Afterword

Afterword

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for picking up this book. I am the author, Northcarolina.

The Sorcerer King of Destruction and the Golem of the Barbarian Queen started off as a novel published online under the same name. It has since then been completely revised, edited, and compiled into this volume.

When I first began writing this story in that small corner of the internet, I never imagined that it would one day appear on bookshelves in this form. I mean, it’s a story with a bloodthirsty, stone-statue yandere as its heroine. When I lay out the story like that, it honestly sounds crazy. But it is also the case that, per the story, this statement is entirely true.

As this work was originally published online, I’m sure that one of the major concerns for readers is how much of the contents were changed when it was turned into a novel. As the creator of the original work, I was going to explain this in the afterword. However, now that I’m writing it, my honest opinion is, “Too much has changed, so it’s hard to explain to first-time readers.” In fact, my hand holding this small booklet-sized list of changes is beginning to sweat…

There are some easy-to-explain changes throughout the book, such as new scenes, but we’ve also added more world-building details. This was the desire that drove me: for readers to be able to casually enjoy the book while still offering new discoveries on each reread. I secretly hoped this work would be like a piece of squid, one where you can taste new elements every time you bite into it.

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Because I’ve blurted out so many honest thoughts, I, as the creator, am reaching my mental limit, so I cannot continue much longer.

While this book was in the process of being published, I received help from many people. Everyone, please allow me to use this space to show my sincerest gratitude to them.

Firstly, I would like to thank the illustrator, Shiba-sama, for going along with my unreasonable demands while producing so many beautiful works of art; the designer, Boogie Design-sama, who completed this fantastic volume; the folks in charge of proofreading at the Tokyo Publication Service Center who carefully proofread my work; and the editor-in-chief, Fujita-sama, who clearly showed more enthusiasm for the heroine Gol than her creator.

And also: My thanks to the author of Overlord, Kugane Maruyama-sensei, who has been secretly supporting this work the whole time, without any networking or compensation in return.

And of course: My thanks to the folks who have warmly supported this work since its internet days. All their help has become the flesh and blood of this book. If any one of them had passed this project by, there is no doubt it wouldn’t have turned out the way it did.

Thank you very much.

And…

To the one I wanted to thank the most: You, who bought this book and read it. I love you from the bottom of my heart. Please marry me.

—NORTHCAROLINA, JULY 2018

The Sorcerer King of Destruction and the Golem of the Barbarian Queen—

Congratulations on your publication!

Although I am inexperienced, I enjoyed drawing to the best of my ability for Northcarolina-sensei’s lovely story. Thank you very much for picking this up!!

—SHIBA, JULY 2018