When Rosen awakened to a Class D hero template in a class of Class A prodigies, he became the target of relentless ridicule. Yet his supposedly inferior awakening harbored a secret—a rare 'growth' template that defied conventional limits. While his peers locked into static S-level templates with single lifelong skills, Rosen's Class D 'transform' ability matched their power and surpassed it. Each rank ascension unlocked devastating new abilities, far exceeding what higher tiers could achieve. As he climbed from D to C and beyond, his very form metamorphosed into creatures pulled from the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas'—monsters that grew more fearsome with every breakthrough. Blind to Rosen's potential, his school's leadership demanded his withdrawal. Forced to labor at a crematorium for meager wages to purchase Awakening Stones, he endured the humiliation for a month. Then chaos erupted. External forces descended upon the city, systematically hunting down Class A and S-rank awakeners. Rosen's former classmates—those who had tormented him—began appearing as corpses in the crematorium where he worked. Face to face with the bodies of his bullies, Rosen made his choice.