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“So, Princess, we’ve gotta do this next volume preview thing so, what are we gonna do?”

“What a foolish question, Al. I shall take pity upon the foolish, mediocre, common rabble with an act of compassion. Seeing them bow before a display of my majesty should be amusing, yes?”

“In other words, you’re just gonna do it, huh? Well, that’s a relief. So about what’s in this next volume here…”

“The foolish commoner, abandoned by the cheeky half-demon, remains in the royal capital, wallowing in regret, irritation, and gloom, feeling out of place and in search of an outlet… Yes?”

“Man, my bro there has a life filled with suffering.”

“He is a fool, and a common fool at that. I cannot possibly understand the unsightly struggles of a life such as his.”

“Wonder what happened to make ya say all that. Why don’t you just read the manga or something?”

“The comic version serialized in Monthly Comic Alive, the short stories from Deka Bunko, and so forth. These are for the little people alone.”

“Well, there’s the serialization starting up in Monthly Big Gangan, too. There’s a new Re:ZERO project every time you blink, and there’s even more in the works that haven’t been unveiled yet. Man, it sure ain’t gonna be boring.”

“Ha, but of course. At the very least, it is sufficient to attract the eyes of the public until I appear in earnest, at which point the ignorant lot may bow before me.”

“Your spirits are as high as ever, Princess.”

“This world is formed solely for my convenience.—It is providence.”

“So I wonder what’s gonna happen to my bro there, with providence turning its back on him?”

“You can read all about it in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Vol. 5, to be published in October… That is some time from now, is it not? Al, do something.”

“Princess, according to what you said, this has to be providence, and something that’s convenient for you somehow?”

“I see, that certainly has the ring of truth. It seems that you know your place in the world quite well, Al. I expect much more of it for my sake in the times to come.”

“You got it… You know, when I see you taking the helm like this, it’s kinda cute, well, in one sense…”

“That goes for the rest of you foolish commoners reading this, too. Struggle, work to the bone, all for my benefit. This is your duty to me as part of the common rabble.”