Afterword

Hello, everyone, Satoru Yamaguchi here. I can barely believe that we’ve reached the eleventh volume of My Next Life as a Villainess. Of course, this is all thanks to you, the readers.

I think that, by the time this volume is released in Japan, the second season of the anime will have reached its second half. I am really grateful to the staff behind the anime for creating yet another wonderful season. To be honest, I never imagined it would even get a second season to begin with! Once more, this is thanks to the great support shown by fans. Thank you so much!

The first season of the anime covered the events of the first two volumes of the novel, which means that a lot of characters don’t show up before the second season. I’m so happy to see them move and speak! Every week, I’m terribly excited for the new episode to air, and I hope you can enjoy the anime just as much.

Now, let’s talk about what goes on in this volume.

First of all, there’s the summons from the king. Katarina, whose main concern was deciphering the Dark Covenant, is shaking with fear, wondering what mistake of hers could warrant being called to the castle. She’ll be going there with Maria, who was summoned as well.

Later on, Dewey receives a letter from his family telling him that his little sister is ill, and that he must come back immediately. Katarina, Maria, and Larna, who just happened to be there as he read the letter, join him as he goes back to his hometown... They’re all in for a bunch of surprises.

That’s the main gist of the story for this volume!

This volume, in Japan, should be released around August—a dangerously hot month. Be careful of heatstroke!

August, by the way, is when summer vacation ends for Japanese students. I remember when I was in grade school and I’d wait until the last three or so days of summer vacation to start doing my homework. On the last night, I’d have to stay up until almost morning to finish everything in time. As a result, I was always kind of comatose on the first day of school. My parents scolding me for that wasn’t enough to keep me from repeating the same mistake the following year.

Try not to get yourself in a situation like that, okay? And if you already are, I wish you good luck. Mom and dad used to tell me that I needed to become more responsible to be an adult, but I still managed to become an adult anyway, so obviously you have nothing to worry about.

Finally, I want to thank Nami Hidaka for the beautiful illustrations, as well as the editors and all the other people without whom this book could not have been made.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Satoru Yamaguchi