Afterword
Thank you so much for reading The Unwanted Undead Adventurer 7. This is the author, Yu Okano. As always, it’s a relief to get this seventh book published without a hitch. I always worry about whether I’ll get to put out another volume, but once most of the work is done and I’m writing an afterword, it really hits me that the book’s coming out. It still feels strange to me that my stories are being published. But they get released because a fair number of people read them, and for that I’m deeply thankful. If my stories help you pass the time even a little bit, then I’m glad. Looking at the state of the world over the past several months in particular, it’s gotten hard to go outside, so I feel like all I can do is write.
Now, on the subject of this volume itself, I think you could sort of consider it a turning point in the story. I don’t know if you could quite call the previous volumes peaceful, but they did more to put a spotlight on Rentt’s past, while in this volume the story has shifted focus largely to current events. For example, the convenient means of travel Rentt obtained through the trust he built with his home village and the incident taking place in Maalt have great implications for the present and future. The story has taken place almost entirely in and around Maalt so far too, but Rentt goes to the capital in this volume, expanding the world a bit. That also means Rentt and Lorraine will find themselves with more relationships, and not necessarily ones they like. But their adventures will continue, and I’ll be happy if you keep following them.
I also wrote a bonus episode for this volume. This story actually takes place a bit after the events of the rest of the volume, but it should be enjoyable as a short story on its own. I generally tell the story from Rentt’s perspective, but I wanted to show how others looked at Rentt too. Maybe that’ll make this story feel fresh. It also mentions Viscount Lautner, a character who won’t appear much in the main story for a while.
The fifth volume of The Unwanted Undead Adventurer manga also came out at the same time as this volume, if you’d like to check that out too. I think the art is impactful and the story is structured in a very digestible way, making for a wonderful manga all around, so I’d love it if you could pick that up as well.
Lastly, thank you for reading this afterword, and the whole book, all the way to the end. If possible, I hope we’ll meet again in the next volume.
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