Afterword

Afterword

Hello, I’m Mato Sato. The long-awaited anime adaptation of this series finally began airing on April 1!

My story is moving! The characters are speaking! The conjurings are being invoked!

I was initially astonished by the sheer number of people involved in an anime adaptation, but I’ve been learning a lot from the many expressive artists working on it, and now I’m thoroughly enjoying my firsthand experience with anime creation.

The third volume of Mitsuya-sensei’s comic adaptation will release on March 25. All in all, I feel very fortunate to have such wonderful multimedia adaptations.

I want to thank nilitsu, whose magnificent illustrations have helped expand the world of the story, particularly this time with the new outfits. I’d also like to thank my editor, Null, who puts in so much effort that I can’t help but think they’re some new breed of workhorse! And finally, thank you to everyone involved in the creation of this book. I’m very, very sorry for causing you all so much trouble.

As we begin a new arc, the characters also walk new paths for themselves.

After reading the events in the epilogue of this volume, my editor commented, “You really want to make poor Menou suffer, don’t you?” But I swear that’s not true at all. As the author, I simply believe that Menou is strong and determined enough to overcome any challenges a silly writer like me might impose on her and still find a way to be happy.

I dearly hope you readers are enjoying this story, and I look forward to meeting again in the next volume.

Until then, farewell.