AFTERWORD Hi there, Yuu Miyazaki here. First of all, I’d like to apologize for the delay in getting Volume 12 to you all. I had originally planned to have it ready a little earlier, but I wasn’t able to pull it off, and it ended up taking a full year from the release of Volume 11. I’m truly sorry about this. Also, I mentioned this briefly in the afterword of the second volume of The Asterisk War: The Wings of Queenvale, but okiura, our illustrator, hasn’t been well this year, and so for a while, we were considering publishing this volume without any illustrations. Nonetheless, after discussing everything with my editors, we decided that okiura’s pictures are part of what makes The Asterisk War what it is, and they’re part of what its fans love about it, too. So even though we ended up making you, the readers, wait a little while, I’m so pleased that we were able to get the work finished with a new set of wonderful illustrations. Going forward, we’ve changed the style of the cover illustration to reflect the new story arc. Our protagonists have received new uniforms and hairstyles, and we’ve gotten our first glimpse of everyone gathered together! Given all the extra challenges involved, and for managing to make our heroines look even cuter and Ayato even cooler, I’d like to doubly express my deepest gratitude to okiura.
Now then, let’s touch on what happens this time around (beware spoilers!). If it’s fair to say that Volume 11 was mainly about Kirin, then this one is mainly about Haruka. I hope I’ve been able to bring out her distinctive charm that we’ve only seen until now in flashbacks and memories. Because depicting her past in detail would probably take another full book, I’ve only really covered it here in outline form. If I get the chance, I’d love to be able to announce something that deals with this, but seeing as this story is mainly about Ayato and his companions, I didn’t want to get too off-topic. On the other hand, seeing as Madiath’s and Akari’s story directly relates to the main plot of The Asterisk War, I wanted to explore it a bit further. The Lindvolus will get under way with the next volume, so expect it to be filled to the brim with battles. Enemies old and new will make an entrance, so I hope you’re all looking forward to it as much as I am! The mobile phone application The Asterisk War: Brilliant Stella closed just the other day. I’d like to thank everyone who played it, and all the staff involved in its development. Last but not least, I’d like to express my gratitude to everyone who helped bring this volume to life. To O, my editor, to S, who helped edit Fuyuka’s Kyoto dialect, to everyone else at the editorial department, to everyone involved in the anime or video game adaptations, and, of course, to all my readers who have supported me on the way, thank you. I’m looking forward to seeing you all again next time. Yuu Miyazaki July 2017
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