Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! - Volume 2 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 

Recently, I cried every week because of ‘One Piece’, I really don’t know what to do. 
Though the afterword is written at the very end, right now, Whitebeard is giving his last order as a captain. This is a plot that causes manly tears to flow, that is how a man should be. 
By the way, the fact that I wrote the afterword after reading this copy can’t be known by the editorial department. 
Speaking plainly, this means that it’s a few weeks since I passed the deadline. 
If this book is read by a reader who wishes to be a light novelist of Super Dash Bunko, I’ll have to say this. This is actually a very bad situation, because the precise deadline that the editorial department gave is two months before the book is sold. 
Which means, I should have handed in my drafts on last December. 
Of course, it’s my fault for things to turn out like this, however…… It’s just too difficult! 
After handing in the seventh volume of ‘Mayoi Neko’ on November, I had to write ‘Papakiki’ for December! 
After the first volume ends, I had to take about a month to write this story, then writing the eighth volume of ‘Mayoi Neko’ on March!? 
Encountering such a raging development like the pirate king rushing to the headquarters of the Marines, you can’t really blame me for this…… Is such an explanation satisfactory? And I had to write the script for a new manga as well…… 

In any case, exceeding the deadline is not a good thing. Editors, I’m sorry. 
So sorry for letting everyone see me giving so many excuses, I am Matsu Tomohiro. 
So do you like the second volume? I worked quite hard this time. Though I’m always writing novels in my full schedule, this is probably the one that I worked on the hardest up till now. 
In the story department, the love in the second volume has increased, and develops mainly Sora, but including the new characters, all of them are starting to advance as well. For the following developments, even I, as the writer, am looking forward to it as well. 
And also, Nakajima Yuka-sensei’s illustrations this time are excellent; the three sisters are just too cute. 
As the writing for the draft was too slow, I sat on a chair for quite a long time, so my weight reached a dangerous high in my record. Perhaps it’s about time for me to go on a diet. 
Speaking of which, even if I want to go on a diet, limiting my food because of the lack of time for working out might drag on my writing speed even more. Picking between my deadline and my weight…… Ugh, it feels so regretful. 
However, good things happened when I am writing the draft as well. Yabuki Kentarou-sensei’s manga version of ‘Mayoi Neko Overrun!’ started to get serialized in Jump SQ. Because of the reproduction that satisfied even Peco-sensei and also Yabuki-sensei’s awesome manga drawing skills, it can be said to be a work that must be seen, so please take a look at it. 
Lastly, this book can only be published because of many people’s efforts, so I’ll use the opportunity to thank everyone over here. To the most important person, you who are willing to read this book, I wish to express my deepest thanks as well. 
I think I will alternate between ‘Papa no Iu Koto wo Kikinasai!’ and ‘Mayoi Neko Overrun!’ for some time, so if everyone likes both of them, it will be an unparalleled happiness for me. 
Matsu Tomohiro