The Return of the 8th Class Mage
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Any idea how this differs from novel?
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It's generic boring but okay stuff. And I hope all the translation teams stop using -nim or similar things in the characters' dialogue when they translate. I'll go and read the raw instead of this silly language mix-up.
Now that it's completed here, I can say that it's a well crafted story. But that is also the problem, because despite well crafted, the crafting is particularly obvious due to important plot and worldbuilding reasons that would be spoilers. I'll just say that there are no loose ends, at least in theory.
I haven't read the novel for comparison, but sadly another obvious thing is that the storytelling itself leaves many details out entirely and only focuses on the main story.
The author also chose one of the lamest possible ways to end this story. Sorry, but that has to be said.
I haven't read the novel for comparison, but sadly another obvious thing is that the storytelling itself leaves many details out entirely and only focuses on the main story.
The author also chose one of the lamest possible ways to end this story. Sorry, but that has to be said.
The story's called "The Return of the 8th Class Mage" but in his new life, Ian only becomes a 6th Class Mage. His enemy happens to be as strong as an 8th Class Mage, though, so Ian is simply magically gifted supreme golden dragon power with which the final fight can't even be called a fight anymore.
We also don't know what happens with that power afterwards. And the happy ending is delayed because Ian claims to have things to do that apparently only he can do, but we aren't told ANYTHING about what it could possibly be.
As far as the reader gets to know, the one and only threat to the world was defeated, but Ian delays the happy ending for 8 goddamn years. Even after he returned, it was never even hinted at what his important business could've been, so he practically delayed the ending for absolutely no reason. But hey, he traveled a lot and can bring his family to lots of cool places now, lol. Is that enough to make up for it? I don't think so. Sorry not sorry for the rant.
We also don't know what happens with that power afterwards. And the happy ending is delayed because Ian claims to have things to do that apparently only he can do, but we aren't told ANYTHING about what it could possibly be.
As far as the reader gets to know, the one and only threat to the world was defeated, but Ian delays the happy ending for 8 goddamn years. Even after he returned, it was never even hinted at what his important business could've been, so he practically delayed the ending for absolutely no reason. But hey, he traveled a lot and can bring his family to lots of cool places now, lol. Is that enough to make up for it? I don't think so. Sorry not sorry for the rant.
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Cara a história não é ruim mais ela é bem óbvia, e eu n me orgulho de ter terminado isso em um dia pleno domingo indo para segunda, mais a tira isso o manhawa é bom mesmo sendo bem óbvio eu recomendo ʘ‿ʘ
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one more chapter to see the sneak peek at their marriage life pls
Greetings, as far as I know
This was the best Art I've seen, me being an artist too keeps making me impressed in the writing, I hope they make more novels like this
I thank the person whom made this Piece of Art, “Absolute Cinema” they might say
Thats all, farewell.
This was the best Art I've seen, me being an artist too keeps making me impressed in the writing, I hope they make more novels like this
I thank the person whom made this Piece of Art, “Absolute Cinema” they might say
Thats all, farewell.
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Absolute cinema though the ending is a bit basic very good read tho. These types of manhuas are hard to find 😭 I wanna forget I read this and read it all over again 🙏🙏
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Ts is so true 🙏🙏 absolute PEAK
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Heckin' nice story! I love everything about it.
Well yeah, he didn't return to his full 8th class power by the time he resolved his purpose, but he didn't need to. The title describes how skilled MC is, even when his power was reset.
The interaction with the 8th class enemy wasn't meant to be some hardcore battle to the death. The enemy was just a minor character meant to push the plot further. This part of the story was about MC discovering his true purpose as the son of the Golden Dragon. A mere Dragonian is like an insect to him.
What do you mean we don't know what happens to his power afterwards? That was the whole purpose of his 8-year journey!! His father the Golden Dragon was a god who wanted to repair his world but cannot, so he handed down his powers to the MC so MC can heal the world on his behalf. MC was traveling the world and healing it as per the request of his father.
The ending was delayed by 8 years because of his journey? I think it was a good way of showing how their country can recover and prosper without the MC's help which means MC can live his life peacefully with his family as he wanted.
The interaction with the 8th class enemy wasn't meant to be some hardcore battle to the death. The enemy was just a minor character meant to push the plot further. This part of the story was about MC discovering his true purpose as the son of the Golden Dragon. A mere Dragonian is like an insect to him.
