Afterword
Though I don’t think this applies to anyone, if this is your first time picking up Record of Wortenia War, it’s nice to meet you. For those who have been reading since volume 1, long time no see. I’m the author, Ryota Hori, and I was able to finish volume 25 safely.
I’ve kept up the pace, writing three volumes a year, or one every four months, meaning it’s been eight years since HJ Novels first published Record of Wortenia War.
If you count all my years as an author and the three novels published by another company, that would mean it’s been ten years... Including the other three novels, that would total twenty-eight novels.
It’s often said that ten years feels like ancient history. Although it should feel like a long time, I feel like it passed by in the blink of an eye. It could have something to do with my main job that I do alongside being an author, but I feel like the days are flying by. To be honest, I want more time.
Can we have forty hours in one day? If I had more time, I could try my hand at a few novels I’ve been cooking up. Instead, I have my hands full, making sure I keep on top of Record of Wortenia War.
I’m sincerely asking the gods for help today.
The past ten years have really flown by, so much so that I’ve been too busy to spend time thinking such useless thoughts. I have to say that it seems being an author for ten years is rare.
The other day, I went to a social gathering for the first time in a few years. I hadn’t been since the pandemic started. But I was surprised to hear the above fact from a younger person. They were right, though. Writing a novel is hard, and keeping it up is also hard.
I have many novelist friends who have worked in this business for ten years like me, so I never really thought about how long it had been until it was brought up. But it reminds me of how fortunate I am that I can continue writing books when it’s been said that books aren’t selling as well.
Even though I’ve hit volume 25, I’m only halfway through the series. We’re not even halfway through the storyline I planned, so it’ll be a few years yet before it’s finished.
I am in my forties and am a little worried that I won’t be able to live long enough to finish it, but I hope all the readers out there will stick with the series.
Putting my worries about my health aside, let me go over the highlights from this volume.
In this volume, the Kingdom of Myest, which until now played a small role, was front and center. Myest is a strong country that is rich, has a strong army, and is blessed with many talented people. However, they are not without their problems, not unlike the Kingdom of Rhoadseria.
But if the kingdoms aren’t struggling in some way, I can’t really think of a way to advance the story, so... It is what it is. They say that when three people get together, they form a clique.
I think I would like to explore that facet of human nature in this story further. Plus, I have plans for the southern kingdoms to continue appearing. The only named countries thus far are Tarja, Brittantia, and Beldzevia.
I planned for there to be around ten kingdoms in the south, meaning only one-fourth have been introduced. Since I will continue to introduce them, though, please look forward to it.
I also want to bring more attention to the civilizations outside of any imperial influence.
The demi-humans will also appear more. I touched on them lightly in this volume, but those living in the seas will play a greater role in the next volume.
Given that Ryoma’s main base is the Wortenia Peninsula, we can’t ignore the ocean around it. One of the main pillars of Record of Wortenia War is the cultural exchanges in the story. I plan to delve into the Wortenia Peninsula, with Nelcius at the center.
I hope you enjoyed volume 25, which introduced many new factors into the story.
Lastly, I would like to thank all those involved in making this book possible and those who picked up this book to read. If all goes well, volume 26 will be released in November of this year, so I will see you all again then.
I’ll do my best to continue writing Record of Wortenia War. Thank you.
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