Vol 5 Epilogue (2/2)

- After that, no doubt about it, what she really wanted to say

was - Kurami continued:

“Soht?”

Fii smiled and took her hand as she heard Kurami say that with

the uttermost conviction

Part 3

The capital of the Eastern Federation, 「Mila」- Miko’s

shrine [2]

Under the irl and the whitehaired

elderly Werebeast - Miko and Hatsuse Ino sat face-toface

They sat on the bridge stretching over the pond in the

courtyard, and in Miko’s hand was - the Werebeasts’ Race

Piece

- Holding the 「pawn」-shaped, faintly glowing chess piece,

Miko said:

“Gas for this word

in the Ie”

Which were - 「Player (challenger)」- or 「Prayer (someone

who prays)」

Following his oill, striding forward - someone who

pioneers into the unknown and challenges the future

Entrusting his oill to others, and closing his eyes -

someone who turns his back toward the unknown and leaves

his future

“Hatsuse Ino, to be honest, I was considering leaving you

behind”

There was no tone of apology in her voice, because she had no

right to say that, Miko told Ino determinedly:

“That way, your sole sacrifice would cause the Dhampirs and

Seirenes to decline, then we could control them without any

risk”

“Yes, I completely understand”

- What Ino couldn’t understand was Sora’s motive

Why was he saved?

Hatsuse Ino completely understood Miko’s motives, and he

was prepared to die there

Which hy he couldn’t understand - couldn’t comprehend

Sora

“- That gaame”

- It was a boring ga results

But if they were to htly, both the Eastern

Federation and Elkia would suffer greatly

The worst situation - Plum’s nefarious plan would have

succeeded, and the Imanity would have suffered irreversible

dae

“It was an unnecessary risk, but despite that, the two still

went through with it”

Ino thought there was a reason they didn’t tell them of - but

Miko laughed and replied:

“He and Hatsuse Izuna made a 「Promise」 that they

would save you”

Ino wasn’t expecting that - just for that, they bet the survival of

their own species -?

“But as gamers, one of their reasons was probably that they

didn’t like to ithout a fight”

- But

“In conclusion, because of an idiot’s game the Imanity nearly

becah Sora was able to

calculate that and turn their plan against thembut they must

have known the ”

“”

“Hatsuse Ino, what do you think of Sora?”

“To be honest, I have no idea”

Ino looked down, but Miko laughed as well and said “Me too”,

then continued:

“- That man is a liar, a master of deceit - but he doesn’t lie,

no, he can’t lie”

If - Miko continued:

“If he could lie to himself, he would probably be a bad, easily

understandable person”

Miko didn’t know anything about what happened to Sora

before he came into this world

But it ht

as she surveyed Sora and shi+ro from a distance

She had no evidence, and if she was forced to, she could only

say it would be her instincts as a Werebeast, or probably

instincts from her personal experiences

But - for some reason, she knew

Why would soical warfare like

Sora be unable to get into a relationshi+p in real life, that was

probably because -

He couldn’t lie to himself

Since he couldn’t lie to himself - he couldn’t say he liked

someone that he actually doesn’t

So - the reason why he had no regrets leaving behind his

previous world, now that’s an interesting one, it’s probably -

The world that couldn’t accept the only girl he loved - he

would be unable to accept it either

- Only this one thing, even if he had to face the entire world, he

would never be able to accept it

“SoI am fully prepared - Hatsuse Ino”

Miko smiled confidently, and on her face - was an emotion that

Ino had not seen for years

“Even when I gave up on you, that man didn’t, and he fully

trusted in himself - why didn’t you believe in yourself then?”

Ino looked down once again when faced with this query, then

replied respectfully:

“- If you could once again pursue your dreams, if you could

allow ain”

As she heard this, Miko smiled, and she took the Race Piece of

the Werebeasts - that pahich appeared to be woven with

light

She flicked it upwards into the sky with her fingers

“- Sora, let me witness the continuation to a dream of which I

have never seen before”

A mere chess piece - could rise above the board and become a

gamer

At the end of that dreaiven up

on halfway - that never-ending dream -

「END」

Afterword

- In a certainroom of a certain anime production

agency on a certain day

The director was holding a script that had been read almost to

tatters, and asked MF (the publishers):

“Ah~ what exactly is the setting here?”

The original writers’ gazes immediately - settled upon Kamiya

as currently i himself in the deliciousness of

the snacks provided

As he noticed everyone’s glances, faced with this sudden

problem, Kamiya nearly choked but still stood up and said

confidently -

“Hmm, it is not yet confirmed!!”

Despite the fact that everyone’s icy gazes were raining down

upon him, Kamiya spread his arms wide and continued:

“If everything was decided fro, I can

only write adhering to that! Adapting to the situation then

presenting one’s work in the

manner to the readers is true「Entertainment」!”

But, as he heard Kamiya declare this, the director nodded

slowly instead and smiled mysteriously

“So to say,「No Game No Life」this piece of work -「IS

COMPLETE BULLshi+T」, is my explanation correct?”

“Absolutely correct! With bullshi+t and courage, nothing in

this world is unachievable!!”

“Hmphyou brat, what’s your name?”

“Kamiya Yuu, these snacks are delicious (om nom nom)”

“I like you, Ka partner”

The two shook each other’s hands vigorously as though they

were old friends, while the chief editor could only watch them -

- That ht not have happened

“Please don’t use an entire page for your tall tales”

No, there’s nothing wrong with the central ht?

It’s the editor (you) anted me to publicize the anime and

ht?

But since the tone and even personality of everything has to be

fabricated, the lines are of course fake as well

“If the lines are fake, then isn’t the so-called central e

fabricated as well?”

(Ignores) Hmph, that directoris a complex character

Since all the inforiven me are all filled with his

bluffing, it’s exceeding beyond even the original author’s (my)

iination

But if you want a as well,

I’ll run away at a speed of 64fps

- Alright, Chief Editor S, oh wait, nope, the「Fishcake」editor

that joined MF Publishi+ngs because he likes fishcakes

You told ht?

“Other that the subtle part, what’s wrong with it (smile)”

So let ain, I’m

Kamiya Yuu

This fifth volume was finally released miraculously, which of

course took a lot of work off me

“But the submission deadline was rather scary”

Oh, about that, I have so to tell you

Did you know? Writing novels, drawing illustrations, drawing

impossible for humans!

“About that, isn’t that obvious?”

Right, so under this preh this itinerary

- So? Anything astounding?

“Novel, illustrations, a and all the stuff related to the

ani each other, are you

referring to that?”

Dear readers, I iine that you’ve understood by now

The fact that this fifth volume itself was able to be published is

iht

“Ah~ this world is filled with so much unknowns”

Yes, every day I went through things that made me question

e, I could say I lived a productive life

(rolls eyes and glares)

- So, how did you all feel about this fifth volume of「No Game

No Life」?

The anime is already in production, and the first volume of the

「No Gaa is out as well by me and Mashi+ro

Hiiragi is in stores right now, so I hope you all can give it a

look I hope that the contents in both will appease you readers

[1]

Finally I wish to use this situation to express my deepest thanks

to all ues aside from Fishcake

“Huh? Why a left out!?”

Because of this Because of this crazy eht here, you

want me to submit the manuscript for the sixth volume by this

year

“Huh~ If it’s Kamiya-sensei it should be fine, you can do it,

since giving up lightly isn’t like you”