I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Max Level Witch - Volume 1 - Chapter Aft

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AFTERWORD

Thank you very much for buying I’ve Been Killing Slimes… et cetera! (I’ll proceed under the assumption that you have indeed bought this book.)

It’s a story in which a girl who’s a former wage slave becomes an overpowered witch, occasionally fights enemies, and leads a relaxed, laid-back life along with other characters with eccentric backgrounds.

This novel earned its author, Morita, the top points for the day on the novel submission site Shousetsuka ni Narou (So You Want to Be a Novelist) for the first time ever. In other words, it hit number one in a single day.

Since it took first place a fairly short time after I’d submitted it, at first, I didn’t really know what had happened. I had serious suspicions it might have been a dream.

Because everybody rated it almost before the story had gone anywhere, I think the title I’ve Been Killing Slimes… must have had a nice ring to it.

I don’t have any arcane anecdotes that would count as behind-the-scenes secrets, but this is an afterword, so I’ll give it a shot.

One fine day, when I was walking through the neighborhood near my place, just before I reached an intersection, the phrase I’ve been killing slimes for three hundred years popped into my head.

I thought if I made that the title of something, it might stand out, and I started writing.

…That’s it.

I wish I could tell you a slime spirit spoke to me, but it wasn’t a particularly mystical experience.

The thing is, it hit me just as I was passing the garbage dump site, so it might have been the work of a garbage spirit. I don’t really want to meet one of those…

From now on, whenever I have some sort of crisis—if it starts to rain and I don’t have an umbrella, or if it looks like I’m going to be late to a meeting, or if I’ve made curry but forgotten to steam some rice—I think I’ll say “I’ve been killing slimes for three hundred years!” like a spell of sorts.

Fortunately, this book didn’t end as a type of one-shot gag and was acknowledged by many people, and they’ve created a bound version of it. Really, thank you very much!

Now then, since this is an afterword, I’ll write just a little about the underlying theme of the book.

In a word, it’s “Working too much isn’t a good thing.”

Again and again, I’ve seen people who’ve run themselves ragged and sort of gone to the dark side because of it.

Fortunately, no one close to me has died of overwork, though some of them have gotten sick because they pushed themselves, and it came back to bite them.

I’ve had those experiences, and then when I was a student, I also interviewed with a company that worked to correct labor environments.

Of course, I’ve also seen many cases where not working at all isn’t a good thing, either, so here’s the bottom line:

I think the happiest situation is an environment where everyone can work in moderation, and if they can see that their work is helping others, then it’s even better. This is the story I wrote as a result.

Needless to say, this is a work of fiction. If you walk through a real town, you won’t find any actual slimes. However, Azusa makes a living by killing them in moderation, making and selling medicines in moderation, and I think—in moderation—that a life like that is just about right.

I wrote this messily, but it’s a book about a girl who kills too many slimes and becomes so powerful it’s practically cheating, so if you thoroughly relax as you read it, I’ll be satisfied!

If you get into your bed and yawn while you read, I’ll be happy. Please make it your Health Recovery item. Also, if it’s interesting enough to keep you wide-awake, that would make me happy as an author.

In closing, some acknowledgments.

Thank you very much to Benio, who was in charge of the illustrations!

The laid-back, relaxed atmosphere of Azusa’s family comes through in the illustrations as well! I’d like to kick back and take it easy in that house in the highlands, too! In particular, Falfa and Shalsha are so cute that it’s almost criminal… I happen to be male, but they tickle my maternal instincts. I’d also like to drink sake and gripe with the (apparently) adult Halkara and Beelzebub.

In addition, to the people who’ve been kind enough to buy this book and provide their support, three hundred slimes’ worth of thanks! It’s no exaggeration to say that Azusa and the rest are able to live their laid-back lives thanks to you!