Sep 07, 2023
To:Mario Nakano 64
First of all, thank you very much for speedrunning this novel so fast! I really do hope you enjoyed it and I am glad you were able to feel this was a good written story, I am genuinely happy!
The story needed to be 'wholesome', so I deliberately made some antagonists that would be easily redeemable in the end and I believe I pulled it off if you say it was a big surprise. Ares was something like the final human "villain" but the real final villain was the world full of prejudices, and that's something only Ravel had to fight.
That being sad, how do you feel about the punchline, that happiness is what's truly needed and that it can ultimately lead to even better appearances? When I thought of a story where the main character has a shonen-like dream that he wants the whole world to recognize his gf and treat her better, I knew realistically speaking it was impossible. But making (sub)consciously Fantasia happier was the realistic answer to this seemingly utopian dream.
I'm glad you enjoyed the 'tournament arc' xD My friend totally hated it and said it was simply bad and unrealistic and stuff. So good to have another opinion. xD
Thanks for recognition of using the Slovakia setting! I am sure that's nowhere in any other piece of manga, so I should be unique enough xD
Thank you billions of times, as I mentioned before, this novel is the one I am betting on. Love School was just more of a fun challenge for me but I should finish the part 2 after contest too!
Good luck in contest to you, too!
