The Hero King, Reincarnate to Master the Art of War (LN) - Volume 7 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

First, thank you very much for picking up this book!

So, that’s the seventh volume of Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀. I hope you enjoyed it. This officially makes this series the longest thing I’ve written.

I’m grateful enough for that new record, but as has already been announced, it’s even getting an anime! I was shocked by the news. I kind of felt, Are they sure something written by little old me is that big of a deal? On the other hand, it’s something I’m going to remember for the rest of my life, and honestly, I’m just happy and grateful to my readers and to everyone involved with the series. Again, thank you!

I think when I’m on my deathbed, I’ll look back to Reborn to Master the Blade getting an anime and think that I lived a good life—but it isn’t over yet! I’m going to keep doing my best! There’s still a lot I want to write, and a lot I have to write for the series, and maybe another series too.

Personally, I think having more than one series going at once is ideal. After all, if you’re only working on one, once it’s over, no more income. It’s important to diversify. Though I think I could also write games or team up with an artist for a comic. I’d like to try those out if anyone’s interested.

However, what’s most on my mind is one thing: as I mentioned in the afterword last volume, I left my day job as a coder, and I’m going to focus on writing full-time. It just got too busy to focus on both at once. But even doing this full-time, my pace still hasn’t come out of the slump it was in when balancing them.

I really want to kick up the pace, so why is this so hard? Probably because when I was my most productive, writing was a cycle, a way to work through all the stress I took home with me. Where light and dark struggle, the ultimate warrior arises! or something. But if the darkness became too strong, I wouldn’t be able to write anymore. Unable to endure that possibility, I swept the darkness away, yet now the light remains faded...

But, eh, when I was doing that, I was living on three or four hours of sleep a day, and now I’m up to seven or eight. I can feel years being added onto my life. One could say that without office hours or a commute, I’m getting a bit spoiled, but really, I want to find myself a new cycle as a full-time writer.

Finally, I’d like to thank my editor N, the illustrator Nagu, and everyone else involved for their hard work and dedication. This volume’s cover art is at least in the top two in the whole series! I immediately right-clicked and set it as my desktop!

Goodbye for now!