In the Land of Leadale - Volume 1 - Chapter Aft

Character Data

Cayna 

A level-1,100 player and rare high elf. The Third Skill Master. 

A powerhouse on both the front lines and as a rear guard, but her specialty is using her endless supply of MP to wipe out enemies with magic. Her Guardian Tower sits in a vast forest and stretches high into the heavens; it can only be cleared if a player climbs to the top for twenty-four hours without stopping, which is (supposedly) considered the easiest of the thirteen trials. In the game, she was known and feared by her two sobriquets: the Silver Ring Witch and Ferocious Firepower. 

Skargo 

Cayna’s eldest son, who was placed into public service through the Foster System. A level-300 elf. 

Raised to specialize in holy magic recovery, status ailment recovery, and physical buffs. Incredibly adept at using Oscar—Roses Scatter with Beauty, a skill that had, for some reason, been given to him just for kicks. Freely throws around various effects on a whim. Surprisingly popular with the public. He serves as High Priest and is the third most influential person in the Kingdom of Felskeilo. A pain in the neck who adores his mother to the point of fanaticism. 

Mai-Mai 

Cayna’s second child and eldest daughter, who was placed into public service through the Foster System. A level-300 elf. 

Raised to specialize in general Attack Magic. Somehow, over the past two hundred years, had twins with her first husband and is now settled into life as a baron’s wife with her second husband. Currently the headmaster of Felskeilo’s Royal Academy and previously served as a mage at the royal palace. Acts like an adoring kitten desperate for attention when around her mother. 

Kartatz 

Cayna’s third child, who was placed into public service through the Foster System. A level-300 dwarf. 

Raised to specialize in construction. Can more or less hold his own in close combat with his ax or hammer. Works at a shipbuilding factory along the riverbank in Felskeilo. Loves and respects his mother and has the most common sense among his siblings. 

Afterword 

Hello, dear readers. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Thank you very much for reading this book. 

This work was actually completed six years ago. It was my first original work created from scratch and my first submission to such a large platform. My writing was all over the place at the beginning, and the number of misspellings and typos pointed out by readers must have caused them no end of trouble. Now that I think about it, I wonder if I was a problem child who made people ask, “Who do they think they are?” 

With this current novelization, some parts have been revised, while others are brand-new. To be honest, it was enough to make my stomach hurt. Whenever I go to a big bookstore and see the lineup of novels that started out on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website, I ask myself if I’m worthy…then my stomach starts killing me even more. 

When I first came up with this story, the idea of “being reincarnated as a game character” was still pretty unheard of. Since the official novelization got a late start, my days were filled with trepidation as I worked with my editor. Even now, I can’t stop asking myself if things are really going to be all right. 

To “K” of a certain site: If you hadn’t told me “Just write!” when I was flustered by all the comments, this book would have never seen the light of day. I’m glad you gave me the push I needed. 

Lastly, I am deeply grateful to everyone who helped publish my work: 

My editor, whom I caused a lot of grief during our meetings; Tenmaso for providing such wonderful illustrations; and the publisher. 

Thank you all so much. 

Ceez