Postscript

Hello—Nobiru Kusunoki here again with my fifth postscript. Thank you for reading Herscherik Volume 5 - The Reincarnated Prince and Felvolk’s Greatest Treasure. Once again, no spoilers here.

Thanks to the generous support of my readers, the Herscherik series is now on its fifth volume. I probably shouldn’t say this as the author, but to be perfectly honest, I wasn’t sure that I’d be able to keep the series going, considering the last volume ended on a good note. However, all the support from my readers and the publisher completely erased any negative thoughts I had, and now the fifth volume has finally made it all the way to publication. I couldn’t be happier. Thank you so much!

Once again, Arico’s beautiful art decorates the scenes that my editor M worked hard to select. I was especially looking forward to seeing illustrations of the first woman on Herscherik’s team, as well as the beastman. I originally came up with the characters when I was writing the web version of The Haloed Sage. I remember wanting to write this story so badly while I was writing The Hero of Light. (And then of course I get writer’s block when I actually start working on it.)

I wrote some parts of the web version in a hurry, so revising it turned out to be quite the task—there were many contradictions I didn’t notice at the time and stories I forgot to include. I’m both thankful for and embarrassed by all the contradictions that M pointed out. When I saw how many mistakes there were, I practically ended up writhing in pain on the floor...

It’s weird to think about how I’ve now worked together with M, the publisher, and Arico for over two years, and had people reading this series for more than four. I can’t express my gratitude enough to all those who have helped me along the way.

Finally, a huge thank you to all those who read The Reincarnated Prince and Felvolk’s Greatest Treasure, the readers who have supported me ever since the web version, Futabasha, my editor M (thank you for everything you do), Arico for another set of wonderful illustrations, the designer who made this title really stand out on the bookstore shelves, the proofreader (thank you again for all your help pointing out inconsistencies and typos, I’m so sorry for all the mistakes), all others involved with publishing the book, and my family who always supports me. You’re all the reason I’ve been able to bring you yet another entry in the The Reincarnated Prince series. Thank you so much!

Before I go, a quick ad(?): I’ve published a few The Reincarnated Prince short stories on Shosetsuka ni Naro that didn’t make it into the book. Please take a look if you’re interested!

Now then, I’ve rambled on for long enough here. I hope I get to see you again in the next volume!

— Nobiru Kusunoki