Unnamed Memory - Volume 6 - Chapter SS

Tappei Nagatsuki’s Thoughts on the Conclusion

Hello, world, this is what Kuji Furumiya is all about!

I do apologize for starting off that way, but I wanted to loop back around to everything I hinted at in the commentary notes I wrote for Volume 3.

I’ll admit that I can’t resist the urge to illuminate all the foreshadowing I did back then, now that I’ve been asked to write something to commemorate the final volume of Unnamed Memory, a series that is among the best of the best in terms of the beauty of its storytelling.

Here in the final volume of Unnamed Memory, I’ll give my unvarnished opinion as someone who has read the entire story.

Oh, it’s really over…?

As I read through the draft of the final volume, I turned each page with joy and despair in my heart. Delighting in every bit of banter between Tinasha and Oscar, I reached the last page and read THE END.

All of us who have read this story, whether you knew about it from its online serialization days or heard about it after the print edition started, surely felt the same emotion upon reaching the conclusion.

Namely: We’re all so glad that Tinasha and Oscar were there with us.

I know that I don’t need to go into detail about the twists and turns and hardships experienced by our protagonist pair to you, a reader who’s been along for the ride. There was the rewinding of time at the end of Act One, a plot twist that left every reader gobsmacked. The plot of Act Two reconstructed every single interpersonal relationship between the characters. Finally, the conclusion to the story that all of us readers devoured greedily is a finale that probably cannot be called a happy ending. But no matter what trials and tribulations await, Tinasha and Oscar will overcome them.

I am fully confident that readers who have followed their trajectory thus far across the many events depicted in this sweeping tale known as Unnamed Memory have seen enough proof to be sure of that.

Although I have had the honor of writing an endorsement blurb for Volume 1, commentary notes for Volume 3, and this short essay for Volume 6, please know that I am but a humble fan of this series.

If I have anything at all to say, it is a sincere thank you to Ms. Furumiya and to everyone who has loved this series for over a decade and made the print editions possible.

I believe that for humans, the discovery of a good book is one of the finest and most irreplaceable treasures in life. However, it’s possible that the slightest misalignment of gears could mean that we never come across a story that would change our lives.

Fortunately, this tale was crafted, lived within people’s hearts, and ultimately became something that I could encounter.

I don’t wish to spoil the afterglow for readers who have just finished the final volume, so I am keeping my thoughts brief. However, I encourage you to send your impressions and reactions directly to Ms. Furumiya. Literary authors are simple creatures, and to us, reader feedback is like water that makes new flowers burst into bloom.

We want you to share your joy with us so that we can bring forth new stories that you can discover and that will enchant you.

As the first one to verbalize my gratitude and passion for Ms. Furumiya’s story, I have set the ball rolling. I put down my pen hoping that the rest of her readers will follow suit.

Finally, I wish Tinasha and Oscar everlasting happiness.

And to my beloved Lucrezia, I can only wish that you are eternally happy as well.