Postscript
THANK YOU SO MUCH for purchasing Volume 5 of Roll Over and Die. I sincerely appreciate it.
This is kiki, the author. It’s been quite a while.
I made a rather self-important-sounding prediction in the postscript of the previous volume, but before I knew it, five years had already passed. I’m truly happy that you’ve read this sequel, despite having been made to wait for so long.
Also, in a surprising turn, it turns out that Roll Over and Die will be adapted into an anime. I had the opportunity to supervise the anime, to the best of my meager ability, anyway, which allowed me to gain various experiences that are different from writing novels. Being surrounded by amazing people, attending meetings, being invited to the dubbing studio, getting to see the voice actors lend their wonderful voices to Flum and company—all things I couldn’t possibly have imagined while living in the countryside and writing novels alone at my PC. It was just far too removed from my life. What’s more, these amazing people were referring to me as sensei. I’ve never actually said this out loud, but I want to remember this feeling for the rest of my life. I look forward to working more with all of you in the future.
Also, I got to see Flum move and saw how her voice brought her to life. I already knew that Flum and Milkit were cute, but I realized that about one hundred times more intensely now. I also realized, with about a thousand times the intensity, that Jean was a good-for-nothing jerk. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with that guy? Also, everything was thoroughly disgusting, with stuff flying around and being torn apart, and I was treated to some incredible voices. I apologized when we were introducing ourselves, feeling bad about all of the screams and moans, but it seems I should have apologized a lot more.
Well, as I’m sure you can imagine, I can’t talk about anything in specific detail, so I humbly ask that you be patient in waiting for future announcements regarding the anime…
In the meantime, let’s talk about Volume 5. Chapter 6 could have been called “Showdown with the Church,” as it was a story about reading the Chimera and the Church Knights their last rites. This episode is not available in the web version and more than 90 percent of it is original to the printed edition. The theme is “past and future.”
Appearing as a figure from the past was Flum Watermoon. She’s a character who appeared in the end-of-volume questionnaire bonus for Volumes 1 through 4, where her encounter with Milkit Soleil and their runaway journey are described in more detail than in the main story, albeit up until a certain point. So if you’re interested, please give those a read. The difference between her and Flum Apricot is that, because she’s a typical high school girl, she’s not as good at enduring despair and pain. Though she’s a person who tends to get carried away easily, she’s taciturn and gloomy.
On the other hand, what awaits in the future is the love and desire of someone who wishes to share their happiness with another person. Flum and Milkit, who have finally started dating, are a perfect example of this. I’m sure the people around them wondered if they weren’t dating before now. But, knowing those two, their relationship probably won’t change that much even after they’ve finally started dating.
However, a certain something has begun, which threatens to completely blot out that joy.
The first part of the story covers Volumes 1 and 2, up to when Flum settles things with Dein. If the battle with the church in Volumes 3, 4, and 5 constitutes the second part, then Volume 6 will take us into the third and final part. I apologize for keeping you waiting for five years for this volume, but please rest assured that the next volume will be released in only a few months. This story is planned to finish with Volume 8, but I hope to get those to you without keeping you waiting too long, between this year and next.
Finally, I’d like to express my gratitude to everyone involved in this work. Thank you to Kinta-sensei, who was in charge of illustrations for the first four volumes and who designed the wonderful characters, and thank you to kodamazon-sensei, who drew new illustrations for Flum, making her look cute and sometimes very cool.
I’d also like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my editor, who worked hard to make it possible for this volume of the novel to be released. I’m also thankful to Minakata Sunao-sensei, who created the comic adaptation of the work, the editor of the comic, and the many others involved in that publication as well. I’d also like to once again thank all of you, the readers, who have helped bring about this work being adapted into an anime.
Anyway, now that I have expressed my gratitude, it’s time for some disturbing, grim resignation… Let’s meet again in Volume 6, a hell that is like the end of the world.
Until we meet again.