A Heartfelt Plea from the Author (I’ll be deleting this in about seven days)

I debated whether I should just post this in the "Status Notes," but I really wanted to reach as many of you as possible, so I decided to put it here instead.

To everyone who saw a new post and thought, Wait, is this an update?! only to be disappointed... I was so sorry.

The print edition of I Reincarnated as a Lazy and Evil Noble—or rather, The Degenerate Noble—was finally set to hit shelves tomorrow, March 29th!

While the book was based on the web version, I added a massive amount of new content, polished the prose, and even included a brand-new "Academy Arc." There were special bonuses for the digital version and certain bookstores, so I would have been overjoyed if you’d checked out the Sneaker Bunko special site.

I first posted this work on June 12, 2023. Back in July, I told everyone, "It’s getting a book adaptation!" and now, after more than half a year of waiting, Volume 1 was finally being released.

Originally, I just wanted to try my hand at the "villain reincarnation" trend that was so popular. However, I remembered that right from the start—as soon as Weiss, Lilith, Milk, and Zebis appeared—I started thinking, Wait, I might actually be writing something good here.

When Cynthia made her debut and I was writing that scene where everyone completely talked past each other at the dinner party, I actually ended up laughing at my own jokes. I was finally able to depict the kind of academy battle stories I had loved since I was a kid, and I was just so happy that I was being supported like this even now.

Now, I knew I had asked this of you many times before, but I had to ask just one more time.

I poured my heart and soul into this book version. I agonized over the new material, rewriting it over and over to ensure it was as entertaining as possible. The new story involved Weiss’s class running a maid cafe, where he had to step up and work hard in front of everyone. Cynthia and Lilith were there, of course, but Shari, Carta, and all sorts of other people ended up in maid outfits too. It was fun. They were definitely cute.

...But I also knew the reality. I often saw people online saying things like, "The web version was better," or "Nothing really changed."

Because of that, I figured most people would probably wait to see the reviews and ratings before they decided to buy. But the thing was, I had been told I only had a window of about seven days to prove myself before the publisher decided whether or not I’d get a sequel.

This was my debut. My name recognition was essentially zero. Even when I posted announcements on Twitter, almost no one saw them.

I wanted to keep doing my best as a novelist. That was the dream I had when I jumped into this world. I started writing when I had no popularity at all, and I somehow managed to crawl my way this far.

But at the end of the day, the only thing I could do was beg my readers for help.

Everyone, please, I’m counting on you!

You could pre-order on Amazon, or just pick it up at a bookstore! Please, please buy the book ( ;∀;)

If you thought it was interesting, I would have been so grateful if you’d left a review ( ;∀;)

Thank you for always following my work (^^)/

Also, for those following this series, it looked like a special short story titled Eva Avery in the Infirmary was being sent out via email. Please double-check the email address in your settings!

You could check the details and pre-order from the link below:

https://kakuyomu.jp/users/Sanadakaisei/news/16818093072916100223