Volu 12, Afterword
Hello, I’m the guy that felt even more lonely than after finishing a ga, Sekina Aoi.
Then, I started playing other gas to relieve this loneliness. However, I grew impatient with the prologues filled with tutorials as I rembered the gas before…
But I suddenly beca addicted to it during mid-ga when I got used to the controls.
I fell in love with that ga at the finale. After that, loneliness hit again once I completed it. The cycle continues infinitely.
So, I fell in love with gas and beca a quite decent adult subconsciously.
…Wait, I’m writing this like I fell into a vicious cycle!
Well, I don’t an it in a bad way. Instead, I think it’s a blessed mont. It’s because feeling lonely ans that I enjoyed the ga to its fullest.
I sincerely appreciate everyone evolving all the gas in the world.
In this sense, we’re already at the final volu of < Gars! >. If readers can feel loneliness more than achievent, to a player, to a creator, nothing is happier than that.
Indeed, this is the end of < Gars! >
Thank you for supporting for such a long ti.
Please look forward to Sekina Aoi-sensei’s next work.
Well, see you!
-This is how this afterword should’ve ended.
For so reason, I was told that there will only be 2 pages. Yep.
…2 pages, 2 pages, …< Seitokai >, …ugh, this hurts my brain…!
So.
There are an additional 16 pages to this afterword. 18 in total.
…What the hell? Hey, what the hell?
Well, as a summary, let explain how this whole afterword system works.
Basically, all of Fantasia’s novels use a 16-page unit. However, you can’t end the story perfectly that way every ti. So, adjustnts are made using afterwords or advertisents.
However, I’m a man that hates ads (This sounds pretty cool!). Also, I’m an author that can’t decide how many words are in the main content (This sounds pretty la!). So, basically, I can’t adjust with afterwords. In the end, I put it a lot more than I should be.
The most affected series is < Student Council’s Discretion >. Nearly all of the afterwords in that series exceed 10 pages. Being annoyed with long afterwords almost beca my specialty (but I didn’t an it on purpose every ti).
So, here’s the final volu…with a 2-page afterword only. A series that’s famous for long afterwords have 2 pages only. …It’s because I realized that this won’t work. So, with a face that looked like I’m about to quit, I asked for another 16 pages while trembling. I wrapped all of the responsibilities onto myself. So, there’s where we ended in, the theoretically highest afterword pages possible, 18.
Well, let’s get back on track. This is the end of < Gars! >.
At this point, the devil number of “2” appeared in front of again.
Hiya, I done goofed up. There are way too many afterword pages in < Gars! > Although the standard is a bit weird, it shouldn’t end up like < Seitokai >.
So, I didn’t expect this devil-like number to appear here. …I never thought that I’ll only have 2 pages.
If I just took it, the readers definitely will say, “Oya oya, this is the second ti already. Are you doing it on purpose?”
I don’t know how many tis I’ll need to say this, but I really didn’t make any changes. Believe .
Well, I can understand that feeling too. This page number is not cool. It sounds like I did it on purpose. However, that’s why, for , if I’m doing it on purpose, I would add to 19 pages. I’m making a new record, okay?
But, boy, do I hate people putting this “from 2 pages to 18 pages” choice in front of ! I’ll be the one that “woah” the most if you ask! In fact, I have to write it!
Seriously, I could’ve just gone for 2 pages. After all, I didn’t promise to write long afterwords in this series.
However, for so reason, …it’s because I haven’t written long afterwords series like this. That’s why I can feel a silent pressure from the readers.
Sohow, I feel like when I write sothing like this, “Sekina Aoi is surely considerate of the readers.”, “After all that, you still love writing afterwords, right.” Perhaps people may think about this positively. But that’s really not the case. Well, I do update my information for readers once per month on my blog.
To put it simply, I wouldn’t write sothing like this if I can choose. Also, I’m a piece of trash that doesn’t feel the need to be honest to readers. I don’t care about their interests either. Yeah, I’m the guy that plays < Tetris > instead of writing my blog, and we’re in the Reiwa era. Can you believe it?
So, the choice that said, “There are only 2 pages. …What are you going to do?” is put in front of .
I really don’t want to write 18 pages!
I can’t believe you’re making a garbage NEET writing 18 pages of emotionally-filled text. Going to hell and training would be better than this!
However, if I decide to write 2 pages here, everyone will definitely feel disappointed, right!? I’m scared of that! Is this bullying!? Are all of you bullying !?
Anyway, that’s why I ran out of options. Here are your 18 pages.
…But there are still 6 pages even after all of your complaining, okay? Crap.
Well, it’s not like we can stop it after the start. Anyway, let summarize this series for a bit. …There’s no secret backstory or anything like that. It’s because all of them are in the main story…!
Ahem, well, let’s go back to the beginning of this series. I think I have revealed a lot of information already. But, please allow to do it again!
Start.
I nearly forgot about it now. < Gars! > originally started at a website called < Fantasia Beyond >, which is called < Kakuyomu > right now. The first chapter was uploaded there. [I think that website is where Higehiro started from. I’m not familiar with it.]
