Chapter 76

Afterword “There’s no greater trump card in the games against the gods than your own passion for games.” Thank you for reading Gods’ Games We Play, Vol. 4! Humans and gods have at least one thing in common: they both get totally into their games. I think Volume 4 here in particular is a good demonstration of how not just the humans but even the gods get excited about these games. And it’s not just “Miss Undefeated” getting featured on the cover—even the game master of the Labyrinth arc made the front of the book! Toiro Tomose’s character designs are the best, and personally, I absolutely love them! There’s a little secret detail here: In my mind, this volume’s cover star is siblings with the Sun God Mahtma II from Volume 2. I wonder if I’ll ever get the chance to bring them together in the main story…hee-hee! All right, then! Speaking of Gods’ Games We Play, I’ve got great news! First of all, the light novel info mag This Light Novel is Amazing! 2022 ranked this series number nine overall among new series. That’s on their list of top ten light novel series from the entire year, so I’m really thrilled. Thank you for all your generous encouragement! And there’s more…! As announced on social media: Gods’ Games has an anime in the works! Thank you, thank you so much! I dreamed of it. I was sure this story would really shine in animation. That dream started to come true with the manga version (by Kapiko Toriume), and now it’s realized in full with an actual anime! I couldn’t be happier! I can’t give you any more details now, but just wait until you see what we have in store! Let’s conclude with a couple other upcoming things. Volume 13 of Our Last Crusade is coming in March, and a continuation of the anime has been confirmed! Furthermore, I’ll be working hard to be able to bring you news of Gods’ Games, Vol. 5! Get ready for a team game of historic scale, gods versus humans! Kei Sazane End of 2021