Log Horizon Book 1 Afterword

Greetings readers, this is the first time we met!

To the readers online, I am happy to see you again!

I am Mamare Touno.

Thank you for buying Log Horizon 1: The beginning of a different world. This book is the edited version of the April 2010 web series, with some changes made in its settings. The quality and legibility of the novel has also been improved, I hope it will be one of your treasured books.

Leaving such dull forewords aside, let's talk about Mamare (younger sister). As the rumor mill says, Mamare has a sister so frail and weak it is troubling.

Although Mamare is the same, but Mamare(younger sister) is not very bright.

A long time ago when we were young.

When I told her the eggs inside a capelin fish is inserted through it's butt with a syringe, she totally believed me. When Mamare described how 'Capelin technicians works hard inserting eggs in a freezing factory', Mamare (younger sister) nods repeatedly with a serious expression. I can still remember her face back then.

A few days ago, she forgot the Capelin injection theory came from me and told me about it.

Although that is general knowledge, but it is a fake knowledge.

I didn't point it out, but take it in with a impressed expression. But she found out the truth from others and threw a tantrum at me.

Mamare (younger sister) takes another step up the stairs of adulthood. But the stairs she is climbing up is an escalator going downwards, so it is unable to tell if she is progressing or it is just the background that is moving.

To be certain, I search for the Capelin injection theory online. Instead of being an urban legend, it is more akin to something that is really happening. Seems like the nonsense Mamare came up with did not interfere with reality.

Sometime after this episode, I inform Mamare (younger sister) 'Male Capelin will also be injected with eggs and sold in the market'. She hides in her blankets and ignores me, unwilling to believe me about this stuff. It takes a long time to build up trust, but only an instant to lose it. But I think the sister I have been lying to for over 10 years is also an idiot.

But both Mamare and Mamare (younger sister) have bad memory retention. All she can think about a while later is dinner, totally forgetting this incident.

The Mamare siblings is just like this, sharing close relations like England and Ireland. When I told her 'The log horizon I told you about is going to be published okay?', she didn't believe me at all. Her reactions is 'Stop lying stupid brother'.

This is expected. Because Mamare is also doubtful about publishing this book. As for Mamare (younger sister) who treats all her brother's words as lies, leaving her alone is also a kind of entertainment, so I didn't explain in depth.

And after going through all this, Log horizon is deliver to all the readers right now.

The characters who are more lively than the web novel version will lead the story in the next episode.

The status screen of each character at the beginning of chapters is the best sign. The equipment they have is amazingly, picked from the 2011 January fan submission.

Out of the almost 300 submission, the ones we used belongs to IGM_masamune、LAN、akinon29、ebius1、gontan_、izumino、kane_yon、oddmake、roki_a、sawame_ja、vaiso, thank you all netizens for your ideas, thank you everyone! Although we can't publish due to lack of pages, I am still grateful to all fans who participated, Shiroe's gang are happy too.

Log Horizon started out as a web novel, so we will be continuing with this project starting from the next volume. You can get the latest news from http://mamare.net, which contains other works by Mamare apart from Log Horizon.

Next is my concluding words of gratitude. I am grateful to chief publisher Mr Shoji Masuda, the illustration master Harakazuro sensei who draws amazingly, tsubakiya firm for the publishing designs, Mr Osako who helped straighten out my writing and my editor F-ta san! Thank you everyone!

If the readers is entertained by the adventures of Shiroe and friends, the book is officially done. Please take your time to enjoy.


'The one who loves Capelin the most' Mamare Touno