It would be a real great thing to have this work through you JN.

@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.

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!