Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka - Volume 7 Chapter 9 Afterword

“This story feels like it belongs onstage.”
That’s what my editor said when I first presented the plot outline for book seven.
At first, I had no clue what he was talking about. However, once I set to writing and fleshed out the
story, I started to understand what he meant. The setting of this book is still the Labyrinth City Orario, but
there’s so much of the city yet to be explored that I decided to think of it as an entirely new location by
adding more detail than ever before. The city probably has a different feel to it from previous volumes.
The words prostitute, brothel, and the Pleasure Quarter come up quite often in this story. The idea to
move the cast of characters out of the Dungeon for a change began when I started wondering if a city
inundated with adventurers wouldn’t have this kind of profession. The more I thought about it, the more I
realized this subject had to be addressed. My hands were physically shaking as I wrote down the first
ideas for this book.
I believe that prostitutes and brothels belong to a different type of fantasy world. While I didn’t go into
great detail in the story itself, I also believe that there are prostitutes who sell one night of dreams come
true in order to live to see tomorrow, to save money for the future, or to support their partner of choice at
the expense of their own pain and anguish. Thinking back, the period plays and dramas I watched in my
youth greatly influenced my way of thinking. Seeing these women, kneeling on a floor cushion, connecting
with their customers in hopes of a better future made me sympathize with them and feel upset when they
faced rejection. I was inspired by these plays dealing with red-light districts of all types.
Back to the book itself, I did my best to work in more “service scenes” for this volume, resulting in
three times more than previous books. In writing them, I discovered that there’s a great deal of depth to
romantic comedy. Most of this story was based on living through great hardship, but yes, I apologize for
being unable to maintain a serious tone throughout the book.
Before I express my gratitude, as I always do, I have an announcement to make.
This story has been made into an anime that will air in the spring of 2015.
I jumped out of my chair in excitement, pumping my fists in the air, when I first heard the news. That
excitement is still with me, but I’m also quite nervous. This is all thanks to the fans who have continued to
support Is It Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in a Dungeon? To everyone who has been on this journey
with me from the beginning and everyone who just recently picked up the series, I cannot thank you
enough. I would love to put my happiness into words for all of you right now, but I will pour all that
appreciation into the next book as my way of giving back. I will continue to work hard on the light novels
while the anime is on the air.
With that out of the way, it’s time to give thanks where thanks are due.
First, I must thank my supervisor, Mr. Kotaki, and Mr. Suzuhito Yasuda for even more beautiful
illustrations for this book. Next, to my editor, Mr. Kitamura, who encouraged me when I came to him
saying, “There aren’t enough pages to hold all I want to write,” by telling me to “Get it all on paper and
we’ll work it out.” Next, a big thank-you to all staff members involved in this project.

Also, I would like to thank the voice actors, writers, and staff who created the drama CD that was
included with the release of this book.
Lastly, I would like to thank you, the reader.
I feel that books five, six, and seven were written in very quick succession (so quick that I’ve lost
quite a bit of weight), so I plan on taking a bit more time on book eight. Please look forward to the next
installment.
Thank you for reading all the way to the end.
Until next time!

Fujino Omori