The Eminence in Shadow (light novel)
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| Alpha is literally that crying Asagiri meme while Delta on the other hand is fur ball of sunshine and excitement. |
| Best girl in glasses. Your argument is invalid.  |
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| This episode gave us some epic battles between John Smith and two of his most powerful subordinates. Looks like Delta and Alpha recognize Cid well enough that his disguises aren't effective on them up close! This major misunderstanding has clearly caused Alpha some heartache and I think it ties in nicely with the fact that the main villain of this arc was revealed to have destroyed those he wanted to protect as well. The double-crossing doesn't end! |
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| Delta is so silly and so is shadow I swear they poured all the budget into John smiths hand movements when using his threads |
| Amazing episode! Really excited to see how things progress from here! |
| This episode had everything! Action, Comedy some romance. This episode was awesome. Shadow hearing that Delta was Killed had me crying! Lol. Trying so hard to dodge the subject. Also him writing the notes was great. Delta is best girl. I like how she knew by the smell John Smith was Shadow. Yo did she kill Juggernaut?!?!? LOL Great episode. |
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| man that story took a sad and dark turn; delta was cute as always |
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Reply to IzanaSolos
So he's been figured out eh?
Before John Smith, the next assassin, Delta, appears. Cid's true identity is instantly exposed, but.. meanwhile, in the Shadow Garden, where Delta does not return and mourns, Alpha begins to take direct action.
Cid's decision to write his notes in Japanese was really intelligent. Knowing an obscure language from his old world gives him a unique way to record private information in this new fantasy realm. It's interesting to see Alpha experience such a complex range of emotions.
Her reactions reflect how deeply she cares about her relationships and values loyalty.
Before John Smith, the next assassin, Delta, appears. Cid's true identity is instantly exposed, but.. meanwhile, in the Shadow Garden, where Delta does not return and mourns, Alpha begins to take direct action.
Cid's decision to write his notes in Japanese was really intelligent. Knowing an obscure language from his old world gives him a unique way to record private information in this new fantasy realm. It's interesting to see Alpha experience such a complex range of emotions.
Her reactions reflect how deeply she cares about her relationships and values loyalty.
| @IzanaSolos he actually referenced five languages, not just japanese but i thought it was more funny that his writing was talking about how cold it was. |
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need to have a convo about that johnsmith x best girl (delta) scene cause goddamn. alpha fight was really good but also sad as we saw how much she cares about him. |
| You made Alpha cry...you monster. I guess technically he made Gamma and Beta cry as well making them think Delta was dead. I guess he's lucky Shadow Garden isn't targeting Yukime as well as John Smith. |
| Poor Alpha What’s with the people talking about Lord Shiva beheaded? Did I miss something in the ep? (other anime website comments) |
| These new fights aren’t matching up to the godly episode 3 vampire fight. 😔 |
| ALPHA VS JOHN SMITH LETS GOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was literally just saying last episode it would be cool to see them fight and right away we get it. Shadow better treat Alpha nicely and reward her after this though as she's having a shit time. She'll obviously be happier though when she learns Delta is fine. I hope we get more John Smith vs Shadow Garden before he reveals himself but probably not. Delta was precious as always. I want her to have more and more screentime. I knew the second Alpha decided to send Delta that Delta would find him out due to his smell. I cant wait to see the result of all this though and how it will benefit Shadow Garden. I'm really curious how Alpha is gonna report this to Shadow Garden. Like "Shadow has forsaken us" or "Shadow has gona rogue". It would be really interesting to see everyones reactions to that information. I really hope we get another season after this. Theres so much to the series and its only growing just like Overlord did. Hopefully it becomes like Overlord which has 4 seasons and an upcoming movie. |
DarknessRealityNov 8, 2023 12:27 PM
| Yuritopia FTW!!!!!!!!! BANZAI TO YURI !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Shadow messing with his best grils. Trust in the plan! |
 To have you, Id give a billion lives A-Chan best girl |
