by Healing Light (치유의빛)•Art by Studio Rolia
Eugene was the eldest son and designated heir to the prestigious Duke House of Pendragon, a cutthroat military clan where brothers routinely poison siblings to secure clan succession. After surviving three decades of nonstop assassination attempts, treacherous court intrigues, and soul-crushing administrative burdens, Eugene dies of exhaustion during a succession summit, only to awaken twenty years in the past on the morning of his clan inheritance ceremony. Having experienced the miserable nightmare of noble leadership, Eugene makes an unprecedented announcement: he renounces his succession rights on the spot and transfers to the Imperial Healer Sanctuary. While his ambitious brothers celebrate his perceived folly, Eugene discovers that his endgame combat awareness combined with divine recovery arts allows him to heal fatal soul wounds, purify ancient dungeon curses, and command divine light that vaporizes demonic abominations. While his siblings tear each other apart for the ducal seat, the relaxed healer becomes the most indispensable figure in the entire empire.
by Healing Light (치유의빛)•Art by Studio Rolia
Eugene was the eldest son and designated heir to the prestigious Duke House of Pendragon, a cutthroat military clan where brothers routinely poison siblings to secure clan succession. After surviving three decades of nonstop assassination attempts, treacherous court intrigues, and soul-crushing administrative burdens, Eugene dies of exhaustion during a succession summit, only to awaken twenty years in the past on the morning of his clan inheritance ceremony. Having experienced the miserable nightmare of noble leadership, Eugene makes an unprecedented announcement: he renounces his succession rights on the spot and transfers to the Imperial Healer Sanctuary. While his ambitious brothers celebrate his perceived folly, Eugene discovers that his endgame combat awareness combined with divine recovery arts allows him to heal fatal soul wounds, purify ancient dungeon curses, and command divine light that vaporizes demonic abominations. While his siblings tear each other apart for the ducal seat, the relaxed healer becomes the most indispensable figure in the entire empire.
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The world is an aristocratic realm dominated by ancient noble lineages, sprawling metropolitan territories, and formidable sorcerous institutions. Central to the political landscape is the domain of House Asteri, a sovereign-tier ducal territory housing ancient estates, vast training grounds, and the legendary Labyrinth of Books - an autonomous pocket dimension serving as the family's ancestral trial grounds and legacy vault. Beyond noble estates lie bustling commercial cities anchored by the colossal Magic Tower, subterranean illicit markets managed by black-market syndicates, and rural outskirts dotted with orphanages and artisan workshops.
Sorcery is governed by the orthodox Mana Circle System, progressing from the baseline 1st Circle through intermediate mastery (2nd - 4th Circle), culminating in transcendent, territory-shaking archmages (7th - 9th Circle). A mage's status hinges on circulation purity, circuit density, and rapid circle formation. In tandem with orthodox sorcery operates the unique System Life Skills, a grinding-based progression metric divided into tiers (Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Master, and Hero-grade). This artisan track governs disciplines including:. Alchemy (pill refinement, potion brewing, reagent purification). Tailoring (mana-conductive weaving, protective gear fabrication). Blacksmithing & Woodworking (spirit tool forging, construction). Cooking & Fishing (stat-enhancing provisions, dimensional specimen capture).
House Asteri: A ruthlessly meritocratic ducal bloodline renowned for producing combat-ready sorcerers of extreme lethality. The Magic Tower: The preeminent academic and alchemical authority of the continent, responsible for institutional magic research and potion monopolization. The Underworld Information Guild: A shadowy intelligence syndicate possessing deep alchemical, political, and black-market infrastructure. The Bound Witches: An oppressed collective of esoteric casters enslaved to noble lineages via blood-inscribed servitude contracts.
Ancestral domains respond strictly to verified bloodlines, triggering deadly spatial trials if breached improperly. Soul-binding slave contracts enforce mental dampening and absolute obedience upon bound entities like witches. Through the reincarnator's dimensional System Interface, universal limitations can be bypassed by leveraging Shillings via an internal exchange shop, allowing standard crafting reagents and dimensional catches to mend severed mana circuits and cleanse terminal energetic impurities.
Formerly Baek Yi-hyeon, a weary Korean corporate team leader and dedicated MMORPG crafter, he transmigrates into the frail body of House Asteri's eldest grandson. Deemed an irredeemable failure due to crippled mana circuits in a hyper-meritocratic house, Lion rejects the cutthroat race for succession to pursue self-preservation and comfortable healing. Pragmatic, deeply empathetic to marginalized laborers, and methodically analytical, he applies hardcore gaming optimization to real-world crafting. His determination transforms him from a bedridden outcast into the hidden lynchpin of House Asteri. Combat abilities and traits: Wields the Gamer Crafting System, enabling instantaneous skill acquisition, precision crafting, and access to the Shilling Shop. Possesses 1st Mana Circle sorcery following complete circuit reconstruction via Five-Colored Sturgeon Pill alchemical refinement. Master-tier proficiency in Alchemy (Hero-grade restorative draughts), Tailoring (4-star defensive garments), Blacksmithing, Woodworking, and Spirit Fishing.
