The Eminence in Shadow, Vol. 3
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- Author：Daisuke Aizawa
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Summary
THE RED MOON HANGS LOW IN THE NIGHT—AN OMEN OF WHAT’S TO COME
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…
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…
Reviews
Aaron
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The curious and comical drama that follows Cid Kagenou wherever he ventures takes a deliberately darker turn in THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW #3。 Not to say things don't work out。 Things will always work out。 That's kind of how this novel series goes。 But interestingly enough， the antagonists Kagenou must combat actually have a history of painting a bloody swath across the landscape。 Snoozing vampire queens？ Vengeful collaborators？ A criminal city on the brink？ Kagenou adores the thrill of tossing ever The curious and comical drama that follows Cid Kagenou wherever he ventures takes a deliberately darker turn in THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW #3。 Not to say things don't work out。 Things will always work out。 That's kind of how this novel series goes。 But interestingly enough， the antagonists Kagenou must combat actually have a history of painting a bloody swath across the landscape。 Snoozing vampire queens？ Vengeful collaborators？ A criminal city on the brink？ Kagenou adores the thrill of tossing everything into chaos。 But for once， he has to step in and do the good and the obvious， even if it means coming to the party later than expected。Kagenou tags along with his sister， Claire， to the Lawless City to complete a few tasks as designated by the Dark Knight Association。 Rumor has it some rather nasty ghouls have shown up there。 Rumor also has it there's some kind of vampire queen on the loose。 Claire aims to make a name for herself and perhaps raise her "average" kid brother's station in the process。 Kagenou， meanwhile， is looking to stir up a little trouble。 Deliberately。 Instead of waltzing into a docile situation and making things go haywire， Kagenou dons a mask and goes treasure and vampire hunting。THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW #3 makes a good-natured effort at bringing Claire back into the series' main focus。 The girl fell off the map in the previous volume， which was a shame， so it's good to know the author didn't forget she exists。 Claire is tough but sensitive to the needs of others。 She has the makings of a hardy， if gently suffering ally， and the author would do well to nurture her relationship with Kagenou as much as possible。 Case in point: In this book， Claire's point of view gifts readers a surprisingly human perspective on the book's antihero。 Kagenou has always had his sister's back。 He never brags or complains about it。 It's just something he does。 And it's clear Claire is eternally thankful for this。 Curiously， the evolution of Claire's character arc leaves readers pondering if she'll be more proactive moving forward。 Such a twist of fate would prove more than a bit intriguing。Elsewhere， the Mitsugoshi ladies are busy forming a world-changing conglomerate that will surely break the back of any one person， land owner， royal， or deity who stands in its way。 At this point， the frustrating irony is such that Kagenou believes himself hopelessly impoverished while yet also the master of a group of militant elves who are now running their own bank。 The second half of THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW #3 centers around Kagenou hunting down a rival syndicate to Mitsugoshi， consequently involving the introduction of paper money （capitalism？）， a legacy of betrayal （a wolf-hybrid crime boss？）， incipient romance （a fox lady？）， and a handful of honest tears （Alpha？）。 Indeed， at one point， Alpha takes up arms against Kagenou， and the result is thoroughly compelling。 The book's second-half story might actually work as a legitimate spy drama， were Kagenou not so willfully clueless。 But as with before， that's part of the running gag。 Kagenou has it better than anyone， yet he keeps pursuing greatness in the shadows。 He is beloved， yet he deliberately puts himself at a distance。 His intuition for justice is intense， yet he always stumbles into doing the right things for the wrong reasons。 The frustrating-but-true reality is such that would Kagenou to ever manifest any self-awareness that would threaten the superstructure he's built， this novel series would likely lose much of its charm。 THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW #3 firmly establishes the novel series' overall narrative as counter-expectational。 That is to say， the story's dramatic irony necessitates readers know or easily intuit what's going to happen next， yet brashly hope against hope the author introduces a curious variable that might yet complicate the ensuing， evidentiary drama。 