Rokka no Yuusha - Volume 1 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

To everyone who read my previous series, Tatakau Shisho (Fighting Librarians ): long time, no see. And to those who have not, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Ishio Yamagata. How did you like Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers ? I hope you will stay with me for many years to come.
It’s been so long since my last series ended. I’ve caused grief and trouble for a lot of people. I’ll do my best to ensure that won’t happen again. I felt lost for quite a long time, but lately, I’ve come to feel that whether I’m lost or not, I just have to write. Have I made some progress? Or is that a step back?
I suppose I’ll report on my current state of affairs. I’m the type who’s fine when it’s hot out but terrible at dealing with the cold, so in summertime, I’ve always been troubled by air-conditioning sickness. But this year, I’ve been keeping the air-conditioning low because of the power shortages, so I’ve been healthier than in previous years. But even so, I left the fan on too long and caught a summer cold. I was out for three days. The same day I recovered, I took a cold shower, and the cold came back, wasting another day. Will I never be able to manage my impossibly poor health? This is actually causing me legitimate concern.

I plan to contribute a portion of the royalties for this book to the Fukushima Decontamination Committee, a citizens’ group working to remove radioactive material from Fukushima. It won’t be much, but I hope I can be of some aid in the recovery, however small.
Finally, the acknowledgments. To Miyagi-san, who illustrated this book for me: Thank you very much. To my managing editor, T-shi: I apologize for all the trouble I caused you this time around, too. And to everyone in the editing department: Thank you so much for your help with everything.
And to all my readers: I hope I will see you again.
Regards,
 

ISHIO YAMAGATA