"Machine, Obey My Command!" V2 - Afterword
"... Somewhere out there, a man is about to quietly appear — That man, if you can call him that. Lately, his appearance has been getting worse. Come to think of it, there've also been rumors that he hasn't been letting anybody into his room... By the way, I'm the commentator at the end of the book this time, the world idol, the bird of passage! Only you can defeat Gracie! (Slightly Maniacal) — Stephanie will be reporting. Ohh! The man is slowly emerging from behind the scenes!"
(Appearing) "... Um, the author, right?"
"... What a boring man..."
"No, it's not like that, but... I guess I'm just tired this time."
"Ahaha. It took a year for your first book to be published after winning the award. And the last one took another two years! But this time, you defied all expectations held by the people around you and wrote it in practically eight days."
"This is no laughing matter. Hey—"
"Hmm. You're the one who made a big show of telling Mr. M, the editor, "I can do it!" So, it's your fault."
"Well, even if the story is written in eight days, that doesn't include the time it takes to proofread and rewrite parts of it. If you include the editing time, it'll take longer. On top of that, I've gotta work weekdays and can't write then. So, it took about the same amount of time as the previous one, maybe a month and a half."
"Oh, the terror of the part-time writer."
"... I don't think I'm afraid."
"Well, I don't know, I'm just saying. But anywho, how long will it take to finish writing the next volume? Based on how short the time frame was for the books thus far, I don't know... 8 hours?"
"I can do this! Next time I'll take my time (maybe.)"
"Really!? You say you'll take your time, but you're still stubbornly sticking to a pace of ten pages a day, right?"
"W-well, I get stressed if I don't write."
"Geez, you're such a timid person... By the way, what are you thinking in terms of future developments?"
"Well, this is what I've got so far. The main character O and the main character's companion C have a random fight, while the main character's disciple M is bullied, and the main character starts screaming and going on a rampage. And, uhh — the manuscript has already exceeded the page limit—"
"Where do you learn your work habits from?"
"Every time I'm tempted to split the story into two volumes..."
"I don't even know anymore... (mumbling) In other words, you haven't thought about the future yet, have you?"
"I'm sorry ♥"
"I don't accept your apology, but... also, don't use that heart."
"Well, I thought it'd be more interesting to keep the future of this series as undecided as possible, so that's my plan."
"Really?"
"It's a little bit of laziness, too."
"As I thought..."
"N-no, but really, I've thought of a lot of ideas for... other settings. I'm thinking of another series, or a one-off, or..."
"I don't trust it when you say you've "thought about it," so..."
(Guh...) "Well, that's enough about that. The next volume I hope to do in a slightly different way. So far, the ancient sorcerer story has continued twice, so you probably feel pretty confident that the story will continue to focus on that topic—"
"?"
"I'm sorry ♥"
"Stop it!"
"Well, that's that! We're looking forward to seeing you again!"
"See you laaater! ♪"
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