I knew everything from the start.

Shartia’s lies.
The lie that a person could be brought back to life.
I knew it all.

Wouldn’t it be strange if I didn’t?
Knowing everything about this novel, how could I possibly be unaware of something so crucial?

The author had explicitly said it.
There was no way to revive the dead.

Q. My favorite character died. You’ll bring them back, right? If not, I’m kidnapping you, author!
A. That’s unfortunate. But in The Strongest at the Academy Like Me, there’s no way to bring back the dead. Starting over might be an option, though.

I had tried everything I could.

I researched black magic.
I investigated heretics.
I even dug through the empire’s ancient records, searching desperately for any possible way to bring her back.