Chapter 107

AFTERWORD Hello again to those buying one book at a time and pleased to meet you to those who bought them all at once. I’m Kazuma Kamachi. This is Volume 5 of New Testament. This time, the story is about the Ichihanaran Festival, which had only appeared in name before now, as well as the relationships between Gremlin, Imagine Breaker, and Ollerus and Othinus. It also sneaks in some explanations of the overarching theme of New Testament. After his disillusioning experiences in Hawaii and Baggage City, Touma Kamijou has been put in a position where he wants to trust people but knows he shouldn’t do so blindly. Ollerus, Birdway, and Thor. Many people are around who will explain the situation at length to him if he wants it, but he’s realized he can’t just accept other people’s words at face value. This time, Kamijou makes the choice to deceive as a way to fight back against them, but he wasn’t able to find a good way to approach people who would forego clashes of beliefs and instead simply lie to him with a straight face. If he can solve that problem, I feel he will grow again as a person, but, well—will such tough customers make it that easy for him to mature…? I’d like to thank my illustrator Haimura and my editor Miki. I think the theme was troublesome, needing a lot of little items to depict the mood properly, what with the plywood boards and DIY tools and all. Thank you for rising to the challenge once again. I’d also like to thank my readers. We haven’t had a school event in Academy City in a while, so I hope you liked it, and I hope you’ll continue reading with the next book, too. Now then, as you close the pages, and as I pray you will open the pages again next time, here and now, I lay down my pen. By the way, don’t forget that the prologue has the main theme in it. Kazuma Kamachi