Reincarnated Into a Game as the Hero’s Friend: Running the Kingdom Behind the Scenes (Manga) Series

In this isekai fantasy, a modern man is reincarnated into a game world as a doomed background character…who can help save the world as the hero’s shadow. And don’t miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas!

For every legendary hero, there’s a loyal best friend. When a Japanese gamer reincarnates into the body of Lord Werner, a faceless mob in the world of a video game, he sets out to make sure the hero Mazel is up to the task. He’ll need to train him, teach him etiquette, and make sure his pockets are overflowing with potions! This is not the story of the battle between Mazel and the Demon Lord. This is the story about one man’s attempt to make sure he doesn’t end up as collateral damage!

NEW GAME PLUS

Saving the kingdom is hard enough even with his memories of playing the game in which the world is based on. But Werner von Zehrfeld must do it all without letting anyone know about his prescient knowledge. Cue his plans to hold a training drill nearby a fort that he knows will soon get attacked by the demons. With Mazel off on his adventure, it’s the hero’s best friend’s time to (literally) hold down the fort!

LIFE HACKS

The battle is won, but the war is only just beginning. Now having changed out of his armor and into a suit, Lord Werner—a Japanese office worker reincarnated into the world of a classic RPG—faces a completely different ordeal as he attempts to plan the kingdom’s long-term survival. It’s time for him to use all his experience as a fan of classic role-playing games to organize a military defense—which might as well be cheating!

THE BATTLE’S NOT OVER YET!

Lord Werner’s saved the day! Well, almost. Having been reincarnated into a game he played when he was young, Werner brings his knowledge of upcoming events to change the tide of battle and survive against the dreaded Demon Stampede. Meanwhile, the hero Mazel comes face to face with one of the Demon Lord’s trusted commanders. Werner knows his friend will succeed, but can this former office worker defy fate to save the lives of his troops?

In this isekai fantasy, a modern man is reincarnated into a game world as a doomed background character…who can help save the world as the hero’s shadow. And don’t miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas!

For every legendary hero, there’s a loyal best friend. When a Japanese gamer reincarnates into the body of Lord Werner, a faceless mob in the world of a video game, he sets out to make sure the hero Mazel is up to the task. He’ll need to train him, teach him etiquette, and make sure his pockets are overflowing with potions! This is not the story of the battle between Mazel and the Demon Lord. This is the story about one man’s attempt to make sure he doesn’t end up as collateral damage!