Chapter 104

Afterword Thank you all for reading Volume 6 of The Eminence in Shadow. It’s been about ten months since the last book came out, and I apologize for making you all wait so long. A lot’s happened over that time. For one, the first season of the anime adaptation finished airing. The staff and everyone else involved were excellent, and in my opinion, the final product was absolutely fantastic. Thank you so very much! If anyone hasn’t seen it yet, then by all means, check it out! Also, the second season is airing as I write this, and the show is still just as top-notch! I’ve been involved a lot in my capacity as the original creator, and there’s going to be some Eminence content that isn’t available anywhere besides the anime. I hope you all look forward to it! Then there’s the mobile game adaptation, Master of Garden, which has been getting rave reviews ever since it launched! The game’s popularity has exceeded our wildest initial expectations, and I’m touched by the passion the fans have been showing. Between the Seven Shadows Chronicles showcasing the Seven Shadows’ childhoods and the game-exclusive stories written to complement the original narrative, it’s packed full of stuff! I’ve been carefully supervising all the narrative content and even written some of the side stories myself, so I encourage everyone who hasn’t played it yet to give it a try! There are also plans in the works for a manga adaptation of the Seven Shadows Chronicles, so that’s something exciting to look forward to as well. On top of all that, the main series has reached over five million books in circulation! We never could have gotten this far without your support. Thank you to all the readers from the bottom of my heart. We’re getting to the end, so I have a few more people I’d like to thank. There’s my editor, who’s been helping me throughout the entire publication process. There’s Touzai, whose illustrations are amazing. There’s Araki from BALCOLONY., whose wonderful designs adorn this book. There’s everyone working on the anime and mobile games. And finally, there’s you readers who’ve given me so much support. Once again, I’d like to extend my sincere gratitude to every one of you. With that, I’ll see you again in Volume 7! Daisuke Aizawa