Long time no see everyone, it"s the author, Takehaya.
This volume is a little irregular compared to normal. In it are three episodes that I wanted to write, but wouldn"t be able to fill up a volume on their own. But it can"t be called an independent collection of short stories as the various problems around Koutarou and the others progress. I wonder what to call these stories (lol).
This time, I would like to continue answering some of the readers questions. This is a question I received through mail; "The genres used in Takehaya-sensei"s works are varied, but which one is your favorite?".
It"s true that the genres are varied, "Ano Hibi wo Mou Ichido" was a romance, and "Kaze to Lute no Shirabe ni Nosete" was fantasy. The PS2 and PSP game I wrote the scenario for, "Secret Game" was suspense and another game I wrote the scenario for "Seihou no Prismgear" was sci-fi. On top of that, the genre of this work is a mystery.
I have never intentionally decided on a genre. When I write something, I first decide on the theme, after that I pick the genre that would let me cover that theme in the most natural way possible. It might be hard to imagine, but genres are just a means to an end.
That"s why I think I"ll do the same when I write something else. All I can do is pray that it suits everyone"s taste.
That about sums it up. Since this afterword is quite short, this is where I bid you all farewell. I would like to thank everyone at the editorial department who helped published this book, Poco-san who always draws me cute ill.u.s.trations and all the readers who bought this book.
Then let us meet again in the afterword for Volume 15.
July, 2013
Takehaya