Chapter 57

Afterword “I am undefeated! You have a problem with that?” Thank you so much for picking up Volume 3 of Gods’ Games We Play! It turns out humans and gods are much alike in their love of games. Volume 1 was humans versus gods. Volume 2 featured Fay and Dax in a human-on-human battle. In Volume 3, the gods finally enter on the players’ side. There’s been a lot of super positive reaction since the reveal of the cover illustration, and as promised, the (self-proclaimed) undefeated god has joined the battle. (Your humble author, by the way, was just as thrilled as everyone else by Toiro Tomose’s adorable work on the cover!) At the same time, this volume deals with Nel’s return to the apostles’ ranks. She’ll be someone to watch as she fights anew—now on the side of Fay and his team! Now, I’ve got an announcement to make: Gods’ Games We Play is getting a manga adaptation! Kapiko Toriumi will be doing the art. The first chapter will run in the October issue of Comic Alive, on sale in August! Toriumi has read the original novel very carefully and channeled it brilliantly into illustrations. Your humble author is very excited to see where that version goes! I hope you’ll root for Fay and Leshea as they strut their stuff in manga form! As ever, many people helped me with volume 3. I want to thank my editor K, who created this book with me. Toiro Tomose, who did another batch of God-tier illustrations. The Uroboros cover is just the best! And finally, thank you, dear reader, for picking up this book! I’m thinking volume 4 will be out sometime in winter. You can look forward to a dungeon challenge with an unprecedented player count! Kei Sazane On a summer afternoon