“Damn it…!”
The young boy clenched a piece of paper tightly, tears streaming down his face.
“Even if they call you a hero, in the end… aren’t you just dead!!!”
Beside the weeping boy lay a sheet of black stationery.
Lately, ordinary letters were usually written on white paper. Occasionally, colors were used based on the content of the letter.
Red meant—confession.
Blue meant—reunion.
Black meant—death.
“What we wanted to be… it’s not dolls, damn ittttttt!!!”
And on the paper the boy held, these words were written.
[I have no regrets, but… I wish I could’ve lived a little better, Phil.]
The boy wiped away the tears on his face with his sleeve.
Suppressing the overflowing emotions, he choked back the voice that was about to break.
“…It’s unbearable, huh, Abi. Even if you become a magician and are called a hero, in the end, you couldn’t live freely like you wanted.”
After wiping away the tears. On the face of the child in the prime of his growth was—a firm determination accompanied by profound sadness.
“I will never become a hero like you.”
So—
“Rather than meeting such an end, I won’t become a hero at all—hey, right? I’ll live freely for you.”
The boy opened the black-stained paper once again.
The other words accompanying his close childhood friend’s wish were written.
[All magicians are derived from witches.]
And thus, Phil Sarembart encountered a witch.
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Afterword
Nice to meet you, I’m Kohta Kaedehara.
Thank you very much for purchasing “[I’m Not the Shadow Hero!]”
Now, before I start, what exactly should I write in an afterword? I was already struggling with that at the point of wondering (laughs).
I tried reading the afterwords of various authors, but they were all written with advanced techniques. It’s difficult.
From start to finish, I thought, “People who can write these things effortlessly are amazing,” while sipping on a ginger ale with alcohol content.
Therefore, after desperately thinking while lying down, I came up with a slightly personal story.
Actually, I really love holy women.
I’m originally active in various works posted on the web, and most of them have holy women as the main heroine.
However, this work doesn’t have a holy woman as the main heroine; it’s a maid. I wanted characters that could joke and retort with the protagonist, but it became a maid instead of a holy woman.
That’s why I included holy women, two of them. I take pride in forcibly inserting them.
However, the main focus is the usual lazy protagonist and the heroine who inflicts considerable damage to her eyes.
If the next volume can be released… what should I do? (Sweat)
Should I forcefully bring them back? After all, there are two more holy women in the setting!
Before that, I have to start by convincing my editor, so I don’t know what will happen next (laughs).
And, somehow, it has become just the right number of characters, so finally, my thanks.
To Heiro-sensei, who drew a wonderful illustration, the editor who accompanied me all the way, and everyone else involved, thank you very much.
Hope to see you again.
Next time, I’ll write about holy women again! (Wishful thinking)
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