The Hero King, Reincarnate to Master the Art of War (LN) - Volume 4 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

First, thank you very much for picking up this book! So, that’s the fourth volume of Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀. I hope you enjoyed it.

The world’s still kind of a mess, but how have you all been doing? Things haven’t been going that great at my day job. I’ve mostly been an on-site tech consultant, but the client I’ve been working with for over a decade is closing that department due to the current situation, and I’m going to have to go somewhere else. And of course, when you go somewhere new, you have to learn a lot of new things. It’s not easy. It’s exhausting. But at least I have somewhere to go. If the pace of my writing slows down, that’s why, so please don’t worry.

Life is tough, isn’t it? At times like this, I feel better when I look at my daughter’s face.

Lately we’ve been playing Super Smash Bros. together every day, but when we duo online, we just can’t win. Everyone’s too strong! Donkey Kong grabs me, knocks me off the stage, and I can’t make it back. My win rate’s gotta be under ten percent at this point. I’m not sure how much practice it takes to get to that level. Everyone’s so talented. I wish I could move as quickly, but I’m not sure if I’ll reach that point before my daughter stops saying, “Daddy, let’s play!” every day.

No games and she gets angry; no bath time and she gets angry. That slows my writing pace as well... Anyway, I’ve been given permission to write the next volume, so I’ll do my best!

Finally, I’d like to thank my editor N, the illustrator Nagu, and everyone else involved for their hard work and dedication. Another wonderful Chris for the cover! And the first volume of Moto Kuromura’s manga version is out now! It already got a second print run immediately after release, so I’m overjoyed, and I’m grateful. If I take a step back and look at it objectively, I really see how it shines. I’m very, very grateful that such an amazing person is handling the manga adaptation. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out!

Goodbye for now!