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Summary
"NT3's cover rough. Originally, Roberto was supposed to have his face visible, but that would have put some middle aged man between Kamijou and Mikoto which would not have been too good for a light novel cover. After much consideration, I had no choice but to give up on showing all of him. The differences in design I mentioned at Roberto's rough came about while I was worrying over whether I should lessen his intensity or remove him from the cover. Since going with the design in the rough would have made him too similar to Tabikake, I chose to keep his overall intensity but lessen the impression he gave on the cover." ―Kiyotaka Haimura