Chapter 1The iron-fisted Patriarch of House Asteri, Patrick is a terrifying transcendent archmage who commands respect across the continent. Driven by ancestral obligation and military prestige, he originally viewed Lion as a tragic liability. However, after Lion cures his incurable, agonizing mana-reflux headaches with custom Hero-grade concoctions, Patrick's icy exterior shatters. He transforms into an overwhelmingly doting, fiercely overprotective patriarch willing to mobilize the family's entire might to shield Lion's peaceful lifestyle. Combat abilities and traits: Transcendent high-circle combat sorcerer commanding cataclysmic offensive spells, domain suppression, and immense mana density capable of paralyzing lesser mages through sheer aura release.
Chapter 1The second grandson of House Asteri and a historic prodigy who manifested 4th Circle mastery at an unprecedented age. Unlike typical arrogant noble scions, Lyxel harbors zero fraternal malice; he idolizes Lion and experiences profound guilt over his brother’s physical frailties. Lyxel acts as Lion's fierce guardian, enthusiastic taste-tester for experimental recipes, and loyal vanguard in noble high society. Combat abilities and traits: 4th Circle combat mage specializing in rapid-cast elemental bombardment, high-mobility mana steps, and barrier constructs. Highly versatile in lethal dueling arts.
Chapter 1An ancient, immensely capable witch bound to House Asteri through a cruel, soul-dampening servitude contract that clouded her intellect and vitality for decades. When Lion secretly treats her with high-tier detoxifying and spirit-nourishing potions, her withered mind clears, restoring her sharp intellect and deep magical knowledge. Reborn through Lion’s benevolence, she pledges unconditional personal fealty to him, functioning as his deadly shadow operative, covert instructor, and head personal maid. Combat abilities and traits: Esoteric witch craft, advanced spatial concealment, shadow infiltration, curses, and silent assassination techniques. Capable of bypassing standard mana-detection wards.
Chapter 1A gifted master tailor who fell from aristocratic grace and was ostracized by noble society due to his illegitimate heritage. Cynical and disillusioned, his artisan fire is reignited when Lion recognizes his unmatched eye for fabric and commissions him to create a coming-of-age suit. Embracing Lion as his greatest student and patron, Andrie passes down high-order sartorial techniques, inadvertently triggering Lion’s system Tailoring mastery. Combat abilities and traits: Master-level tailoring, mana-thread weaving, pattern enchantment, and textile durability enhancement.
Chapter 12A razor-sharp half-elf executive within the Underworld Information Guild, possessing extraordinary deductive reasoning and high-level alchemical expertise. Operating from the shadows of the capital, she tracks anomalies in the black market. When unbranded, masterwork energetic restorative draughts hit the circulation, she instantly identifies their impossible purity and launches an expansive intelligence dragnet to uncover and exploit the phantom artisan behind them. Combat abilities and traits: Expert alchemical appraisal, covert espionage management, extensive underworld network mobilization, and specialized elven sensory perception.
Chapter 27Ch. 1 - 11
Awakening in the sickly body of the disgraced eldest grandson, Lion Asteri circumvents his dead-end succession status by unlocking the MMORPG crafting interface. He systematically grinds cooking, herbalism, and alchemy to brew high-grade restorative draughts, curing Patrick Asteri's debilitating chronic mana-reflux headaches and clearing the mental suppression binding the witch Sylvia. Lion establishes covert ties with the surrounding territory by secretly providing high-nutrition meals and supplies to local orphanages. The arc culminates in Lion gaining the fierce devotion of both his grandfather and Sylvia, permanently rewriting his status from disposable failure to beloved family treasure.
Ch. 12 - 21
With his coming-of-age ceremony approaching, Lion partners with the ostracized tailor Andrie, awakening his own Tailoring skill to weave an immaculate 4-star ceremonial ensemble that stuns the aristocracy. During the formal celebration, Lion offers his bloodline sample to unseal the ancestral vault, inadvertently triggering a berserk spatial trial within the ancient Labyrinth of Books. Armed with spirit-forged survival tools and rapid problem-solving, Lion navigates deadly internal hazards and conquers the trial's core. His triumph secures absolute administrative ownership over the Hero’s ancestral domain, though it leaves him temporarily sealed inside the pocket dimension.
Ch. 22 - 26
Stranded within the Labyrinth of Books while its automated recovery protocols run their month-long cycle, Lion converts the lethal library dimension into an artisan workshop. He masters woodworking and dimensional spirit fishing, catching a mythical Five-Colored Sturgeon and unlocking the Shilling Shop interface. By refining the fish into an esoteric alchemical pill, Lion completely purges his congenital physical afflictions, reconstructs his severed mana pathways, and manifests a pure 1st Mana Circle. While combing through the inner sanctum's ancient archives, he unearths the legal blood contract binding Sylvia, setting the stage for her total liberation.
Ch. 27 - 31
Emerging from the labyrinth fully healed and wielding circle magic, Lion returns to House Asteri and secures Patrick's legal custody of Sylvia’s contract. During a supply excursion to the Imperial Magic Tower, Lion discovers that academic researchers have concocted a dangerously unstable, counterfeit version of his Hero-grade potion meant for lucrative mass distribution. Partnering with Sylvia, Lion executes a covert intelligence infiltration to expose the perilous scam before widespread devastation occurs. However, the circulation of his original high-grade draughts triggers an alert across the shadow economy, placing Lion square in the crosshairs of the half-elf intelligence executive Freya.
