Hello everyone, chuuni lover Ryo Shirakome here. Thank you very much for picking up volume 10 of Arifureta. This is the first time we’ve had an arc spanning two volumes. What did you guys think of it? I mentioned this last time as well, but writing about the thoughts and feelings of characters is a lot harder than anything else. Figuring out what would fit each character’s personality was really hard, and I got stuck multiple times. The whole time it felt like I was taking one step forward and two steps back until finally, I managed to hit a point where I was taking three steps forward instead. I could write battle scenes for days, but more emotional moments like these are really hard. I spent so much time glued to my PC writing all these cool action scenes, then I’d come back to my senses and realize I needed to be writing more emotional moments and get all depressed. Anyway, enough about my woes. I ended up making the latter half of this arc pretty short in the original version, but for the print version, I decided to flesh out all the characters a bit more. I hope fans of the original find all the extra text worthwhile enough to pick up the print version.
We’re nearing the end of the Arifureta’s story, and we’re already in the double-digit volume numbers. Honestly, the whole time I was writing this volume I was in awe over the fact that we’d hit volume 10. It’s all thanks to you readers that I’ve made it this far. Thank you so very, very much. On another note, Volume 10 comes bundled with a drama CD. The drama CD cover has Tio wearing casual Japanese clothes, and she looks absolutely great in them. It’s like she’s gone into Super Tio mode to do voice acting. Unfortunately, inside the contents of the drama CD, she’s just a pervert from start to finish. For those of you who bought the drama CD version, I hope you enjoy her erotic panting! Now then, forgive me, but I’d like to do some shilling with the few lines I have left. Volume 5 of the manga and Volume 3 of the Arifureta Zero manga spin-off released at the same time as Arifureta 10, so please buy those too! Roga-sensei, Misaki Mori-sensei, and Ataru Kamichi-sensei are all wonderful mangaka, and their art truly brings the world of Arifureta to life. The manga’s a totally different experience from the novels, so you should definitely give it a shot. Also, the anime’ll be coming out soon, so make sure to watch that too! Now then, last but not least, the acknowledgments. I’d like to thank Takaya-ki-sensei, Roga-sensei, Misaki Mori-sensei, and Ataru Kamichi-sensei for all their wonderful illustrations. I’d also like to thank my editor, my proofreaders, and all the staff at the publication division for making sure every volume is as perfect as it can be. Lastly, I’d like to thank my readers, both those from Narou and those who’re reading the print releases. Thank you so, so much! I hope you continue to enjoy the Arifureta series! Ryo Shirakome
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