Afterword

Hello, this is Yamaguchi Satoru. Thank you very much for purchasing this book.

This work was originally submitted to the novel submission site “Shousetsu ni Narou” in July of 2014, and was then serialized. I have all my readers to thank for my work being compiled into a book — and as such would like to extend my sincere thanks to the fans who have read my works on the site. Thank you very much.

Well then... the title of this book is quite long, isn’t it? “My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Volume 1” Even the supervisor of the editing department said, “It’s the longest among all the works we have.”

And as for the book’s contents... it’s exactly like the title says! The protagonist has been reincarnated as an antagonist character in an otome game called Fortune Lover that she had been playing before her untimely death. She must overcome all the Catastrophic Bad Ends, and work hard to stay alive and well.

The protagonist, Katarina, isn’t exceptionally beautiful, smart, or magically inclined. She’s quite the disappointing protagonist, isn’t she? But she has a creative mind, and tries her best to do what she can. I would be very glad if you, my dear readers, could continue watching over her warmly.

With regards to the illustrations for this book, I would like to thank Hidaka Nami-sama for their cute illustrations of Katarina and the other rival characters, as well as the cool Jeord and the many other romance interests.

When I first set eyes on these character designs, I was overwhelmed by just how splendid they were. Hidaka Nami-sama, thank you very much for your wonderful illustrations.

Lastly, I would also like to thank the supervisor of the editing department, who gave me a lot of advice, as I was quite clueless. I would also like to thank everyone who has helped with the publishing of this book — I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

Again, thank you very much, everyone.

Yamaguchi Satoru