Dark clouds hang over the ruins of empires toppled by the dead. In this realm, shadows obey those with the power to command them, and necromancy stands as the ultimate weapon—a path of magic that turns bone and spirit into a force capable of crushing entire nations. High walls and ancient wards protect the prestigious institutes where the next generation of death-callers refines their craft, turning raw potential into terrifying mastery through brutal competition.

Simon Follentia has never been just another student. Marked by an "incredible latent talent" that borders on the unnatural, he finds himself plucked from obscurity and tossed into the cutthroat environment of the necromancer’s academy. Here, survival is the only grade that matters. Every lesson is a gamble, and every rival is a potential threat waiting for him to slip up. But as his skills sharpen and his powers begin to eclipse his peers, his meteoric rise starts drawing the wrong kind of attention. Simon is a genius among monsters, but in a school built on death and dark ambition, being the best might just invite a fate worse than failure. What happens when the world’s most dangerous predators realize a new king is being groomed in their own backyard?

Also known as: Ne-keu-ro-maen-seo Hak-gyo-ui So-hwan-cheon-jae, 네크로맨서 학교의 소환천재, Necromancer Academy's Genius Summoner.