CH Afterword

AFTERWORD

—War. War never changes.

Japanese Translation: “Humans often repeat the same mistakes”

From a passage in the OP of the FallOut series.

—The history of mankind, a history of warfare—a continuous cycle of “mistakes.”

Since the dawn of time, many countries and civilizations have blinked like stars, and have risen and fallen repeatedly. Times have changed, technology has developed, and now we are now in the modern age. We are now in a war where not even the victor has benefits…

…but, even so, people will still fight.

Even if the world were to be destroyed by nuclear war, humans would still take up stone or iron tools in hand, just as they did in the beginning. That is, “war never changes,” as the original translation says. Even though the means and methods of warfare have changed drastically……

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If one were a pessimist, this is where the story would end, but! This is where I would like to ask you, my readers, to think calmly once again.

……It’s not like they want to keep repeating war, right? I mean, it’s not like I’m a dom who wants to take the initiative in a war or something, right? Because~…war hurts like hell, doesn’t it? If I get shot, it’s gonna hurt, okay?

Common sense tells me that if there were a majority of such obsessive doms, the human race would’ve died out by now.

—So, why do people still fight? There’s a very simple reason.

Before it was “aah”—but now it’s “like this?”

Last time it was “alright”—but this time it’s “how?”

—Yes, some people say that the only thing we can learn from history is that we don’t learn anything from history—no!! There is simply no such thing as a “perfect present” that matches the events of the past! That is why mankind is bravely dreaming—“Ahhh, this time! No, next time!” With hope in their hearts, they challenge their dreams—

That’s why…they keep making mistakes over and over again…

So, dear readers…please do not give up on mankind. Having carved out a history, they only hope that “this time” will work, and if not, then “next time” will—!! After so much struggle and worry—they still keep on challenging…! Aah, and that’s right…they ended up making a mistake! But even so, it was a mistake, and a milestone was left behind!! So, we must accept and look back on that milestone……

Not with disdain, but with respect in order to not make that same mistake again. Not to dismiss them as sinners—as we too may make mistakes! We should tell ourselves with a clear self-awareness—never to repeat the same mistakes next time!!

—That’s right. Let’s say there’s a man here, for example. He was told by his editor to “please write forty pages of a new story.” He thought it would be a piece of cake. Last time he had a hard time writing about the Great War, but this time, having already written about it once, it was different.

“Another end of the war from Think’s perspective? I’ll write it up in three days!” he said.

—The man said this without thinking about how hard it was to write from an Elf’s point of view or how much description there was. Even if one makes more mistakes than one goes to a convenience store, people will keep going down the wrong path! Please do not give up on him, and please remember him with respect. In other words!!

—I’m a reckless bastardddd————!

That’s why it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you all. I am the man who can’t hide his surprise when he’s told his brain is “normal” after a brain checkup. I’m also Yuu Kamiya, the man who keeps repeating his mistakes.

“So! Let’s quickly and respectfully look back at one more point in history (smile)!”

Ah! Hello, Editor-in-Charge T-san! Thank you for renewing your term to clear up my suspicions of thinking you’d leave me!! What can I say~ You’re so good at taking care of people—

“Why did I receive a first draft of one hundred eighty pages (noh mask)?”

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……W-well. It’s a…complicated story, like unraveling why the war happened. Therefore, let’s be constructive here. Not about why this happen—rather, we should think about why we couldn’t prevent it from happening. In order to not repeat those same mistakes! I also think it’s important to take preventive measures! When I first showed you the outline, what did the editor say?

“That sounds interesting, let’s go with that (smile). Did I say that? (confused)”

YES! You did! That was the time! You know what!? If you had only said at that time…

—There’s no way this outline can fit into forty pages——!!

If the editor had said that, what would’ve happened? It wouldn’t have been like this, you…

“…………(smirk)”

You don’t think so!? That’s what I should know as an author!!

And I can imagine myself answering “Hahaha, I’ll show you! I’ll get it done!” I don’t even have a description of the Dwarves yet in the main story, so wouldn’t it be impossible to write a gaiden first!? I’m sorry that I’m a dominant male who enjoys playing game where I’m all tied up and on my own! B-But! Well…I managed to compress it and barely fit it into the specified number of pages, just in time to meet the deadline! A-And, also—

What about the No Game No Life movie that’s currently in production!? What about No Game No Life, Desu! that’s also being serialized!?

They also asked me to discuss the outline and participate in the supervision, ok!? I’ve got a lot on my plate and still managed to deliver the manuscript on time—I’ve only got a layer of skin left on my neck, but I’ve managed to save my head, I guess……!

“I’ve always thought, if there’s only one layer of skin left on my neck, then I’m already dead, right? (smile)”

A-A-Anyway! I’ve already started working on the manuscript for the tenth volume of No Game No Life. I’m sure you won’t be offended by the sly inclusion of an advertisement, so I’ll leave you to it! I hope you’ll consider picking it up!