Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? - Volume 13 - Chapter Aft

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Afterword

Long time no see everybody. It’s the author, Takehaya.

This time I have delivered volume 13. It’s the story of something happening in Theia’s faraway homeland. On top of that, the secret of why a certain person is so strong is revealed.

Thanks to everyone’s support, this series has reached a total of fifteen volumes. Could this be HJ Bunko’s longest series? When I imagine fifteen volumes lined up on everyone’s bookshelf, I’m deeply touched. It also makes me want to live up to all your expectations. I hope to continue writing volumes that won’t let down the fans.

As of late, I’ve been getting more fan mail. There was even someone who sent me some snacks! Thank you very much, everyone. Some of the letters have had questions for me, so I would like to take some of this space to answer a few of them.

First off is: “Is there something you do when you’re thinking about the composition of the story?” While I write down things I come up with, I think the most important thing before writing a volume is to think about how I want the series as a whole to end. Starting writing before everything is set can cause problems later on. For example, I can’t have the main character say that he treasures life if I have him killing a bunch of enemies just before that. In order to do that, I’d need to make the main character avoid taking anyone’s life, or at least make it clear it was a difficult decision. Inconsistencies like that can crop everywhere, so I think it’s important to always have the bigger picture in mind.

Next is: “Do you have any tricks for naming characters?” When naming a character, I first try to make sure I haven’t used anything like it before. When publishing multiple works, it’s important that names don’t clash there either. In fact, I had trouble making sure that the names of a work that was published the other day, Kaze to Lute no Shirabe ni Nosete, weren’t too similar to this series. The other thing is to make sure that the names are easy to read. A complex name would distract the reader. A simple example is my pen name, Takehaya. The kanji I use for it is more often read as “Kensoku.” This is a trick I use to make those I do business with to remember my name. It’s fine for a pen name, but it can derail a story if readers can’t figure out a character’s name. That’s why I believe it’s best to use simple names that are easy to read.

Lastly is: “Can you be an author while doing something else?” Apart from the rare occasion that a debut work is a breakout hit, most authors start writing while working a different job. A newly debuted author can’t live on their writing alone. It’s not until they become popular that they can gradually shift to writing more and more. So the answer to the question is that the people who can manage two jobs are the ones who make it in this industry.

That is all the space I have for this afterword. I would like to give my thanks to Poco-san for drawing cute illustrations; to everyone in the editorial department for their hard work; and to everyone who bought this book.