That’s the start. The first chapter ended with Amano rejecting Tendou’s invitation to the Ga Club. …At this point, honestly, it doesn’t sound like a rom-com novel at all. What the hell is that? You just wasted such a good boy-ets-girl plot. That’s what I’m trying to tell all the readers.
Well, this is supposed to be a one-chapter story, after all. At least I didn’t plan on continuing when I wrote the first chapter.
However, my sensei at the ti said, “Good, move on to the second chapter.” calmly. Although I was shocked, I still continued writing. With the backstory of Chapter 1 as the mood, I wrote how things are processed on Tasuku Uehara’s side. Then, after that ended…
Sensei: “Good, work on Chapter 3. We can almost bundle them into a full novel.”
Aoi: “Ha?”
So, I started Chapter 3 without realizing that I’m writing a full series. When everyone’s having fun in Chapter 1 and 2, I added another person who loves gaming topics (an otaku and creator). After that, I also described Uehara and Aguri’s environnt. Co to think of it, there wasn’t any connection between Amano and Aguri yet. …Sohow, it ended up in a “misunderstanding rom-com” in Chapter 3. So, just as I thought this is the end, satisfied-
Sensei: “Nice, where’s Volu 2?”
Aoi: “Eh?”
…So, this slowly got serialized.
Also, I kept writing it in web novel forms until Volu 2. There’s no main story finely bundled up in a book. During the middle of Volu 2, I slowly realized that this was going to be a novel. After that, I started thinking of the story as a book.
Ah, since it started that way, so, of course, there are no female MCs or endings in my mind. Please relax. …Please relax? Although you may think that I should think about the story more, how should I put it? I an that I’m not forcing the characters to love in a way that I’ve imagined.
I started treating this as an entire novel during Volu 3, after all. However, everyone says that I didn’t write these misunderstanding-style rom-coms on purpose. Even though that’s the case for Volu 1 to 3, basically, I’m still centering the story around gars and the gas they play. The title isn’t < Misundertanders >, after all. So, I didn’t notice this part at all until the readers ntioned it. “Right, it’s a misunderstanding.”
Well, it was utterly miserable at Volu 5. However, to the author, that was more like constructing a chain reaction. …Even though I can feel the characters are strongly protesting now.
So, I wasn’t aware of the “misunderstandings” initially, especially in Volu 6.
No, think about it. Things went pretty bad for them in Volu 5, right? …A caring author won’t pursue any further, right? …Even though I can feel the characters throwing rocks at .
Forget about the jokes. Anyway, this is a series where everyone gave their best. They conveyed each of their feelings during the final battle and searched for their own answers. So, that’s all for Volu 6 to 12. I’m sorry for people who love misunderstandings. If I kept that up until Volu 12, it’s almost like the prelude of destroying an entire country. So, I’m glad that didn’t happen.
Also, I’m not really a guy that adds more MCs in the series. However, a demon king appeared this ti. Oh, < My Hero > also has a demon king too (seriously).
Even so, I think you can understand if you’ve read the entire thing. She’s not the final boss. If this story’s goal is to beco no.1 in gaming, she’s indeed the final boss. In fact, she’s even worse than the demon king in < My Hero >. Co to think of it, the demon king in < My Hero > isn’t really a final boss either. Well, who’s the real final boss? Please read all 8 volus of < My Hero >! (sudden ad)
By the way.
In the end, can a rom-com even end with defeating a final boss? I don’t think such a refreshing end like “defeating the source of all evil” is possible. So, in a sense, what if Amano and Uehara, the cause of all this, are defeated? Perhaps it’s just as refreshing to punch them until their faces are unrecognizable, right? …What’s wrong with a rom-com that ends with beating the crap out of the two MCs? Is that really a cody?
Moreover, I did plan for Volu 12 to be the end. I finally thought of this after finishing Volu 10. “Let’s write two more.” The love story ended in Volu 11. However, there was still sothing I wanted to say in < Gars! >. So, I wrote another volu. I’ll apologize if you think this isn’t necessary. But, there was a lot I wanted to write in this volu. So, I hope you like it.
I guess that’s all for the series.
Well, let’s talk about gas too.
Even though I’ve always said that I love gas, I wasn’t that into it during elentary and middle school.
Of course, I didn’t hate gas. However, I was just a player at most.
I imdiately fell in love with it in high school.
Eh, why? Well, …how should I put it…?
It’s because I had no friends in high school!
A loner can play happily too, you know? That’s why I fell in love with console gas. At that ti, online entertainnt wasn't as great as it is right now. So, I didn’t connect with anyone online and just played silently.
Even so, I’m not the type that plays in a black room and gets mad at my parents. Those usually only appear on TV.
How should I say this? “I play gas at ho to replenish my depleted energy from the lonely life at school. Then, I use this energy to finish the howork for the second day.” I guess it’s like a healing potion.
Well, of course, I would fall in love with gas.
However, that’s a bit different than passionate esports players or ga developers. It’s another kind of passion and love.
I’m not trying to defeat soone, nor do I want to stand at the top. Of course, I’m not trying to reach the limit of this realm either.
