Campione! - Volume 13 - Chapter Aft

Afterword 

Hello everyone, it's been a while. 

This series finally reaches its thirteenth volume, and even rarer still, an anime adaptation... 

I originally thought it would happen much later. 

This is all thanks to every reader's loving support. Let me express my outmost thanks to everyone here. 

Well then, this time we have a volume advertising a vacation story. 

Even the heroine who is always training in the mountains gets to enter the stage from the very beginning. 

The content is fully packed with hot springs, the beach, camping and other leisure activities. Oh well, whether the characters themselves were able to relax, who knows? (wry smile) 

Then there is this series' oft-mentioned great hero whose true name is unknown. 

New keywords have been disclosed to allow everyone to seek his true visage. These keywords can be used to further narrow down the search range. 

Perhaps those of you who enjoy myths and other stories might be able to use these clues to confirm a probable target. 

'It's not like this is a series based on solving mysteries, isn't it about time to say the answer?' 

Because that's what I think, I have decided to reveal the solution to the riddle in the near future. Everyone, if a character appearing in the future really does match the name you predicted, it would be wonderful if you make an •MR-style exaggerated pretense of surprise while going "N-No, it can't be-!?" 

Furthermore, this time is another round for a certain heroine. 

It goes without saying for Erica and Ena, but even Liliana happens to be a 
"carnivorous" heroine in actual fact. As the only "herbivore" in the group, this girl usually hides behind other people's backs. 

Nevertheless, that sort of position can easily turn around into an advantage as the "only one." 

Anyway, when this volume goes on sale in August 2012, it happens to be during the anime's broadcast. Furthermore, it is also published after the anime plot focuses on her — Mariya-san. 

It sort of feels like favorable tailwind (laugh). 

As a side note, I definitely did not plan this ahead of time, it was simply coincidence (wry laugh). 

I started writing this volume when the release date was still not set... Then by the time I noticed, I realized to my great surprise that the release date miraculously coordinated with the anime broadcast schedule. 

Could this be considered a coincidence of fate? 

However, the one who will really receive favorable tailwind might very well be Liliana instead. 

With regards to the Liliana story in the latter half of the anime, I am always surprised by the potential drawn out, going "this is too amazing" every time, even as the original author. 

As Liliana fans, readers, please check out her anime version. Promise me. 
Well then. 

Of course, as the one responsible for the central role, Erica's all-important sense of presence, necessary for supporting the plot's development, has been portrayed thanks to the anime. 

In actual fact, during Volume 1, rather than being the heroine, Erica would be more aptly described as the "hero" I recognized... This time, with images and audio added, I am once again confronted with the fact that she really is a heroine with her own strong and distinctive style. 

Oh dear, despite the lack of Ena's appearances, she turned out to be quite a memorable character. So I guess all the heroines were successful in receiving favorable tailwind. 

By the way, I also secretly assisted the anime as the original author. 

Regarding all the various mythological knowledge mentioned throughout the story, I wrote up a new document suited to the anime's requirements. 

Without paying attention to things like word counts, I once again cooked up new scenarios to add only to discover "what kind of puzzle is this..." What a brain-racking challenge (wry smile.) 

Okay okay. 

Let's talk a bit about the next volume. After such a long time, I intend to let another Devil King apart from our protagonist enter the stage. 

Who will make an appearance, in what kind of manner, to cause what kind of commotion? 

If possible, readers, please confirm for yourselves in Volume 14. 

Actually, wait, I have already decided who is coming out to make a commotion.