“35-year-old loser reincarnated as 19-year-old with skill-devouring ability seeks revenge and power in ability-driven society.”
Returned by the King
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35-year-old loser reincarnated as 19-year-old with skill-devouring ability seeks revenge and power in ability-driven society.
"I'll eat all your skills!" Kim Taehyun, a 35-year-old man stuck at the bottom of society's hierarchy, has spent years being looked down upon as a "loser" due to his inability to awaken any special abilities in a world where such powers determine one's worth. Just when he's reached his lowest point, everything changes in an instant. Suddenly finding himself with a mysterious new ability that allows him to consume and acquire others' skills, Taehyun is given an unprecedented second chance at life. Transported back to his 19-year-old self, he now has the opportunity to rewrite his entire future. With the power to devour skills and the wisdom of his previous life, Taehyun sets out on a journey to climb from the very bottom to the very top of this ability-driven society. But in a world where power is everything, he'll need to be careful about which skills he chooses to take and who he chooses to take them from. (Source: StoryYa, translated)
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A Manhwa Publication
- Published Nov 2023 – ongoing
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M72240 catalog