Hello, everyone. It’s been a while. This is Hitsuji Gamei.
Thank you so much for picking up After-School Dungeon Diver volume 3. A lot of people buy ebooks nowadays, so “picking up” may not be the right phrase, but I’d like to thank everyone who purchased this volume.
This is the third volume of the series, and I understand this is around the time many light novels hit a wall and end up getting discontinued. If they aren’t popular enough, the series ends there, but they can continue to be published if they can secure enough sales. Lately, many series have ended at the first or second volume without reaching the third, which is quite a difficult situation to be in as an author.
Maybe more copies have been sold thanks to the convenience of ebooks. I’ve definitely been benefiting from them, for which I’m very thankful.
In the third volume of After-School Dungeon Diver, a surprising development awaits not only Akira but also all readers: “that person” appears in their true form, which was never depicted in the web version of this novel. Karei’s lovely illustration should be featured right before their appearance too. I can’t help but pump my fist. Thank you.
I think the main theme this time is Akira being pulled into all sorts of adventures. He gets kidnapped by Sensei, gets dragged along by Scrael, and gets tricked by Lion-Maru into going somewhere. There aren’t many food-themed episodes where they eat in the dungeon, but there’s a lot going on on the potion side, so I’d be thrilled if you enjoy it. Maybe there’ll be more food-related episodes in the next volume...
Lastly, I would like to sincerely thank GCN Bunko, my editor K, illustrator Karei, Ouraidou K. K., and all of the readers who have been supporting me.