My Happy Marriage (LN) - Volume 2 - Chapter Aft

  AFTERWORD  

It’s good to see you all again. I am the writer who achieved notoriety following the sale of Volume 1 for her difficult-to-write/difficult-to-read/hard-to-remember in Japanese pen name, Akumi Agitogi.

I am deeply relieved that I was able to safely deliver Volume 2 of My Happy Marriage to you, the readers.

That’s because I set up the narrative so that the truth behind the leftover mysteries in Volume 1 would never be revealed without a second! In that regard, I wager that I must have made all of you very impatient and anxious. I am truly glad I was given the opportunity to continue writing this story…

With that being said, this volume’s story covered Miyo and Kiyoka’s discovery of why exactly the situation in the first volume came about. What did you all think? Deep down, I myself am a nervous mess. This volume, which could be considered an “answer” to the mysteries in the first, brought the fantastical elements of Gifts and the like to the forefront, and I’m trembling in fear as I write this, wondering whether all of you will appreciate that shift or not…

While I do think there may be some of you out there who might also be reading the web novel version, for the print edition of this volume, I made some seriously substantial and dramatic revisions. I cut back on a lot of the more byzantine explanatory sections (yes, they are reduced) from the web novel, and I feel that the characters’ emotions are a lot easier to understand now.

Speaking of web versions, Square Enix’s Gangan Online app features the ongoing (as of July 2019) manga version of the story, drawn by Rito Kousaka. The high-quality polish of the manga version is superb, so be sure to check it out!

Now, to my editor, whom I inconvenienced at every turn, even more so than with Volume 1: I am truly grateful for your help. I’m sorry for being such a handful to deal with. I’ll be more careful.

To Tsukiho Tsukioka, who drew the cover illustration: Your piece was so gorgeous that I almost rushed out to frame it and hang it up on my wall as soon as I laid eyes on it. I thank you for it.

Finally, to all of you, the readers, holding this book in your hands: I was able to continue writing this story thanks to your support and encouragement. I am truly grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you so much.

May we meet yet again.

Akumi Agitogi