Afterword

Thank you so much for purchasing Black Summoner 3: The Army of Monsters. I am Doufu Mayoi, the author who is still struggling to write afterwords despite having grown quite familiar with the novelization process itself, what with this being the third one. To those who have picked up this book ever since its web novel days or since Volume 1, please accept my continued heartfelt gratitude for your support.

Well, well, here we are with Volume 3, which is scheduled for release right after the turning of the year. It is around this point in the story that the cast expands greatly, both with the addition of new companions and the introduction of key players in each country. This volume is the entirety of Arc 3: Making a Name from the web novel version. After powering through from Rank F to Rank A in the blink of an eye, Kelvin finally obtains the ticket for becoming a Rank S adventurer. However, things are not fated to go smoothly, and in the shadows lurks Trycen...at least, that’s how I’d summarize what happens here. That said, what actually happens is pretty much the same as before: Kelvin and his family just doing whatever they want.

Speaking of Kelvin and his family, we have new characters making an appearance one after another in this volume. There is the cute little sister, Rion, Summoned by Kelvin as a Hero, who brightens her surroundings with her smiles and energy. As a valuable straight man to the hijinks of the family, she is a character who everyone else dotes on as the youngest member of the party. Gaining a new grandchild also leaves Gerard on cloud nine. However, Rion’s battle strength is the real thing, and she has no qualms about slicing and dicing enemies alongside her partner, Alex. Like a knife through butter, without mercy, giving no quarter! And as a sibling of our beloved battle junkie, she naturally has her own “uniqueness” that sets her apart from the rest. In a way, she’s the perfect Kelvin-killer. There’s really not much that can be done about that; she’s a little sister, after all.

Of course, we cannot forget the goddess who finally makes an appearance in person this volume, Melfina. At the start, she was just “Menu-san” and was little more than a guidance character. After acquiring a physical body, however, she just...even I don’t know how she turned out this way. The contrast between her imposing and awe-inspiring appearance and her disappointing personal lifestyle is far too great. It might be easy to forget sometimes, but she is the goddess of this world. Even now, she continues asserting her claim as Kelvin’s official wife. The way she conducts herself, and what will happen when the religious fanatic (Colette) is thrown into the mix, will surely be a sight to see.

All right, it’s about time to give up on this afterword. What, you think it’s too short? Muahaha, I purposefully adjusted the number of pages in the main book so that I wouldn’t have to write such a long afterword! Thank you, Overlap-sama! Yay!

With that, I hereby leave Black Summoner in everyone’s warm hands, praying that we will meet again in the next volume.

Doufu Mayoi