The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick up Trash - Volume 2 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

HI, EVERYONE. It’s been a while. I’m Honobonoru500. Thank you very much for picking up The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash Volume 2. Just like the last volume, illustrator Nama has provided us with some beautiful illustrations. I’m also overjoyed that so many people have been reading the recently released manga.

Here in Volume 2, my goal was to illustrate Ivy’s growth through her relationships with the adventurers. After being betrayed and hurt by her parents and siblings, how can she begin to trust others and look toward the future again? Even though I encountered many setbacks along the way, I think I’ve painted a picture of Ivy’s growth here.

When I started writing Part 3, it was originally about an adventurer coming after Ivy wrongly thinking she’d seen him stealing. In that version, the adventurers protected her from him. In the end, I changed it to a criminal organization. That much was fine. My mistake was, when thinking about how to write the organization, I had so much fun with it that I made it bigger and bigger in scale. Before I knew it, they’d become a huge kidnapping organization based in Otolwa. Even I was surprised when, suddenly, the organization had its sights set on Ivy! I wondered, “How did that happen?” But I’d already uploaded the web novel update, so it was too late to take it back. So I had to have Ivy put in some work! But thanks to all that, I think I successfully showed Ivy’s bond with the adventurers and her growth as a person. I’m glad I was able to land where where I meant to.

The manga serialization begins February 2020! I’d never imagined having one of my stories adapted as a manga, so it still feels bizarre to see it with my own eyes. Thank you, Tou Fukino, for drawing it.

I offer my utmost thanks to everyone at TO Books. Special thanks to my editor Shinjo, who’s done so much for me. Thanks to all their work, we’ve successfully released Volume 2. You all have my heartfelt gratitude, and I would be delighted to continue working with you.

Finally, I must express more heartfelt gratitude to all of those who purchased this book. Since sales have gone so well, I can get excited for us to meet again in Volume 3! See you then.

Honobonoru500

February 2020