Infinite Stratos - Volume 9 - Chapter Aft

Afterword: “All right, now that that’s done with.” 
Hey, it’s Yumizuru. Volume 9 is finally done. I didn’t even realize I was writing a battle until it was halfway over. Guess you really do need some fighting to spice things up. Next volume, we get to see Madoka’s new IS. I hadn’t really been planning on it, but now that I went with giving Squall and Autumn upgrades, looks like CHOCO’s gonna have a busy month. Heheheh. 
By the way, thanks for bringing me to Taiwan and Thailand last year. Thanks to all my overseas fans! Thanks so much! 
Anyway, now that I’m done writing, let’s talk about games! Monster Hunter Frontier G is getting an IS event! I’m in Monster Hunter now! Capcom’s Monster Hunter! I feel like I’ve finally made it. I’ve been playing MonHun all the way through to endgame since the very first one, so no way am I gonna miss this. I’m so hyped for it I bought the Fate DLC just to celebrate. All right! I’ve always been a Capcom fan, so really, guys, I’m not gonna be complaining if you decide the time is right for IS Basara. And speaking of games, I came up with the subtitle and basic outline for the one from MAGES. It was fun to be back in the games business! I’m thrilled that it seemed to sell pretty well. 

Thanks to all the staff on the anime, too! Season 2 turned out great. This time, I was also the lead writer, so I ended up having to push up work on volume 10 a bit. Meaning, it wasn’t like I was chomping at the bit to take over that job. I kind of had my own personal scheduling hell having to go over each episode’s script too. Ahahah. 
In volume 10, the Phantom Task plot is going to heat up. I wish they had more members. That’s kind of why the three we’ve seen were revealed to just be the Monochrome Avatar cell. But each cell operates independently, so don’t expect them teaming up or anything. Anyway, though, that’s something to leave for next volume. 
Anyway. Oh, right. I want to escape overseas. I should move my money to a Swiss account (kidding). I’d like to go back to Taiwan and Thailand. See America and Europe too. You know where I’d love to go? Germany. I want to eat some authentic guten morgen. Anyway, see you! 
— Izuru Yumizuru,
February xth