Talk:Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 07/@comment-86.2.225.184-20130417022953/@comment-2249936-20130419222017

I think one of the reasons why they translated the 6th as a boy is because the only esper "who can currently achieve the lvl 5 not being it yet is now Takitsubo Rikou (girl)", so if she later in the series manages to raise to lvl 5, if the 6th is a male, it`s 4 and 4. Just my opinion, though.