Afterword

Thank you for reading Altina the Sword Princess XI. This is the author, Yukiya Murasaki.

I’m sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. The previous volume covered an intense clash between Regis and Latrielle, and in this one, we start to explore the differences between the futures they each seek. The volume is mostly just people talking—and talking about history, at that—so perhaps it won’t excite the younger readers...

I don’t know if it’s any compensation, but I decided to include a short episode about the princess. I can only hope you enjoyed it.

I did intend to see the intense glaring match between the First and Fourth Armies through to its conclusion in this book, but I didn’t have the space. I hope I can release the next volume soon so that I don’t keep you waiting.

Now, on to a little self-promotion—

The manga adaptation of Altina the Sword Princess done by Aomine Tsubasa-sensei and Kagimushi-sensei is soon to publish its third volume. I’m also working on How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord—which is also receiving a manga adaptation—with Kodansha, as well as Millennium War Aigis: The White Empire Arc with Famitsu. Aigis is the novelization of a game, but I’ve enjoyed writing it as a military record. Please give it a read if you like the game. And if you haven’t played the game but enjoy the book, I think you’ll enjoy the game too!

My thanks—

To my illustrator, himesuz-sensei. Thank you for yet more wonderful illustrations.

To Yamazaki-sama and Hishino-sama from Afterglow. Thank you as always.

To my editor, Wada-sama. It’s thanks to you that we have a book at all.

To everyone in the Famitsu Bunko editorial department, everyone involved, and to my family and friends who continue to support me.

And of course, my greatest thanks to you, dear reader, for reading this far! Thank you!

Yukiya Murasaki