Hey everyone, chuuni lover Ryo Shirakome here. Thank you so much for picking up Arifureta Volume 6. Were any of you confused by the girl on the cover? Until now it’s always been one of the heroines on there, but this time a girl who hasn’t shown up in any of the illustrations was suddenly given the cover page. Be honest, how many of you were like “Who’s that girl!?” And how many of you went “Wait, that’s Eri!?” when you saw the name on the inside flap? Me and everyone at the editing department planned this little surprise, so if it worked, then we’re really happy. Anyway, Kaori sure did a lot this volume. And now she’s in Noint, a real apostle’s body. Now that I think about it, that’s overkill. She already had cheat level healing magic that got powered up from the last labyrinth, and now she’s got physical stats as good as Hajime’s. Oh, and she can use Noint’s disintegration magic, and has all the skills needed to wield her greatswords proficiently. I’m starting to think she’s scarier than Hajime. At any rate, congratulations on joining the ranks of monsters, Kaori! Speaking of monsters, Shea was really happy when Mikhail called her that too. Were you all charmed by her smile when you saw the illustration? Can you believe she killed Mikhail while smiling that sweetly? I guess she really is a monster too! Thanks for giving us such a great image, Takayaki-sensei! It sure is wonderful to see Shea go from worthless rabbit to OP bunny girl.
There sure was a lot packed into this volume too. The invasion of the capital, Eri’s betrayal, all those deaths, the destruction of the Holy Church, the unveiling of the Soul Sisters, Hajime’s duel with Noint, all of his classmates’ changing feelings... I think I’ve said this a bunch of times already, but this volume really does mark the big turning point for Arifureta. It feels like time’s passed by in the blink of an eye, but it also feels like it’s taken forever to get here. At any rate, I think with all the revisions, additions, and extra stories, the light novel’s become a lot more complete than the web novel. I promise I’ll keep downing gallons of coffee and work hard to bring Arifureta to you all, so I hope you stick with me to the end. Before we go, I’d like to give my thanks to everyone who made this volume possible. First and foremost, a big thank you to Takayaki-sensei for all of his wonderful illustrations. Next, a huge thanks to my editor, who really helped me flesh out Kaori more as a character. I also want to thank my proofreader for picking out typos with the accuracy of a sniper. Plus, there’s RoGa-sensei for all his wonderful work on the Arifureta manga, and all of the people at the publishing division that made this book a reality. Lastly, I’d like to thank my readers. Both the ones who’ve supported the web version, and the ones picking this book up in stores. Thank you so, so much for your support. I pray we meet again in the next volume.
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