Light Novel/Volume 3

This is the third volume of the light novel series, The Eminence in Shadow (陰の実力者になりたくて！).

Synopsis

 * -|English=THE RED MOON HANGS LOW IN THE NIGHT—AN OMEN OF WHAT’S TO COME

​Deep within the Lawless City lies the Blood Queen, a Progenitor Vampire, slumbering in her coffin for many moons. An expert at landing himself in trouble, Cid should know better than to go after her…but he’s dying to get a piece of the action. It’s time he shed his daytime persona to take on the role of Shadow! It seems, however, that he’s not the only one with this idea. Soon enough, he finds the three rulers of the Lawless City—Juggernaut the Tyrant, Yukime the Spirit Fox, and Crimson the vampire—are all on his tail. To complicate things even further, the Shadow Garden descends on the scene as the hour of the Blood Queen’s awakening looms closer and closer…


 * -|Japanese=累計15万部突破!!　大人気・勘違いシリアスコメディ!!

クレアに誘われ『無法都市』へと訪れたシド. そこに眠る始祖の吸血鬼『血の女王』の討伐依頼に参加することになった彼の眼前に現れたのは、『最古のヴァンパイアハンター』を名乗る謎めいた美少女・メアリーだった.

『無法都市』の三大勢力、『暴君』ジャガノート、『妖狐』ユキメ、『吸血鬼』クリムゾンに加え、 『始祖の血』と『悪魔憑き』の繋がりを探る『シャドウガーデン』までもが乱入し、 混迷を極める戦場に今、『伝説の始祖』の覚醒の刻が迫る……！

とまあ、とにかくガチでビッグな『陰の実力者』的イベントが大発生!!!!!!!

●『月刊コンプエース』にてコミカライズも好評連載中!!

Chapters
''Note: The chapter count does not include the Appendix. The Appendix includes character profiles and 'The Chronicles of Master Shadow Complete Version: Volume 3.'''
 * Prologue: Heading to the Lawless City over Fall Break!
 * Chapter 1: Lawless City Bandit Hunting!
 * Chapter 2: Storming the Crimson Tower!
 * Chapter 3: Pursuing the Blood Queen!
 * Auxiliary Chapter: Field Notes on a Little Brother—by Young Claire!
 * Chapter 4: I'll Destroy It All and Start from Scratch!
 * Chapter 5: Printing Fake Money as Mitsugoshi Throws Down with the Major Corporate Alliance!
 * Chapter 6: Circulating Counterfeit Cash!
 * Epilogue: The One to Destroy It All and Start from Scratch—with Fakes Bills!
 * Appendix

Characters

 * In order of appearance: