Once a formidable 8th class mage, Ian Paige obediently carried out Emperor Ragnar's commands, leading to the demise of many innocents. Surprisingly, Ragnar, Ian's trusted ally and ruler of the Greenriver Empire, plots against him, poisoning Ian in a display of distrust. With a stroke of time-bending magic, Ian evades death, catapulting himself 30 years into the past. Reborn as a youthful apprentice, Ian enrolls in a prestigious mage organization to sharpen his magical prowess afresh. His newfound goal? To settle the score with the treacherous emperor and restore his former glory as an unmatched 8th class mage!