NOVEL WEB Book 8: Chapter Aft
Afterword
Hello, it’s been a while. I’m Toru Toba.
Thank you for picking up The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?), Volume 8. You might have guessed the theme was “Rematch: Round 2”! Volume 7 marked Wein’s rematch with the Empire. This time, the Gathering of the Chosen—something in the works since Volume 3—is the stage, where he fights against the Holy Elites who rule the West. Wein was treated like an outsider during the last conference, but he’ll now take his rightful seat at the table. I hope you enjoy finding out how he bests the Holy Elites.
It’s well into fall as I write this afterword, and this book is supposed to be released in winter. It’s been a turbulent year for everyone to say the least, but I hope the coming year will be a bit kinder to us. I’ll keep on praying.
Well, even if things do get better, I’m sure I’ll be hounded by deadlines as usual…
It’s time for me to share my thanks and apologies.
To my editor, Ohara. I know I’m always causing you trouble. Even though my schedule was much more forgiving this time, I’m so sorry that I just barely made it to the finish line. It’s weird… It really shouldn’t be like this…
To my illustrator, Falmaro. Thank you as always for your wonderful illustrations. A lot of important characters made their debut in this volume, and the insert pages were packed. Thank you for handling all my unreasonable demands, including the character designs.
A big thank-you also to all my readers. Now that we’re on Volume 8, no one would argue that it’s not a long-running series. I’ve only been able to come this far because of your support. I look forward to continuing the series. I hope you’ll stay with me until the end.
Emuda’s manga adaptation is available to read on the Manga UP! app. The second volume of the manga is coming out in the same month as this book. I hope you check it out!
Volume 9 is next. I’ll probably keep going with this plotline. I think I’d like to delve more into the Holy Elites introduced in this volume and spin new stories. These are just my thoughts, though. Nothing is set in stone!
At any rate, I will do my best to surprise you even more. Let’s meet again in the next volume.