Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? - Volume 34 - Chapter Aft

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Afterword

This may not come out in March, but happy New Year. Takehaya here. This time, Invaders of the Rokujouma!? volume 34 has been safely published. I don’t have a lot of space for the afterword this time, so it’ll be more compact.

In this volume, we see Ralgwin’s forces make a play for the underground’s spiritual energy technology. Koutarou and company’s objectives are a little different, so in a way, both sides end up winning this time around. Their next battle will probably be the decisive one.

One of the highlights this volume was seeing Harumi get serious. I’m sure there are those of you who have misgivings about her fighting, but as Harumi pointed out, it’s only something she falls back on when Koutarou isn’t around. We likely won’t see it again for a while. Another highlight this time is Yurika’s new spell, which is a nice addition to her acid and poison magic. It’s effective—and it’s nasty. Perhaps it’s time for Yurika to give up the ghost and join Darkness Rainbow as her magical girl image plummets like a rock. (She’s also earning herself a certain reputation she doesn’t like because of it.) Anyway, I hope you enjoyed Rainbow Yurika’s moment.

Meanwhile, Theia and Shizuka didn’t get much of a chance to shine this time. Theia even brought out some new equipment but didn’t get to do much with it. As those of you who have already read the volume will know, it’s mostly a defensive battle this time around. Our big attackers didn’t have too much to do, but that will change next time around. Look forward to seeing Theia putting her new gear to good use.

Speaking of volume 35, a new princess will also be making her entrance: Nefilforan, who’s sent to Earth on Elfaria’s orders. Nefilforan is a master of martial arts and is hailed as a genius in battle, although she specializes in close combat rather than marksmanship like Theia. She’s more like Shizuka in that sense. Her personal title, Aldousine, means “piercing greatspear.” As you might guess, that just so happens to be her weapon of choice.

Now, the next volume will pick up where this one left off with what will likely be an attack on Ralgwin’s base. Nefilforan should really get a chance to show her stuff and put her full power on display. Perhaps she and Theia can charge in shoulder to shoulder. Look forward to it!

Incidentally, I have some interesting news about this series. A digital English version started coming out a few years ago, and there was recently a crowdfunding campaign to produce a physical version as well. It set a goal of $50,000 USD to publish a thousand copies of volumes 1 through 31 in ten omnibus books.

To be honest, I thought achieving that would be difficult considering low overseas popularity. So I was surprised to find out that it more than tripled its original goal and brought in $165,000 USD. It was a spectacular turnout. I think most of the backers have already read the series digitally already as well, so they’re supporting it twice. The editorial department and I are overwhelmed with gratitude.

It seems Invaders of the Rokujouma!? is reaching passionate fans all over the world. The series is also published in Taiwanese, Korean, Thai, and Chinese, with a reach in what must be over a dozen countries. I’ll work hard to live up to the expectations of all my fans abroad as well as here in Japan. I look forward to your continued support.

I think that just about fills all the space I have, so let’s wrap things up here. I would like to thank everyone at the editorial department for their hard work; Poco-san for their illustrations without complaints despite the sudden addition of a mecha; and my fans all around the world.