Afterword

Afterword

Hello, I’m Mato Sato.

Thank you very much for picking up this volume.

Executioner has now reached Volume 9. Just as we’re approaching double digits, the story has entered its climax.

For every beginning, there is an ending. I always feel a sense of sadness when the time comes to wrap up a story you’ve been carefully unfolding. Still, I have faith that the conclusion waiting at the end of Menou’s path will give me enough satisfaction to blow that sadness out of the water, so I keep writing.

And then there’s this afterword! When I first became an author, I was so excited to write afterwords of my very own. But here’s the thing! Sometimes I don’t have any big announcements or topics to discuss, and if I did, I’ve already written it all over X (formerly Twitter). So it’s hard to write a good afterword!! And so let’s move on to the acknowledgments!

To my illustrator, nilitsu.

Thank you for everything: the beautiful illustrations, their wonderful compositions, the fun expressions on the characters’ faces. It’s always a delight to see my characters take shape in a way I could never produce on my own.

To my editor, Null. I’m so grateful that GA Bunko doesn’t change editors on titles as a rule. From the bottom of my heart.

This series only makes its way into book form thanks to the hard work of the many talented people involved.

And please let me express my eternal gratitude that this book has reached its final destination: the hands of my wonderful readers.

Once again, thank you all so very much!

Let’s meet again in the next volume’s afterword!