Unnamed Memory - Volume 5 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

Hello, I’m Kuji Furumiya. Thank you very much for reading Unnamed Memory, Vol. 5! After Act 1, which spanned a year across three volumes, we’ve reached the middle of Act 2.

The next book will conclude this tale of Oscar’s and Tinasha’s destinies. This volume can be considered something of a brief moment of tranquility, so I hope readers will relax and enjoy it.

We’re experiencing a year in Oscar’s and Tinasha’s lives for the second time, now that history has been rewritten. With the truth of the curse revealed after so long and Valt taking center stage, you may have realized what this story is centered on. This is a tale of revolution for historical eras and the world itself. I do hope you’ll stick with me until the end.

Babel I, the first of my other series set in the same universe, was published in Japan concurrently with Unnamed Memory, Vol. 5. It’s the story of Shizuku, a Japanese college student who wanders into another world—one with magic—and sets out to find her way back home. She’s an ordinary girl, not a powerful witch or sword user, and she meets a mage without much magic who’s chosen to specialize in research.

It takes place three hundred years after Unnamed Memory, but you can read both series alongside one another and be fine. You may see a few countries whose names you recognize and wonder, “Hmm, how did that happen?” That’s a special treat for readers of both stories, so I do hope you’ll enjoy it.

Finally, I have many people to thank.

Thank you so very much to the editors who are always supporting me! When you first told me you wanted to publish two volumes at the same time, I laughed and thought it was a funny joke. But we made it work somehow, and that’s all because of your direction and guidance. I’ll continue to do my very best.

To chibi, thank you for the extremely beautiful illustrations in all five volumes so far! The detailed, intricate cover art took my breath away, and the solo drawing of Simila was so exciting. A snake! A big snake! I believe the world of Unnamed Memory wouldn’t be what it is without chibi’s art. Thank you so very much!

To Tappei Nagatsuki, thank you for always supporting this series! Even though you’re very busy, you’re there to encourage me whenever I reach out to you. There’s only one volume left, so let’s do our best to bring it home!

Finally, I am eternally grateful to all the booksellers and readers. Thanks to you, Unnamed Memory ranked No. 1 in the trade paperback category of the Light Novel Fan Booksellers’ Awards 2020. I will use that as inspiration to do my absolute best so that even more people learn about these books and so that existing fans enjoy them even more than before.

We’ll meet again somewhere in an era in a land of magic. Thank you so much!

Kuji Furumiya