Dear readers, in an atmosphere that was unexpected yet somehow only natural, Little Bear Hill's journey entered its third year.
I had actually planned Little Bear's journey as a trilogy: birth, departure, and homecoming.
Then Little Bear kept setting out, kept growing up, until he began to miss home.
Just like so many of you rushing back to your hometowns now, only after leaving did you realize how precious home was.
I wished for every one of you to receive the warmest love and care at home, then set out once more full of energy.
And when Hill set out again, he would truly be alone... Without the Fourth Calamity by his side, this book would naturally be nearing its end.
There was no helping it. Children always had to learn to walk on their own.
As for a new book... I had thought about it, but I had absolutely no ideas, hehe~
I hoped that on Hill's journey home, I would think of my new protagonist.
Sigh... Hill was just too adorable. I didn't even want to end it.
I was always so long-winded and full of nonsense, so please bear with me a little...
Most importantly:
I wished you all great fortune in the Year of the Rabbit, good health, and happiness for your whole families.
Health was the most important thing—please take good care of yourselves!