A blind girl overhears a young lord order three friends to pose as him, and all three fall for her.
#73 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
The Mute Blacksmith is the Dragon Lord
Once a Dragon Emperor, Lion now lives as a mute blacksmith to escape war.
NetShort · 27 episodes · about 0.9 h
FreeEp 1–6on NetShort
Locked21of 27 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Lion once ruled as a Dragon Emperor, but he now lives as a blacksmith who cannot speak, hoping to stay out of war. Then a traitor delivers his family to an enemy armada that surrounds them, and his loved ones are brutalized. The mute finally speaks, and a single utterance in dragon speech makes ten thousand dragons bow. He calls a mythical beast that can wipe out armies, and he readies his sword to protect his world.
Fantasy & magicAction & martial artsHidden identityreluctant herodragon-sized power
Who will like it: viewers who liked a hidden master who keeps his power sealed until the people he loves are in danger.
Main characters
- Lion: former Dragon Emperor now a mute blacksmith
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 6 free. Grey: 21 locked. About 0.9 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 27
- Free
- 6
- Locked
- 21
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 27 | 6 | 21 | — | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 27 episodes is longer than 7% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 6 free episodes is fewer than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 22% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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Details the apps publish
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Korean
- App tags
- Karma Payback, Multiple Identities, Underdog Rise
- NetShort
- 2.1K likes, 3.5K followers
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Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.