Hello, I’m Umikaze Minamino.
The fourth volume of Kunon the Sorcerer Can See is out, and I hope it makes a strong showing.
Volume 4—can you believe it? You know, I think this volume will fit perfectly between Volumes 3 and 5. What do you think?
I’m writing this afterword at the close of March 2023.
A lot has happened recently, like all of Japan getting fired up over the World Baseball Classic, the phrase Satsuma Hogwarts becoming a hot topic, and Ash’s Pokémon journey coming to an end.
I watched a little of the WBC, but I haven’t really studied up on the others… Trends just keep overtaking me lately. The passage of time is scary. It’s too fast to keep up with.
A lot of things catch my eye, but I can’t seem to follow them all. I want to try a little harder to enjoy a wider variety of things.
Thank you as always to Laruha for this volume’s beautiful illustrations. You’re the reason readers pick up these books and bring them to the checkout line. I think it would be fair to call that a form of modern magic.
Thank you also to La-na, who is responsible for the manga version of this story serialized in Monthly Comic Alive, for always making the manga so enjoyable.
The second compiled volume of the manga will be released in the same month as this book! Please check it out!
To O, my lead editor, thank you yet again for all your help.
What can I say…? I’m always thinking about how difficult Japanese is. You had to make all sorts of corrections. I’m sorry, and thank you very much. I’m also grateful for everyone else involved in the making of this book.
Finally, to my dear readers: Thank you so much to everyone who has stuck with me since the web version of this story and to those I’ve met at bookstores. Your support made this volume happen. Isn’t that amazing? This is Volume 4, after all!
Please welcome this book onto your shelves and place it next to Volume 3.
See you next time!