Credits
Cleaned color illustrations by Arturo Songor (@artson593)
Translation
introduction
Hello
Thank you for reading this. I’ve
been a fan of the Slayers series for over 20 years, ever since I watched the
original anime series on TV, as I figure most western fans were introduced to
the series.
Fast forward to the start of the
pandemic, and with a lot of newfound free time, I got interested in reading the
original Slayers novel series, it was through that that I learned that the main
series was just a part of a much bigger series, and there were over thirty more
books about Lina Inverse’s misadventures!
Thanks to Tokyopop, and later
J-Novel Club, the main series is officially fully translated, though for a long
time the only way to read volumes 9-17 was fan translations.
However, that is not the case for
the Slayers Special series, a collection of short stories that chronicle the life
of a younger Lina Inverse and her self-proclaimed rival, Naga the Serpent,
which have no translations in English, be it official or fan made. (Literally
the day before posting this I found out this book had another fan translation,
oh well)
Since then I’ve gotten half decent
in Japanese, to the point I’ve translated a few other books as well, and
started reading the series in its original language. The books are a lot of
fun! So it’d be a shame if the international fanbase couldn’t read them as
well.
While I can’t promise I’ll translate
all of them (There are close to forty untranslated books between the Slayers Special
and Smash series, plus one-off collections like Slayers Reading or the recent
Slayers Spirit), it’d be a gigantic task that’d take several years, I’d at
least like to get the ball rolling for more people to work on this.
Afterword
Hey there! How’s life treating you these days? With everything going on
in the world, I hope you're hanging in there.
It’s been a while, sorry for the wait!
Today, I bring you Slayers Special Vol. 1: The Prince of Saillune!
And by “I,” I mean me, L (Hikari Natta), writing this after
successfully drugging the author into a deep sleep.
As you’ve probably noticed, this is a collection of short stories. So,
let’s go over them real quick:
The Prince of Saillune – The author's debut magazine work. That’s it.
Robber’s Killer – The title says it all, doesn’t it?
Naga’s Challenge – Just read it. It'll make sense. Probably.
Elsia’s Castle – A story about Elsia’s castle. What were you expecting?
Villain Fight! – A brand-new story written for this book. It’s about
some villain getting punched or something. Notable for being in third person.
Now that you've got the general idea, I’m sure you’re thinking:
“What!? That’s it!? These descriptions are terrible!”
How rude! You never appreciate my hard work! Always doubting me! Never
listening to what I say!
…But whatever.
Just go ahead and read them, even if you don’t buy the book. I approve.
That’s all from me.
See you next time for more stories!
Color Illustrations
Contents
Chapter 1: The Prince of Saillune
Chapter 2: Revenge!
Chapter 3: The Robbers’ Killer
Chapter 4: Naga's Challenge
Chapter 5: Elsia's Castle
Chapter 6: Slayers Excellent — Villain Fight!
Afterword, Color ilustrations and Download Links
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