February 12, 2023

Heat the Pig Liver - Volume 3: Afterword

Afterword

Once upon a time, there were three virgins at a certain somewhere.

 

One was a hot-blooded virgin who lived doing what he wanted to do earnestly.  He excelled in martial arts, was very brave, and was popular with everyone.  However, he didn’t have a lover.

 

Another was a serious-minded virgin who lived doing what he should do quietly.  Though he possessed mysterious powers, he was humble and respected by all.  However, he didn’t have a lover.

 

The last person was hard-working virgin who lived giving it his all doing what he could do.  He didn’t excel at martial arts, nor did he possess any mysterious powers.  That’s why he relied on racking his brain to live.  Even so, he didn’t have a lover.  In fact, he never had a lover.

 

These three virgins were on bad terms with each other and would always quarrel.  Because what they wanted to do, what they should do, and what they can do, were usually not the same.

 

One day, the princess of that country was kidnapped by a monster.  It was an extremely powerful and terrifying monster that often caused trouble for the country.  The monster held the princess hostage and demanded that the throne be handed over.  The king heard the reputation of the three virgins, and consulted them.

 

“It’s all the monster’s fault.  I’ll go and kill him.” said the hot-blooded virgin.

 

The serious-minded virgin had a different opinion.

 

“You can’t put the princess’ life in danger.  We should save the princess first.”

 

Then the hard-working virgin suggested this.

 

“Under these circumstances where we can’t kill the terrifying monster, and there’s no way of saving the princess while guaranteeing her safety, why not just hand over the throne to the monster?”

 

After a heated discussion, the king decided to surrender the castle to the monster.  The monster then entered the majestic castle as if it was its own and declared that it would take the princess as its wife.

 

On their wedding night, the monster tried to kiss the unwilling princess.

 

That’s when a loud noise came from the castle, and it came crumbling down like building blocks, crushing the unsuspecting monster.  The king and the others had set a trap.

 

However, the terrifying monster wasn’t dead.  Despite being seriously injured, it desperately dug up the rubble in search of the princess.  The virgin who excelled at martial arts then took that opening to cut off the monster’s head.

 

On the other hand, the princess was safe.  The virgin with mysterious powers was protecting the princess from the rubble.  Thus, the princess was able to return to the king.

 

It was the virgin who racked his brain to live that had figured out the monster’s personality and devised this plan.  He gave it his all thinking about what he could do, and persuaded the king and the other two virgins.

 

The king greatly appreciated the three and expressed that he would give one of them the right to marry the princess.

 

But none of them tried to make the princess their own; because they’re virgins.

 

“I have no interest in this woman.  Ask someone else.”

 

“The princess should marry who she wants to marry.  I doubt she wants to be treated as a reward.”

 

“I’m personally not worthy of being with the princess.  Forget it.”

 

The king and princess favored the three virgins very much, so they were appointed as the princess’ attendants to solve numerous difficult problems.

 

The princess said this:

 

“When the three of you work together towards a single goal, you can achieve really great things.  When everyone shares the same passion to do what they want to do, the conscience to do what they should do, and the rationality to do what they can do, I start hearing a very beautiful melody playing from the three of you.”

 

“How that can be?”  The three virgins denied in sync.

 

Many things happened since then, but thanks to the virgins’ actions, the princess’ country became a prosperous place for quite some time.

 

They lived happily ever after.

 


 

(What the hell did I just write…?)

 

Let’s start from the beginning again…  Long time no see, this is Sakai Takuma.  Since volume 1, I’ve had a bad habit of ending the story with a hook and making my readers wait a long time for the follow-up.  I’m really sorry for that.  It’s been four months since the sale of volume 2, and I’m very happy to be able to release volume 3.

 

First, there’s something I would like to report.  After volume 2 came out, Dengeki Maoh began the comic serialization of Heat the Pig Liver!  Minami Sensei is in charge of the manga.  Have you all seen it yet?  The drawings are so cute, they’ll definitely make you oink with excitement.

 

Please just try and think about it.  You’ll be able to Jess’ face every time you turn the pages.

 

Those who haven’t read it yet, please give it a try and search for 「豚のレバーは加熱しろ 漫画」 (Heat the Pig Liver Manga).

 

Now then, usually I would write my thoughts and other stuff from when I was writing into the afterword, but in the case of volume 3, the most powerful pervert in the work has already said most of what I wanted to say.  (Please keep in mind that the author himself is not a pervert.  However, he will admit that he likes little sisters.)

 

So although I’m repeating these words each time, I would like to extend my thanks to everyone again.  To my editor, Anan, who would enthusiastically think about the story alongside me; to the illustrator, Tohsaka, who responded to the author’s semi-personal tastes with wonderful illustrations; to Minami, who makes me look forward to each month with the best comicalization; and to everyone who has been involved in Pig Liver.  Most importantly, thank you to all the readers who have followed us this far.  Truly, thank you very much.

 

Thanks to everyone, I had a lot of fun writing volume 3.  Please continue to support us.

 

 

November 2020 – Sakai Takuma


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