“Failed mage Russell regresses to academy days, using second chance to rise from disgrace to glory.”
The Mage: Swallowed the Dragon
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Synopsis
Failed mage Russell regresses to academy days, using second chance to rise from disgrace to glory.
[You will be the cornerstone of a new Legend. For the sake of that Legend, I will grant you another chance.] The last successor of a fallen founding contributor family and cursed third-rate mage, Russell Raymond. He hoped to revive his family's societal status, but was expelled from the academy. All he could do was work as a mercenary third-rate mage. One day, on his way to his temporary job, his mother's memento ring, the "Dragon's Heart," reacts, and Russel is given an unexpected chance. He "regresses" back to his days in the academy. [You have received a mana stone (consumable) as a mission reward.] That is how Russell begins soaring in life. Like a dragon who never got to spread his wings. He crosses the waves called fate that had pressed down on him and flies into the bright world he was previously banned from. (Source: Kakao Entertainment Corp., translated)
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↓ 1.50
Running avg · May 2025 → Jul 2025
- 2 “So unbelievably generic it's painful to read. I don't know if all these series are made by the same company, but they need to switch something up because this is just embarrassing. The story starts...”
- 5 “I'd say that if you like passing some time while reading the same repeated story of regression, go ahead, because this one follows it quite a lot. I do think that this manhwa can appeal to some...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 137 ch ch × vol
- Total read 18h 16m approx
- Published Aug 2023 – Mar 2026
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M70678 catalog