Afterword
I doubt there are many such readers left, but I welcome any new readers who picked up the series with this volume. And to those of you who have kept up with the series since volume 1, it’s been four months since the last volume. This is Ryota Hori, the author.
Volume 14 has been successfully published. There’s only a month and a half left before the first year of the Reiwa era comes to a close. How did you spend this year? As this is the final volume released this year, I would like to take a second to look back.
Personally, this year was remarkable because of how much I recovered from the poor health that plagued me. I believe that can be attributed to my going to the gym daily and going out on walks as I play Pokemon Go. I was able to maintain my pace of three volumes per year for Record of Wortenia War too!
The manga version is also releasing at a steady pace, with volume 5 being published just this September, and the web novel has exceeded one hundred million views. Talk of an anime adaptation would be very tempting right about now, but I suppose that’s being too greedy...
If my private life was a bit more fulfilling, everything would be perfect, but overall this wasn’t a bad year at all.
Now then, let’s go as per our usual itinerary and touch on this volume’s highlights.
This volume concludes the war with Count Salzberg, bringing the long-running disturbance in the north to a close. There are still some dangling plot lines and foreshadowing for future events, so I’m sure some readers are wondering if it’s really over, but from my perspective, this part of the story indeed concludes in this volume. Robert and Signus’s relationship, full of both love and hatred, ventures to interesting places, so do look forward to it.
In addition, Koichiro’s plotline, which reached a head last volume, comes to fruition in this one. You can look forward to seeing it develop in exciting ways as well. Rodney and Menea are also involved this time around, so I hope you enjoy it.
Moreover, Sudou appears, spinning his plots for the first time in a while. Personally, Sudou is one of my favorite characters, and I wish he could show up in the story more. It’s hard to find the right balance for him, though. I mean, his shady nature and how he always seems to be scheming is simply great!
That said, Wortenia is the kind of work where everyone seems to be up to something, isn’t it? Even Princess Lupis, who seemed so pure and sincere when she first appeared, has completely crossed into the dark side thanks to Ryoma. Realistically speaking, a country’s ruler can’t remain pure and spotless forever, but even I have to marvel at how pessimistic this world I created can be.
Anyway, volume 14 is where one mystery beckons another. If all goes according to schedule, volume 15 is set to release in March of next year. I’m already working hard on it, so do look forward to it.
Lastly, I’d like to thank everyone involved with the release of this novel and, most of all, the readers who picked up this book. Please continue supporting Record of Wortenia War!
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