@myskaros Yep, that totally explains it. I completely forgot that Kodansha has an English branch now.

Um, I don't know if you've seen it yet, but there's already a thread for the novel. I'd suggest upvoting the title there to avoid confusion.

And by the way, the cover is from the manga, which was unfortunately canceled after 3 volumes, not from the novel.

I would be greatly interested in it!

Alphapolis release page (I think?)
Narou WN
Author: 小声奏 (Not finding any social media, see above for Narou)
Illustrator: miogrobin | Pixiv | Twitter
Amazon image

This is an amazing story that I think falls into a similar camp as Deaths Daughter and Otome Heroine.

I personally think it's criminally underrated, also has the funniest epilogue I have ever read.

This one was really funny. Now since Alphapolis was loosening their restrictions, I hope that this one will be licensed one day.

I like how it depicts the feelings of being a "genius" and the attempts of trying to overcome a rival who truly is someone special. I enjoyed seeing how the relationship between the female lead and the Mc developed. The depiction of the emotional struggle of the MC was one of the highlights to me.

@simmergirl1097
I'm a retired reference librarian; this kind of thing was what I did for a living...kinda sorta.

The manga for this series is so good! It'd be cool for the LN to get licensed too!

This one please! It's so good.

Manga Version Licensing Suggestions page: https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/8530/manga-the-villain-princess-who-officially-became-a-witch-for-the-second-time-vows-never-to-lose-someone-important-to-her-again

CORONA EX Manga page: https://to-corona-ex.com/comics/165496450891893