I Said Make My Abilities Average! (LN) - Volume 19 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

LONG TIME NO SEE, everyone. FUNA here. We’ve made it to Volume 19 of Average! Next time, we finally hit the 20-volume mark!

By now, all three works I’ve written—Average, 80,000 Gold, and Potions—have been published in print, adapted into manga, adapted into anime…and ended their television runs.

I’ve burned out to pure white ash… NOT! I’m still way too young to be withering away! The anime may have ended their runs, but there’s always rebroadcasts, streaming and Blu-ray releases. Plus, the chance of a second season isn’t zero! 

Having passed these milestones, it’s time to start fresh and put my all into writing. Stick around for the adventures of Mile, Mitsuha, Kaoru, and friends in novel and manga format!

In this volume, the Crimson Vow finally marches on to the capital! Mile reunites with some old friends and secures herself a new base. Two new bases, actually—both a clan base and a base where she gets to be administrator! 

The Wonder Trio and the third princess duo maneuver behind the scenes! Meanwhile, everyone back on the old continent is doing their best to hang in there… 

Next time, in Volume 20, the Wonder Trio and the Crimson Vow will begin their work in the capital in earnest. Will Pauline and Reina rekindle their rivalry with the Wonder Trio?

MILE: “Why is the phrase ‘CAUTION: Do not mix’ coming to mind?”

MAVIS: “What a coincidence. I was just thinking the same thing…”

REINA & PAULINE: “Shut up, you two!”

Also, nobody let Reina cook!

That way lies death.

It’ll be a one-hit kill.

The world will be destroyed…

What lies in store for Mile and her merry band of friends? Let’s pray that Pauline and Reina’s storage magic training pays off. Amen.

MARCELA: “Um, why can’t you simply teach them the true essence of magic, like you did for us? Or ask the Goddess to give them access to the inventory?”

MILE: “Reina and Pauline didn’t become hunters for my sake. They aren’t like you three, who have bent over backward for me. I want Reina and Pauline to achieve this on their own. I’ve been coaching them on how to use ordinary storage magic, so they should get there eventually…”

MARCELA: “I see. And since Mavis figured it out despite her lack of magic skill, I’m sure their pride as mages won’t permit them to concede defeat…”

This is all well and good, but Reina and Pauline still don’t know that the Wonder Trio are cheating. Were they to discover the truth, they would definitely be demanding access to the same hack.

If we remove Mile from the picture, Mavis might actually have the best sense for magic of our main characters. The Goddess has a twisted sense of humor…

Thanks for supporting my Tiny Girls Who Look 12 or 13 Trilogy in novel, manga, and anime format!

And finally, to the chief editor; to the illustrator, Itsuki Akata; to Yoichi Yamakami, the cover designer; to everyone involved in the proofreading, editing, printing, binding, distribution, and selling of this book; and 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