Only the Villainous Lord Wields the Power to Level Up - Volume 3 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

Thank you for reading the third volume of Only the Villainous Lord Wields the Power to Level Up. This is the author, Waruiotoko.

We were able to publish volume 3 thanks to you, the readers! Who would have thought I’d get to write an afterword for a third volume! Thank you so, so much.

Just a little while ago, the original work was suddenly removed from the site Shosetsuka ni Naro, where I had been serializing it. That caught me by surprise, and it must have made the people who were following my work there worry that the story wouldn’t continue. I’m so happy to be able to let you all read the continuation in book form.

I’ve resumed serializing the original on Kakuyomu now, by the way. I’d like it if people would read the story there too.

Now then, in this third volume, our protagonist Erhin finally starts making moves in order to found his own country and try to beat the game. The turbulent world unleashed by Erhin and the Naruya Kingdom is only going to heat up from here.

Mind games to overcome the fleet of another nation! The protagonist becoming a king! That’s what I have planned for volume 4. Oh, and the new heroine, Medelian, will have her chance to shine there too, of course.

That’s assuming they decide to publish volume 4...

Also, there’s a manga adaptation starting too!

It’s currently serializing in Gangan Online and on the Manga Up app.

This adaptation is quite different from the original work, with a more comedic flavor. For the most part it doesn’t have the serious tone that the original work does, so I had my concerns about how it would turn out—but once I saw it, I was more entertained and satisfied than I expected (lol).

Thank you so much, Esuo-sensei, for your work on the manga adaptation.

Now then, everyone, I know that times are hard right now with the coronavirus, but let’s all keep on doing our best!

I’m looking forward to seeing you all again next volume.

Waruiotoko