Mushi Uta:Volume 7th Afterword
Afterword[edit]
Hello, this is Iwai Kyouhei.
The Bug series, too, passed its 7th volume.
Even the contents of this work, which was serialized in the magazine The Sneaker, already give the premonition of us approaching the largest excitement of the series.
Since this series also receives high praise, I am overjoyed. Thanks to that as well, I will now ramp up the excitement to my heart’s content along with my cheering fans.
Now then, as I’ve done in the past, I will supplement a bit about each story.
The Secret Pledge of Dreams.
Serialized in the magazine. Harukiyo’s dream is revealed.
The thing called a dream has many shapes, and even what the person themselves says might not be the truth. They might even unconsciously speak the opposite of their true opinion. Most likely, even Harukiyo himself doesn’t understand whether he’s like that or not.
This is a digression, but I hesitated a lot about the subtitle of this chapter.
The Rumble of Dreams.
Another one from the magazine. With a sudden twist and sudden acceleration.
A short while after Daisuke finally opened his heart to people around him, the situation made a sudden move.
There are times when the environment begins to suddenly change as if it was ordered so. People around you are suddenly growing apart, and fortune and misfortune overlap. You might look back at that time and realize for the first time that this was the opportunity for many changes since then.
Since you got off to a good start, there’s nothing to do but run ahead, hoping for a good goal.
No matter the change, I want to greet the time of that signal with such powerful feelings.
The Dream-Foreboding Gathering.
Another one from the magazine. The strongest Mushitsuki lineup. —No, only this work’s heroine is lacking in various meanings.
I believe that people have a thing called a vector. Meaning, the size and direction of any force. There are many sources of powers, but, as an example, there’s influence. People with strong vectors are like those who have many admirers that are gathering supporters, but if their sense of direction is the opposite, they gather fear.
The strong Mushitsuki of this work all possess strong vectors. However, their direction is not the same. If they clash, that influence is incalculable.
If they tried protecting against that clash, standing in the middle—how would it become?
They’d probably be unable to withstand the damage, if they had a half-hearted resolve.
The Narrator Resisting Dreams.
A new story. The Sensei chapter.
This is a novelette where I tried all sorts of things. I do try things most of the time when I write novellas or novels, but this time even the atmosphere of the writing itself might have changed.
Even that girl who doesn’t appear in the Bug series came here. I hope readers of the main series will enjoy it as well.
By the way, I remember Sensei being relatively popular. He barely made any appearance thus far, so why…? This is one of Mushi Uta’s seven great mysteries.
I now offer my thanks to the editorial department, including my editor, as well as the great llo-sama who helped with illustrations. And above all else, to the readers cheering on me. Thank you very much.
The series coming this far and still continuing is thanks to the support of many people.
I wrote this at the beginning of the afterword, but the Bug series is approaching its biggest spectacle.
Please do accompany me to the continuation and to the climax.
Iwai Kyouhei
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