Afterword
It’s been a while, everyone. It’s me, Yu Okano. First off, thank you very much for purchasing this book.
That The Unwanted Undead Adventurer has managed to reach twelve published volumes is something I owe entirely to the publisher, illustrator, manga artist—and most of all, to you, the reader. I am truly grateful.
To be honest, when it comes to afterwords, that’s all I ever want to get across. However, for some reason it’s supposed to be a two-page thing, so I always have trouble trying to figure out what else I want to write.
The thing that comes to mind first is that I could just write about how I’ve been recently, but not a lot of interesting things actually happen in my life. One of them is the fact that I’m able to continue publishing books and maintain my writing career, but that’s already self-evident to all of you who purchased this book. I don’t think there’s much point in talking about that, so back to square one it is.
I could also write about what I’ve been into recently, but that’s not interesting either. It’s just stuff like diets and cooking.
Part of why I’ve gotten into cooking is out of necessity: cooking for yourself is just the optimal thing to do when on a diet. However, it’s also because of the rising prices of goods and recent tax increase. That makes me want to economize as much as possible, so I cook for myself more often.
I’m the kind of slovenly person who would like to eat out or order delivery for every meal if possible, but unfortunately, because both are quite expensive and I am but a lower middle-class citizen, I can only afford such luxuries once or twice a month.
Having said that, cooking elaborate dishes is a huge pain in the butt, so all I ever make is simple stuff that generally takes fifteen to thirty minutes. Soups are far and away the easiest, since all I have to do is toss in a bunch of ingredients and stock, so that’s all I’ve been making lately. Bouillon cubes are among the greatest things that mankind has ever invented.
Speaking of inventions, I’ve been seeing a lot of talk surrounding AI related topics lately. A lot of it’s quite scary.
Not too long ago, novelists were among the list of jobs that it seemed like AI couldn’t replace, but I feel like it’s getting to the point where we can’t claim that anymore. On the other hand, I’ve been trying to learn more about it recently. I feel like if I don’t put in the effort to understand such technology, I’ll be left behind in the blink of an eye—although the process will probably be more gradual than that.
You know, now that I’ve written this far, I’m surprised by how much I actually did have to talk about. It was basically just me rambling, but I don’t think that’s a bad way to fill up an afterword, so this is where I’ll leave you.
Finally, I know I’m repeating myself, but thank you for purchasing this book. I am truly grateful.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to see you in the next volume.
Until then!
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