After being reincarnated in another world, Cid is enjoying playing his role as an "eminence in shadow," when the school is occupied by a group claiming to be none other than Shadow Garden! While protecting Rose, the student council president, Cid takes a blow in her place!?

There’s only one thing in this world Cid wants to be. And it’s not some bland protagonist or the final boss-he has his eyes set on becoming a 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 issue is that these imaginary adversaries and plot devises exist in this new world...and he’s the only one left in the dark!

Participating in the Bushin Festival tournament under a fake name, Cid sets out to fulfill one of his oldest dreams—to be a mysterious weak-seeming youth who causes an uproar by winning his matches in an instant!

After reincarnating in a different world, Cid enjoys playing his role as an "eminence in shadow." In order to rescue the princess, who has a personality as twisted as his, he launches his assault on the secret base of the Cult of Diablos! "This prelude...is mine to perform."

Cid's shadowbrokering fun is interrupted when his sister Claire drags him off to the Lawless City to hunt some vampire called the "Blood Queen" or something. To fit in with this hard-boiled town, he decides to give his background character persona a break to try out a new role-a man of mystery who laughs in the face of danger! However, the legendary Red Moon that rises over Cid's carefree head might be more than just an ill omen...

Still enjoying playing the part of an eminence in shadow, Cid visits the Sacred Land where a test of strength known as the Goddess's Trial is held. However, there are some unsavory rumors going around about the acting archbishop...

The door that appeared before Cid in Lindwurm leads to a prison for memories known as the Sanctuary. As hidden truths long buried in darkness are thrust into the light, the curtain rises on a battle for the ages!

Shadowbrokers are those who go unnoticed, posing as unremarkable people when in truth, they control everything from behind the scenes. Sid wants to be some just like that more than anything, and something as insignificant as boring reality isn't going to get in his way! He trains in secret every single night, preparing for his eventual rise to power-only to denied his destiny by a run of the mill yet deadly traffic accident. But when he wakes up in a another world and suddenly finds himself at the head of an actual secret organization doing battle with evil in the shadows, he'll finally get a chance to act out all of his delusional fantasies!

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…

Cid is engaging in a little “fundraising” in the treasure vaults of the Crimson Tower to finance his future shadowbroker activities when he senses the presence of an upcoming boss battle. The newly resurrected Blood Queen is hosting a grisly banquet, and Cid's determined to be first on the guest list!!?

Once upon a time, Rose killed her father and defied her country. But in order to protect her mother, Queen Leina, she capitulates to Prince Doem. Now, in the Kingdom of Oliana, where the possibility of war hangs thick in the air, rumors fly that Doem and Rose will wed. However, as this would be a major wrench in certain master plans, this supposed marriage cannot stand!

Alpha beckons Cid to the sanctuary, where Aurora the Witch appears before him. But the door to the sanctuary won't budge an inch, even in face of two of the greatest masterminds. Not that it matters, since Cid only cares about his one and only goal-to become the ultimate shadowbroker!