A belated post-completion Q&A
Here, I, Son of Heaven, will answer the things I wanted to explain and the questions everyone has asked, one by one. Q: What are your plans for the new book, and what genre will it be?
A: I actually began planning the new book last year, when my work on the old one was slipping further and further into a slump. What I have in mind now is a Tokyo-style novel about everyday crime-solving, with a slight touch of eerie supernatural powers. You'll find out the specifics when the time comes. I've already worked out the character concepts for the Six Heroines and the main storyline. What I need to do now is add enough detail.
The new book won't be starting that soon. I need to rest for a while and recover my health.
Here's a little sneak peek, though: the protagonist's name is Uesugi Muneyuki. Hehehehe (*^▽^*)~
Q: Why did Aaron's characterization feel so awkward?
A: The problem with Aaron's characterization came from my desire to write a completely different protagonist. Those of you who write regularly should understand that authors don't like simply repeating themselves. Since I gave the protagonist the identity of a Chaos Chosen, I had to give him a corresponding personality.
Unfortunately, I didn't blend those aspects together well enough. When I wrote a protagonist who was the Emperor's Chosen, everything flowed smoothly. When I wrote one who was a Chaos Chosen, I kept stumbling. Since it already felt a little off early on, I brought the Emperor's appearance forward to somewhere in the first hundred-odd chapters to flesh out the protagonist's characterization further.
Looking back, while that decision wasn't exactly a failure, it didn't do anything to correct the protagonist's characterization either. Throughout the story, Aaron wavered between