AFTERWORD

For those of you who have been reading every volume, I’m glad to see you again.

For those of you who bought all nine volumes at once, it’s a pleasure to meet you.

I’m Kazuma Kamachi.

I get the feeling I’ve been throwing curveballs at you every time, and this one’s another curveball. You’ll have to read the book to find out what makes it one.

The occult keyword of this book is an attack on some pretty fundamental concepts. Everything that showed up was something that has already shown up in past volumes, like grimoires and magic circles.

The Daihasei Festival sets the stage. It’s basically a super-giant athletic meet. How did you like it? I personally had completely forgotten about athletic meets. What kinds of games did they play again? Is there a difference between what kids play now and what they used to? Those were some of my concerns as I wrote the book. I do hope the athletic festival feel got through all right.

I’d like to thank Mr. Haimura for his illustrations and Ms. Miki, my editor. Without them, this work would have never made it to completion. I look forward to working with you both in the future.

And I’d like to thank all the readers. I wouldn’t have even started to write this if it wasn’t for all of you. I look forward to giving you more to read in the future.

Now, as I decide to close out this page,

and as I pray you will take your hand and open the next one,

now, on this day, I lay down my pen.

So, wait, who was the heroine?

Kazuma Kamachi