Editing Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi:Volume 3 Afterword (section)

==Afterword 2 - A survival race only for those who really want to read it==


Ready?

You really want to go all the way to the fourteenth page?

I see. While I don't know how many people have survived up till now, I shall take count of how many people are really interested in what comes after here.

Right, number off!

1!

2!

3!

4!

Something shitty like this is going to continue, is that ok? Is that ok?

If you want to withdraw, now's the time, you know?

"............"

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Alright, let's go!

Ok, let's talk about my recent situation again.

And it's about yesterday and today of my life, that's real recent huh.

Erm, yesterday, when I woke up, I yelled.

"I don't want to write my manuscript ~!"

But, even while I yelled, I sat down in front of my desk; how admirable of me. And I gradually wrote the manuscript. I worked hard in writing it. By the way, the manuscript I was working on was for the short story in the Dragon Magazine. Even though it's supposed to be a short story, I've already used up sixty pages. Even though I was only told to have fifty pages, at the sixtieth page, I still couldn't find any part to drop. What should I do? What should I do?

As I said that, night fell and I was done.

A total of seventy six pages of manuscript.

Impossible. It was clearly an unforgivable number of pages. And I called my editor-in-charge. By the way, it was a non-working day and my editor-in-charge was taking a break and had went to the movies, but I ignored that and called her anyway, while weeping. ''My manuscript has an incredible number of pages, what should I do?''

"EEeehhhh ~, how many pages?"

"Fifty."

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"Eh? That won't be a problem right?"

"Fifty plus twenty-six."

"You should have said that earlierrrr! So, what now? Are there places that you can cut?"

"None!"

"What are you so proud of! Ugh, ah, jeez, tomorrow, I shall go prostrate myself in front of the chief. Since the next manuscript deadline will be pretty tight as well."

"Seriously?"

"Seriously. But please don't let it happen again!"

"I, I got it. Sorry."

After making trouble for everyone, I sent in my manuscript, and slept like a log for the day.

The next day, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_proof galley] was delivered. It was the galley of "Itsuten 3". As I was checking the galley, my editor-in-charge called in the afternoon.

"Kagami-san, I have good news!"

"Eh? What is it?"

"The pages were accepted miraculously! For the short story this time, we can do without any cutting!"

"Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!"

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By the way, previously, I've also have had manuscripts exceeding the limit, but during those times, due to lack of space, I was told to rewrite it, and because of those experiences, I couldn't help but shake in fear.

Ah, thank heavens. I can no longer raise my head in front of the editor-in-chief of Doramaga<ref>'''Doramaga:''' Short for Dragon Magazine.<br/><br/></ref>.

And then,

"What's remaining is the sub-title. And please hurry up with the galley. You have fourteen pages for the afterword. Please check the character introduction article. And please note the deadline for Ochiten's manuscript. And please rest so that you don't collapse ☆"

I bet my editor-in-charge was talking to me as if I was with her in the [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Hyperbolic_Time_Chamber Hyperbolic Time Chamber].

But, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegeta Ve●ta] will come to Earth soon, and I don't really have much time to train. In order not to let Earth be destroyed I shall do my best-ola ☆, and so, I finished the galley, then I went to the convenience store and send it, following that, without abating a single breath, I finished thinking about the sub-title for the short story and send it via mail, checked through the character introduction article and replied, and now working on the afterword.

And finally, the afterword is coming to an end.

Yay! And tomorrow I shall start Ochiten's manuscript!

Wait, how the hell can I rest!

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Well, even though I said that, I do take proper rest so please don't worry.

Since high school, I've formed a band with other authors, and we would practice like crazy at the guitar classroom, then fight zombie games with them, so I'll be fine. Probably!

That's how I spent the days.

So, after writing all that, I've cleared most of the fourteen-page space!

Those of you who have read till here, thank you.

Now now, it's really time to part.

For those who also read Denyuuden, I'll see you next month!

For those who only read Itsuten, also go read Denyuuden! (LOL)

Oh well, till around June or July.

Oh yeah, since there's a "Itsuten" short story in May's Doramaga, the next time will be then right.

Well well, see you ~

<div align="right">Kagami Takaya</div>

Kagami Takaya official homepage: http://www.kagamitakaya.com/
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