AFTERWORD
Well, hello there! This is everyone’s favorite mouse-colored cat speaking! Or as most people know me, Tappei Nagatsuki!
There. I reversed the order of my names this time for kicks. They’re both my name. Though despite my long years of signing autographs, I still struggle writing the kanji for mouse!
We have another short-story collection! Actually, I’ve been serializing monthly Re:ZERO short stories in the magazine Monthly Comic Alive, and this volume is purely a compilation of them.
Thanks to all of you, we’re two years into publishing these short-story compilations, and this time, we had the easy task of compiling stories that had already been published! To be honest, I kinda felt like I got off too easy.
But actually, when it came time to look over the short stories for publication, I thought to myself…dang, my writing two years ago sure was immature. What a hack! This could use some serious improvement! Major bummer.
In the end, I wound up revising the entire collection of stories for this volume, and it was not at all easy! Womp, womp.
But in exchange, the prose was polished and the stories were unmistakably improved, so I hope you all enjoy reading about those peaceful days at Roswaal Manor.
Speaking of Roswaal Manor, Volume 3 of part two of the manga will be released the same month as this volume of short stories! In part two, the story really picks up as it heads for the climax. Do feast thine eyes on the powerful images!
Also, an anthology comic containing Re:ZERO stories from many different manga artists will come out in the same month! It’s also chock-full of cozy and fun stories! I do hope you’ll add this anthology to enrich your Re:ZERO world experience!
Okay, now that I’ve finished talking about the heavy stuff, it’s time to give thanks.
To Editor I, for anticipating how busy I would be publishing books while the series became an anime: Only you could have the foresight to gather my short stories into novels ahead of time for me. Regrettably, I was so hyper-focused on revising my writing that I’m sure the job was much more difficult for you than it needed to be!
To my illustrator, Otsuka: This time, we had a whole volume of peaceful, wholesome scenes for you to draw! To my amazement, not a single enemy emerged! A shocking truth after twelve volumes! But thanks to that, we got treated to your drawings of all the cute characters. Thank you so much!
We also have MF Bunko editor J, manga illustrators Daichi Matsuse and Makoto Fugetsu, designer Kusano, PR, sales, and everyone else who helped with this series in any way: Thank you all so much for your help.
And lastly, I would like to give my ultimate thanks to all of my wonderful readers for reading all the way to this part!
I hope you’ll all continue to support the Re:ZERO light novels, manga, and anime in the years to come!
I’ll see you all again in the next volume, I hope!
May 2016
Tappei Nagatsuki
<<Sleep-deprived, staying up to watch the late-night anime broadcast>>
“Subaru, Subaru, listen to this. My sister washed the dishes today without breaking a single plate.”
“Okay, that was a really random way to start a conversation… Sorry to be that guy, but we have limited space in this announcement corner, so we don’t exactly have time to waste on pointless stories.”
“Yes, quite right. But I just don’t have much to announce this time around…”
“For real?! C’mon, that can’t be true. I mean, the Re:ZERO anime is doing really well right now!”
“Indeed it is. And Volumes 2 and 3 of the manga are getting into the climax of the story. The light novels, the manga, and the anime are all getting quite exciting.”
“And by the time this book comes out, the anime will probably have its DVD release, and there’ll be bonus novels and stories not included in the main series—like, there’s gotta be hella stuff to talk about! C’mon, get with the program!”
“Bonus novels…! I missed that. Good on you for noticing, Subaru. Is there anything else worth noting?”
“Anything else worth noting? Um, let’s see…well, Volume 9 of the main light novel series comes out in September! After Volume 8’s ridiculous ending, we finally get to see what happens next! I guess that’s it?”
“After defeating the White Whale, Subaru returns to the mansion to rescue Lady Emilia and my sister. Working together with his allies, he successfully evades the Archbishop of Sloth… Ooh, how terrifying.”
“Don’t worry, Rem. I’m sure I’ll somehow manage to put all your worries and fears to bed.”
“Yes, I believe in you. Now I think we executed this announcement perfectly. That’s my Subaru!”
“What?! I don’t exactly get the feeling that was a smooth transition…”
“As I expected, you didn’t notice how I played you in the palm of my hand…how cute.”
“Uh, that’s not exactly a compliment—and it’s an admission of guilt besides! You’ve turned into quite the schemer, Rem!”
“Oh, stop…don’t call me clever and pretty. It’s embarrassing.”
“Well, you are pretty, but I never said that!”
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