Afterword
“Well then, Iska, let us go to war.”
Thank you for picking up the twelfth volume of Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World!
First, I am terribly sorry for the wait.
I had a certain happy announcement (mentioned later) that I wanted to make along with the publication of this book, so the pace was a little slower than usual. I feel like this twelfth volume was a proper follow-up to the eleventh.
The power dynamics are really at play in the Empire and Sovereignty.
I think the biggest change was in the Zoa princess.
Although she first appeared in the second volume as a powerful purebred type, I hadn’t been able to write about her much until now.
And it was the first time she’d said anyone’s name except Lord Mask’s…
I think you can look forward to seeing how she grows.
As for Alice, she faced her older sister, and we’ll get to see how she takes her sister’s words. The continuation will be very exciting, so I hope you look forward to it!
Now, then…
That’s enough for this volume. I have one announcement to make this time.
And it’s a very happy one.
The Last Crusade anime is getting a sequel!
Before you read this afterword, it would have already been announced on October 1 on the official website and other social media.
I’m writing this in September, so I can only imagine the mood after the announcement, but I think many people will be surprised by it!
Now that I think about it, the first season of the anime aired just a year ago.
Of course, I didn’t know whether the anime would continue before it was broadcast, but apparently because many people supported it, the anime is getting a sequel.
I was very surprised when I heard about it!
To everyone who watched the anime, tweeted about their impressions, bought the Blu-ray, DVDs, or commemorative merch, and most of all to you, the fans who have supported the novels, I would like to take this opportunity to say you have my gratitude.
Thank you very, very much!
Like the first season, announcements will be made on the Last Crusade official Twitter (https://twitter.com/kimisen_project). I hope you’ll take this opportunity to follow it!
Now then, that’s enough for Last Crusade.
I’d like to make an announcement about another series.
While Last Crusade is going swimmingly, as usual, with the anime announcement, there’s one other story I’d like your support on!
MF Bunko J Gods’ Games We Play Volume 3 is on sale!
A fantasy battle of the wits of humanity vs. the gods.
Humanity must win ten games of wits against the gods to achieve victory. In the history of mankind, no one has yet to clear them all. In this tale, a young man takes up the impossible challenge.
According to reader votes for the Light Novel News Online Award, the second volume had a favorable response, so I’m happy to say that it’s getting a manga adaptation in Gekkan Comic Alive!
Since it just started at the beginning of the year, I would be so happy if you supported it along with Last Crusade!
And so, the afterword has come to an end.
To everyone who has been so kind to me, to Ao Nekonabe, it finally happened! Thank you for the much-awaited, beautiful cover illustration of the Founder Nebulis!
Actually, Iska and Alice’s first battle together was against her now that I think about it.
A huge boss like her is finally on the cover… It really makes me feel like we finally reached the second half of this story. Joheim’s and Elletear’s new designs were also superb and wonderful!
The anime sequel is coming, so I hope you’ll continue to follow along!
To my editors O and S, it has been so reassuring to have you in charge of my novels, of course, and now for the anime sequel. I hope to make Last Crusade even bigger and more exciting than last year, so I hope for your assistance in the future as well!
Well, then…
Normally I finish thanking everyone here, but this time I have one more group to thank.
To those who worked on the first season of the anime, that was the first time my work got an anime adaptation. I was so happy, and it was an honor to have a top-notch production, so I am eternally grateful.
Once again, thank you very much!
Well then, here’s the final announcement.
Next is Last Crusade Volume 13.
A tale of the swordsman Iska and the witch princess Alice.
Alice had resolved to stay in the Empire.
And Iska is her guard. The curtain opens on their new life in the capital, where they’ve begun to become even more conscious of each other.
While Lord Yunmelngen shares a secret that gives them a sense of the approaching war.
And when the two head to the forbidden land that’s neither in the Empire nor the Sovereignty, they see…
Winter 2022: MF Bunko J, Gods’ Games We Play Volume 4.
Winter 2022: Last Crusade Volume 13.
I hope we’ll meet each other again then!
The story will continue full speed ahead in the next volume, so I hope you look forward to it!
Between summer and fall,
Kei Sazane
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