Chapter 145

Thank you for picking up The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady: Secret Tales from the Royal Palace. Piero Karasu, the author, here. This volume was made up of five short stories preciously published in Dragon Magazine, along with two brand-new ones. What did you think? I’ve always wanted to compile the short stories I had written in a single book, so I’m thrilled to finally be able to get this to you. Looking back, I’ve been working on the Magical Revolution series for a while now. It was very moving, going back over the early stories. Nostalgic, even. The main story focuses on Anis and Euphie, but for these short tales, I wanted to write about the people surrounding them—people who are able to find new paths and expand their own narratives, by being involved with Anis. And it isn’t just the people around her—there are countless others affected by the changes she’s ushered in, even in places far removed from the main tale. The people and the world are changing alongside Anis herself. The word revolution from the title couldn’t be more apt. I hope to continue expanding the world of this series, including continuing the main story. As always, I want to express my gratitude to the wonderful Yuri Kisaragi, who never fails to lift my spirits with amazing illustrations. Thank you so much! The cover this time around is one of my absolute favorites! I also want to thank my editors for their support, my family and friends for all their advice, and my readers for picking up this book. It’s only thanks to all of you that I’ve been able to come so far. Thank you all again so very much! I’m afraid it’s time for me to wrap up this afterword here. I hope to see you all again in the next volume. Until then! PIERO KARASU