Volume 7, Afterword

Volume 7, Afterword

The afterword is only two pages again.

I’ve somehow managed to end Volume 3. This was my first three-parter, but I can only do this thanks to all of you. Thank you very much.

I talked a little about Kurashiki last time, but it really is a nice city. It got destroyed quite a bit here, but it might be fun checking those areas on a map and visiting them.

Anyway, I’m rushing along, but here’s the customary chat.

“I’ll ask just to fit the pattern, but did you read it?”

“Yes, of course. I never expected Shinjou to see Hiba killed by Apollo, become the blonde-haired large-breasted Super Normal, and then use the Negative Spirit Bomb.”

“You didn’t read it, did you? And Hiba’s Krillin now?”

“No, I really did read it. That boy has a terrible success rate in his fights, doesn’t he?”

“It’s about the same as your success rate in hitting on girls. More importantly, you got married around the time 3-A was released, didn’t you? Congrats.”

“Stop simultaneously teasing me and congratulating me in an afterword my wife is going to read!!”

“I see. So wives are reading my books now, are they? This might have entered a genre middle and high school kids will be hesitant to pick up. Maybe I should use ‘Popular with Newlywed Wives!’ to advertise it. That’d be terrible.”

“Stop setting up the joke and giving the punchline on your own. Anyway, I gave a painful story last time, so it’s your turn.”

“I don’t have any painful memories from middle or high school. The day before I graduated from middle school, I was hit by a car while riding my bike. The bike was bent in half, but I was completely unharmed.”

“You can’t do that. When that happens, you have to almost die and raise a flag with the girl who runs over to you.”

“Um, is this guy’s wife listening? The idiot is seriously saying this, so I’m gonna make sure to record it.”

“Please don’t do that! After she read 3-A’s afterword, my household nickname was Tits Checker.”

So this time it’ll be Flag Checker.

Anyway, I edited this while listening to ASKA’s Seiten wo Homeru Nara Yuugure wo Mate. (It puts me in a good mood lyrically as well.)

“Who was it that stood up?”

I also thought about that. Volume 4 is up next, so wait just a bit.

May 2004. A morning in which the rain refuses to let up.

-Kawakami Minoru