Chapter 33 Author postscript

Time flies, time flies, and in a few months, the tenth year of Pingcheng (1998) will come. We who published our first novel in the "Tetsuya Ayukawa and the Thirteen Mysteries" series launched by Tokyo Sogensha—Mr. 1989 group"; and 1989 is the first year of Heisei. In other words, the time when we debuted in this year and became writers of mystery novels was exactly the number of years in Heisei, so the qualifications are also easy to calculate.But those who would regard such trivial matters as "benefits" must be the only ones who are not familiar with calculations, numbers and year names...

In this way, the tenth year is coming after the publication of the first novel.Having said that, these ten years have passed so quickly! When we first debuted, we were young and naive, and our weight was much lighter than it is now-at least I am.Oh, I really want to go back to my weight at that time! The reason why the problem has been shifted is actually because there is an unspeakable thing to confess next, that is, among the aforementioned "89 Group", only Miyabe was the one who only let Tokyo Sogensha publish one book. Miyuki is alone—I am an ungrateful fellow! For a long time, I have been brooding about this matter.Although Mr. Togawa (Editor's note: Mr. Togawa is the editor in charge of the Japanese version.) always smiles and never urges; but the guilty Miyabe always sneaks around, and the new draft has been delayed.

But this time, short stories by Hasumi Detective Agency and the appearance of the former police dog Ah Zheng, which were not included in the booklet, were collected, plus a newly written novella, and finally compiled into a collection of short stories.This gave Miyabe a sense of relief that he had finally paid off half of the debt.In addition, I think it is also interesting to search for old works and short stories to come out now that the debut is about to enter the tenth year.After reading this short compilation, readers may have thoughts such as "Miyabe has always been a good person", "The writing is much worse than it is now", "I used to bother to arrange the plot" and so on; For Miyabe, it was as terrifying as an old scar being dug open, and she was extremely terrified.I think it's better to cover your ears as if you didn't hear it.

It's been a long time since I exchanged proofs with Togawa-san, and it's also fun.So, Mr. Togawa, do you still remember the cake shop at the north exit of Kinshicho Station that you met when you checked the proofs of "Complete Blue"? One last thing, I don't think I need to explain it, that is, the works in this book are all fictitious, fabricated from beginning to end.Especially "Azheng's Confession", please don't take it seriously.Except for the fact that Miyabe Miyuki was afraid that the footsteps coming through the alley in the middle of the night were real, all of them were created by me.

This sound of footsteps must have come from the monster that inhabited the heart of Miyabe Miyuki, who was weak and sick as a child and hated going to school.But I think it's all thanks to this monster that I've been able to write for a living when I've grown up. Well, I think there will be new works coming out in the spring when the cherry blossoms bloom next year.Until then, readers, please take care!