Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? Volume 14 afterword

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 illustrations and all the readers who bought this book.

Then let us meet again in the afterword for Volume 15.

July, 2013

Takehaya

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