The Eminence in Shadow

## The Eminence in Shadow Obsessed with being the mastermind who lurks in the shadows, a reincarnated otaku invents a fake evil cult, only for the absurd conspiracy he made up to turn out to be terrifyingly real. Cid Kagenou worships the trope of the unseen puppet-master who secretly controls everything. Reborn into a sword-and-magic world, he trains in secret and assembles an organization he calls Shadow Garden, spinning an elaborate lie about an ancient "Cult of Diabolos" purely to roleplay as its legendary leader. To his obliviousness, the cult he invented actually exists, and the eager followers he recruits begin dismantling a genuine conspiracy he never knew was there. Cid blunders through world-shaking events convinced he is performing, delivering chuunibyou comedy alongside genuinely flashy action as his delusions accidentally make him the most powerful figure in the realm.