Strike the Blood - Volume 21 - Chapter Aft

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Afterword

I am very sorry to keep you waiting so long…!

Strike the Blood, Volume 21, has finally hit stores.

As this series reaches its grand finale, this volume finally reveals the series’ greatest mysteries. Who were the Devas? What is Nod? What happened between Cain and the Fourth Primogenitor? What are vampires, primogenitors, Beast Vassals? I was a bit anxious about portraying the parts I’ve stretched out and put off up to this point, but setting that aside, I hope you enjoyed it.

On the other hand, I feel like this novel allowed me to give an inside look at what makes the heroines tick in a way I hadn’t been able to portray much to date. The girls had a lot of scenes. This goes hand in hand with the concept, but it was a lot of fun portraying the heroines interacting with one another in ways that wouldn’t happen under normal circumstances. You’re free to imagine what Yuiri went through when eating that curry, along with all sorts of trouble the others got into! I’d always wanted to write a Kojou rescue mission from the perspectives of other characters.

Now, I’d better talk about the anime version. You probably already know this, but following the third season that finished A-OK in September of last year, it’s been decided that a fourth OVA season will go on sale. Whoaaaaa—thank you very much! This is thanks to all your support!

Also, the Strike the Blood Special OVA: The Disappearing Holy Lance will hit stores shortly before season four airs. The details are on the anime website, so I’d be very pleased if you checked it out.

To Manyako-sama the illustrator, thank you very much this time around. The cover illustration for this volume is really, really splendid. I was so moved when I saw the rough draft, that I squealed in admiration despite myself. Thank you so very much!

To everyone involved in the production and distribution of this book, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.