This is the fifth volume of the light novel series, The Eminence in Shadow (陰の実力者になりたくて！, Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!?).
Synopsis[]
BEFORE MUCH LONGER… THE WHITE FOG WILL ENGULF THE WORLD IN SILENCE
All is well at the Midgar Academy for Dark Knights, but then something wicked suddenly draws near: The students are vanishing one by one—even Cid’s older sister Claire! Zeta of the Seven Shadows sets off to investigate while Cid and Alexia embark for Claire’s room where they find...ancient scripts, a cool magic circle, and spells that seem like they have great meaning and yet absolutely no meaning whatsoever?![1]
「陰よ――喰らいつくせ」 シリーズ累計200万部突破！！
平穏なはずのミドガル魔剣士学園に突如、巨大な闇が迫る……。 生徒が次々と行方不明に!? そして、シドの姉・クレアまでもが姿を消して……。
調査に乗り出す、七陰のひとり・ゼータ。 そしてシドは、アレクシアと共にクレアの自室に乗り込み……。
「こ、これは……ッ」
見た瞬間に、察してしまった。 古代文字、カッコいい魔法陣、意味ありそうで全く意味のない呪文。
「これは、中二病黒歴史ノートだ……！」[2]Summary[]
Chapters[]
- Prologue: The Case of the Missing Students and the Not-So-Peaceful Academy!
- Chapter 1: Claire’s Back, and Her Symptoms Are Worse Than Ever!
- Chapter 2: Morning Comes, and There’s an Impaler on the Loose!!
- Chapter 3: The Case Is Closed, So, It’s Time for a Flashback!
- Chapter 4: Peace in Our Time!
- Chapter 5: Terrorists Attack the School…Again!!
- Epilogue: I’d Let the Whole World Burn, If That’s What It Took!
- Eta's Research Journal
Characters[]
- In order of appearance:
- Cid Kagenou
- Skel Etal
- Po Tato
- Zeta (Debut)
- Claire Kagenou
- Aurora
- Alexia Midgar
- Delta
- Nina (Debut)
- Jean (Debut)
- Victoria (No. 559)
- Christina Hope (Debut)
- Elisabeth (Mentioned)
- Dark Spider (Debut)
- Willow (Debut)
- Fenrir (Debut)
- Zenon Griffey (Mentioned)
- Isaac (Debut)
- Iris Midgar
- Adder (Debut)
- Glen (Mentioned)
- Marco Granger
- Lily (Debut)
- Petos (Debut)
- Loki (Mentioned)
- Nelson (Mentioned)
- Mordred (Mentioned)
- Sergey Gorman (Mentioned)
- Alpha
- Rose Oriana (No. 666)
- Raphael Geerk Oriana (Mentioned)
- No. 664
- No. 665
- Gamma
- Beta (Mentioned)
- Eta (Debut)
- Akane Nishino (Mentioned)
- Epsilon (Mentioned)
- Suzuki Hope (Debut)
- Nu (Mentioned)
- Eliza Dakuaikan (Debut)
- Kanade (Unnamed)
Illustrations[]
References[]
Trivia[]
- Although this is Zeta and Eta's debut within the Light Novel, both of them are debuted in the anime roughly two months prior in October 2022.