Chapter 14

Afterword It’s nice to see those of you who are new. For those of you who aren’t new, it’s great to see you again. This is Koushi Tachibana. I have delivered to you The Casebook of Kurumi Tokisaki, Magic Detective. What did you think? I would be quite happy if you took a liking to it. I feel the majority of you are already aware, but this collection of short stories takes as its protagonist the character Kurumi Tokisaki from the Date A Live series. I hadn’t actually intended right from the beginning to give her a standalone book, but before I knew it, here we were. How strange… Considering Kurumi’s roots in fantasy, the stories from her titular casebook are a little more outrageous than your run-of-the-mill mysteries. Light novels are a great medium for something like this, I think. Incidentally, the clock of her left eye is Kurumi’s trademark, but because these stories come after the end of the main series, her eye has returned to normal. I nonetheless threw a temper tantrum over how I wanted a clock on the cover, and the illustrator, Tsunako, drew the most magnificent creation for me. Kurumi really does pair well with clocks, don’t you think? Now then, once again, this book is the result of the efforts of so many people. Illustrator Tsunako, designer Kusano, my editor—I am truly indebted to you always. Thank you so much for all your incredible work yet again. My sincerest gratitude to everyone involved with the book in editorial, printing, distribution, sales, and more—and to you for picking up this volume. This book originates from a very particular place, but if you are kind enough to lend it your support, we might very well meet here again. I look forward to that day. Koushi Tachibana, Sept. 2023