The Eminence in Shadow

Upon arriving at the Oriana Kingdom, Cid is blindsided by the news that Princess Rose is set to wed Duke Perv! This unexpected plot twist throws a major wrench in Cid’s future plans—after all, the brighter the light, the darker the shadows, and Cid had been counting on Rose to illuminate the world for him. It seems like it’d be a good idea to crash the party and get the deets about what’s going on, but are there even bigger schemes at work behind this unholy matrimony?

After casually defeating the big demon thing that showed up at Rose’s wedding, Cid made a badass exit via the collapsing portal it came out of, but…is this Japan? How’d he and Beta wind up back on Earth? And what the heck happened while he was away?! Judging by the ruined city, piles of corpses, wandering monsters, and mana lingering in the air, it must have been a pretty wild party!

Cid and Beta have arrived at one of the last places the aspiring shadowbroker wanted to go—his former home world, Earth! Or what’s left of it, at least. Why’s everything in ruins anyway? It doesn’t really matter, because Cid has a bigger problem: If Beta works out that his vaunted Shadow Wisdom is all normal stuff any earthling would know, he’ll look seriously uncool! He’s gotta find a way back to his rad isekai fantasy life while she’s still in the dark, but little does he realize that his boring old planet’s got some brand-new thrills…!

Cid’s enjoyed this little visit to his old stomping grounds in postapocalyptic Japan, but he beat the big bad monster already, and all the dark conspiracies around here seem to be falling apart. It’s probably about time he returned to the awesome fantasy world he came from. Just one loose thread remains, though—in the end, what the heck was his old classmate Akane’s deal?

Claire may have randomly disappeared (again), but at least she managed to find her own way back this time! What’s more, her otherworldly experience has gotten the attention of Princess Alexia, who’s increasingly worried that their school may hide a dark secret. The two team up to investigate, but they’re not the only ones on the case, as both the Knights of Rounds and the Seven Shadows are pursuing the same leads…!