Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai:Volume 3 Afterword

Afterword

Hello, Kaitou Reiji here.

What story should I do this time~ I asked my editor, Shouji-san—

*extremely passionate* “How about you MAKE LOKI AN UNDERWEAR THIEF!?”

“Eh, you want Loki to what…?”

“THEN MAKE RAISHIN AN UNDERWEAR THIEF!”

“… Eeeeehh—”

For a moment, I thought Shouji-san had been possessed by the ghost of an underwear thief!

Shouji-san has been working really hard on the editing process, working overtime even on Saturdays and Sundays, so I think all the stress has finally gotten to him. Yes, that is what I believed. Still, to be on the safe side I worked an underwear gag inside the plot to appease any errant spirits. Dear ghost of underwear thieves past, please don’t haunt me.

So with that kind of feeling we’ve arrived at the end of Unbreakable Machine Doll 3.

This time too, Ruroo-san’s illustrations are fantastic as ever!

The sense of destruction conveyed on the cover is amazing! With this Charl, who was left out of the previous epilogue, should be satisfied.

I offer my deepest gratitude to Ruroo-san. Thanks to him, I was able to go from a first draft that made people go “huh?” to the current book that’s readable… I hope!

(Narration voice start) Everytime I end up relying on him too much~ is what I reflect upon, and I always vow to stop doing that next time, but secretly on the inside I always look forward to him helping when it comes to the next volume. (Narration voice end)

Now then, it’s a bit sudden, but I’ve started a blog.

It’s where an author’s failure as a human being is revealed starkly foe everyone to see. Sometimes there might be a leak of huge information which will get me scolded by every party involved. Also, I’m currently in the planning stages for a present that will be revealed soon! Those interested should go search for “Kaitou Reiji’s blog”.

Thanks to Shouji-san’s omni-direction attack and encouragement, as well as everyone’s support, the spirit of series is finally beginning to heat up! Also, the next one will be a special edition with a drama CD bonus! Which is something I’m eternally grateful for. Please buy it!

Let’s meet again in Unbreakable Machine Doll 4!

June 2010
Kaitou Reiji