Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha (LN) - Volume 13 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

Thank you very much for purchasing The Unwanted Undead Adventurer Volume 13! This is Yu Okano.

The twelfth volume of the manga will be going on sale at the same time, so please check it out too!

I think this every time a new book is published, but reaching the thirteenth volume makes me happy beyond words. At the same time, I’m filled with a sense of despair, because I once again have nothing to say in the afterword.

Nothing interesting enough to report has happened to me recently, so what should I even write here?

I haven’t really pursued any hobbies lately either. I often feel like I have too much time on my hands. I do my best to space out and let it flow past, but quite frequently I think about how much of a waste that is.

If only I had something to do. I don’t, though...

Writing is probably my best option, but I can only really do it when inspiration strikes and I have something to write about. That never happens when I’m parked in front of my computer the whole time, so it’s often a struggle for me to get the words out.

To combat that, I’ve recently been reading books on story writing to see if I can’t pick up some techniques or new ways of thinking independent of talent or luck.

I’ve been fortunate enough to have a number of volumes published, so I know there’s a part of me arrogant enough to think that I have a general idea of how to write and tell stories, but reading these books made me realize how little I really know. It’s been really enlightening.

The real question is if I’ll be able to properly put that knowledge into practice with my future writing, but that can only be solved with diligent effort. I’ll just have to keep steadily chipping away at it.

Additionally, whenever I neglect my diet and sleep schedule too much, the ideas just refuse to come. But when I get a good night’s sleep and feel well rested, I can write smoothly, with ideas coming around every corner. That makes me wonder if what I need is just a healthy lifestyle.

To achieve that, I’d need to stop drinking and eating too much, exercise regularly, and settle into a systematic routine, but I haven’t managed to make any of that a habit yet. I’ll keep on trying my best...

Now then, I think that more or less makes for a thousand characters, so please let me off the hook for this afterword. If I am fortunate enough to have another volume published, I’ll try to include something more interesting here.

I would be eternally grateful if you continued to support The Unwanted Undead Adventurer. Thank you.