The base narrative is entertaining on a fundamental level， but the reader yearns to be proven wrong， and thereby forced to engage the characters in increasingly compelling or complex circumstances。One wonders if the secondary cast of characters is a bit too strong。 For example， Alpha adores Kagenou。 So much so that she nearly loses herself in her sorrow in the latter arc of the novel。 Kagenou's tendency to leave the Shadow Garden in the dark， so to speak， grates the woman's nerves to the point where it gets personal （Alpha: "I'm not just a burden anymore。 I'm strong enough to support you， to understand you，" p。 215）。 It would be wonderful to have an Alpha-focused novel （e。g。， on earnestness）， a Beta-focused novel （e。g。， on devotion， both romantic and platonic）， a Delta-focused novel （e。g。， on valuing strength）， and so forth。 These ladies are all quite charming， and their flaws， while minor， leave room for further if unrealized characterization。 Gamma has taken up combat practice， for example， and hilariously downs a high-level intruder （but not before tripping over herself and plowing through a concrete wall）。 Who wouldn't want to read a whole novel tracking Gamma's growth over the course of， say， several months？THE EMINENCE IN SHADOW #3 hefts an intuited irony in that Kagenou has more fully realized the Mitsugoshi ladies are now taking everything he says literally， even when they shouldn't （e。g。， listening to him talk about capitalism and then inventing their own baking system）。 But the book isn't so honest with itself that Kagenou will eschew his guilt and embrace the oddity of becoming a true "master" of his domain。 Some readers may find this dreadfully annoying， while others may simply shrug their shoulders。 Simply put， by now， readers know what they're getting into。 。。。more
Aelvana
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Cid had no plans for his break， but his sister does---there's an operation being held by the knights at the Lawless City， and she figures it could serve as a good resume-builder for after he graduates。 Cid， of course， has no plans for an exciting job。 His whole goal is to be mundane---to better serve his shadow-ruler status。 But the Lawless City sounds like fun。 Pity his roleplay about a vampire uprising and a bloody moon are right on the money 。 。 。This is a story of two parts。 The first half d Cid had no plans for his break， but his sister does---there's an operation being held by the knights at the Lawless City， and she figures it could serve as a good resume-builder for after he graduates。 Cid， of course， has no plans for an exciting job。 His whole goal is to be mundane---to better serve his shadow-ruler status。 But the Lawless City sounds like fun。 Pity his roleplay about a vampire uprising and a bloody moon are right on the money 。 。 。This is a story of two parts。 The first half deals with the red moon rising， what it does to the vampires， and various historical and current outworking of that。 Cid， in his efforts to live out his wildest fantasies， has both amazing success and hilarious failure at trying to manipulate the situation so he can make himself the starring role of the ongoing drama。The second half， though， is where it gets a bit more uncomfortable。 Cid's always treated the people around him more like props， but he's at least done right by the girls who formed themselves into his organization 。 。 。 until the temptation comes along to wreck everything they built。 Of course， it all works out in the end， as his stupidity gets reinterpreted into genius once again， but that doesn't make me like the process very much。Although I do really want to know what Delta dug up at the end。 That seemed important （and since the author's note indicates the next book won't follow the web novel， maybe we'll actually get a chance to find out）。 Overall this is still a great series， especially if you like misunderstanding comedies。 Cid has fun， his sister ends up playing more and more into his delusions， and the particular crazy energy powering this rarely lets up。 （I can't wait for the anime。） I rate this book Recommended。See my reviews and more at https://offtheshelfreviews。wordpress。。。。 。。。more
William Young
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Fate luck and mayhem Love this series， Shadow keeps doing what he does best， making stuff up that turns up true， seriously this dudes a prophet or something。 Loved this book and can't wait for the next instalment Fate luck and mayhem Love this series， Shadow keeps doing what he does best， making stuff up that turns up true， seriously this dudes a prophet or something。 Loved this book and can't wait for the next instalment 。。。more
John Edward
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