As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (LN) - Volume 4 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

Thank you very much for purchasing volume four of this series! This is Miraijin A, speaking!

I made a big change this past year: I moved from way out in the countryside to the big city! The change in environment was a lot to deal with, at first, but I’ve been growing used to my new surroundings. Living in the city’s convenient in all sorts of ways, but since all my hobbies are pretty indoorsy, I’ve barely been getting out at all (lol). Still, I’ve been enjoying how many places there are to choose from whenever I decide to go out and eat something nice. I can go to all sorts of events and concerts with ease now, too, so I often find myself thinking how glad I am to live here. The pricey rent’s a big downside, though!

Anyway, that’s enough about me─let’s move on to volume four. Once again, this volume centers around a war. It also brings the story of the war in Missian to a close. I was planning on having that plot arc last for around two volumes or so, so it ending in this one puts it right on schedule. The civil war may be over, but that doesn’t mean Missian’s internal conflicts are done just yet─this story’s still in its opening stages! Still, it’s relieving to know that I’ve written all the way through to the end of that first conflict.

Since I was depicting battles fought in another world, full of magic and whatnot, I tried to make them a little flashy. I hope you enjoy the way I depicted them! Reincarnated Aristocrat is also receiving a manga adaptation, and speaking as the story’s creator, I can’t wait to see how the manga depicts volume four’s battles. This volume also includes Licia and Ars’s first night together, and since I’m not used to writing scenes of that nature, working on it was a very fresh experience.

In volume five, I’m planning on writing about Ars’s efforts to find new retainers, and about the growth of the retainers he’s already recruited. It will probably be a rather laid-back volume with a very different tone than volumes three and four ended up having. I believe that the search for and development of talent is what makes Reincarnated Aristocrat compelling on a fundamental level, and I’m leaning toward going all-in on that aspect! I also know that there are elements of the setting that I haven’t clearly explained to my readers, and I’m hoping to slowly but surely fill those in as well.

With all that said, I hope to see you again in volume five! Thank you very much for continuing to read As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World!