Hello, this is Toy Car, the one who always comes running in a flash. I'm truly, truly thankful that you've loved and supported Stop, Friendly Fire for so long.

Ah... I feel truly moved for being able to write another afterword like this. I've made many mistakes, had many thoughts, and failed many times.

It was truly a long one year. No, perhaps I was trapped in an illusion after Everyone is a Returnee.

One always has to honor their original intention, but it doesn't always work out that way. I've made several wrong choices and sometimes, I've hated my own work. As an author, that's the worst, and it also disqualifies me as a pro.

Nonetheless, I find it fun to write. I have nothing else but writing. Stop, Friendly Fire made me realize that.

Whenever Shin-Woo did something ridiculous, I would snicker. I thought about what heroine I'd like to make this time around, and when I made the decision to make Jin, a skeleton horse, the heroine, all the other authors in the company aside from me went crazy. That's right. Jin actually became the heroine as soon as I added her in.

You all didn't believe me, but I really went with it. As a result... No, let's not talk about it.

I went through two novels before writing this story, which were really different for me in a lot of ways, but... To be honest, it was just as difficult writing them. I felt helpless during the writing process, and I had my doubts, like 'Is this right?' I wasn't able to write for a whole month. (You must be asking, 'Why hasn’t there been any hiatus then?' To be honest, it was all stuff I'd had stocked up already!)

But because there were readers who loved and supported me and had their laughs when they read about Shin-Woo, I was able to put my love into Shin-Woo and the rest of the cast. I was determined to write even better.

Because of that, I was able to complete this story. I'm not sure how you feel about it, but I don't think I could've written a different ending. It would be an honor if you like it.

Thank you very much to all the readers who stuck with me to the very end. I was able to keep going because of you. I was given the courage to try something new.

My next work will be a bit bolder than before. I've never written something like that. The pace is a bit slower, and there’s no system.

It's the type of story that I want to write. The type of story where the laughs come naturally while I write it. I found my hands moving on their own when I let things go. I want to write it, so I'm writing it.

But the characteristics of the work... Mm, I'm not sure if it's going to be published on Munpia. In any case, I'll see you again in mid-January, so please wait for me. Once again, I sincerely thank you.

Then I'll get going now. Finally, I'll be leaving you with an illustration that Mr. Gyudon drew for me. This guy's so good looking.