It's been five months. I am Kinugasa.
My hernia is completely healed!
...Would be what I'd wish to report, but unfortunately, the situation has not improved at all.
Somehow, I managed to release this a bit late, but I can't promise what will happen next time, given the current situation. Sorry!!
I didn't want to make you wait a long time after Volume 11 for Volume 12, so I pushed myself. The backlash is that I'm in much worse shape now than right after writing Volume 11... It took five months, but it was twice as hard as when I wrote in four months... I need more time.
I tried writing while lying down and standing up, experimenting with various postures, but I couldn't find any position that surpassed 'sitting and writing' (obviously). It's pointless to dwell on dark topics for too long, so I'll just keep improving for now.
This time, with Volume 12, the third term has ended. Next will be Volume 12.5 during the spring break, which will also mark the end of the second year. The second year seemed long yet passed by in a blink for me, but how about for you all?
Before the start of You-Zitsu, my daughter, who wasn't even born yet, now heads to school alone with a backpack, making me intensely aware of how fast time flies. Even though I feel I've written enough during this time, looking back, I wish I could have written more about the behind-the-scenes of the story.
I won't touch on the contents of Volume 12 this time. It seems tactless to hint at anything strange. I'll talk more deeply about it when another opportunity arises.
Anyway, I'll do my best to deliver the next volume as soon as possible. I've aged quite a bit, but my creative desire hasn't faded at all... If only my body could keep up, I'd like to write even more.
Summer is approaching, but please be careful about heatstroke this year as well.
Well then, everyone, I hope to see you again within this year, bidding you a temporary farewell!
Translated by Royal MTLs Team
No Royal MTLs Afterword? :(