Theresia Montpellier is on the sofa in the headmistress’s office. She lets out a sigh.
I’ve lost all connection with Lucifyra.
Across from her, a female student is lying fast asleep on the couch.
It’s Lucifyra’s loyal subject Vari, a devil. She’s disguised herself by changing her hair color and skin tone. Although she looks a bit mature to be a student, she’s enrolled in the academy as Vari Lucia.
I cannot even feel Lucifyra’s presence. Shiva must’ve…
…completely erased its existence.
One of Vari’s functions is to act as the Devil Lord’s vessel in the event of an emergency. If they had lost connection with her as well, it’s hard to believe that Lucifyra is still alive.
At this moment, Theresia is still under the assumption that the Devil Lord has perished along with its vessel, Gizelotte. It’s a little after that she learns the queen had been imprisoned for treason, which is baffling to her.
Just in case, though, Theresia had taken measures to ensure that Gizelotte will remain in the dark of what’s going on in the headmistress’s office.
Setting that aside…
Shiva… What in heaven’s name are you?
There are only a few possible answers to that question. For example, he could be one of the pillars of the Three Primordial Gods.
They weren’t the confrontational type. If anything, they sought peace and cooperation among others.
However, among the three, their power was extraordinary and disturbing.
No one had been able to harness the pillar gods, and once they bared their fangs at you, they were unrestrainable. They truly were hard to interact with. And at the same time, they had a deep desire to enjoy their life as they pleased.
Should I continue to keep an eye on Shiva? Or should I initiate…?
Either way, she’ll need to tread with caution.
While she’s contemplating to herself…
“Hm… Urgh…?”
Vari stirs and slightly opens her eyes. Before she could even get a grasp of her surroundings, Theresia smiles softly.
“You have nothing to fear,” she says as Vari’s eyes shift color to a glowing crimson.
“Huh… Ah?!”
“You’ve been freed.”
Theresia rises from the sofa and walks around the coffee table toward Vari.
The devil begins to sweat profusely, unable to get up or even lift a finger.
“Don’t be scared. I won’t kill you. That’s not my intention.”
Theresia grabs Vari by her face and continues, “However, I cannot allow you to spill anything. In that sense, Alexei Guberg is also a risk, but he’ll be fine.”
Vari’s mind slowly sinks into darkness.
“From now on, you’re just a simple female student at my academy. Just a poor, poor girl who’s lost her memory. Let’s keep it at that, shall we?”
Plick.
Finally, Vari hears the sound of her mind being snipped off from something.
Yulia Martienna is on her bed in her dorm room.
Her “brother” Uranis is standing next to her.
Normally, male students aren’t allowed in the female students’ dorms, but Uranis is always at her side. In fact, he hasn’t stepped foot in his own room in the boy’s dorm since he moved in.
“What do you think?” she asks.
Uranis answers her vague question:
“Shiva and Haruto Zenfis are the same person.”
Yulia dangles her legs over the edge of the bed.
“Aww, that’s no fun.”
“I’m relieved, frankly. Two people with that kind of talent would’ve been an immeasurable hassle.”
“That’s true, I guess. But still, it takes away the fun of finding out who’s stronger.’”
She leaps off her bed.
“I want to do a little more investigating.”
“I don’t recommend that. He possesses the Divine Eye. He acknowledges us as allies for the time being, but if we snoop around him incautiously, he’ll perceive us as threats.”
“Hmph… That’s too bad. Oh well, it’s not like we’re trying to take up arms against him. If anything, I want to be friends with Char,” Yulia says with a sincere smile. “On the other hand,” her smile fades, “she will suspect something and probably keep a close eye on us. What should we do? Should we keep it to ourselves?”
“You mean Theresia Montpellier? If we do tell her what we know, she will certainly make the wrong assumption that Haruto is one of the Three Primordial Gods. In fact, she may already be thinking it. If we tell her anything, her misapprehension will turn to firm belief. At the same time, she’ll identify what we are as well.”
“Yeah, you’re right. Let’s keep quiet, then.” She comes to her conclusion rather flatly and is already beginning to think about something else.
Uranis notices and pulls her back into the previous conversation topic.
“What do you want to do?” he asks.
Yulia seems to understand what her taciturn other half means by that.
She responds, “I want to enjoy this world the way it is for a little longer.”
The sunny smile on her face looks fake, but her words are from her heart.
“Enjoy how?” the boy asks, although he already knows the answer.
But by voicing those words, Yulia would reaffirm her feelings. That was one of the roles of her other half─Uranis the magic device.
“Let’s see… I want to keep playing Magical Girls with Char. And in order to do that─” She smiles broadly.
We’ll need to make some arrangements.
We’ll need some bad guys for the Magical Girls of Justice to beat up. Lots of them.
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The anime! Is! Starting! (Or did it already?) Whee!
The day has finally come. I’m 澄守彩 (Sumimori Sai). Also known as すみもりさい (Sumimori Sai).
I believe the anime adaptation of Am I Actually the Strongest? has begun just as this volume is hitting the store shelves in Japan. I think. I hope.
All of this was made possible because of your support. Seriously, sincerely, thank you from the bottom of my heart!
The content of volume 6 is, in short, “chaos.”
Chaos is the premise of this whole series, so you could say it’s business as usual.
In this volume, too, the main character Haruto must set aside his lazy shut-in life to entertain his adorbs-loaded little sister Char. And he’s really giving it his all.
Yup, he sure is working hard. What ever happened to him being a “shut-in”?
Another highlight in this volume is that Charlotte makes a friend her own age. They do magical-girly stuff together. Seeing Char happy makes Haruto’s heart fuzzy.
Meanwhile, we enter the final showdown with Haruto’s archenemy. Compared to Char’s feats, this arc may look like a side story, but I assure you it’s not. Or not not.
The manga adaptation that’s being published in Nico Nico Seiga’s magazine, Wednesday’s Sirius, is on a roll, popping out one volume after another. It’s gonna catch up to the light novel soon! I’ll try to work harder so it won’t…
I’d be truly grateful if you could continue to support both.
Finally, some words of thanks.
To Ai Takahashi, who did the illustrations for this book and the manga series. Thank you so much for creating such cute friends for Char. I look forward to our continued collaboration.
To all the editors at K Ranobe Books, and to my editor, Mr. M. I am so sorry this one took so much time. Please don’t abandon me. I hope to continue to work with you!
Lastly, I want to thank my readers from the bottom of my heart. The light novel, the manga, the anime─all of this happened because of you. Thank you so much!
Whether or not you follow the web version, I hope very much that you enjoy this series!
Sai Sumimori