Maria-sama ga Miteru:Volume3 Postscript
Postscript
For example, after cake, you're served Japanese confectionaries. –Just an example, remember.
Then, what are you going to drink? You'd have to think about it, wouldn't you.
Rosa Gigantea might answer, "ground Blue Mountain."
Hello, this is Konno.
Umm, well I'm sure you could tell by the table of contents, but this time it was a double-feature.
The one subtitled "Forest of Thorns" is more of the usual story, and it's basically straight after "Yellow Rose Revolution."
"The White Flower Petal" is more of an extra story, I guess. When Rosa Gigantea was still Rosa Gigantea en bouton. But they're technically supposed to both be of the same story, so it's not like a supplement. I'd prefer if you read "Forest of Thorns" and then "The White Flower Petal," in that order. Oh, right, because it's a double-feature, I'm sure some people were hoping for "that" piece that ran in the magazine. Sorry, I'll get to it, I promise, but I've been slowing in moving to the future…
Plus, if I bring out Noriko and Touko, Rosa Gigantea and others have to graduate. Well, even if it's slow, I am moving forward, so please, don't hold your hopes TOO high.
Speaking of which, about Kashiwagi Suguru.
There've been both extremes about him in fan letters. Some want him to show up again, while others don't even want me to mention his name (hahah). Hmm, I wonder if those people don't even want to see his name in a postscript.
When I made the character Kashiwagi, I honestly thought, "feh, what a horrible person," and I figured that would be the end of that. The kind you forget quickly, you know.
But because of that, I feel obligated as the author to be kind to him. So I made back stories for him. Like, he's not really the type of guy you want as a friend, but when you're in trouble, he's there to lend a hand, you know?
So, it might be a surprise that I intend to bring him back in the future. I mean, he only showed up in volume 1. And I promise, it's only in small chunks.
But, I haven't decided on how or when.
After all, he IS Sachiko's cousin, so he'll pop up when he needs to, and he'll be home (or at school?) otherwise.
As for names.
Rosa Gigantea's real name finally popped up, didn't it. Actually, Rosa Chinensis' real name shows up once, too. Rosa Foetida only had her first name revealed, I think? She has a surname, too, but I don't think I need to forcibly reveal it just yet.
Anyways, that's all fine and dandy.
Some people might not care, but "Odani no Kata," who showed up in Yumi's history textbook is Oda Nobunaga's sister. Some people might be more familiar with calling her Oichi no Kata. But she was Odani no Kata in the textbook I used to study, so I used that instead. She lived in Odani castle, so Odani no Kata.
But historical women are pitiful because they're recorded by their parents' land or by aliases. I wonder what's worse, for the author of those 31-syllable poems. "OO's mother" or "XX's wife?" I don't like either. So I guess I wouldn't care.
Anyways.
Usually I'd give a teaser for my next piece, but I'll pass, this time.
It's not that I'm being quizzical and hiding it, but rather, I haven't decided on what to write, yet. I need to see my supervisor soon.
I hope I can publish a book around summertime.
With that, farewell, everyone.
Konno Oyuki
PS.
Blue Mountain is expensive, so I think I'd go with Mandarin.
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