It's been a couple of years since I started writing. And over the course of those years, I've built up quite the cast of characters. Not only that, but I've built a bunch of stories that many of you have come to love. So I decided to indulge myself with a cute little picture of dear Hato alongside the girls starring in my stories. All drawn, of course, by&nbsp;<a class="external" href="https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?https://mobile.twitter.com/sakura_rose12">Sakura_Rose.</a><br /><br />In order, starting from the top left:<br /><br />Kyrie Kenzaki, from Shining Aces, wearing her Forge Ace uniform. She's without Millin for once, but listening to the stories that Hato tells her gives her a different perspective on the heroes that she now stands alongside.<br /><br />Hiro Fukano, from J&#245;taider, is just happy to hear these stories. Whether her own, or the ones that she grew up on. Shining Aces and Natura Couleur were both shows in her world, and hearing more of them... It brings a tinge of delight through her heart.<br /><br />Natura Rouge, alias Akane Araya, can feel her heart pounding with every story. To think that there's so many heroines that all fight for justice. Just like her. Maybe we'll shine a spotlight on her story sometime later this year~?<br /><br />Prisma Pink, alias Sakura Shirabe, was once a villain known as the Oni Shogun. Now that she's in the limelight as the kind of heroine she once corrupted, she's astonished to hear about these heroes. Just how many did the Empire she once worked for avoid... And how many of them were still around?<br /><br />The white-haired girl is one whose story is yet to be told. And yet, she's waiting patiently for her turn. But once that time comes, she'll show her fellow heroines what she can do!<br /><br />The blue-clad girl also hasn't had her story told yet, but she's also just experienced the mysterious world and all of its tricks and turns. To think that there could be that many more stories, with people like her in them? She listens eagerly, waiting to learn about the next one.<br /><br />Arashi, formerly Tetsuya Tanaka, grins at the sound of all these people. Back when she was still a man, she had a build that could best be described as heroic. And even now, when she spends time with her pupil, Kou... The two indulge in their shared love of media with heroic figures. These stories remind her of that kind of cozy atmosphere, though she couldn't help but imagine what would happen if she came to blows with them. Just to test this body of hers a bit more.<br /><br />Finally, Mikai Fushimi. The girl I love above all else. My most precious creation. The girl who always smiles in the face of danger. No matter who she fights, no matter who stands against her... She'll reach out and try to make them turn to her side. Because she knows that they aren't bad, when you look deep into their hearts. And every story she's told only reinforces that belief. I really do love her, and how much love I've put into her.<br /><br />And in the center, not a creation as much as a reflection of my pursuit of writing, is Hato herself. Telling her creations, telling those that people have helped me create, about the many others she's made over the course of these three years. And what else she can make, as long as she keeps this up.<br /><br />Thank you all for these three years. And let's keep it up for another year.