| Alpha actually loves Cid the most but she suppresses it so much to be a leader. it kind of slipped out this episode. Delta is a one dog army, love her character |
| another great episode i really enjoyed the animation the beast girl is really funny |
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| Will this result in Alpha growing as a character in the end or will it just be resolved and provoke no changes? Maybe Delta completed her mission too premature. |
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| I'm still so confused about what Cid is actually trying to gain from doing all of this, so a lot of what's happening is kind of falling flat for me. The fight with Alpha was cool, but without meaning for me because of this. I did at least like the detail that the John Smith disguise failed to fool both Delta and Alpha, as it would make literally no sense for them to not recognise their long-term master and saviour. Definitely the worst arc in the show so far, and I'm very glad it seems to be nearly over now. |
| So HiDive has the audio screwed up and I accidentally watched about 2 minutes of the dub...Holy shit that is awful. Other than that ear cancer it was another fun episode |
| Idk this season feels like the plots sorta gone off the rails/becoming unecessary. I mean he's trying to tear down his own members business because they made it using things he told them about. When in all reality he could just tell them what to do and they would undoubtedly listen. Instead of actually pushing the plot forward we have this needless inner organization fight just so he could get rich when he again could have just told them what to do directly. I guess its on par for his delusional course of actions as his "anti hero" persona but still the bulk of it seems like a very roundabout way to accomplish something that would have never been an issue if he just bothered talking to his subordinates. Don't get me wrong tho im enjoying the ride lol it just feels like there could be more interesting plots to delve into rather then all this inner discourse. Sort of conflict for the sake of conflict I guess. |
| More Shenanigans from Shadow aka John Smith LMAO Bruhh that scene when Delta about to pushed out the window... WTF they know what they doing with that lol |
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Reply to Softhenic03
I agree that it was a right choice to send Delta after John Smith, after we know what happened with Rose and her gang, and one might even think it’d be quite a spectacle when Delta and John would go one on one, and to be honest it was too… but I feel bad for that train lol, as I mean the moment mister super elite agent came near Delta to deal his finishing blow, we in all honesty had the inevitable…
… Delta identified that it was Shadow lol. Truly the best pet around:) But to think Shadow managed to convince Delta in the name of sending her on a venture to take down the strongest had me dying lol. He might have to fulfil her one wish later, but that’s fine as the act will still go strong for some time. By the way, they sure did assume pretty easily that Delta might have really kicked the bucket, and I mean we know those strands of hairs from her tail, so… but rest assured, Cid knows she just went to a “much better” place, literally lol.
Felt for Alpha, but there’s so much she could do when she doesn’t even have the slightest idea what in the name of 4D chess Cid is playing right now lol. Also, bro didn’t even hesitate when he humbled Alpha there, I mean she and they are your shadow army lol. At least he and Yukime have earned themselves many buckets of gold coins in this mess, and that’s what matters most. By the way, Gettan was a stupid smh.
Also, hope Delta doesn't forget her way back to them lol.
… Delta identified that it was Shadow lol. Truly the best pet around:) But to think Shadow managed to convince Delta in the name of sending her on a venture to take down the strongest had me dying lol. He might have to fulfil her one wish later, but that’s fine as the act will still go strong for some time. By the way, they sure did assume pretty easily that Delta might have really kicked the bucket, and I mean we know those strands of hairs from her tail, so… but rest assured, Cid knows she just went to a “much better” place, literally lol.
Felt for Alpha, but there’s so much she could do when she doesn’t even have the slightest idea what in the name of 4D chess Cid is playing right now lol. Also, bro didn’t even hesitate when he humbled Alpha there, I mean she and they are your shadow army lol. At least he and Yukime have earned themselves many buckets of gold coins in this mess, and that’s what matters most. By the way, Gettan was a stupid smh.
Also, hope Delta doesn't forget her way back to them lol.
| @Softhenic03 Lol @ best pet around It's interesting how Delta identified him by her senses and Alpha by the level of skill displayed in a duel. |
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