Ch.BONUSAfterword on the Completion of the Main Story

Excluding the prologue, Chapter 139 marks the end of what has been both a short and long journey.

Of course, it’s not completely over yet. We still have side stories and other parts remaining.

I’m currently planning about 2 side stories:

Side Story 1 – The Eventful Wedding

Side Story 2 – Parenting Journal and Reunion

Unless I come up with more ideas, these two will likely be all.

Side Story 1 will cover the aftermath right after defeating the Demon King and the process leading up to the wedding. Side Story 2 will show how everyone lives in the distant future.

I’ve removed the origins of the Hero and Demon King that I mentioned in previous notes from these side stories. Those stories are more closely related to my other work, “The Incompetent Demon King and His Chaotic Army.”

Speaking of that work, let me add a bit more about it.

“The Incompetent Demon King and His Chaotic Army” takes place in the same world as this story, but it’s set in such a distant past that there’s almost no direct connection to this work.

However, there are quite a few influences from the past to the future. By the way, the Goddess and the manager appear in that work too.

So plot points like “Ancient Magic” and the origins of the Demon King and Hero will be resolved there.

But since that work isn’t really connected to the main story, you don’t need to go looking for it. I wouldn’t particularly recommend it for that reason.

Reading over 80 chapters just for one small plot point seems a bit much.

However, apart from the plot connections, I would recommend reading “The Incompetent Demon King” as a standalone work.

If it’s not to your taste, you can always drop it, but if you enjoy the humor or like cute protagonists, you might find it entertaining.

You might also enjoy seeing connections to the main story and thinking, “Oh, so that’s how these things are connected!”

But that work has no romance. That might be a significant barrier to entry for some.

Oh, I just remembered—the original ending was actually different. Jo didn’t survive, and Leo went on a journey alone to overcome his trauma.

But that seemed too sad. I wanted to give them a happy ending at least.

Anyway, let me talk about my next work.

After publishing Side Story 2, there will be a chapter titled “The Unfinished Story.”

This will be related to my next work, where some characters from this story will appear as supporting characters.

Of course, they’ll just be supporting roles without much screen time. Think of them as shop owners or similar positions.

They’ll help the main characters when they meet, but they won’t have a major role in the story.

So there’s not really much connection. They’re just appearing as a service to readers.

Honestly, they don’t need to appear at all, but I’ve grown too attached to them.

Anyway, my next work will probably take some time to start. I want to finish the side stories for this work first and build up a buffer before starting.

Of course, if I return to daily updates, you might see it within a month.

I realize I haven’t apologized about my update schedule yet.

I sincerely apologize for the irregular updates after week 4, often being late and not even posting notices.

I keep making excuses about working overtime and going to work on weekends, but I think I could have written if I had reduced my rest time after work by an hour.

So I want to maintain daily updates for the side stories too, but I’m afraid I might take breaks again claiming I’m too exhausted from work.

Still, I’ll try daily updates again. The difficult parts are over, and now only the light comedy remains.

By the way, I realized something while writing: I’m good at comedy but not at serious content.

Because of that, week 4 was disappointing, and I’m still not satisfied with the final chapter—I want to completely rewrite it.

So I feel sorry to my readers. My update schedule was inconsistent, and the quality was poor.

What made me feel even more guilty was that my other work, which focuses solely on comedy without serious parts, was easier to write and maintain daily updates.

I was scared every time I hit the publish button. I thought readers might be disappointed and leave.

But readers were so kind. Even when the quality dropped or I was always late, you still came back, and I’m truly grateful for that.

Honestly, I’m mentally quite fragile. Even a little criticism stays in my head for a week, and I want to quit at the slightest difficulty.

So there were many moments when I wanted to run away.

A year ago, when I was a student, it was fine. If I was tired, I could just sleep at school. But working at a company is different.

I couldn’t do my job poorly because I was tired, so I had to force myself to sleep. With overtime work, I had no time to write.

I’d get home at 8 PM, and after showering and resting a bit, it would be 9 PM. I could barely write one chapter before bedtime.

So I reduced my sleep. I’d write until 2 AM, then sleep, making up for lost sleep with short naps during lunch breaks or rest periods at work.

It felt like I was dying. I often thought about running away and just resting.

But writing was truly enjoyable. More precisely, the existence of readers was so sweet.

Even when I was so tired and exhausted that I wanted to run away, everyone said they enjoyed my work, which made me feel like I could fly.

Even when my body and mind were about to collapse, I could keep going because readers were always waiting here.

Although things were shaky, the kindness of readers gave me strength every morning.

Of course, it was frustrating that others had leisure time while I was preparing to write immediately after work without rest.

I’m not an extraordinary person. I’m just a kid who wants to play, sleep early, and try new games like everyone else.

But writing was enjoyable enough to cover all that. And I made so many happy memories that covered all the painful ones.

This is all thanks to my readers. Despite being an inexperienced and clumsy writer, I was so happy that you were always kind and patient.

Even though I’m mentally weak and often lazy, readers gave me so much happiness that I dedicated myself to writing, even reducing my sleep.

I thought I was giving joy to others, but in fact, I was the one receiving joy.

Thank you so much for everything. Thank you for always embracing this young and inexperienced writer with warm interest.

I’m sorry that my writing skills are so lacking that I can only express my feelings this way.

Anyway, I’ve been so happy thanks to all of you.

I’m always and forever grateful! Thank you so much for giving me this happiness!

And I look forward to your continued support!