To so-bin, who drew the fascinatingly beautiful illustrations. It’s amazing how you get them to look even better than the pictures in my mind. The finished illustrations inspired me to rewrite a lot of the battle scenes.
Thanks also to Code Design, who made the wonderful cover and obi wrap. And to proofreader Osako for correcting so many hard-to-read sentences, thanks again. And to F-ta, my editor, sorry for all the trouble. And please give me way more red marks? (No, I get that not having any is better, but…) And to my friend from college, Honey, thanks again.
Most importantly, thanks to everyone who bought this book and everyone who sent me their impressions of the web version. I truly appreciate it. Your comments energize me.
Okay, so the next book…should be easier than this one…right? Looking it over, I don’t get that feeling at all, but… Nah, if I can make something interesting, then I guess this amount of work is worth it… Okay, I think it’s about time to wrap up the whining and say good-bye.
I’ll do my best, so I hope to see you again in the third volume!
Well, then, see you.
KUGANE MARUYAMA
November 2012
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Copyright
OVERLORD VOLUME 2
KUGANE MARUYAMA
Translation by Emily Balistrieri
Cover art by so-bin
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
©2012 KUGANE MARUYAMA
All rights reserved.
First published in Japan in 2012 by KADOKAWA CORPORATION ENTERBRAIN. English translation rights arranged with KADOKAWA CORPORATION ENTERBRAIN, through Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc., Tokyo.
English translation © 2016 by Yen Press, LLC
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Maruyama, Kugane, author. | So-bin, illustrator. | Balistrieri, Emily, translator.
Title: Overlord / Kugane Maruyama ; illustration by So-bin ; translation by Emily Balistrieri.
Other titles: Ōbārōdo. English
Description: First Yen On edition. | New York, NY : Yen On, 2016-
Identifiers: LCCN 2016000142 | ISBN 9780316272247 (v. 1 : hardback)
| ISBN 9780316363914 (v. 2 : hardback)
Subjects: LCSH: Alternate reality games—Fiction. | Internet games—Fiction. | Science fiction. |
BISAC: FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure.
Classification: LCC PL873.A37 O2313 2016 | DDC 895.63/6—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016000142
ISBNs: 978-0-316-36391-4 (hardcover)
978-0-316-36392-1 (ebook)
E3-20160901-JV-PC
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