Volume 1 - CH 9

Afterword

Translated by 64990022

Afterword

Hello, Maromi Maroyaka who only drinks milk tea when writing.

Nah, I sometimes drink coffee or tea too.

Anyway, nice to meet you. Well, this might not be our first meeting as this is my second series. But whether you know me before or not, thank you for picking up this book. It is a pleasure to meet you.

[TN: He had another series, Bishojo to kyori wo oku houhou, TLed by my fellow Travis slave, axed at vol2 tho.]

First, let me start by how this story came into being. This “Angel Only Drinks Soda” came from a message, “Maromi, let’s publish a book (shortened) !”

Yes, Nakajima-kun came to my house, Katsuo-kun’s house. 

No, I lied again, my real name’s not Katsuo.

Nonetheless, Nakajima-kun is a real person. My dear editor, Nakajima-san, thank you for calling out to me back then.

I’ll talk about Nakajima-san.

There are two Nakajimas. Really, no cap. They were my editors assigned to me for this series. Both of their names are Nakajima.

I was just as surprised when I first knew.

It started with a message like this: 

Nakajima : On behalf of Nakajima-san, I will take care of today’s meeting

Of course, several question marks floated in my head. Nakajima-san too must be like, “Why did the higher ups send us together.”

That was when I began appreciating my pen name. Heavens above, what would happen if I used Nakajima as my pen name too.

Ah, no, Nakajima is a good name. On the contrary, Maromi’s kanji is a pain to read.

[TN:”Maromi” kanji has several possible pronunciations]

A few words about my work.

This is a story about a boy who has been through a lot, and a girl who has been through a lot. The theme is “love counseling,” but the content is a little different. The main character, Io-kun, is, not by any means, normal.

He loves soda, and is also a psychic. Moreover, he is a bit of a drag. Hmm, I should stop insulting my own character.

But he’s a wonder to work with, so I decided to go with him.

I like serious people and secrets. Also twisted men like Io or Miwa. But cool and strong girls are the best. (Hiura stan) 

I like quiet places. I like lively places. I like emotional scenes, I like logical thinking characters. I like soda. I like Shiga, I like Tokyo.

I put all these things I like into this book, hoping that you could enjoy it as much as I do. 

My dear character went through a lot in this volume, and will in the next volumes too. Youth, love, trouble, to name a few. 

Whether or not I will be able to continue the story depends, frankly speaking, on your response, but I hope to write a lot more.

Last but not least, I would like to give my acknowledgements. Thank you very much, Nagu-san, for always drawing stylish, cute, and cool illustrations. I felt like entering Nirvana every time I got to see your illustrations. You’re my reason for living, Nagu-san, a big fan of yours.

I can’t thank you enough, Editor Nakajima and Editor Nakajima, for finding me. Thanks to their enthusiastic, sharp, and careful advice, I believe this work has become way better than I could write alone. Above all, I got to learn a lot, thank you.

I would like to become a better writer so that one day you can brag about raising this humble Maromi.

Also to my beloved friend, Mr. N who accompanied Maromi’s machine-gun idea pitching. I’m counting on you. Thanks.

Finally, to every reader. Thanks to all of you, I am able to do my job as a writer. Thank you. I love you all. In return for your time and money spent, I will do my best to write an entertaining story.

I would like to see you all again for a long time to come. So, I hope to see you again.

January 2022 Maromi Maroyaka

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[TN:Hmm, I would like to butt in with a thanks of my own too. When I finished the trial reading, I knew that this book would be good. Halfway in, I knew I needed to translate this, I need to show the world this… let’s get rid of the brackets, this should be lengthy.]

Anyway, my passion for translating is for you, readers, to enjoy the story as much as I do. I know how much fun reading good, quality writing can be. So, I wanted to share this feeling. I hope I succeed in doing so.

I loathe those incomprehensible MTLs, so I TL mine with the best writing I could (Although that might account for slow updates, sorry). I’d be really happy if you’re like, “damn, the writing’s fire”. Well…sorry again for the eccentric update schedule, hehe.

I get almost zero pay for this (besides from TheHypesReal for continued support) and actually consider quitting a few times. Well, seeing that I’m still here, I didn’t. That’s all thanks to short comments here and there saying that you enjoyed reading. So, please enjoy my works from now on too, my predicament is in your hands. No, I’m not pressuring at all(?). Anyway, this is turning into another rant, I’ll stop here.

That’s all, thanks for sticking to the end (of vol 1) with me!

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