The Power of the Saint is All Around (LN) - Volume 6 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

HELLO, this is Yuka Tachibana. Thank you so much for buying Volume Six of The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent.

Thanks to everyone’s support, I was somehow able to bring this volume to you all. I am so grateful to everyone for always supporting me. Thank you. I had a really rough time with this book. If it weren’t for everyone cheering me on, I probably would have run out of steam halfway through. I don’t know if it’s entirely accurate to say that I managed to deliver this story to you all without trouble, but I feel deeply glad that I did.

To my editor, W, from Kadokawa Books: Thank you so, so much for making every effort to adjust the schedule for me! When I nearly lost heart midway through, it was thanks to W’s ever cheerful support that I somehow managed to persist. Thank you. You helped me so much. And thank you to everyone else involved as well. This happens every time, and I keep telling myself that I need to pull it together, but you know how it can go… I apologize for all the trouble I caused.

Now let’s talk about this volume. Did you enjoy it? There will be some spoilers from this point on, so if you have yet to finish the main story, please do so before reading any further.

So many things happened while I was writing Volume Six. I suppose the biggest thing would be the pandemic. And its spread still hasn’t abated, has it? Readers, how is your health? I’ve mainly stayed cooped up in my home and made sure to wash my hands all the time, so luckily, I haven’t caught it.

I wonder if any of you have switched from going into the office to working at home as a result of this pandemic? I bet there’s some who were able to work at home and some who had to keep going in. This past year has been tough, since it hasn’t just meant changes in work but all kinds of changes in daily life too.

As a result of this, I’ve needed to make some big shifts in my work style. Maybe it was because of the lockdown and staying in my house all the time, but I just couldn’t find the inspiration to write. The words just wouldn’t come, to the point that it kinda surprised me. I’ve somehow managed to recover, but I’m afraid that once the pandemic is over, I won’t be able to cope with working outside of my home anymore. And that scares me.

Speaking of the effects of the pandemic, I changed the symptoms that Prince Ten’yuu’s mother was suffering from. Originally, I considered making it something infectious. It was around that time that COVID-19 started spreading worldwide and I first heard about it. So, I thought it wouldn’t be good if her condition made people think of the pandemic and I altered it. 

Admittedly, I didn’t edit it just because of the pandemic. When I was thinking of how a cure could be offered to Prince Ten’yuu, I realized that an infectious disease wouldn’t be good, as it would mean that for story purposes, Sei might have to travel to Zaidera.

Yasuyuki Syuri-sensei did the illustrations for this volume as well. Thank you for the lovely illustrations yet again. This volume’s newly introduced character was Prince Ten’yuu, and she designed him similarly to Ceyran, in that his outfit gave off an exotic air! The patterns and plaited cords(?) are superb and made me feel a bit excited. Great work as always, Syuri-sensei. Thank you so much for all of your hard work. Even though Syuri-sensei made a design for him without glasses too, we weren’t able to put it to good use. I’d like to get it into the story someday.

And it seems that the manga version is going well too. I’m so grateful to everyone who’s given it their support and to everyone who worked on it, starting with Fujiazuki-sensei. Thank you so much for all of your hard work. In the latest chapter, they’ve just purified the black swamp in the western forest. The manga comes out so wonderfully that in the latest three chapters, I completely forgot I was supposed to be checking them because I was so captivated by this and that scene. 

Perhaps it’s because my memories got all muddled, but the only thing I remember about writing that part of the story was that I was having some major writer’s block and then suddenly my deadline was around the corner. Not too dissimilar from how things have been for me lately. I also remember how my editor praised me for the foreshadowing I managed to do with the hair clip. I read over my original work while checking the manga, and I can see how they reorganized the story to make it much easier to read in the manga. That made me really happy, and I’m quite grateful for it.

The manga is now on sale with great reviews, but you can read the latest chapter on the manga-publishing websites ComicWalker, pixiv Comic, and Nico Nico Seiga.* You can also read a portion of the manga for free too, so please do so if you’re interested.

So, back when Volume Three was released, they made an audio drama for The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent where you could hear Albert’s voice. There were people who said they hoped to hear Jude and Johan’s voices as well. Well, thank you so much for waiting for so long(?).

Have you heard the news? The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent is going to be an anime!!

You must be shocked, right? I certainly was when I heard. So much so that I’m still at a loss for words. When I heard the news about the audio drama, I froze with a smile on my face, and I did the same thing this time as well.

As time goes on, it’s starting to feel more real, but I feel so touched because the fact that this series is getting an anime is all thanks to everyone who’s supported me and this series up until now. Also, there were people who said they wanted to see the series turned into an anime. I think it’s thanks in part to people talking about a potential anime on social media that they decided to make it a reality. Thank you so, so much!

As of now, behind the scenes, work on the anime is going well. I’ve already received design documents for the buildings, rough drafts of each character’s facial expressions, and the like. Rooms that I had only vaguely envisioned in my mind are now much more concrete. And they look lovely too. And the script! I read it to give it my okay, and there were so many things I hadn’t thought of. I learned a lot from reading it. The anime will feature original scenes, so I hope you enjoy comparing it to my original work and the manga version.

Thank you so much for reading up until this point. Since the pandemic has yet to be contained, I hope you take care of yourself. I’m going to do my best to get Volume Seven to you as soon as I can while making sure to take care of my own health as well. I hope we’ll meet again soon.

* Look for it in English, also from Seven Seas!