It’s a kind of love not as passionate as this one.
I guess people don’t understand. I hope I can convey this vague sense of “love” to everyone with my works.
…………
Well, when I lost an online match, I would say things like, “Damn! I quit! You idiots!” However, I still wanted to show Sekina Aoi as a good guy in my novels. I’m sorry about that. When I’m playing a difficult ga, I always say those things after getting owned by the boss 10 tis. “Are you kidding !? You call that a hitbox!? I quit! You idiots!” Well, even though I’ll start again a minute later.
Hiya, I guess that’s a bad side of this healing sense of love. It’s a bit similar to a wife dostically abused by her husband. Even though she knows he’s terrible, she can’t bear to her. Sigh, although I ended this on a good note, this sense of love also contains dark emotions. Please consider your dose of love appropriately.
Oh, I’m already here. I’ll make sure to enjoy gaming to its fullest.
I’ll say I love board gas sotis. However, this is a bit different from my love for console gas.
Well, in the end, playing with others happily is different from the joy of playing alone.
Also, personally, I actually love rembering the rules. However, unexpectedly, a lot of people don’t feel the sa.
Searching and buying a board ga is as fun as playing it. I also love reading the rulebook. “I see.” “That’s a nice one.” Well, even though I think it’s quite a weird hobby.
Well, if you ask what it feels like, it would be that, right? It’s like the ti of reading the explanations before I played the ga when I was young. That sense of expectation of hope still exists whenever I’m playing board gas.
Hiya, the rulebooks these days aren’t as thick. Even though I’m not upset about it, that unique “noble” feelings are gone. Well, we have PVs or demos instead. Yep, this generation is better.
You don’t really see PVs or demos for table gas. Of course, they don’t really have a release as well. However, the main attraction cos from the fact that you can touch them. It feels just like when I was buying a ga in the past. It’s exciting.
Then, I also love balanced rules. I can feel excited whenever I imagine players enjoying the ga under these well-designed rules.
Ah, I think I did show this in < Gars! >. That’s why I revealed my hobby in < Viva Spiel Kingdom > during Volu 5. …Well, even though < Kizuna Dungeon > really sucked (this proves that I’m not talented in making gas)!
On the other hand, I also love < Gorigori >’s new TV ga. It feels like I earned big bucks. …You can also say it’s a sense of guilt since I keep coming back.
Indeed, when it cos to how people my age love gas, bitmap gas always co to the imagination. Well, even though everyone loves classical gas.
I’ve said before that I didn’t really love gas that much in elentary and middle school. Bitmaps and classic gas aren’t my favorites either. Of course, I didn’t hate them. I just played them normally. However, people my age always say, “Old gas are great, right?” as if it’s guaranteed. I don’t really like this feeling. Personally, I love present gas. The CG era left an impressive mark on . That’s why I can’t really chat with them.
The sa goes for ani too. It’s because I used to live in rural areas when I was little. There weren’t many channels. Of course, the internet didn’t cover that much as well. So, I didn’t watch the sa ani the kids in my generation watched.
Finally, I still feel a bit distant from my sa-age friends. We’ve developed different mindsets. Damn, my loneliness will never end…! Well, I’ll say this ahead. Actually, the people around aren’t at fault. Instead, they warmly told what was trending in the past. At tis like this, the child inside always claps in excitent. I’ll let you know later…!
Ah, co to think of it, I also love people talking about what they like.
Also, it’s not sothing that’s already popular on the internet. Instead, I want to hear what they like in their own way. Weirdly, it’s easy to take in their experiences. It’s because their feelings are their stories, in a sense.
I guess that’s why I love board ga-rating websites too. They are filled with chaotic personal opinions. It feels good to talk about what you love, right.
Hiya, I already wrote this many pages. That’s great.
Well, here’s the appreciation speech.
First of all, Cactus-sensei, thank you for drawing everything from the cover, the inner pages, and the illustrations. I don't know how many tis I’ve asked you for help. Cactus-sensei’s pictures are one of my biggest interests for the past few years. I sincerely appreciate you.
Then, it’s the current and past editors. Even though the developnt in this series is way more important than the last ones, the author still didn’t know the future. My deepest apologies for causing you inconvenience. That’s all for the confusing intro. However, thanks to you, I had a lot of fun writing this series. I appreciated that.
Finally, it’s the reader-sama. Thank you so much for enduring 12 volus of this annoying rom-com here. This is the end of the youthful tales of < Gars! >.
Even though this is normal, their future story is still decided by everyone’s imagination. It would be my honor if you can add your version to it. Just like what I’ve said before, this isn’t a story with a concrete ending. So, I don’t think I get to decide what’ll be waiting for them next. As the author, I’m happy if everyone’s happy. …Sorry, that was a lie. Perhaps I do want to cause you so trouble.
Well, after all of that, perhaps I’ll decide the fate of these characters in my next short story or book. But, this is just a spinoff of the original author’s work.
Anyway, I kept repeating it, but thank you very much.
I’ll be very happy if we can see each other again, maybe in an online match! (It sounds exciting, but if you find a noob there, it’s probably .)
See you!
Sekina Aoi
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