I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 90

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 090

Full-Scale Training (2)

One week, two weeks.

Time passed quickly.

‘Still, everyone’s following along well.’

Baek Jin-woo stood on the training ground rooftop, looking down below with a satisfied expression.

“Ujajaaja!”

“Run! Let’s push ourselves just a little more!”

“Haeek, hek!”

Honestly, it would be reasonable for them to give up, but not a single dropout had occurred.

“Follow me. Just a little more and we can reach the benchmark!”

“Hyung-nim! You’re doing great!”

Gi Jae-hyeok, Kang Ji-ho.

Those guys definitely did well.

Was it because of their sense of belonging to SKY?

Rather than just finishing their own tasks, they helped those falling behind and moved forward together.

‘Right, they should do at least that much.’

Baek Jin-woo couldn’t drag everything along by himself.

He too needed to do personal training to grow, and had many summoned creatures to care for.

He couldn’t spend time teaching them every single time.

“Phew.”

Baek Jin-woo tilted his head back and let out a deep sigh.

Creating Yubak Management, creating SKY, and even raising the national team.

Was he doing the right thing?

Actually, Baek Jin-woo wasn’t someone with particularly strong patriotism.

Honestly, what had the country ever done for him!

It was just that he was born in South Korea, and his family lived there…

He simply hoped it would become a powerful nation so they could be safe and happy.

‘At least if I want to keep succeeding and live well, I need to conquer something like the World League.’

During the Cold War era, nuclear weapons were the deterrent to war.

But these days, the landscape had completely changed.

Having outstanding Players firmly established in a country was the deterrent and peace itself.

In South Korea, Baek Jin-woo would become that symbol of peace.

For his family.

And for the people he loved.

‘Alright, let’s try again.’

Baek Jin-woo sat cross-legged on the rooftop and calmed his mind.

Psssss…!

His eyes slowly settled as he exhaled low.

‘Clear Sky Heart Technique.’

A breathing method that draws the energy of the clear sky into the dantian!

Hunkyo had said so.

That his martial bone was second only to Aso.

Although this place had little distribution of qi, making it difficult to master breathing techniques…

‘I have to do it.’

To go further?

He had to accomplish what others couldn’t.

Baek Jin-woo was used to that.

Ilcheon (One Sky), free-to-play ranking 1st place, conquering the 100th floor of the Tower of Trials, etc.

Each time he accumulated many achievements, users admired him, evaluated him like a monster, and praised him.

‘Can the current me defeat Rachel?’

He still didn’t know.

If he had 100% confidence when he was Jinugod before, now he couldn’t tell.

‘If I had to clear the 100th floor of the Tower of Trials again, could I do it?’

Honestly, he wasn’t confident about that.

He had challenged it countless times, and it was cleared through luck upon luck overlapping.

But if he faced the 100th floor in reality?

Just having only one life coin would come as tremendous pressure.

Above all.

‘No one knows how reality will flow from now on.’

Just as no one knew why Battle of Summoners became reality, no one knew what other trials might devour this reality.

A transcendent being might appear saying they’d destroy the world if the 100th floor of the Tower of Trials wasn’t cleared within a certain period.

To protect his family from that unknown threat, he had to become even stronger.

More than anyone else in the world!

He had no intention of being complacent just because Pokryong had learned Predation.

He had no intention of neglecting breathing techniques just because his summoned creatures were strong.

Clear Sky Heart Technique?

He didn’t know what kind of breathing method it was, but how could he aim to become the world’s strongest without being able to learn even this much!

Hunkyo had said.

That it was the heart technique most suitable for him currently.

“Huuuuu…”

Baek Jin-woo’s eyes calmly settled.

Above that sky.

He began breathing again, imagining the cool pastel-colored sky.

He slowly inhaled and exhaled while thinking of the meridian locations Hunkyo had taught him in order.

Distracting thoughts?

He gradually discarded them.

Forgetting gravity, he sent his consciousness high up to that sky.

– Master, breathing is natural.

Hunkyo’s teaching came to mind like a whisper.

Right.

Breathing was our body’s energy. In other words, a metabolic process to obtain qi.

No living being tries to breathe forcefully.

If you’re conscious about breathing even a little better, that’s nothing but fake.

‘Like flowing water.’

He let it come in and go out on its own.

Heueup!

Inhale.

