I Think I’ll Hide My True Ability to the Last Moment

[kenchan223]

Alternative Names
Shin no Jitsuryoku wa Girigiri Made Kakushite Iyou to Omou
真の実力はギリギリまで隠していようと思う

Genre
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Harem, School Life, Shounen

Author
Nekoyasha
猫夜叉

Artist
亀小屋 サト, 鍋島 テツヒロ

Japanese Publisher
KADOKAWA

Year
2021

Number of Volumes
3

Manga
Yes

Website
https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322011000653/

Synopsis
In a world where one gains skills by making contracts with gods, Yuno was born as the third son of a famous knight family. However, he was born with too much power to control it and soon became known as incompetent. However, Yuno was satisfied with that. He knew that too much power would bring disaster. However, a chance encounter at the Magic Knight Academy leads to a fateful encounter with a nameless goddess who, like Yuno, is despised for her incompetence. This story is about a boy who makes a contract with a nameless goddess and tries his best to make her the supreme goddess.

My Thoughts
Lots of magic, MC is 'incompetent (not really)", Wants to help his goddess rise through the ranks, Hiding his True Power, Calculative MC.. who doesn't not want a calculative mc?

[Shiroi Hane]

Note that this is a manga and there is no LN (although it is based on a web novel).

Oddly, given the above, the two artists you’ve left untranslated are a separate artist (Kamegoya Sato) and character designer (Nabeshima Tetsuhiro). It runs in Dengeki Daioh.

Apparently I’ve actually read up to chapter 15 (with chapter 19 being the latest in June, it having skipped a month in July) but I had to skim the first chapter to remember what it is about, which reminded me that I’m absolutely only reading it because I liked the design of the stray god (you choosing the volume 3 cover threw me off because she’s not on it).