Thank you for choosing to pick up the third volume of The Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power: Forget My Sister! Turns Out I Was the Real Saint All Along! out of all the books that are assuredly at your disposal. It is I, Almond, the author who has been struggling due to lack of sleep.
Perhaps those of you who are reading might already know this, but starting with this volume, publication of this series has moved to Earth Star Luna.
To be honest, the change has been subtle at best (lol).
The illustrator’s still the same, the editor’s still the same, so really, nothing has changed. Oh, but I suppose the schedule has. The schedule changed, and that has thrown me for a loop. I’ll admit that when I first heard about the transition, I was a little wary, but I’m glad to report that my expectations were dashed (in the best possible way).
That’s enough meta talk! Let’s move on to a glimpse of the process behind the scenes. If you’ve followed the web novel, you’ve probably realized I had to fiddle with the timeline quite a bit. Mills especially felt like he didn’t quite meet expectations of the villain he was supposed to be, so some changes had to be made on that front, including the addition of an entirely new scene.
You got this, Jona-chan! (Jonathan Mills) You’re the real antagonist here, not the unpleasant Lady Monica!
Speaking of Monica, she was originally supposed to be a mage who wielded plant-related magic instead of holy—thereby explaining her green-on-green design motif! But unfortunately I figured that would kind of mean she wouldn’t be able to participate in the trials, so I had to (reluctantly grumbling every step of the way) banish that to the realm of scrapped ideas.
You’d think I’d have learned to properly set up characters after the Gilbert fiasco, but alas.
I hope you enjoyed this peek behind the curtain! Now, for some acknowledgments. To my supportive dad, my outwardly cool but inwardly doting brother, and all my writing friends—thank you all so much, as always.
To Yoshiro Ambe, the incredibly talented illustrator for the series; to my editor, whose clear and concise feedback has always been indispensable; and to everyone else involved in the production of this book—thank you.
Lastly, to you, the reader, who picked up this volume and ventured once again into my world, I will say this again because it bears repeating: thank you so very much.