Unnamed Memory - Volume 4 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

To readers old and new, thank you for picking up Unnamed Memory, Vol. 4. My name is Kuji Furumiya.

This story is the published book form of a web novel I posted on my personal website in 2008. When I wrote it, novel posting sites did not exist yet, so I slowly and gradually assembled roughly one million characters’ worth of text and posted it all up at once on a corner of the Internet… I’m getting déjà vu flashing back to the first afterword. Rest assured, I won’t repeat any previous afterword content. This volume marks the start of the story’s second half.

The king and the witch’s year together has ended, and a new story begins here.

We’ve started fresh from a clean slate, but at the same time, you should recognize many familiar faces from Volumes 2–3, albeit changed slightly here and there. Of course, Tuldarr is alive and well this time around. Same goes for the gang of thieves that a curse song should have eradicated. The equestrian tribe that previously played a central role has been assimilated and turned to agriculture, while the religious cult that was ruined by the creation of the magical lakes has now infiltrated the heart of a certain country.

All the previous books’ events are memories that only you readers possess—aside from a few shady key characters. I hope you’ll enjoy how characters shift around unawares. Unnamed Memory, Vol. 4 tells of a cursed king and the mysterious mage woman who’s devoted to him. I do hope you’ll stick with me until the end of their year together all over again, as well as for the final reveal of all the mysteries.

And now it’s time for me to give my gratitude to some people yet again!

Thank you so very much to the editors who are always, always, always supporting me! I’m sorry for tinkering with the manuscript up until the last second every single time! It’s all thanks to you that Tinasha’s personality keeps getting more hopeless in a cute way. Thank you so much!

My heartfelt appreciation to chibi, who’s in charge of character design and illustrations! It’s amazing how the same character can give off such a different impression. And we can’t forget how many adorable illustrations you’ve drawn of Tinasha in various outfits. So cute! So gorgeous!

I’d also like to thank Tappei Nagatsuki, who has written warm words of endorsement for this volume like he did the last one! The book was even recommended in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2020 guide. The review was so cool… Thank you!

Finally, to everyone who read this book, thank you so very much. Thanks to you, Unnamed Memory ranked number one in the large-format paperback category of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2020. That was only possible because of your love and support for the series. I will do my best to repay your patronage by giving everything I have to the three volumes of Act Two.

We’ll meet again somewhere in an unnamed history. Thank you so much!

Kuji Furumiya