Forget the flashy hero or the cackling villain; Cid Kagenou only craves the thrill of being the mysterious mastermind who controls everything from the pitch-black curtains of the background. After a lifetime of obsessive training ended in a fatal accident, he wakes up in a realm of magic where his dreams of becoming a Power in the Shadow are finally within reach. He constructs an elaborate facade as a mediocre nobody while secretly founding the elite Shadow Garden, spinning a tall tale about a sinister cult to give his subordinates a reason to play along with his roleplay. But the ultimate cosmic joke is on him: every lie he tells is the absolute truth, and while Cid thinks he is just having a bit of fun with a group of talented actors, his imaginary enemies are real, deadly, and currently being crushed by his accidental genius. Witness the most hilariously misunderstood rise to power in history as a delusional boy stumbles his way into becoming the ultimate force of nature.

Isekai, Comedy, Fantasy, Overpowered, Mastermind, Shadow Garden, Action, Parody, Magic, Cults