Короткие истории Реинкарнации безработного (Новелла) Том 14 Глава 5 Послесловие автора к 14 тому ранобэ

Greetings, and thank you once more for your unwavering support. This is Rifujin na Magonote. We have reached the 14th volume of Mushoku Tensei. It feels as though Volume 13 was just released yesterday, doesn't it? Time flies.

It is solely thanks to you that we have been able to release so many volumes. I am truly grateful.

This time, the story will lead us to the Floating Fortress, which was briefly mentioned back in Volume 2, and will also take us back to the city of Rikarisu, the setting of Volume 3. That is the general outline for this volume.

As usual, I will briefly discuss the behind-the-scenes aspects of some characters and their settings.

The Floating Fortress

When creating the world of Mushoku Tensei, I wanted it to feel even more fantastical.

A fantasy atmosphere can be conveyed through various elements, and one of them is places that do not exist in the real world.

Such unreal locations evoke a desire in readers to see them with their own eyes, which is directly linked to the sense of adventure.

And, honestly, everyone loves a good adventure, right?

Have you ever played an RPG and discovered islands floating in the sky, castles surrounded by high mountains, or shrines in the middle of the ocean?

At those moments, you surely must have wondered if some amazing treasure or secret was hidden there?

That feeling is the essence of adventure.

To convey this spirit of adventure, the "Floating Continent" was necessary.

Thus, the idea of the Floating Fortress came into being.

Perugius Dorothea

Perugius is a character I conceived quite early on.

Initially, he was intended to be the protagonist's rival: a bit arrogant, with many loyal retainers, living for a long time as a dragon race member—but with something childlike about him. At least, that's how I saw it then.

However, after various revisions, his role evolved into that of the "Hero of the Laplace War."

The Laplace War is a conflict that occurred 400 years before the events of Mushoku Tensei.

The main concept I had for him was: "In that war, he gained much and lost much, becoming a lonely king surrounded only by spirits. The only thing he desires is to fulfill a friend's last wish: to defeat the Demon God Laplace. He continues to sharpen his fangs, preparing to overcome Laplace, even if it costs him his life. For him, the Laplace War is not yet over."

So, where would a character like Perugius reside?

Naturally, I thought of the Floating Continent.

It's a common fantasy trope: beings from the heavens live high above the world, looking down upon it.

Thus, Perugius's setting became a former war hero, and the Floating Fortress a relic created 400 years ago to defeat the Demon God.

Perugius swore vengeance for his fallen comrades and prepares in the Floating Fortress for Laplace's resurrection.

But simply waiting isn't very interesting for a story, so I gave him a hobby: collecting works of art.

Thanks to this, his interaction with Zanoba turns out wonderfully.

This is how Perugius and the Floating Fortress came to be.

Atofe's-Bel-Ey-Bus

Unlike Perugius, whose image was established early, Atofe was more of a spontaneous creation.

In fact, she is the protagonist's mother in another work of mine, "The Conquest of the Dragon King Emperor."

To briefly explain, "The Conquest of the Dragon King Emperor" is a story about the son of a Sword Master named Karlman, the God of the North, who sets out to kill the Dragon King.

The protagonist is the child of a human swordsman who distinguished himself in war and a demon queen, with whom he shared a passionate love.

He wanders the world under his father's title, "God of the North," seeking to make a name for himself.

And who taught this hero the way of the sword? None other than his mother—Atofe.

In Mushoku Tensei, Atofe is a demon king who fought on the front lines of the demon army during the Laplace War, and she learned swordsmanship from Karlman, the God of the North.

Initially, her image lacked depth beyond being a warrior. I thought: "She'll probably be a stern, uncompromising character, right?"

Later, we began to clarify what was unclear, but I felt it was a waste to give an interesting character a random personality with words like, "It would be interesting to make her like this" (which is, in itself, fine), considering her connections to other characters.

Therefore, I used the personalities of characters connected to her for inspiration.

The protagonist of "The Conquest of the Dragon King Emperor" is an optimist, and her brother Badigadi is boisterous and free-spirited. Considering the family traits, I decided that Atofe was also unlikely to be a genius, and made her quite idiotic.

I also wanted to create a complete "demon king" for the story.

She is a battle-hardened warrior, cruel and fond of dominating others. She values strength above knowledge and isn't very adept at interacting with people.

This is how Atofe's-Bel-Ey-Bus was born.

These two appear in Volume 14 partly to lay the groundwork for the events of Volume 15 and beyond.

Four hundred years ago, characters as powerful as they were were commonplace, and it was they who waged wars back then.

The Floating Fortress and the city of Rikarisu have existed since those times, and those who fought there are still alive today.

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