In the Land of Leadale - Volume 3 - Chapter Aft

Character Data 

Exis 

A gray dragoid. 

His account is registered as Xxxxxxxxxxxx, which, when shortened to Xs, led to his name, Exis. His main account was Tartarus, and he was a member of the Cream Cheese guild. He occasionally played as his close-range attacker, Exis, to relieve stress. When Leadale became reality, he did grunt work at a tavern without realizing that his in-game money was now real money, too. That’s also where he met Quolkeh. 

Quolkeh 

A lightly armored female human warrior. 

This user lied about their gender and played as a female character, so her physical body clashes starkly with her demeanor. There are suspicions that she used an illegal program to slip past the physique-based character creation system, but what’s done is done. She met Exis at a tavern where she was forced to work after a dine-and-dash attempt. They hit it off, and she became an adventurer. Still acts a bit manly. 

Afterword 

Good morning, good afternoon, and good night. I’m Ceez, the author. Thank you very much for buying the third volume of In the Land of Leadale. 

Now that I think about it, I’m surprised at everything that has happened between volumes two and three. Before I debuted ten years ago, my life wasn’t nearly as hectic as it is now (sob). Leadale got a manga adaptation, the novel series made it to the top ten on Bookwalker’s 2019 New Light Novel Series Poll and was introduced in a live broadcast, and Melonbooks gave out Tenmaso’s illustrations as freebies. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen Cayna these past few months whenever I go outside! I must say, the reality of it all has me positively trembling… 

I once again made edits to what I originally wrote seven years ago and relived many memories of “This part was like this, and then that part was like…” My fingers tapped across the keyboard as I continued to add more and more. The story is a lot different from what I uploaded to Shousetsuka ni Narou. I regret not including the character I referenced in the previous volume—that was a mistake on my part. My timing was off (sulk). 

This volume was rough, since the revision deadline and my qualification exam for work happened to overlap. I can’t multitask the way characters do when they play double boards in Go manga. I’m not that talented! The lateness is definitely my fault, though. 

Finally, my thanks and apologies. 

I’m so sorry for always taking so long and dragging things out. To my illustrator, Tenmaso, thank you for going along with the extended schedule. To Dashio Tsukimi, the artist behind the Leadale manga adaptation, thank you for always bringing such charm to the characters. And to everyone who made this release possible, thank you so much again! 

Ceez