Book 7: Chapter Aft
Afterword
It’s been a while. It’s me, Toru Toba.
Thank you for picking up The Genius Prince’s Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?), Volume 7.
You might have guessed the theme of this volume was a rematch! The story picks up from Volume 4, featuring the biggest players in the Empire, including Princess Lowellmina, all caught up in their own schemes. I hope you enjoyed watching Wein get knocked down and get back up again.
I’ve been really thinking about the growing popularity of e-books. I imagine many of you are reading this series on your devices. I’ve been reading more e-books, too, but I’ve been thinking about reference books. There aren’t too many of them in e-book format, compared to manga and light novels. I like having the physical copy in front of me, so I can flip through to the page that I need…but the biggest issue is the problem with space.
When I think about how a tablet can store up to hundreds, even thousands, of books, it makes me hyperaware of the size of my physical collection… I wonder if we’ll have more reference books in e-book form as we keep moving toward digital mediums.
It’s now time to give my acknowledgments.
To my editor, Ohara, I’m sorry for causing you grief again for missing the deadline. I know I can’t keep doing this, so I want to improve the speed at which I write… I really do…
To the illustrator, Falmaro. Thank you for your beautiful illustrations. I love that the characters seem so lively, of course, and I always marvel at the detail that you put into scenery and props! And that rack! We missed those boobs!