"So, this is the kind of story it is."
That was the first thing I wanted to say to everyone who had finished Volume One.
Although the plot would keep twisting and changing, the overall tone of this novel would remain much the same as this volume. Seeking hope amid despair, seeking light amid darkness—the magical girls brought miracles to this world. That was the central theme of this book.
Thank you for finishing the first volume of Off-Duty Magic. I am Hu Yan, the author of this book. After two months, we met once again in an end-of-volume note.
Oh, you are asking what Off-Duty Magic is? That is the abbreviation I came up with for this book. After all, the title <A[LI]CE: Getting Off Work, Then Becoming a Magical Girl> was simply too long.
I briefly introduced myself in my previous launch note, so this time, rather than talking about myself, let us properly discuss this book.
First, let us summarize Volume One: Blue Larkspur Beneath the Cage.
Let us first talk about the parts of the book that I was relatively satisfied with.
When I first planned this book, what came to mind was not a complete plot, but certain scenes that made me think, "Wow, this really feels like magical girl." So I worked backward from those scenes to construct the story this book needed, eventually putting together its outline.
Two of those scenes were placed in Volume One.
One of them was a middle-aged man running through the night to save his daughter, then, before the battle, shouting the words "Transform" in an incomparably cold and weathered voice—before becoming a magical girl.
I thought it would feel very much like a Kamen Rider scene, but it was used in a magical girl story instead, creating