As a powerful 8th class mage, Ian Paige took countless innocent lives under the orders of Emperor Ragnar, a close friend and ruler of the Greenriver Empire. Yet despite their closeness, Ragnar views Ian as a threat and subsequently poisons him. Using time magic, Ian saves himself and returns 30 years to the past. Now a young boy, Ian joins an elite order of mages to hone his abilities once again. This time, he’ll get revenge on the emperor who betrayed him and reclaim glory as an 8th class mage! (Source: Tapas)

Humanity’s first 8th Class Mage. Betrayed, he traveled back 30 years into the past. The story follows Ian Page, archmage and the first man to break through the 6th class, then through the 7th and become the most powerful mage, a 8th class mage. After a lifetime of war and killing, the continent was finally unified thanks to his efforts. Now, old, his wish is to live the rest of his life in peace and try to find salvation for all the blood he spilled. However, his old friend, maddened by paranoia, couldn’t tolerate someone so powerful, so he betrayed Ian and killed him. In his last breath, he casted a time magic that allowed him to travel back to when he was a young boy. With all the knowledge he previously had, he decided to do things better so he could end with fewer regrets. **Original Web Novel:** [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/49543429), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/novel/detail.series?productNo=2492606), [Ridibooks](https://ridibooks.com/books/2057005633) **Official Translations:** [English](https://tapas.io/series/the-return-of-the-8th-class-mage-novel/info), [Japanese](https://jp.piccoma.com/web/product/166731)