I Said Make My Abilities Average! (LN) - Volume 16 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

LONG TIME NO SEE, everyone. FUNA here. We’ve made it to Volume 16! This now marks our third volume since the series switched publishers to Square Enix Novels.

Having finally visited a demon village, Mile has now unlocked the achievement of visiting one-hundred percent of the humanoid races! An unexpected triumph, followed by an unexpected visitor and an unexpected invitation.

One step closer to solving the mysteries of the world.

Mile pulls out all the stops to assure the futures of orphans across the land!

The story is finally drawing to a climax. Keep your eyes peeled and don’t touch that dial until the next one!!

Mile: “Rawr!”

Reina: “There aren’t any building or highways here!”

Anyway, we’re finally getting to the good part of the story. What might tomorrow hold in store for Mile and the Crimson Vow?

Mile: “A big kaboom?”

Reina: “What in the world are you talking about?!”

Pauline: “Miley, where in the world is this ‘kaboom’ coming from?!”

Mile: “An explosion in space-time…”

Reina: “‘Miss Sir’?”

Pauline: “Why does this sound like the first episode of something?!”

Mavis: “Ah ha ha…”

I’ve gotten my COVID vaccine, and now I go out for walks twice a week, to the AEON three minutes away…when things go on sale for half price.

The only words I’ve spoken aloud this week were: “I don’t need a bag or parking validation!”

Reina: “I feel like he said the same thing last time.”

Pauline: “His walks haven’t changed much, either…”

Mile: “Shh! Shhh!”

Mavis: “Ah ha ha… Oh right, did you know that our story’s been made into a manga?”

Reina: “What? That’s old news, Mavis. The four-koma manga by Yuki Moritaka was only planned for three volumes, but it was so well received they made four. It’s already over and done with. And the main manga series by Nekomint is currently on hiatus while Nekomint recovers from an illness. They’re currently in the planning stages before it starts up again…”

Mavis: “No, there’s a new one coming out from Square Enix. It’s already being serialized in Gangan Online, with Tatsuya Sakurai doing the storyboards and art by iimAn. In a few months, it’ll be published in print!”

R/M/P: “Whoooooaaa!!!”

So yeah, now Average has a Square Enix manga as well! Hope you enjoy it!

Finally, to the chief editor; to Itsuki Akata, the illustrator; to Yoichi Yamakami, the cover designer; to everyone involved in the proofreading, editing, printing, binding, distribution, and selling of this book; to all the reviewers on Let’s Be Novelists who gave me their impressions, guidance, suggestions, and advice; and most of all, to everyone who’s taken these stories into their homes, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

I am sure that we will see each other again with the next volume…

—FUNA