AFTERWORD
Hello! This is Tappei Nagatsuki! The mouse-colored cat!
The turbulent seventh arc has begun! With the awakening of a character from her long, long non-REM sleep (a pointless concern), I would like to try all sorts of new and interesting things to make this an ambitious arc.
Did all of you get a taste of anxiety not knowing left from right and being buffeted by ever-changing circumstances, just like Subaru? Actually, in a different sense, this volume was quite the anxious moment for the author, too.
As all of you who have stuck with me this long likely know, this series is being updated (present progressive tense) online as well…and the gap between the web novel and the published books has finally been erased!
That means that the author and God are the only ones who know what will come next for Re:ZERO! It is shrouded in mystery! I hope you all will enjoy it! I will continue to be anxious, though!
And while I’m desperately struggling to keep my head above the water, please allow me to move on to the usual thanks!
To my editor I, I suspect this was an even more anxiety-inducing development for you than it was for me. Lately, there’s been endless talk about how difficult things are, but hopefully we will get past it soon! Thank you very much!
To the illustrator Otsuka, thank you for all the designs with different hair colors for the Shudrak, among others! I am sorry for asking you to do work when there was no time. But there will be more new characters in the empire! I will be counting on you!
To the designer Kusano, thank you for taking the bewildering description of a cocky emperor on a throne in the jungle with Amazons around him and making it fit wonderfully! At the start of every new arc, it’s a joy to see just what sort of flavor you bring it!
And in manga news, both Atori and Aikawa’s adaptation of the fourth arc and Tsubata Nozaki’s Love Ballad of the Sword Devil are being published in Gekkan Comic Alive! Minori Tsukahara’s The Frozen Bond is reaching its climax in Manga UP! Thank you all so much!
And to everyone else at MF Bunko J’s editorial division, the proofreader, and all the bookstores, thank you very much for all your work. I’ll be in your care next time as well!
And to everyone involved with the second half of the second season of the anime from Director Watase on down, thank you all so much! It was one of the most difficult arcs in Re:ZERO, but with your passion and effort it became a wonderful anime.
And finally, my greatest thanks to all the readers who continue to support this series!
The sixth arc, Subaru Natsuki’s deadliest arc so far, has ended, and a new and treacherous seventh arc begins! I hope you will enjoy it!
May we meet again in the next volume! Thank you!
March 2021
<Fired up and determined to spin a good story>
“And with that, it’s time for the previews! This is your regularly scheduled Re:ZERO infodump. But you’re still recovering, aren’t you, Rem? In that case, just sit back and look dignified, and you can leave the details to me!”
“Huh? Don’t be unreasonable. A job is a job. Even in this situation, I understand that much. And the idea of me leaning on you is absurd.”
“Ugh! W-well, you being so positive is a good thing. It is! Fine, I get it, Rem. This is your socialization rehab, so I’ll do all I can to he—”
“I did not ask for your help… Would it not be best to get down to business already?”
“Right then, the announcements! First of all, Volume 27, the next part of this story, is scheduled to come out in June. As far as its contents go, according to the afterword, only God and the author know what it holds.”
“That isn’t a particularly insightful comment… I spent much of this volume at the mercy of your antics, so hopefully that will stop in the next one.”
“Huh?! That’s not exactly how I remember it. It sure felt like I was getting run around in circles by you…”
“Also, the second season of the anime has completed without issue. The situation in the world was quite difficult, but with the immense efforts of a large number of people, it managed to be quite the good season.”
“Yeah, you got that right. Everyone was working hard everywhere after you fell asleep, but it all came together in the end! All that’s left is for you to come back…”
“ ”
“Whoops, sorry, I’m not trying to rush you, I promise. Take it easy and do what you need to do. Just restart it at your pace, starting from zero!”
“I cannot explain why, but I am incredibly annoyed by that… Also, a Re:ZERO web game has been announced, apparently.”
“The game is called The Forbidden Book and The Mysterious Spirit! From what I heard, it’s a big adventure in the Re:ZERO world with an original character that isn’t in the main series. Keep your eyes peeled for it!”
“Those are all the announcements we’ve been given… Phew…”
“Oh? A sigh of relief, so you must have been pretty nervous? So you do have a cute side—”
“Huh? Please don’t speak your pointless blather. You are just incapable of being considerate.”
“That’s a really deep jab! Ghhh… It’s rough out here without anyone else. Any chance we can just catch back up with Emilia and everyone nice and easy next volume…”
“What are you grumbling about…? I’m the one who is uneasy.”
“Eh? What did you say?”
“…Not a thing. Please move away. You smell terrible.”
“Another one right to the heart!”
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