마력 제로 천재 암살자의 두번째 기회 (The Second Chance of the Zero-Mana Genius Assassin) by Nagata Louis (나가타 루이스), Amakuchi Tarako, and Tyke is currently serializing (연재중) on Naver Series and Naver Webtoon. The shounen (소년) manhwa carries a 15+ (15세 이용가) age rating and has reached a total of 20 episodes, with the first three episodes free to read.
The story hinges on a revenge-fueled regression premise: Ban, the strongest assassin in the land of mages, is betrayed and killed after spilling blood for his friend — then sent back 10 years, and in his second life he vows to reach the peak of the Magic Academy without possessing a single drop of mana.
Quick Summary
- Korean title: 마력 제로 천재 암살자의 두번째 기회
- English title (translated): The Second Chance of the Zero-Mana Genius Assassin
- Literal meaning: "The Second Chance of the Zero-Mana Genius Assassin"
- Format: manhwa/webtoon (Naver serialized comic)
- Creators: Nagata Louis (나가타 루이스) & Amakuchi Tarako (story), Tyke (art)
- Publisher: LDF
- Official platforms: Naver Series & Naver Webtoon
- Category: 소년 (shounen)
- Age rating: 15세 이용가 (15+)
- Serialization status: 연재중 (ongoing)
- Episode count: total 20, first 3 episodes free
- Pricing: rent 3 cookies / own 5 cookies per episode
- Core premise: regression + zero-mana assassin + magic academy
- Cover: available (image attached)
Cover of the Ongoing Manhwa
A 15+ Shounen Serial Currently Running on Naver
마력 제로 천재 암살자의 두번째 기회 is officially listed as a serialized comic on Naver Series under the shounen (소년) category with ongoing (연재중) status and a 15세 이용가 age marker, signaling violent, dark content that is anything but light. The Naver Webtoon page confirms a total of 20 episodes at this time.
On accessibility, the first three episodes are free (3화 무료), while later episodes can be rented for 3 cookies or owned for 5 cookies each. The listed publisher is LDF, with story credits to Nagata Louis and Amakuchi Tarako, and art by Tyke.
A Vengeance-Fueled Premise: A Zero-Mana Assassin Returns 10 Years Into the Past
The official synopsis on both Naver pages opens with a powerful setting: Paluanez, the nation of mages. The protagonist, Ban, is the strongest assassin — not a mage, but someone who has spilled blood for a single purpose: ending the discrimination against non-magic folk.
Ban is willing to kill mages to make his friend, Prince Heinz, king. He swears:
"비마법종인 너희들을 다시는 가축으로 부르지 못하게 하겠어." ("I won't let them call non-magic folk like you 'livestock' ever again.")
"...모두 없애 버리는 것으로 말이야." ("...By wiping them all out.")
But it all ends in betrayal and death. And that is where the main hook emerges: Ban returns to 10 years in the past. In his second life, he decides to set everything right — not with magical power, but by standing at the peak of the Magic Academy without possessing any mana (마력) at all.
Why This Matters
1) Regression with a "no power" twist
Instead of a protagonist who returns with cheat abilities or a new system, Ban chooses the path of zero mana — relying purely on physical prowess and genius assassin instincts in a world that measures everything by magical strength.
2) Deep social conflict: magical discrimination
This is not a simple revenge story. Ban's motivation is rooted in the struggle against the oppression of non-magic folk treated as "livestock" — a socio-political layer that gives emotional weight to the action and violence.
3) A Magic Academy setting with a different approach
The "magic academy" genre is extremely common, but here the protagonist has no magic. The dynamic between Ban and the young mages at the academy creates constant tension: how can someone without mana dominate those who have everything?
4) Cross-country creative team and free episodes as an entry point
This work is a Japan-Korea collaboration (Nagata Louis & Amakuchi Tarako for story, Tyke for art), and with the first 3 episodes free, readers can sample it without risk.
Manhwa Information
The important details currently known are:
- 마력 제로 천재 암살자의 두번째 기회 is a shounen manhwa by Nagata Louis (나가타 루이스) & Amakuchi Tarako (story) and Tyke (art)
- publisher: LDF
- serialization is ongoing (연재중) on Naver Series and Naver Webtoon
- a total of 20 episodes so far, with the first 3 episodes free
- a 15+ age rating due to violent content and dark themes
- per-episode pricing: 3 cookies to rent, 5 cookies to own
- the official synopsis introduces Ban, the strongest assassin in Paluanez who returns 10 years into the past after being betrayed, vowing to conquer the Magic Academy without mana
- the manhwa can be read via the official Naver Series page and the Naver Webtoon series page
- official English and Indonesian editions have not been announced
Closing
마력 제로 천재 암살자의 두번째 기회 brings the premise of "a zero-mana assassin who returns 10 years to conquer the Magic Academy" into Naver's 15+ shounen lineup. With ongoing status, 20 early episodes, three free first episodes, and a Japan-Korea creative collaboration under publisher LDF, this work is a new regression-action title worth watching.
Details on future episodes and publication outside Korea await further announcements. Meanwhile, the first three episodes can already be read for free on Naver Webtoon.
