Afterword
Thank you very much for reading Volume 5 of How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord.
I’m Yukiya Murasaki, the author of this work.
This episode had Diablo conquering his own dungeon and gaining a huge power up. I had Rose, the Magimatic Maid, planned since the early drafts, and she finally got to appear. She’s a bit of the obsessive stalker-type, but she’s a good girl at heart so I hope you all like her.
In the past, there was this opinion that “having stories take place underground doesn’t work in light novels,” and it seemed like putting a dungeon in would be impossible, but...having written this volume, I can’t help but appreciate the way the fantasy boom changed things. If you enjoyed Diablo’s dungeon crawling, nothing would make me happier.
Next volume, the plan is we’ll have Diablo and his group storm the Royal Capital. It’ll be the climax of the Church arc, so please look forward to it.
Now for some announcements: Volume 2 of the How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord manga, written by Naoto Fukuda, should be published the same time as this volume. It should be a different kind of fun from the original novel, so please do check it out.
Special Thanks—
To Tsurusaki Takahiro, thank you as always for the wonderful illustrations. I get the feeling you outdo yourself every single time. It’s the best!
To Ooishi, the designer at Afterglow, thank you for your work on yet another volume!
To my editor, Shouji, forgive me for being behind schedule again... I get the feeling you told me to hurry up with volume 5 because Golden Week was around the corner and I just told you, “Sure, don’t worry!” and only just barely made it in time. I’m sorry! And thank you for all your help!
Thanks to all the staff at the Kodansha Light Novel Editing Department, and to the family and friends who supported me.
And for all of you who have read this, I offer a thank you of the highest level possible.
Thank you all very much!
Yukiya Murasaki
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