Ch.BONUSAfterword.

Hello. This is the unworthy author, Han Saeng-han-sa.

Another work has come to an end.

Pressing the “complete” button always feels both satisfying and bittersweet.

Looking back, there were many regrets, and since this was my first attempt at the harem or adult fiction genre, there were many ups and downs.

The reason I wrote this work was because after spending over half a year polishing just one work, “The Genius Magician Who Lives Twice,” for a contest, I felt that I wasn’t writing “what I wanted to write.”

Originally, I had planned to put down my pen after that work, so I decided, “For my last work, let me write what I want without regrets!”

That’s why I ended up mixing elements I never thought I’d write—harem, martial arts (which I lacked prior knowledge of), and adult fiction (which I first encountered on Novelpia)—and released this to the world.

While writing, I incorporated many elements from “I’m Not the Final Boss, I’m the Author,” a work I had abandoned due to depression, academic studies, and treatment for ulcerative colitis.

Originally, I had only intended to use Azazel as a character modeled after a pink-haired nun like Friel, and to use Seol-hwa and Do-hyeon’s narrative and characters as they were.

But as I wrote, I found myself increasingly projecting myself onto the protagonist. Looking back now, that was a misjudgment.

The work and the author should remain separate.

So this work became a new challenge for me. Without it, I might have given up writing long ago.

Readers of this work will know that Do-hyeon’s narrative is heavily fictionalized from the author’s actual experiences, with the original premise made unrecognizable.

Readers who have followed along until this afterword have become a bit closer to me, I’d say.

Of course, I’ve never actually been in a traffic accident or experienced domestic violence, but because I like giving protagonists tragic backstories…

I ended up expressing things in a somewhat extreme and tragic manner.

Because of this, I was hesitant about putting the final period on this work. It felt like I was looking at myself, which evoked feelings of pity.

Still, I have no regrets. I did the best I could.

Through this work, I feel I’ve released all the despair I felt when I had to suspend “I’m Not the Final Boss, I’m the Author,” as well as my feelings of apology toward the readers.

That was the initial reason for writing this work, and it also became the motive for Han Do-hyeon’s three publication suspensions in the story.

Actually, I tend to keep my suspended works rather than delete them.

Since works are like children to their authors, I eventually put a proper end to it through a remake.

Of course, if I had to mention regrets, there were certainly shortcomings in the heroine settings due to this being my first time writing a yandere or harem story.

The scene where Bi-wol creates a doppelganger of the protagonist in an incubus’s dream and kisses him was included because I thought yandere characters should emphasize slightly deranged aspects.

I thought it was quite common to kiss someone or start dating them in dreams.

As for Seol-hwa, I wonder how it would have been if she hadn’t appeared to be controlled by Shub-Niggurath.

I felt the most regret about that part. I think bringing over the narrative directly during the remake became an issue.

Originally, I had planned to include a setting where Seol-hwa in “I’m Not the Final Boss, I’m the Author” was also controlled by a villain.

Additionally, I realized that the development of finding disciples was too rushed.

When I wrote my first work, “The Pure Love Black Knight of the Academy,” I received a lot of feedback that the development was too slow, so I tried to make this one as fast as possible…

Looking back, that was a mistake.

I have my own strengths, but I don’t think I utilized them properly.

Furthermore, because I initially set all the heroines as minors, I had to be careful when writing adult chapters.

In the ending, I made everyone adults by having five years pass.

Because of this, I’m still considering whether to write side stories, but there’s a high probability there won’t be any!

In the end, I feel like I could have written better, but due to my lack of ability, I often showed readers inadequate parts.

However, thanks to writing this work, I found the courage to write again despite taking a break from writing for half a year.

So I think I’ll postpone my retirement from writing!

I’ve really felt that there are still many readers who enjoy my writing.

The love and attention from readers have once again become the driving force that makes me write.

I was so grateful to the reader who commented that I had returned—I even teared up a little.

Thank you to all the readers who have read this work until now. I love you.

I think I’ll see you soon with my next work! I’m planning to show you a new work within a month.

There’s a high possibility it will be another harem story like this one! I’m considering writing another pure love story, but I’d like to try a new challenge.

Of course, I hope you’ll also show a lot of love for my ongoing pure love story, “I Can Hear the Saintess’s True Feelings”!

Thank you! I love you! I hope to see you soon with another work!

—From the author who always loves his readers, Han Saeng-han-sa.