Chapter 134

Afterword Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. I’m the author, Ceez. The seventh volume is finally here. I’m very sorry for the long wait. (Sob.) First, we had a manga adaptation, and now there’s even going to be an anime. It’s all thanks to you, dear readers. Praise be! Both the website and Twitter account are active, and it’s thrilling to watch the world of Leadale slowly expand. Personally, I’m also terrified… I have to keep reminding myself this isn’t a dream. I’m very grateful to the anime staff, and I can’t wait to see everyone come to life. I get emotional whenever I think about how far I’ve come, but the conclusion still feels like an eternity away. I better whip my heart into shape and wring out more of the story. (Eek!) As more characters from the original web version and new characters come together to create new plotlines in the published books, the more I have to tweak. You’ve probably already noticed, but just like Volume 6, Volume 7 is almost a total rewrite. It’s pretty embarrassing; I’m terrible at laying out plans and take forever to write, so once again, I caused an endless amount of trouble. I tricked myself into thinking I wouldn’t end up in a time crunch… The next volume will contain the last chapter of the web novel! I have absolute faith that everything will go as planned. Once again, I gave my editor, illustrator Tenmaso (thank you, as always, for providing such wonderful images), the book designers, and proofreaders a lot of grief. I’m so sorry! Tenmaso was such a fine young man when we met up for work… (Bowing.) These are still troubling times, but let’s continue to do our best and never give up! Thank you very much to all those who pick up this book! Ceez