Chapter 47

Afterword I believe that Volume 2’s preview said Volume 3 would be out by spring, but it ended up releasing in June… June is technically spring, right? Outside circumstances, such as the concurrent handling of another series, influenced the delay, but either way, I am truly sorry I’ve made you wait, my dear readers. Well, the sixth-month gap between volumes happened before, so I guess that’s the problem first and foremost. When you’re an adult, you end up feeling like six months just fly by, but in reality, it’s a considerable amount of time. I’ve been on the other side of the issue many times before, excitedly waiting for the continuation of my favorite series, so I want to release my own books as fast as I can. I’ve realized I’ve much to improve on that front. I’ll try harder! Anyways, here is Hollow Regalia, Vol. 3! The subtitle, All Hell Breaks Loose, means to fall into chaos. I believe those of you who have already read the book understand I also chose the phrase for its literal meaning. The book this time around gave a lot of answers: Ganzheit’s goal, Karura Myoujiin and the Heavenly Imperial House’s position in all of this, as well as Yahiro and Sui’s past. Because of that, it ended up lacking in the slice-of-life department. I feel remorse for not writing many scenes with Yahiro and Iroha interacting. Other girls get a starring role in compensation but, well, that doesn’t feel great, either, does it? In truth, the number of pages for every Hollow Regalia book seems to grow endlessly, and I have to work hard to figure out how to keep the size in check. There are still many, many characters I want to get into, and many scenes I want to write. I’ll do my best to figure the above out, as well as improve the publishing pace. For starters, since I’m in dire need of a good dose of romcom, maybe I’ll try to compensate with a side story. I want to thank Miyuu for the wonderful illustrations. I am so thankful for how the world and characters come to life. The character designs are all fantastic! I also want to thank everyone involved in the creation of this book, truly. And of course, all my thanks to you, for reading it! Let’s meet again in the next volume! Gakuto Mikumo