Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka Gaiden – Sword Oratoria - Volume 13 - Chapter Aft

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Afterword

Sorry for the wait. Here is the thirteenth book in the side story.

The time lines for the main series and side story are finally in alignment, and the plan is to have them connected as two sides of the same coin starting from this book and Volume 19 of the main series. Currently, in February 2023, due to various vagaries of convenience, the reverse side, this book, has come out into the world first, so there are some spoilers regarding the nineteenth volume of the main series, but I hope you will forgive that.

As announced in the last volume, a new arc has begun with this book.

The other protagonist of the side story, the elven heroine, has updated herself physically and mentally, demonstrating her resolve.

When I first considered the aftermath of the twelfth volume, I immediately thought that she would become a different person.

So after many discussions with my editor and Kiyotaka Haimura, the current version of her was born.

But during the writing process, it never really felt like I was writing a different person. She had changed so much from her past self, and yet mysteriously, some things remained the same. That is just how it seems to go, be it reality or fiction, human or elf.

I imagine this heroine will continue to grow so as not to lose to the protagonist of the other books, who found his own resolve in the twelfth volume of the main series. I am sure she, too, will slip from my grasp and surpass even my wildest expectations.

With the beginning of a new arc, I also included a new stage in the form of the School District. Bits of information about it have been included here and there, so it feels nice to finally be able to bring it out.

The design that Haimura drew is incredible—so much so that I would like to be able to show it to all the readers somewhere.

When I first saw it, I was thrilled. It was packed with enough excitement to match Orario, from the students and teachers to the deities. I look forward to doing my best to convey that excitement as much as possible in the side story as well as the main series. Also, I will not neglect the sword princess heroine and friends, who got the short end of the stick this time.

With that, please allow me to move on to my customary thanks.

To my editor Takahashi and to Usami, who has taken over for Kitamura as chief editor, you two have been a tremendous help yet again. I am sorry for all the corrections that kept cropping up for the sake of meshing this with the main series. And to Kiyotaka Haimura, who sketched a setting for the School District that was beyond all expectations, thank you very much. After seeing all your illustrations of the school and everything else, it reminded me again how grateful I am that you are responsible for this side story.

The design for the new Lefiya was fantastic. The effect of putting the blue rose on her chest was impressive! And I am really, truly sorry for making you have to provide a record number of character designs and sketches of concept art!

Thank you as well to Juri Kimura, who is the voice actor for Lefiya in the anime and game—thank you for taking part in the discussions. Thanks to your support, the resolutely short-haired Lefiya exploded onto the scene. Please continue to take care of her.

I am deeply grateful to everyone who was involved with this book. All of you readers may have been a little taken aback, but I hope you will continue to support this fairy girl as she keeps fighting while keeping memories of her fellow elf close.

Regarding the side story’s next book, Volume 14, while I just talked about linking the story with the main series, I’m afraid that will get a little derailed straight off the bat. More concretely, it will be old stories of the three who have supported the familia from the start.

The fairy heroine’s past will be featured this time, and that should be the last of the old stories for all of the main characters other than the Sword Princess, so I hope you will pick it up.