The Hero King, Reincarnate to Master the Art of War (LN) - Volume 5 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

First, thank you very much for picking up this book! This wraps up the fifth volume of Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀. I hope you enjoyed it.

With everything that’s been happening for over a year now, how are you all getting along? I touched on this a little bit in the last volume, but with how busy my day job has become, I have less and less time to dedicate to writing. Society is in such a difficult situation, and there are so many people without work, but I’ve been so busy that it’s like I’m in a different world. I feel like I can’t get rid of the fatigue at all.

I guess moonlighting as a writer works best with a stable day job that doesn’t put much pressure on you. I’m not getting any younger, and it’s physically demanding to keep trying to balance my writing with my day job. For the first time in my nine years as a writer, I’ve been thinking that I’d like to start writing full-time. If I did, I could live my life doing what I love. However, that kind of move gives me a lot of worries too, and I’d like to find some passive income to be sure I’d be fine if anything happened. I’ve been sort of considering starting to invest—watching videos here and there, trying to learn about it.

I think that kind of knowledge might also be useful in writing. I’m a coder by profession, and I think my knowledge and my way of thinking show in my works. Debugging the story and setting of a novel is like debugging a program. In other words, Inglis’s thinking is very buggy while I’m writing, so to speak! There’s a lot in here that’s planned from the beginning, but there are also parts that have to be worked out while I’m writing to make any sense.

Finally, I’d like to thank my editor N, the illustrator Nagu, and everyone else involved for their hard work and dedication. Chris looks so cute in her winter gear! I’m sorry I was late with the manuscript and asked for so much help. Additionally, volume two of Moto Kuromura’s manga adaptation is out now, so check it out! It’s always so good and so interesting. It inspires me to do my best.

Goodbye for now!