It’s been many years since I’ve bloodied my hands for the United Empire and its emperor, Ragnar. I wanted to return to my hometown and live a quiet life as if to repent for my sins. However–“You are a great 8th class magician who is able to overthrow me and the empire at any time. How could I let a monster like you stay alive?”After being betrayed on the verge of death by Ragnar, who was my friend as well as my Emperor, he stabbed my heart with a dagger that had time magic applied to it.“The penance I want is to put everything back to its place.”---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!---**Original Webtoon:** [Daum](https://webtoon.kakao.com/content/8%ED%81%B4%EB%9E%98%EC%8A%A4-%EB%A7%88%EB%B2%95%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%98-%ED%9A%8C%EA%B7%80/2514), [KakaoPage](https://page.kakao.com/content/57140255)**Official Translations:*** [English](https://tapas.io/series/the-return-of-the-8th-class-mage/info)* [Chinese (Simplified) / 汉语](https://podoteng.com)* [Chinese (Traditional) / 漢語](https://tw.kakaowebtoon.com/content/8%E7%B4%9A%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E5%B8%AB%E5%86%8D%E8%87%A8/231)* [Indonesian / Bahasa Indonesia](https://id.kakaowebtoon.com/content/Return-of-the-8th-Class-Magician/559)* [Japanese / 日本語](https://piccoma.com/web/product/112773)* [Thai / ภาษาไทย](https://th.kakaowebtoon.com/content/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A_8/299)"