Afterword

As a child getting scolded by your parents to finish your summer vacation homework or when it’s time to flip the calendar to August, I’m sure lots of you have wished August had sixty days.

I certainly did, raising my hand in class on the first day of September to say I forgot my homework.

And this year, it actually happened to me! I always wanted to be the kind of adult whose childhood dream comes true, and now I am! How wonderful!

You—okay that’s about enough of that. Buying time with pseudo-excuses won’t solve anything.

So this ran a little later than I anticipated, but I managed to get it out. Well, I think it’s within the acceptable range of error. I mean, so much happened. Truly. Both good and bad things.

Still, while in the hospital I’ve read a lot of digital books, and I thought, Hey, ebooks are handy! I didn’t realize they were so convenient. I thought it would be good for Overlord to have a digital version, too, so I decided to do that. There are so many things we don’t get until we try them ourselves. And so many situations we can’t understand until we are in them ourselves.

By the way, this is a tangent, but most of the digital books I read are manga, especially romcoms.

Last but not least, allow me to express my gratitude to so many people. Especially to you who picked up this book. And to this hospital.

Well, I hope to see you again for the next book. Thank you.

September 2017

KUGANE MARUYAMA