The Hero Saving People in the Shadows is Actually the Duke's Scoundrel Son (The People Around Him Know)The Hero Saving People in the Shadows is Actually the Duke's Scoundrel Son (The People Around Him Know); The Duke's Good-for-Nothing Son Is Actually the Hero in the Shadows, and That's No Secret; Hitobito wo Kagenagara Sukutteiru Eiyuu, Jitsu wa Koushakuke no Kuzu Musuko. To Iu no wo Shuui wa Shitteiru

Haruka Aslan, the son of a duke, has always dreamed of becoming like the “Hero in the Shadows” from the stories. Together with his maid Chloe, a former SS-rank adventurer, Haruka hides his true identity, playing the role of a good-for-nothing noble while quietly helping people from the shadows. Before long, his unseen acts of kindness spread through rumor, and he comes to be known as the “Young Hero.” One day, Haruka is reunited with Alice, a girl he once saved in the forest long ago. This fateful encounter begins to change the course of his destiny in ways he never expected…!! Thus opens the story of a young hero, loved by the people, whose legend is only just beginning!