Chapter 27

Afterword Hello, this is Yushi Ukai. This is my first time in four months taking charge of this section. Thank you very much for purchasing Volume 4 of Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table. This volume featured Halloween Night, a night where the living and dead intersect. The story shone a bright spotlight on outcasts in the world of the games. One of them retreated upon sensing her time to quit, another had retired yet failed to escape her fate of death, a third was erased from the world as a result of mob mentality, and a fourth willingly let go of the peace she had once enjoyed. Watching it all unfold is Yuki, who also begins to show signs of unraveling and is left with a decision about how to proceed. I remember having written a draft of this volume rather early on, and at the time, I was still unsure as to whether it would ever see the light of day. It is a great relief that I was able to safely deliver this to the world. I will continue to devote great efforts to writing this series, and I would be glad if you would accompany me for the journey. Regarding the manga adaptation of Playing Death Games that was advertised in the previous volume, a free web serialization has begun on the ComicWalker and Niconico Manga websites. Not only will you be able to see the players come to life with stunning art drawn by Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai, there have also been some slight changes made to the story, so please do give it a read. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my editor O and the illustrator, Nekometaru, for once again playing outsize roles in making this volume possible; Banzai Kotobuki Daienkai, for handling the manga adaptation; Yoko Taro, for submitting a comment for this volume’s belly band; Yuki Nakashima, for voicing Yuki in the voice dramas… To everyone involved in this series, thank you very much. Now, then… May we meet again in Volume 5 of Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table.