Fremd Torturchen - Volume 4 - Chapter Aft

Afterword

Hello, Keishi Ayasato here.

We’ve finally arrived at Volume 4.

Thank you all so much for buying the fourth volume of Torture Princess.

The new Torture Princess has finally arrived, and we’ve entered a new chapter of the story.

A number of the world’s secrets were all revealed at once this time—what did you all think? The upcoming twists and developments will build right off the big events that just happened, so I suspect things will continue on at a nonstop pace from here on out, too. To tell you the truth, I’m actually working on Volume 5 as I write this afterword, and I’m planning on pounding out page after page after page, so please look forward to the story’s continuation. Also, I had the rare chance to write an extremely lovey-dovey scene in this book, which was a lot of fun. I hope we meet again in the next volume, where you can find out, among other things, if the two of them are able to continue enjoying their filthy normie lives.

Oh, and while we’re on the subject of Torture Princess, it was fortunate enough to receive a manga adaptation!

The wonderful Hina Yamato is in charge of the adaptation, and it’s being serialized by ComicWalker and Nico Nico Seiga. Elisabeth is more beautiful than ever, and the Knight’s underling and Iron Maiden are drawn in such detail and with such impact. I’m filled to the brim with gratitude. Hina Yamato is such a skillful craftswoman, and the manga was so wonderful that I found myself engrossed to the point where I read through the whole thing in one sitting. It would make me oh-so-very happy if you all checked it out.

The official Twitter account, @goumonhime, is also up, so please take a look at that as well.

In addition to the manga adaptation, I was given the privilege of writing a series of short stories. At the time of this writing, Chapter 1: Kaito’s Daily Routine (Frontside) just came out. And if there’s a Frontside, there must, of course, be a Backside as well. In it, I decided to take a look at the daily lives of Kaito, Hina, Elisabeth, and the other characters. It’s coming out alongside Hina Yamato’s manga adaptation, so I hope you all look forward to it. It’s going to be a heartwarming story, but perhaps a little disquieting as well. And as always, Ms. Ukai drew a beautiful illustration for it! Truly, it’s a feast for the eyes!

Back when I was in Torture Princess’s planning stages, I never dreamed it would become a mixed-media franchise. I’m so deeply grateful for these unexpected opportunities I’ve been receiving. All this is thanks to Ms. Ukai, Ms. Hina Yamato, my editor O, my designer, everyone involved on the publishing and the mixed-media sides of things, and above all else, all of you readers. Not a day goes by where I don’t feel thankful. The only way I can think of to repay you is to write the most interesting stories I possibly can, so I plan to keep working as hard as I can. I’m going to give it my all!

And as always, thanks to my family for all your support. And I’ll sneak in an extra big thanks for my sister, who always gives me advice when I need it most.

And one last giant thanks to my readers!

It brings me such happiness to have my story read by so many people and in so many ways, both through novels and through manga. I’m going to go full speed ahead on the future volumes, so I hope you all look forward to it.

And on that note, I pray we will reunite someday.

As the world’s skin peels back,

the story will continue until it reaches its end.