AFTERWORD
It’s good to see you again! This is Kisetsu Morita!
Volume 12—that’s a dozen. My house is full of my books.
I believe those who have also purchased these books (physically, not as e-books) will have their houses full of them as well. I am truly thankful you are dedicating space to my humble self.
Now, we have lots of things to talk about this time.
First: The anime is currently in production!
Well, I suppose that’s a given considering the anime adaptation was announced around the time the previous volume was published. Lots of things are taking shape! I can’t talk to you about scheduling or specifically what kind of work is taking place now in detail, but to put it abstractly, there are some jokes that only work in the medium of anime.
That really is abstract… I know I’ll be able to talk about it one day, so please be patient! Lots of things are happening either way!
This volume was also sold alongside a special edition that contained the fourth drama CD.
In this drama CD, we hear, for the first time, Riho Sugiyama as Rosalie and Azumi Waki as Flatorte!
You’ll be able to hear these two in the anime, of course, but if you purchased the standard version and can’t wait until then, then please get the next one!
You know what that means… You’re correct! We will be making a fifth drama CD!
The fifth volume will go on sale alongside Volume 14 in October 2020!
The demon king, Pecora, will be making her appearance in that one! Well, she will be plotting something, at least!
I believe those who are good at reading between the lines have figured out where this is going by now.
That’s right—Pecora’s voice actress hasn’t been announced yet.
Who could it be?! Those who are dying to know should get the fifth drama CD!
Next, I’d like to talk about the comic adaptation.
Yusuke Shiba has presently sold six volumes of the manga!
Meishi Murakami’s adaptation of the spin-off I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister has also sold its second volume! I know I always say this, but that’s such a long title! Thank you so much for your hard work!
And—and—and—
We will be adapting another spin-off into manga form!
The Red-Dragon Academy for Girls is getting a comic! Ta-daa!
Hitsujibako will be drawing! It should begin serialization in spring/early summer of 2020!
The world of Slimes continues to expand! Your support on this project would be sincerely appreciated!
Next is something I am mostly personally happy about.
The tenth volume of the Slimes novels is going into its second printing!
This is the first time in my life that a novel of mine in the double digits is getting another run. I am so, so thankful.
The number of books printed is calculated on a balance between supply and demand, reprints aside. And Volumes 1 and 2 of a series can sometimes sell way more than estimated, so it’s often that they get reprints.
But the more volumes a series has, the more the hard numbers and estimations of readers who purchase the volumes tend to drop off. There aren’t a lot of people who think, I’m going to start this series at Volume 7! you see. Which means that the more volumes, the less chance they have of getting reprints.
So…it is honestly amazing and delightful that Volume 10 is getting a second run. That explanation was a little long, but just know that the creator is beyond happy!
And now, thanks for this volume.
Benio, thank you so much for the absolutely wonderful cover illustration! The stories are generally slow and relaxing, but the cover makes it seem like there’s an emotional climax somewhere in here, so I feel like we’re fooling people with our covers. But it’d be a huge problem if we suddenly lost our gentle and chill world, so I’d like to keep going as I have been. And I’m so sorry to make you work extra hard, considering how many new characters there were… There will probably be more in the future, though… I can’t wait to see what you do with them!
I would also like to thank all my readers! Truly, no words can express how thankful I am that you have followed me for twelve volumes. We have more comic adaptations now, and the range of expression for Slimes continues to widen, so I hope to introduce more kinds of scenes, like the ghost ship in this volume, in the novels.
See you in the thirteenth volume!
Kisetsu Morita
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