Postscript

Thank you so much for picking up Volume 7! Kurone Kanzaki, the author, here. Considering the increase in sales tax in Japan, I tried to keep the last volume within a certain page limit, so I decided to throw that out the window for this volume. If you’re reading this on paper, you could probably use it as a blunt weapon. What’s that? You want more pages next time? Very funny, folks...

I hope you’ve enjoyed the story so far. I tried to put a little bit of everything in this volume: flashbacks, battles in a new environment, the encroaching civil war, and episodes of the past. The newly summoned Ren wreaked havoc in more ways than one. She may appear as the perfect child at first glance, but I had a suspicion that she may become the most difficult for the Demon Lord to deal with, even as I was writing her. Let’s see how he fares and how Ren joins the love interest derby (or whatever is going on here).

Let’s move on to Jack, who served as our boss for the volume. Yes, he’s a villain, but I couldn’t bring myself to hate him. His revenge-driven rags-to-riches story could have even made him a protagonist. He took on the huge responsibility of facing off against the Demon Lord in a colored illustration too. I’d love to see the interesting characters of Five Stars make a reappearance sometime. They should be much more agreeable by then.

The Madam, who always took the page by storm, finally won the long battle. She and Luna may be the only humans in history to take on an Ancient Devil one-on-one and win.

I’m sure we’re all deeply concerned for the Demon Lord... On second thought, I don’t think anyone’s worried about him, LOL.

You can expect more great battles both on the geographical and political field. I’d love to have you all along for the Demon Lord’s journey.

Finally, by the time the volume comes out, there should be a Twitter account for both the novel and the manga series, with hopefully some giveaways. Please give it a follow if you’d like.

Have a fun and healthy 2021!

Copyright

Demon Lord, Retry! Volume 7

by Kurone Kanzaki

Translated by Adam Seacord

Edited by Jack Diaz

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Copyright © Kurone Kanzaki 2021

Illustrations by Makoto Iino

All rights reserved.

Original Japanese edition published in 2021 by Futabasha Publishers Ltd.

This English edition is published by arrangement with Futabasha Publishers Ltd., Tokyo

English translation © 2021 J-Novel Club LLC

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Ebook edition 1.0: November 2021