Humanity’s Only Second Awakener

In a remote frontier land, an old man named Lionel continued to hone his swordsmanship alone.
His goal was to reach what he once glimpsed — strength beyond strength.
However, the world was being consumed by the “Demon Kings,” and the only ones capable of achieving “Awakening” to oppose them were races other than humans.
Even so, he continued to believe that one day he might reach it…
Decades passed.
Now aged and afflicted by illness, he had retired from the front lines, spending his days peacefully teaching swordsmanship to his disciples.
Then one day, the village is attacked by servants of the Demon king!
He fights desperately to defend it, but his frail body can no longer endure a fierce battle.
When even his own disciple is nearly killed and he is driven to the brink of despair—
The old man remembers why he has continued to wield his sword.
It was not merely to protect someone.
It was to deliver the tip of his blade to the Demon king with his own hands—
A change begins within the old warrior’s body.
For the first time in this world, a human shows signs of Awakening—