"The Gray Sorcerer Rises Again" Reid, once a renowned archmage of the empire, is now 42 and living in secluded retirement in the remote village of Kazami. His glory days are behind him, and he's treated with mild pity by the village youth. When rumors of an imperial invasion from the east threaten the borderlands, the village girls dismiss his concerns. Witnessing ominous signs, Reid resolves to protect his fragile peace.
The problem is his declined body and magic. He turns to a forbidden art: 'Mana Fusion,' a technique that
Episodes Episode 1: The Gray Hermit and the Red Night Sky Episode 2: The Steel Hand and the Engraved Scar Episode 3: The Range of the Campfire — The Shadow of an Ally Episode 4: Traces of horns and old hatred—an unstable triangle of three parties Episode 5: The Price of Rust and the Warmth of Hands—Three Fires Lit on the Night of the Magical Beast Episode 6: Mask of an Ally — Rusted Oath and the Gray Choice Episode 7: Beyond the rust, scorching heat—the final fusion and a quiet dawn Episode 8: The Rejection of the Misty Forest and the Diplomacy of a Single Leaf Episode 9: Three Days in an Abandoned Shack, or How to Live as a Stranger Episode 10: The night when rust melts, or beasts and flames, and a profile that must not be seen Episode 11: The natural cannonball of the next morning and the form of solitude received by the riverside Episode 12: The Burning of the Emerald Forest, or the Price of Peace Episode 13: The Corridor of Ash, or the Hand That Lost Its Escape and the Silence That Gripped Back Episode 14: Beyond the Light, or the Silence of the Man Chosen by the Device Episode 15: The taste of medicinal herbs in the return operation—the sky over the ruined city was purple Episode 16: A rusted sword and awakening fire—the hand stopped on the battlefield of the ruined city Episode 17: Your Majesty and Princess, everyone please calm down—the lords of the abandoned royal castle and the departure to the north Episode 18: Silver hair vanished in the misty wilderness — the lair of the magical beast and the teleportation device are in the same place Episode 19: In the arms of light — the teleportation device and what could not be put into words Episode 20: Wounds and trembling voice—On the morning of return, I won't let anyone say it's no big deal Episode 21: Gray skies, medicinal herbs, and things beyond words Episode 22: Return Pier — An Unwelcome Triumph and a Black Blade in the Smoke Episode 23: Stone, Night, and the Unanswerable Question Episode 24: His Majesty Beneath the Outer Wall—The Bowing Called by the Dagger and the Truth That Should Not Have Been Known Episode 25: The night when rusted magic tears through the royal capital — everything packed into the single word "idiot" Episode 26: A smile that says "Go and come back," a blade Episode 27: Scars, trembling voices, and the gray of dawn—the back of the royal capital Episode 28: Beyond the mist, the footsteps of three people—the restart and the distance still without a name Episode 29: The Throne of the Ruined City, or the Careless Move of the Old Wizard Episode 30: The Dark Priestess Smiles — The Name of the Soul Revealed by the Black Throne Episode 31: The roar of the grasslands and the kneeling female knight Episode 32: The Demon King's Tide and the Unbreakable Sword Episode 33: The hand that knows wounds pierced the bottom of the abyss Episode 34: A voice melting into the light—what Lilia left behind Episode 35: The footsteps of two people—back pain and the sunset, and the continuation of the words left unsaid