Afterword
“Don’t you think the sun is the symbol of revival?”
Thank you for picking up the thirteenth volume of Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Last Crusade)!
This time around, the Empire serves as the main setting, and the three royal families of the Sovereignty—the Lou, the Zoa, and the Hydra—get the spotlight in the first half of the book.
Iska and Alice live together in the Empire and are joined by Kissing. Sisbell is also entranced by the Lord’s fluffy tail. The Lord’s office is certainly busy.
And while that’s happening, Princess Mizerhyby from the Hydra family plays a key role as well.
Just as Kissing has begun to show some self-reliance in Volumes 12 and 13, Mizerhyby from the Hydra family will exhibit some changes in Volumes 13 and 14 as well. I think she’ll truly shine in the next volume.
There will be some exciting moments in future volumes, so I hope you’ll enjoy it, too!
Well, I think that’s enough talking about the books. I have an announcement!
Last time, I included an announcement about the anime continuation in Volume 12.
I still need time before I can make any concrete announcements, but plans are currently moving forward, and I’ve been given opportunities to attend meetings!
I hope that the continuation of the anime lives up to your expectations (and more)!
And there’s more!
I have another anime-related announcement.
My new series from last year, Gods’ Games We Play (MF Bunko J) is also slated for an anime adaptation!
Last year, it was chosen for the top ten best new light novel works in 2022 for the This Light Novel Is Awesome! Prize, which I’m very happy to announce. The fourth volume has just released, so I hope you’ll enjoy it alongside Last Crusade.
I’m also participating in the anime meetings for this one, and I’m really excited about it.
I hope that you’re looking forward to what happens next!
Now I’ll move on to my thank-yous.
To everyone who has helped me for this volume.
Ao Nekonabe, thank you for your super-beautiful illustration of Mizerhyby! The beautiful and transparent blue you’ve rendered for her hair looks exactly as charming as it should. I was also happy to see how cute and cool Mei’s character design ended up being!
I’m counting on you for the next anime as well!
To my editors O and S, it’s been so reassuring to have your help on the novels every day, as well as with the Dragon Magazine short stories and anime continuation. I hope that you’ll continue to lend me your assistance this year and next year as we keep amping it up!
Finally, I have a publication announcement.
Last Crusade Volume 14 is coming soon.
A tale of the swordsman Iska and the witch princess Alice.
The head of the Hydra, Talisman, will face off against Elletear, and we’ll also see a huge turning point for Princess Mizerhyby.
You’ll see to what future the noble power of the Hydra princess leads.
Meanwhile, the ex-commander Shanorotte, who betrayed the Empire and Mismis, will clash when they reunite.
And you’ll learn the real significance of Mismis’s powers.
This is the final stage of the battle between the Empire and the three Nebulis royal families. Please don’t miss it!
And I have one other announcement.
Last Crusade Secret Files is getting a third volume!
We’re still figuring out whether the fourteenth regular volume or the third volume of Secret File will be released first, but rest assured that some enjoyable new short stories are on the way!
So…
Expect either Volume 14 or Secret File Volume 3 to release in early summer of 2022 in Japan.
(And the other volume will follow soon after!)
I’m also hard at work on Gods’ Games We Play Volume 5, so I’ll try to make sure there’s an announcement for it soon, too!
Well then, I hope to see you again!
It snowed the day before yesterday.
Kei Sazane
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