30 Years Since the Prologue
Kim Sunwoo finds himself in an unfamiliar game-like fantasy world and spends thirty years believing he is living through a conventional RPG. As Ivan, he survives a war against demons, becomes a decorated veteran, and finally retires, expecting the story to be nearly over. Instead, he discovers that everything he endured was only the prolo
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Kim Sunwoo finds himself in an unfamiliar game-like fantasy world and spends thirty years believing he is living through a conventional RPG. As Ivan, he survives a war against demons, becomes a decorated veteran, and finally retires, expecting the story to be nearly over. Instead, he discovers that everything he endured was only the prologue: the real narrative is an academy story. A man trained for battle and covert missions now has to face a younger generation, academy intrigue, and an unwanted return to a plot he thought he had escaped.
The joke at the heart of this series has teeth: the hero reaches his supposed happy ending after thirty years of war, only to learn that his entire adult life was backstory for someone else's academy adventure. Ivan approaches school-life conventions like a veteran who expects traps, hostile actors, and operational failures. The contrast between fantasy-academy expectations and his hard-earned survival habits makes room for deadpan comedy, tactical action, and a look at what retirement means for someone shaped by conflict.
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This is not a teenage student starting a new life at a magic school. Its central figure is a thirty-year veteran, with a weathered face, dark hair, a fur-trimmed coat, and a practical weapon, standing in contrast to the imposing academy behind him. The navy-black, moonlit imagery should suggest espionage and a hard-earned peace that keeps slipping away. A modern-looking firearm in a fantasy setting is part of this promotional artwork's contrast; do not infer that every inhabitant uses firearms.
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