In the Land of Leadale - Volume 5 - Chapter Aft

Character Data

Siren

Opus’s maid summons.

Level 550. A mage who knows how to throw a punch.

A gentle big sister–type who treats everyone with kindness—except her master, Opus. She mercilessly pelts him with scathing quips that cut him to the quick. Otherwise, Siren is basically a saint and always has a smile on her face. Actually much stronger than her level indicates thanks to a cheat Opus used.

Hidden Ogre

The Twelfth Skill Master.

Around level 800.

His Guardian Tower, located in the sky, is a traditional Japanese home with a landscape garden. Something of a loner who mainly played Leadale solo, his only companions are his NPC little sisters. This user was originally a senior citizen who got into the game as a post-retirement hobby. A strong player with 108 little sisters registered in the premium Foster System. His fellow Skill Masters used to call him Gramps.

Afterword

Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. I’m the author, Ceez. Thank you very much for picking up the fifth volume of In the Land of Leadale. The story was action-packed this time around. I’ve never done so many battles in one volume! I’m still pretty bad at it, honestly. I hope I haven’t dashed everyone’s hopes with my bland writing.

This volume covers chapters thirty-nine through forty-five of the web release. I had to revise those battle scenes, too, so there are several differences between the two versions.

Also, one of the series’ main protagonists, Opus, finally made his debut. Wow, I thought he’d never show up. That reveal took about as long as a certain transforming space robot. He often works secretly behind the scenes, but he’s also a handful who doesn’t do much more than run his mouth whenever he finally decides to show himself. Opus will make his move if left alone, but the process is a painfully long one.

I’m super slow anyway, but I had a terrible time bringing my thoughts and writing together for this volume. I’d like to apologize to both my editor and proofreader, as well as my illustrator, Tenmaso, for all the trouble I caused you. I’ve done some serious self-reflection since submitting the draft. I’m sure I’ll do the same thing next time as well.

The focus of this cover is a tortoise, so I arbitrarily imagined a brown palette. However, the final version is green. Tenmaso’s lovely illustrations are beyond compare.

Thank you very much to the editing department, related staff, the manga-ka Tsukimi Dashio, and everyone who made this book possible. I’m extremely grateful.

Ceez