Afterword

Hello, dear readers. This is sudden, but afterwords often talk about the work or behind-the-scenes details, right? Well, this story is just gag and fanservice, with not much else to explain. And I don’t have any cool behind-the-scenes stories either. So, instead, I’ll share a fictional creation tale I just made up.

Childhood Friend (Fictional): “Is this what your room’s like, ○○ (real name)? It’s been a while.”

Me: “H-Hey, don’t stare so much!”

Friend: “Why so shy? Anyway, visiting a guy’s room means checking under the bed, right?”

Me: “S-Stop!”

(Under the bed: whips, ropes, and books about tormenting girls)

Friend: “Wow, ○○, this is your thing? (Grinning)”

Me (panicking): “N-No, it’s not like that! It’s research for my next novel!”

Friend: “Research? No way, pervert! Lol”

Me: “It’s not an excuse! I had to gather this for a novel contest submission…”

Friend: “Desperate excuse! Lol. That embarrassed, huh?”

Me: “It’s not an excuse—I’m serious!”

Friend: “Serious, huh? Fine. If you win the contest, I’ll let you do whatever’s in those books to me. But if you’re lying, I’ll tell everyone you collect this stuff.”

Me: “D-Deal!” (This is bad—I have to write that story!)

A few months later

Me: “…So, I actually won.” (Shows the website)

Friend: “What!? No way, you actually won!?”

Friend (thinking): (I said that back then… What’s gonna happen to me…?)

Me: “Believe me now?”

Friend: “F-Fine! This is just keeping my promise… You can do whatever you want with me!”

And so, my secret was safe, and this work was born (total lie).

Finally, my thanks: to my editor for refining the work, Toutchi-sama for the gorgeous, alluring illustrations, the proofreaders for countless corrections, and most of all, you readers for picking this up. Thank you so much.

Kosei Shirazawa