little Garden.
While I am not familiar with the e-book (Or should I say on the entire publishing industry), but I can use this advantage to create interesting works.
Because it is free and to read these works, I recommend everyone take their time to have a look.
Then, till November or December, where we will meet again.
Bunko Lake Taro.
References
1. ↑ Ridiculate
2. ↑ This is saying that Shiroyasha quite literally converted to Buddism. In Buddist lore there are a great many creatures that were powerful, wrathful, man-eating monsters that terrorized people or entire regions until they were converted to the teachings of Buddism. Some of those creatures are revered figures, and some are lesser known entities, but universally, there tended to be a drop in their level of strength because they learned to live with self-restraint and kindness instead of living in self-indulgence.
3. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra
4. ↑ [ ] means No name... its really no name :p
5. ↑ Huge castle in Germany
6. ↑ It refers to people who look quiet, cold or even dull outside, but inside they are volatile, charismatic, hot and sexy.
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusion_transistor
8. ↑ Balor
9. ↑ a popular hero from Japanese folklore
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