Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110 - Her Master
Chapter 111 - Mission Complete
Chapter 112 - There’S No Helping It When The Left Hand Begins To Ache
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116 - Do You Really Think So?
Chapter 117
Chapter 118 - Golden Retreiver
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134 - Rumor Of The Counterfeit Bills
Chapter 135 - All Met His Expectations
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152 - The Princess’S Mob Friend
Chapter 153 - Evil Encroaching
Chapter 154 - Looks Like We’Re Done.
Chapter 155 - Soul Searching
Chapter 156 - Sorry, Ya Lost Me.
Chapter 157 - Action Spy
Chapter 158 - Cut Down Anything!
Chapter 159 - Beacon Of Revolt
Chapter 160 - I Can Hear Him But From Where…
Chapter 161 - My Time To Shine?
Chapter 162 - The Ringleader Is Here!?
Chapter 163 - Sigh, Really Didn’T Want To Make A Scene, Man~
Chapter 164 - The Power Of Diabolos
Chapter 165 - Where Is He?
Chapter 166 - Demon Lord Unleashed
Chapter 167 - Mordred
Chapter 168 Part 1
Chapter 168 Part 2 - What Were Ideal Powers In Shadows In My Mind? (Part 2)
Chapter 169 - In This Troop You Will Earn A Lot Of Money
Chapter 170 - The Dream Of Two Men
Chapter 171 - Mob Character’S Field Trip
Chapter 172 - Three Ojisans
Chapter 173 - Vow Of Black Rose
Chapter 174 - Don’T Upstage Me
Chapter 175 - Do Not Kick The Platform
Chapter 176 - Evil God・Instant Kill・〇〇〇 Sword
Chapter 177 - Died On The Spot
Chapter 178 - So-Called Master
Chapter 179 - The End Of Mob Character
Chapter 180 - A Small Part Of The Abyss-Like Plan
Chapter 181 - She’S The Type Of Person Who Always Exaggerates
Chapter 182 - The Other Side Connecting The Past, Present And Future
Chapter 183 - Infatuated With That Courage And Insight
Chapter 184 - We Are Friends After All!
Chapter 185 - If He Was Born Before A Thousand Years Ago
Chapter 186 - Terrible Interests
Chapter 187 - Two People With Social Phobia
Chapter 188 - Epsilon’S Secret Recipe
Chapter 189 - Epsilon In Gorgeous Disguise
Chapter 190 - Take A Walk In The Forest
Chapter 191 - Everything Is Connected, All Of Which Meets His Expectations
Chapter 192 - Let Me Show You Perfect Magic Control
Chapter 193 - It’S Not My Fault The Shot Went Awry
Chapter 194 - Great Sacrifice For World Peace And Science
Chapter 195 - The Secret One Wants To Hide The Most
Chapter 196 - A Natural Phenomenon Of Unknown Cause Or A Paranormal Phenomenon
Chapter 197 - Battle Of Darkness
Chapter 198 - Forget To Close The Door
Chapter 199 - It’S All The Americans’ Fault
Chapter 200 - Mysterious Architect Eta Lloyd Wright
Chapter 201 - The Only Food Left Is Dx
Chapter 202 - Fraudulent Company
Chapter 203 - Seems Like Never Coming Back
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Harem, Martial Arts, Ongoing, School Life Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!, The Eminence in Shadow, 陰の実力者になりたくて!, ______
Total Chapters in book: 203
Estimated words: 275030 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1375(@200wpm)___ 1100(@250wpm)___ 917(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 275030 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1375(@200wpm)___ 1100(@250wpm)___ 917(@300wpm)
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The place is a battlefield. But there are no warriors here.
In that battlefield filled with corpses colored madder red by a setting sun, there stand several men in labcoats around a black
thing
.
Olivie is nowhere to be seen.
Alexia and the others follow Alpha, who is already making her way towards that black
thing
.
“What is this……”
So asks Rose in a murmur.
The black
thing
is revealed to be a gigantic arm. A very black, very thick, and horribly enlarged arm of a monster. The sharp claws extending from it are plastered all over with bits of flesh.
“That’s Diabolos’ right arm. Even though it was cut off, it is still alive, to this very day.”
Just as Alpha says, the arm is indeed still alive.
One of the men in labcoats carelessly gets too near, and is instantly impaled by one of the claws. Though the arm is restrained with chains and stakes, a massive amount of magic is still leaking out from it.
“The Order was able to seal Diabolos’ right arm by using powerful artifacts. However, the sealing was imperfect, such that a distortion was generated, which eventually became the so-called ‘Holy Ground.’ But that’s a topic for another day. What is important here is that the Order is after the astonishing vitality of Diabolos cells.”
The men in labcoats are drawing blood and slicing off pieces from the sealed arm.
The drawn blood and cut off parts regenerate after a short while.
“Through their research of Diabolos’ right arm, the Order is developing a medicine that can strengthen humans. At the current stage, that medicine still causes side effects, but it can be used by men.”
Alpha takes out a lozenge from her chest pocket, and flicks it into the air.
After drawing an arc in the air, the lozenge rolls on the ground, until it bumps into Nelson’s shoe and stops. Alexia recognizes that red lozenge.
“This has become a pillar of strength holding the Order up, but it is not the real source of the Order’s strength. After sealing Diabolos’s flesh, they spent numerous months and years researching it, until they finished a certain medicine.”
The scene changes.
They are now in a white laboratory. More men in labcoats are huddled around a single table, fervently waiting for the moment when
that
is finished.
Then a single drop of something falls into a small vial.
