Afterword

Thank you so much for purchasing Black Summoner 8: The Pope of the Holy Empire. It’s Doufu Mayoi here, the author who’s getting increasingly exhausted as we near the end of the year. Thank you so much to all the readers who are still following this series as it moves from web novel to printed pages. Your purchase means the world to me.

Did you see how saintly Colette looks in the illustration on the cover of this volume? Then, as soon as you cracked open the book, you immediately got to see her again in color, this time being her usual self in the first insert illustration. That’s double the blessing, getting to see her with such different expressions. I personally love her, so I’m more than happy with all the attention she got here. I hope you look forward to her antics in the future! I even snuck in some foreshadowing during the short story at the end, so rest assured, there’s a lot in store for her.

But wow, we’ve finally reached the halfway mark for this series. All the enemies that Kelvin’s group will meet going forward are going to be overwhelmingly powerful, so I suppose I can’t just waste my time being obsessed with Colette. The web novel version is entering the very last arc, with the words “The End” just waiting to appear on screen. My keyboard will roar as I rev into high gear and dive straight into writing the ending!

Oh, right. The manga serialization that began this year is also going swimmingly. It’s still coming out, with the second volume going on sale the same day as this volume of the light novel. It portrays a part of Viktor that I wasn’t able to write about as well as his incredibly flashy battle with Kelvin. If you are even a little interested, I highly recommend that you check it out.

Lastly, in regards to the actual production of this volume of Black Summoner, I want to express my thanks to Kurogin-sama and DaiXt-sama for drawing Colette so cutely, my proofreaders, and of course, once more, all my dear readers.

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

Doufu Mayoi