Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - Volume 19 - Master Clans Conference (III) - Chapter Aft

Afterword

The “Master Clans Conference Arc” is complete with this volume. Have you enjoyed it?

Following Zhou Gongjin from the “Ancient City Insurrection Arc”, this time Gu Jie was let go and therefore the enemies will be renewed in the following chapters. I think some people are already guessing who the next enemy will be, but you have to read to see what will actually be there…

Just to mention a little teaser-like thing: A character that was a friend so far will stand as an enemy and a large scale magical war will break out with an important person that only appeared by name so far. Please look forward to it.

Oh, there is no chance of a development in which Miyuki becomes Tatsuya’s enemy, so don’t worry about that.

The protagonist this time was different than usual, as head editor-sama pointed out and I somewhat think that myself as well. I don’t think the main character was out of focus too much though… how did all of you feel?

Speaking of out of focus characters, there was also a suggestion asking if Ichijou Masaki is developing ok. I personally think that it’s nice to see him act as a teenager.

To tell the truth, as embarrassing as it is to say, I am writing this time’s story without knowing the thing called “the internal organ theory of the heart”. The phrase “the internal organ theory of the heart” comes up in a Google keyword search, but I don’t know if a hypothesis with this name really exists. I have seen stories on TV that said character and hobby taste were changed by organ transplantation, but since the information from the internal organs is transmitted to the brain, I think the brain might be sufficiently influenced by the replacement of an organ… Even if it’s taking measures after it’s too late, I think I’d like to read publications related to that.

By the way, as a personal wish, I think that the spirit wants to exist as a soul, not some electrical signal created inside the brain.

Together with the publication of Volume 19, I am finally able to reveal a new media experience. As an author a movie seems like a really big deal, but it will receive a special story and I will make it the most interesting I can with everyone from the staff in the company. Please look forward to this. The content will be an original episode.

The next volume will become a collection of short stories. I have published the episode concerning the 2096 Nine Schools Competition serially in the Dengeki Bunko magazine and a newly written short story is planned to be recorded. It is not decided yet if this will be “Volume 20”. Maybe

it will have a name such as “Volume 13.5” or “Side B”?

Thank you very much for following me this time as well. In the next chapters Tatsuya and the others will also continue on to the last school year. “Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei” is finally rushing to its climax.

Please look forward to the short story collection of the next volume and the new chapters of “Prologue of Disturbance Arc” (provisional) as well, thank you very much.

(Satou Tsutomu)