Afterword

Hello there! Or perhaps welcome back—I'm Megumi Amane.

Thank you so much for picking up Becoming the Strongest by the Fallen Genius Young Lady's Devotion: After Saving the Flunked Noblewoman Who Lost Her Magic, She Won't Stop Begging Me for Kisses.

I am absolutely filled with emotion to be publishing a book under the very same label as Shakugan no Shana, the series that originally sucked me deep into the light novel rabbit hole.

This story begins with a brilliantly talented genius heroine who ends up falling from grace after her initial encounter with our protagonist.

To regain her lost power, they engage in physical contact—only for her to gradually get hooked on the pleasure. Things get progressively more intense until she eventually starts initiating it herself... That's the kind of story this is. While there are plenty of delightfully spicy moments, there are just as many thrilling, action-packed scenes, so I hope you enjoy every bit of it.

The gorgeous illustrations for this book were created by Hominamia-sensei, who is currently serializing Stepmom's Love Is Too Much to Handle! Thank you so much for taking on this project despite your immensely busy schedule with monthly serials!

When I first received the cover art, my excitement shot through the roof because of how breathtakingly sexy it was. But when my editor told me, "It's a bit too spicy, so we'll probably have to tweak it," I wept tears of blood.

To my editor, O-san: This involved extensive revisions from the web series version, so thank you for patiently sticking with me all the way to publication.

To all my readers: Whether this is your very first time reading one of my books, or you've been following my work since previous titles, I express my deepest gratitude to you all. It is entirely thanks to all of you that I am able to write books.

To everyone involved in the publishing of this book, and once again to all the readers who purchased it—thank you from the bottom of my heart!

As is custom, I have one final request at the end.

Please give your support a tangible form—whether by posting that you bought the book, sharing your thoughts on social media after finishing it, posting reviews, or sending fan letters to the publisher. And what happens if you do? It gives immense strength to both the work and the author, which will allow us to bring you Volume 2!

Don't you want to see more of Hominami-sensei's dangerously seductive illustrations of our heroines? You do, right? Right...? (Stares intensely)

With that, I sincerely hope we can meet again in Volume 2.

Megumi Amane

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