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The Eminence in Shadow Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
Also known as: Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! · 陰の実力者になりたくて！ · To Be a Power in the Shadows! · ชีวิตไม่ต้องเด่น ขอแค่เป็นเทพในเงา · 我想成為影之強者！ · 어둠의 실력자가 되고 싶어서! · Chúa tể bóng tối · 想要成為影之實力者！ · Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute · Chúa Tể Bóng Tối (Comic) · To be the Power in Shadows · Восхождение в тени · म पर्दा पछाडिको शक्ति बन्न चाहन्छु! · ชีวิตไม่ต้องเด่นขอแค่เป็นเทพในเงา · 想要成为影之实力者
One big fat lie and a few twisted truths. Even in his past life, Cid's dream wasn't to become a protagonist or a final boss. He'd rather lie low as a minor character until it's prime time to reveal he's a mastermind...or at least, do the next best thing-pretend to be one! And now that he's been reborn into another world, he's ready to set the perfect conditions to live out his dreams to the fullest. Armed with his overactive imagination, Cid jokingly recruits members to his organization and makes up a whole backstory about an evil cult that they need to take down. Well, as luck would have it, these imaginary adversaries turn out to be the real deal-and everyone knows the truth but him!
