Infinite Dendrogram - Volume 1 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 
 
Bear: “Time for the afterword!” 
Cat: “Thank you very much for buying the first voluume!” 
Bear: “As you all can surely tell by the words next to our speech, this afterword will be presented by yours truly — his bearliness Shu Starling...” 
Cat: “...and the only Dendro cat so far, Control AI no. 13 — Cheshiire! Just so you all know, at first, the author was thinking of acting proper and greeting his dear readers directlyy...” 
Bear: “...but changed his mind and figured that Dendro is best represented by its mascot duo!” 
Bear: “Now, bear with us as we tell you how it got published.” 
Cat: “Good ideaa. It happened about 11 months ago. The author looked into his inbox on Sh?setsuka ni Nar? and found a message from a sender whose name was in red... The red name caused him to quake with fear, but he somehow got himself to read the subject line. It said ‘Publishing Offer.’ It was actually an offer from Hobby Japan’s editor, K!” 
Bear: “Naturally, the author was surprised, fur he never expected to get contacted by a publisher whose releases he’d read in his school years.” 
Cat: “The author replied with a cautiously optimistic message, soon after which he had to go to a preparatory meeting...” 
Bear: “...where he received an explanation and quickly sealed the publication deal with a contract.” 
Cat: “However, there was a problem after that... Well, ‘problem’ might not be the right word.” 
Bear: “Basically, Editor K raised his expectations and standards so high that the author’s heart couldn’t bear it.” 
Cat: 
“‘The illustrations will be done by Taiki,’ said the editor. 

‘The one who does those designs? I’m so happy!’ replied the author. 
‘A month before it releases, we’re putting Dendro leaflets in HJ Bunko,’ said the editor. 
‘Wow! That’s so much advertising!’ replied the author. 
‘It’s also getting a dedicated site and a preview video,’ said the editor. 
‘Y-You’re going that far?!’ replied the author. 
‘I’ll also get fifty artists to draw something in support of Dendro,’ said the editor, and at this point, the author could only shake uncontrollably.” 
Bear: “All of this is completely true.” 
Cat: “The author will be at ease if the work sells well enough to meet Editor K’s expectations. I earnestly hope that this afterword is read by many people, and that means the book is selliing.” 
Bear: “Last, but not least, put your paws together for the author’s words of gratitude!”

Hello there. 
I would like to give my thanks to everyone who bought Infinite Dendrogram Volume 1, everyone who supported my work on Sh?setsuka ni Nar?, my sister — who checked on every part before I uploaded it — and, of course, Hobby Japan and their editor, K, for picking my work for publication. 
I will keep on writing Infinite Dendrogram and do my best to live up to your expectations, so I would be thankful if you continued to support me. 
Regards, Sakon Kaidou.

Cat: “Now that that’s over, let us meet again in volume twoo!” 
Bear: “This afterword was brought to you by Brother Bear...” 
Cat: “...and Cheshiire!” 
Bear: “The second volume is planned to be released in the coming months, so grin and bear it until then!”