What do you mean we don't know what happens to his power afterwards? That was the whole purpose of his 8-year journey!! His father the Golden Dragon was a god who wanted to repair his world but cannot, so he handed down his powers to the MC so MC can heal the world on his behalf. MC was traveling the world and healing it as per the request of his father.
The ending was delayed by 8 years because of his journey? I think it was a good way of showing how their country can recover and prosper without the MC's help which means MC can live his life peacefully with his family as he wanted.
You should've written that earlier, because I sure as hell am not gonna reread this one for you now 😅
So I hope my memory doesn't fail me completely.
The title's called the Return of the 8th Class Mage, so us not even seing him get close to his previous peak on his own is not satisfying at all and from merely 6th class to instant overlord is as deus ex machina (in a lame way) as it gets. It also means there are thing's we missed/didn't get to see.
As for the enemy, well, of course it was supposed to be a grand battle. The whole story led to that very moment. Saying the villain's just a minor character that never was too important is undermining pretty much e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. It even undermines what originally happened to Ian in his past life.
Yes, the existence of an even grander plot is neat, but it should never completely replace a story's foundation and core just like that. What do you think Ian's motivations have been throughout the story? Would anything even have happened without the antagonist's machinations? No. So saying he's a minor character to push the plot forward is objectively wrong. It's the driving force behind everything, even more so than Ian returning to the past and even that event is ultimately a result of the villains' actions.
And Ian's journey of healing the world... Well, surely you can tell me "how" he did it and if he got to keep those powers or had to spend them in order to do his thing? I admit I don't remember much about it, it's been some time after all, but surely you don't mind filling me in on the details after saying this much already, right? Gimme the juice!
Lastly, barely anyone cared about the country in the end, I'd say. Since the villains were defeated, and the prince got to grow somewhat as a person and alliances were made, it should've been obvious to pretty much anyone that things would go well. But Ian's the main character. Skipping a (supposedly important) 8-year-journey completely for a relatively generic happy ending is not praiseworthy. The author should've taken us for a ride, traveling with Ian around the world and letting us see what he's doing, or he should've ended things with a bang of some sort, anything even slightly special, but nothing. It was the opposite instead.
You tried to tell me that saving the world with god-like powers was the true main plot all along, right, right? So even from that perspective, how's skipping the journey supposed to make sense? It sure doesn't to me who's not even seeing it as the main plot. It's a hidden plot with an equally hidden resolution. All it did was provide a deux ex machina power-up for the MC to keep the story and Ian's development as a mage short.
And I admit that if that was the intention, it did work very well because some stories also have to weakness to be stretched for too long, overstaying their welcome and dropping in quality mid-way or however else you can say it. But the execution still could've been better in that case.
As for the enemy, well, of course it was supposed to be a grand battle. The whole story led to that very moment. Saying the villain's just a minor character that never was too important is undermining pretty much e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. It even undermines what originally happened to Ian in his past life.
Yes, the existence of an even grander plot is neat, but it should never completely replace a story's foundation and core just like that. What do you think Ian's motivations have been throughout the story? Would anything even have happened without the antagonist's machinations? No. So saying he's a minor character to push the plot forward is objectively wrong. It's the driving force behind everything, even more so than Ian returning to the past and even that event is ultimately a result of the villains' actions.
And Ian's journey of healing the world... Well, surely you can tell me "how" he did it and if he got to keep those powers or had to spend them in order to do his thing? I admit I don't remember much about it, it's been some time after all, but surely you don't mind filling me in on the details after saying this much already, right? Gimme the juice!
Lastly, barely anyone cared about the country in the end, I'd say. Since the villains were defeated, and the prince got to grow somewhat as a person and alliances were made, it should've been obvious to pretty much anyone that things would go well. But Ian's the main character. Skipping a (supposedly important) 8-year-journey completely for a relatively generic happy ending is not praiseworthy. The author should've taken us for a ride, traveling with Ian around the world and letting us see what he's doing, or he should've ended things with a bang of some sort, anything even slightly special, but nothing. It was the opposite instead.
You tried to tell me that saving the world with god-like powers was the true main plot all along, right, right? So even from that perspective, how's skipping the journey supposed to make sense? It sure doesn't to me who's not even seeing it as the main plot. It's a hidden plot with an equally hidden resolution. All it did was provide a deux ex machina power-up for the MC to keep the story and Ian's development as a mage short.
And I admit that if that was the intention, it did work very well because some stories also have to weakness to be stretched for too long, overstaying their welcome and dropping in quality mid-way or however else you can say it. But the execution still could've been better in that case.
