I Said Make My Abilities Average! (LN) - Volume 8 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 

Long time no see, everyone. FUNA here. 

At last, we’ve reached Volume 8 of Average . Volume 10 is just around the corner… 

The publication and manga adaptation of Average have been going smoothly, as have the publication and adaptations of Working in a Fantasy World to Save Up 80,000 Gold Pieces for My Retirement and Living on Potion Requests! by Kodansha’s K-Ranobe Books imprint. My days have been passing by relatively problem-free, outside of the luxurious worry of being so busy I hardly have time to do anything. 

Of course, given that I only leave the house a few times a month—and when I do it’s only to go to the supermarket that’s a three minutes’ walk from here to stock up on the soba and cup noodles that are my main staple—I can’t really say that it’s not like I don’t have any problems these days. 

In this volume, Mile’s birth home, the land of the Ascham family, is invaded by the imperial army, and though Mile no longer feels a connection to that place, she can’t bring herself to abandon it. In order to repay all the favors Mile has done for them over time, the other three members of the Crimson Vow do a number of devilish things… 

Then, we see some old faces: Marcela and the Wonder Trio! 

And then , the Crimson Vow heads to the east! 

Mile: “Next up, the Touhou Project !” 

Y…yeah. 

Production planning for the anime version is progressing smoothly, or rather, it seems to be coming along. 

The supervisor and staff seem to be making a lot of decisions, anyway. 

Perhaps it’ll air next year… 

Also, I’d been assuming that the English-language print volumes and e-books were only being sold in the U.S., but apparently, they’re also being sold in a number of other counties. They’re trending in Amazon’s comic and graphic novel categories in Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the Netherlands, and others… 

Don’t tell me—am I really becoming an international author? 

No. 

No no no. 

No no no no no no no! 

P-perhaps I can achieve world domination with my light novels… 

FUNA: “Just one more step closer to my dreams…” 

Mile: “Dreams, magic, and rock’n’roll!” 

Reina: “I have no idea what you’re talking about!” 

The manga serialization of Average can be found online at Earth Star Comics (http://comic-earthstar.jp/). 

And the manga serializations of Potions and 80,000 Gold Pieces are doing very well at Wednesday Sirius (http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/manga/official/w_sirius/). 

You can continue to look forward to both the novel and manga versions. 

And 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 Shousetsuka ni Narou who gave me their impressions, guidance, suggestions, and advice; and most of all, to everyone who’s welcomed my stories into their homes, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. 

I hope to meet you all again soon, either in Volume 9 of Average or in one of the other two works in the three-part set I’m calling “Flat-Chested Girls Who Look About Twelve or Thirteen.” 

And I hope you’ll stick with us just a little while longer to help make my hopes, the Crimson Vow’s dreams, and the reality of a completed anime adaptation come true… 

—FUNA