Cid

Biodata

Power Progression

Recorded Attributes

• Ordinary attribute ranks run from I to S; Hermes says he has never seen SS-ranked attributes before 8.
• Hermes agrees to withhold Cid’s status from the Guild notice board and other adventurers 8.

Background / History

Arrival in Orario

Cid enters an ancient magic circle with his shadow power, treating it as a trial befitting the Eminence in Shadow. Its activation tears open a spatial fissure and transports him to another world. An unidentified adventurer finds him unconscious on the Dungeon’s second floor and carries him to the entrance 1.

After waking, Cid begins learning Orario’s rules through overheard conversations. He declines Hestia’s recruitment offer until he understands the city better and confirms that his original shadow powers still function. At the Labyrinth Home tavern, he secretly trips an aggressive Apollo Familia adventurer with a shadow hand, though a woman from Loki Familia appears to notice something unusual 1.

Joining Hermes Familia

Eina explains that formal Dungeon exploration requires membership in a god’s familia and the blessing called Falna. Cid favors Hermes Familia for its discreet operations and extensive information network, which suit his intention to work from the shadows 2.

Hermes sends Asfi to observe Cid during a Dungeon trial. Cid defeats abnormally aggressive monsters, extracts a black-purple crystal from an empowered creature, and restrains adventurers demanding its return. Their interrogation reveals only that they are acting on orders from unidentified superiors. After returning, Cid accepts Hermes’s invitation and registers under his full name 3.

Failed Background-Character Performances

Concerned that his information gathering has made him conspicuous, Cid tries to establish himself as an ordinary passerby. During a theft, he stages a fall while pretending to pursue the culprit; during a runaway-carriage incident, he deliberately trips and knocks over a fruit stall 6.

Both performances backfire. Bystanders praise his supposed courage and selflessness, and the man who actually stops the carriage credits Cid with inspiring him to act. Cid leaves the market admitting that he has overdone the performance 6.

Twelfth-Floor Anomalies

Cid follows a rescue effort after hearing that Bell Cranel is in danger on the twelfth floor. He observes Bell’s party fighting an intelligent, black-winged dragonman but leaves after deciding they can hold out for a while and that the battle is not his concern 7.

A separate red-scaled dragonman attacks him with blue flames that chill the surrounding air. Cid kills it using a shadow dagger and restraints, recovering a red-and-blue crystal with unusually chaotic energy. He reports the monsters and crystal to Hermes, who assigns Asfi to investigate 7 8.

Reunion with Alpha

Cid encounters Alpha in the Dungeon and learns that Shadow Garden is tracking the Cult’s cooperation with evil organizations in this world. According to Alpha, the Cult intends to open a gateway between worlds, and Cid activated its magic circle early to draw out the conspirators 9.

Cid privately regards this explanation as another elaborate scenario attributed to him, but plays along. He orders Alpha to investigate secretly and avoid unnecessary action without his permission. Her presence leads him to consider that other Shadow Garden members may also be gathering in this world 9.

Appearance

• Black hair and sharp eyes: Hestia identifies these as his most distinctive physical features 4.
• Unremarkable clothing: Ais remembers him wearing ordinary clothes; he also deliberately wears inconspicuous boots while blending into crowds 5 7.
• Calm, difficult-to-approach bearing: Hestia finds his confidence unusual for a newcomer, while Ais describes his aura as resembling a monster’s despite his lack of hostility 4 5.

Personality

Cid organizes his behavior around the ideal of the “Eminence in Shadow”: an apparently ordinary person who observes events and exercises power behind the scenes. He treats inconspicuousness as a performance to be perfected, carefully planning even his participation in street incidents. His exaggerated attempts to appear insignificant repeatedly attract admiration instead 1 6.

His outward composure conceals theatrical inner commentary. He views dangerous magic as an invitation to adventure, regards his new circumstances as a fresh chessboard, and maintains an authoritative manner even when Alpha credits him with plans he does not understand 1 3 9.

Cid distinguishes his own training from divine assistance, considering status numbers superficial rather than the source of his true strength. Nevertheless, the appearance of Atomic on his status sheet intrigues him because he has not used it in this world 8.

Abilities & Skills

Shadow Manipulation

Cid retains his shadow power after arriving in Orario and demonstrates it before receiving Falna 1 3.

• Restraints: Forms nets and chains capable of immobilizing multiple monsters or adventurers 3.
• Lethal compression: Tightens shadows around an empowered monster until it dies 3.
• Constructs: Creates a hand to seize an opponent’s ankle and a dagger to pierce a dragonman’s heart 1 7.
• Darkness and concealment: Expands his shadow to swallow surrounding light and blends into Dungeon darkness while moving silently 7 9.
• Mental defense: Repels a crystal-borne force that attempts to invade his consciousness 3.

Atomic

Atomic is recorded under Magic, rather than Skills, on Cid’s status sheet. He developed its underlying technique through training aimed at reproducing or surpassing the destructive power of a nuclear explosion 8.

• Compresses and concentrates magic to its limit before releasing it instantaneously 8.
• Uses magical control to achieve greater attack precision than a nuclear explosion 8.
• Has not been used in this world when it first appears on his status sheet; Cid does not know why Falna already recognizes it 8.

Mob Character A

An exclusive skill discovered during his status update. Its name matches Cid’s ambition to become a perfect background character, much to his initial irritation 8.

• Its actual effects and combat applications are not explained 8.
• Hermes suggests it may help Cid achieve a personal goal, without specifying how 8.

Observation and Magical Perception

• Collects information by listening to tavern conversations and watching people rather than questioning them directly 1 6.
• Detects unusually strong magical fluctuations and the presence of the blue-flame dragonman 3 7.
• Recognizes Alpha’s approach despite her concealed presence 9.

Equipment / Items

• Hermes Familia registration plaque — Wooden plaque bearing the familia emblem. Cid engraves his name on it during registration and subsequently keeps it inside his clothes 3.
• Red-and-blue crystal — Recovered from the red dragonman’s remains; its energy resembles an earlier anomalous crystal but is considerably more chaotic 7.

Relationships

• Hermes — Patron deity. Takes an interest in Cid’s concealed potential, grants him Falna, and protects the secrecy of his abnormal status. Offers to arrange a “dazzling” stage if Cid ever chooses to reveal his power 3 8.
• Asfi — Familia colleague and evaluator during Hermes’s trial. Witnesses his shadow techniques, helps recover the first anomalous crystal, and later receives responsibility for investigating the twelfth-floor disturbances 3 8.
• Alpha — Shadow Garden subordinate and familiar companion. Interprets his actions as evidence of an overarching plan, obeys his investigative orders, and reminds him that he need not shoulder everything alone 9.
• Hestia — Unsuccessful recruiter. Remains convinced that the newcomer possesses exceptional potential after he politely declines her invitation 1 4.
• Ais — Observes him at the tavern and notices his unusual presence. Tells Bell that Cid seems unlike an ordinary person and advises caution 5.
• Bell Cranel — Becomes curious about Cid through Hestia and Ais. Cid later observes Bell’s Dungeon battle without intervening; Hermes uses Bell’s growth as a comparison for Cid’s faster advancement 4 5 7 8.

Notable Quotes

“The Eminence in Shadow shouldn't be the focus of everyone's attention. My true mission is to observe from the shadows and take control behind the scenes.” 6

“Continue your investigation in secret. Do not act unless necessary without my orders. Understood?” 9