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The Eminence in Shadow

陰の実力者になりたくて! — Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!

Cid Kagenou is a modern-day teen obsessed with becoming the hidden mastermind pulling strings from the shadows. Reincarnated into a world of magic, he builds Shadow Garden — a cult of elite girls who hunt the "Cult of Diabolos" from a fake story he made up. Except the cult is real, and Cid ends up actually saving the world... while still thinking he's just roleplaying.

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  • “わが名はシャドウ。影に潜み影を狩る者”

    Waga na wa shadō. Kage ni hisomi kage o karu mono.

    — Shadow / シャドウ

    Shadow's signature introduction whenever he steps onto the stage.

  • “遊びは終わりだ。見よ。地を砕き、天を穿つ。我が最強無比の一撃を！アイ　アム　（ま、今回は本当に見るだけだけど。）”

    Asobi wa owari da. Miyo. Ji o kudaki, ten o ugatsu. Waga saikyō muhi no ichigeki o! Ai amu — (ma, konkai wa hontō ni miru dake dakedo.)

    — Cid Kagenou / シド・カゲノー

    Cid about to unleash "I Am Atomic" — while secretly admitting this time he's only going to watch.

  • “俺は陰の実力者になりたくて!”

    Ore wa kage no jitsuryokusha ni naritakute!

    — Cid Kagenou / シド・カゲノー

    Cid's life thesis — the title-drop of the series.

  • “アイ・アム・アトミック!”

    Ai Amu Atomikku!

    — Shadow / シャドウ

    Yelled while detonating his signature finisher against Diabolos.

  • “御意に。”

    Gyoi ni.

    — Shadow Garden / シャドウガーデン

    The standard reply from Alpha and the others whenever Cid issues orders.

  • “目立ちすぎるのも、目立たなすぎるのもダメなんだ。大事なのは絶妙なバランスだ。”

    Medachi-sugiru no mo, medatanasa-sugiru no mo dame nanda. Daiji na no wa zetsumyō na baransu da.

    — Cid Kagenou / シド・カゲノー

    Internal monologue while sandbagging at the academy.

  • “あなた様がいなければ、私は名もなき者として死んでいた。”

    Anata-sama ga inakereba, watashi wa na mo naki mono to shite shinde ita.

    — Alpha / アルファ

    Reflecting on the night Cid saved her and gave her a name.