My Happy Marriage (LN) - Volume 6 - Chapter Aft

AFTERWORD  

I once again apologize for the wait. We haven’t seen each other in a long time.

It is I, Akumi Agitogi. After a three-and-a-half-year whirlwind of being called by my pen name, I don’t care if you call me Agitogi, Akumi, or anything else, for that matter.

So many of you have accompanied me on this story’s journey, and here we are, at Volume 6. The long Usui Arc (name pending) has finally come to its conclusion, and with it, I have a very important announcement to make:

The next volume will (tentatively) be the happy volume you’ve all been waiting for!

Whew, that took a while, didn’t it? After the story of the first two volumes, I was all set to write a follow-up sequel that went over this major life event, yet for some reason it just ended up being trouble after trouble…and then more trouble. Even I was scratching my head, wondering where exactly these gloomy and heavy developments all came from, but I’m relieved to see I’ll finally be able to salvage the title of this series.

For the Usui Arc, there were a lot of things that I found out along the way, and I felt so deeply moved while I wrote, learning all sorts of new things about myself and the story’s characters.

They say that when a story is well formed, the characters will really act on their own, but in my case, it felt like the story was propelling me along as well.

Ever since I started writing this tale, I have been fortunate enough to have many valuable experiences.

In what I could call a culmination of these experiences, a live-action movie adaptation of My Happy Marriage has been announced. Yes, unbelievably both an anime and a live-action adaptation. This is probably all a dream.

As I was feeling overjoyed about the anime adaptation, talk about the live-action movie suddenly flew in, and while it was an extremely hectic, head-spinning chaos that didn’t even leave me time to write, I’m already so very excited to see it!

First, this novel written by a total amateur got a book release, then a manga adaptation, a stage reading, an anime, and now a movie—the world of My Happy Marriage is spreading out in so many different ways… Seriously, it has to all be a dream, right?

Of course, I fully intend on striving forward to ensure all of you can enjoy this novel series as a novel, so I hope you’ll continue to read it.

Additionally, the manga adaptation from Rito Kousaka-sensei that’s serialized in Square Enix’s Gangan Online is finally getting into the Volume 2 storyline, and each page is so very exciting, I can’t recommend it enough. Read it and you’ll be squirming in blissful agony—I guarantee it!

Once again, this volume wouldn’t have been possible without the support of so many people. This always seems to happen, but I’ve laid a great physical and mental burden on my editors, together with their busy workload. I’m sorry, and thank you for everything you do.

Next, to Tsukiho Tsukioka-sensei, who handles the cover illustrations. Your illustrations are truly always wonderful, leaving me jumping for joy, and this volume is really so beautiful… I absolutely love how the space between them has gradually been getting closer; it’s perfect. Thank you.

Finally, to all of you with this book in your hands. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for staying on this journey this far. It’s thanks to all of you that I have managed to continue this series. I hope you enjoyed this volume, as it’s the least I can do to repay you for all your support.

Until next time.

Akumi Agitogi