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All series / The Eminence in Shadow / Arc 7

Arc 7 of 7 in The Eminence in Shadow

Arc 7: 陰の実力者になりたくて! 07

Arc name chosen by Arc Almanac, because the books don’t name it.

I’ve watched through

Season 1 stops before this arc.

Season 2 stops before this arc.

What happens

Alpha returns to her elven homeland after the king's death triggers a succession contest. She enters the struggle under a false identity while Cid accepts an elf girl's request to become her teacher, placing both of them inside a conflict where the Cult may again be moving behind the factions.

Where it sits

Arc 7 in The Eminence in Shadow
FormatVolumesUnitsLanguage
Light novelVol 7Vol 07Japanese
Light novel—Vol 07English

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