“That brilliantly red liquid is said to seem almost like the living blood of Diabolos.”
The liquid in the vial is indeed a beautiful, vivid red, not unlike real blood.
The men can be seen rejoicing and cheering. Then the one who seems to be their leader licks it up.
“Anyone who licks that liquid gains enormous strength…… and a body that does not age. Apparently our speculation was correct after all.”
Alpha looks at Nelson, who is looking downwards as if to hide his face.
“Now then, a question. Who here thinks that the man in a labcoat over there……”
So saying, Alpha points towards a certain person standing near the edge of the group in labcoats.
“…… bears resemblance to Acting Archbishop Nelson over here?”
“……!”
Alexia hurriedly looks at Nelson’s face.
Just as Alpha points out, Nelson’s face and the face of that man in a labcoat is the splitting image of each other. The similarity is so great that it’s gone beyond the level of ‘looking alike,’ to the point where it is almost certain that they are the same person.
“So what is the name of this wonderful medicine?”
“……The Tears of Diabolos.”
So mutters Nelson.
“Thank you. But actually, this Tears of Diabolos is also not a perfect product. In fact, it has two large flaws.”
Alexia has already realized one of those flaws. The current Nelson is bald. But the Nelson in the memory……
“Acting Archbishop Nelson had hair in the past. It seems that the unaging property is imperfect.”
Alexia laughs.
“That is incorrect.”
Alpha denies Alexia’s speculation.
“Me being bald is because of stress.”
So declares Nelson with certainty.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
Alexia apologizes.
“The first flaw is that the Tears of Diabolos must be taken regularly, or else its effects will be lost. It that correct?”
“Once a year, yes.”
“As we’d speculated. And the second flaw is that its production is extremely limited.”
“12 drops every year.”
“12 drops. And if I remember correctly, there are exactly 12 seats in the Knights of Rounds.”
“Hmph……”
Nelson barks out a laugh while still looking down.
“The Order has 12 knights possessing exceptional power called the Knights of Rounds. Everyone in the Order aims to join the Rounds, seeking the eternal life that such a position promises. Isn’t that so?”
Nelson continues laughing, a disturbing laugh emanating from the back of his throat.
“The Order is putting an enormous amount of resources into the research to perfect the Tears of Diabolos. The key to that research is the sealed body of Diabolos, and the heroes’ descendants who have strongly inherited the blood of their hero ancestor. Like me, for example, who strongly inherited Olivie’s blood.”
“Correct on all counts. And…… I am the 11th Seat of the Knights of Rounds, Nelson ‘the Avaricious’.”
Nelson lifts his face up, revealing glowing red eyes.
Feeling an enormous amount of magic swirling into motion, Alexia drops into a stance.
That instant, a jet black blade pierces Nelson’s chest. That woman who had been restraining Nelson had reaped his life without any hesitation whatsoever.
Nelson falls to the ground, all strength leaving his body.
“Sorry, Alpha. But Delta felt that this man needed to be hunted down.”
(T/N: Delta refers to herself in 3rd person. This is something mainly done by children, so when a non-child character does this, it is an indication of relative mental immaturity.)
It was a voice that sounded somewhat soulless.
“Delta……”
“Delta is good at hunting. Just recently, there were these boars on a mountain……”
“Be quiet.”
Delta clasps her hands to her mouth and looks around ruefully.
“Too late. And also, look at your prey carefully.”
Nelson’s body is crumbling. Starting from the side, it gradually disappears entirely into nothing.
That is not the way a person dies.
It is almost like a mirror breaking……
“Incoming.”
Alpha’s warning and Delta’s response happened at the same time.
Right before being bisected by a greatsword, Delta drops to the ground, then springs forward like a beast.
Delta’s fangs clash with the greatsword.
“You beast……!”
“Delta is really good at hunting.”
So Nelson exclaims, to which Delta laughs wildly.
Delta’s canines are stained with blood, blood from the scratch on Nelson’s face. However, Nelson merely wipes the blood off his cheek as if it’s of no consequence. Indeed, the wound has already healed.
Delta greatly extends her jet black blade, then crouches on all fours, ready to pounce at any moment.
But right then.
“Delta, wait.”
Alpha’s voice causes Delta to jolt in surprise.
“Your ears are showing.”
“Ah……!”
Delta’s furry ears are protruding from a gap in her bodysuit. Incidentally, the bottom half of her face is also revealed.
As she flusteredly covers back up, this time it’s her white behind that gets revealed. Her bushy tail swings back and forth.
“Beast person……”
So gasps Rose.
“Ah, um, Alpha-samaa~, I feel like my magic is being sucked awaaayyyy~~~”
“That’s because we are close to the center of the Holy Ground.”
It is Nelson who answers Delta.
“The Holy Ground is our territory. The closer to the center, the more power you fools lose.”
Nelson’s voice is blurred. Before anyone had noticed, Nelson had become two. Or so it had seemed, but now he is only one.
“I had wanted to make my move a bit closer, but no matter, this will suffice. Allow me to formally introduce myself once more.”
Lightly resting his greatsword that is about the length of the average person’s height on his shoulder, Nelson briefly bobs his head.
“11th Seat of the Knights of Rounds, Nelson the Avaricious. You all shall now learn to regret having bared your fangs against the Order.”
His face is not that of a man of the cloth. Rather, it is filled with the ferocity of a warrior.
Total Chapters in book: 203
Estimated words: 275030 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1375(@200wpm)___ 1100(@250wpm)___ 917(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 275030 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1375(@200wpm)___ 1100(@250wpm)___ 917(@300wpm)
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