This volume was titled The Demigod Family's Son-in-Law, and it was completed successfully.
According to the original outline, after killing Andre, Suye would marry Pallas, and the storyline of Suye establishing his power in Hell would be placed at the end of Volume 5.
Later, after some thought, I realized that would make things too rushed, while the following Volume 5 would drag on too much. So I incorporated the early Hell storyline into this volume. Combined with the search for Theseus, the plot became more reasonable.
As for the upcoming Volume 5, its name says it all: Godslayer of the Magic World.
Hmm...
Volume 1: The Gourmet of Ancient Greece, Death in the Arena, a bittersweet ending.
Volume 2: The Gladiator of Sparta, Suye the King of Many Kings, a happy ending for all.
Volume 3: The Bell Ringer of Athens City, Euclid's Bell, a bittersweet ending.
Volume 4: The Demigod Family's Son-in-Law, marrying Pallas, a happy ending for all.
Volume 5: Godslayer of the Magic World. Hmm... I won't say anything. Guess for yourselves.
I have a general idea of what comes next, but I'm still considering whether to merge the final two volumes or divide them into Volume 6 and Volume 7. You can probably guess the plot. Starting with Volume 5, the war of the gods will begin.
When I first started writing this book, I was always wavering between writing "A Mage's Path to Godhood" and "A Mage Who Possesses the Power of the Gods."
As you can see, I chose the latter.
Actually, the former would have been easier to write. The latter presents a certain challenge.
In every DND-style or mythology-style work I've read, the protagonist ultimately becomes a god—a god no different in essence from all the gods who came before.
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