Afterword

Thank you for reading Altina the Sword Princess V!

This is your author, Yukiya Murasaki.

The fifth volume has finally gotten us into large-scale warfare, and Oswald from the fourth volume clashes with Regis for the first time. I get the feeling that we’re only just starting to look like a military fantasy.

Now, this might just be my personal preference, but I think it’s absolutely the best when several seemingly unrelated threads become entwined. I can only hope that you’ll enjoy it.

Exploring these separate threads in more detail is also quite interesting. This time, Eric got separated from the group, and he also has his own story going on. I’d love to be able to write about it someday...

Instead of dragging this out too long, I plan to resolve the war in the sixth volume.

Led by Oswald, the High Britannian Army closes in on the capital! With his days limited, will Regis be able to breach the unstoppable force that is the steam ship!? I hope you’ll stick around for the next volume.

(Ah, come to think of it... I think this is my first time writing about the sea without any mention of swimsuits...)

My thanks—

To my illustrator, himesuz-sensei. I know I sound like I’m repeating myself, but thank you for all of your detailed illustrations.

To Yamazaki-sama and Nishino-sama at Afterglow. You came out with yet another wonderful design.

To my editor, Wada-sama. I’m sorry that I’m always asking for the impossible.

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

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

Yukiya Murasaki