Manga/Volume 1

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

Synopsis
主人公でもラスボスでもない. 物語に陰ながら介入して密かに実力を示す「陰の実力者」に憧れていた少年、シド. 異世界に転生し、「自分は陰の実力者として、闇の教団を倒すべく暗躍している…」という「設定」を楽しんでいたところ、どうやらその「闇の教団」は実在しているようで…？ シドが率いる陰の組織「シャドウガーデン」が繰り広げる、 最強の勘違いシリアスコメディ、爆誕!!
 * -|English = Cid Kagenou has a dream. Not of being some typical protagonist or the Final Boss—he has his eyes set on becoming a hidden mastermind working in the shadows! Now that he’s been reborn in another world, Cid has been hard at work building the perfect stage to act out his long-desired role. The only issue? His imaginary adversaries and plot devices seem to actually exist in this new realm…and he alone is left in the dark!
 * -|Japanese = 「我が名はシャドウ. 陰に潜み、陰を狩る者…」みたいな設定が現実に…？

Chapters

 * 1.
 * 2.
 * 3.
 * 4.

Characters

 * In order of appearance: