Return of the Back-Alley Mage

Summary:
“One day, a wyvern flew overhead. The moment I saw it, I decided to retire.”

Aster was once a reckless troublemaker from the slums, a boy with nothing but grit and ambition. Against all odds, he clawed his way into the prestigious mage family—House Declan. But a life of servitude was not what he wanted. Longing for freedom, Aster escaped… only to be mercilessly hunted down and killed by the very family that once claimed him.

Yet fate had other plans. When Aster opens his eyes, he finds himself back in the slums, lingering on the thin edge between life and death. This time, he refuses to repeat the same mistakes.

“This time, I’ll build something that lasts. A library—no, a tower! A place of knowledge, just like my old comrades once dreamed of.”
“And on the very first floor, I’ll put the Declan family’s secret spellbook on display… for everyone to see.”

Armed with bitter experience, forbidden magic, and a renewed will, Aster sets out to forge a legacy of his own. What begins as one man’s rebellion may soon shake the entire world of magic to its core.