Huuuu.

Exhale.

Baek Jin-woo simply let his body be.

Even while gradually entering the unconscious, he used the breathing method he had learned from Hunkyo exactly as taught.

How could just letting go randomly become the Clear Sky Heart Technique?

Thanks to months of blood-and-sweat effort, his body was naturally responding.

And at that moment.

Ssseek.

The right corner of Baek Jin-woo’s mouth rose very slightly.

‘Refreshing.’

It felt like floating and swimming in that vast sky.

The sky was definitely cool and free.

It was vast, cozy, soft, and benevolent.

Baek Jin-woo’s unconscious mind wandered through that place, roaming like an immortal.

How much time had passed like that?

Swish…!

Slowly, consciousness returned again.

‘No.’

Is this what it feels like to quit drugs?

The pleasant feeling disappeared desolately as if it had been an illusion.

‘What was that?’

Baek Jin-woo opened his eyes at this first-time experience.

“Huuuu.”

The hazy feeling disappeared, and his mind became completely clear.

‘Is this it?’

If he continues like this, will the energy of the Pure Heart Technique accumulate in his dantian?

He closed his eyes again and tried to sense if there was anything in his dantian, but couldn’t get a feel for it.

Whether it had accumulated or not.

Damn, he’d need to have accumulated something before to know.

“…Hunkyo.”

When Baek Jin-woo quietly murmured, it wasn’t long before Hunkyo appeared with a swish!

– Yes, Master.

“Did I succeed by any chance? Could you check if energy has accumulated in my dantian?”

– …

Hunkyo, who had been examining him briefly, shook his head.

– Not yet, Master.

“Really?”

– Don’t be too impatient. You’re learning this completely from scratch, aren’t you? Especially the Pure Heart Technique is known to take longer to learn compared to other mental techniques or heart methods.

“Huh.”

It was disappointing.

‘Well.’

If it were easy, other Players would have already learned it too, right?

Baek Jin-woo roughly explained what he had felt to Hunkyo.

That he had briefly lost consciousness while breathing, and it was a strange feeling.

That it was too vivid and pleasant to be called a dream.

– Is that really true?

Hunkyo’s eyes widened.

– That’s correct. I know that such phenomena occur when learning the Pure Heart Technique. Oh, as expected, Master is truly talented!

“…But you said no energy accumulated.”

– Master, the Pure Heart Technique is an extremely pure breathing method. As difficult as it is to learn and as hard as it is to accumulate, someday it will bring tremendous power to you, Master. Continue! Please keep trying!

Yes, yes.

‘Hearing your words gives me strength I didn’t have.’

Baek Jin-woo smiled slightly.

“You must be busy, so go ahead. I’ll try to feel it once more.”

Then he closed his eyes again.

Still, it felt like he was grasping some kind of clue.

Another week later.

“President!”

Baek A-jin opened the door and entered the Head Office Top Floor Executive Room.

There, Baek Jin-woo and Yu Ji-a were enjoying a warm cup of coffee.

Actually, they weren’t enjoying coffee, but it was time to receive reports about Yubak Management.

Now he had become quite close with Yu Ji-a too, laughing and joking around together.

“Huh? Oppa, you were here too?”

“What’s going on?”

“Great, this works out well. It’s good that oppa is here too! You know those summoned creatures oppa mentioned back then? I got them all!”

“…Really?”

Baek Jin-woo’s eyes widened.

About 3 weeks ago.

He had made a list of A-grade summoned creatures to strengthen the guild members.

The list was like this.

[Black Knight (A-grade), Phoenix (A-grade), Poison King (A-grade), Goblin Master (A-grade), Mad Demon (A-grade)]

A whopping 5 of them.

He had told her to watch for about a year, and to buy them no matter the cost…

She already got them all?

They weren’t available in any marketplace worldwide?

“Wow, you’re really something, Baek A-jin?”

He didn’t know, but perhaps merchant’s blood might flow in her veins.

How does she sell and buy so well?

“I was lucky. All the items were available in North Korea.”

“N-North Korea?”

Yu Ji-a’s mouth dropped open.

Even though the world had become chaotic, North-South relations still hadn’t improved.

At least as long as the Kim family was alive, unification would be a distant matter.

“Most countries or guilds usually try to keep A-grade ones for themselves somehow, right?”

“Doesn’t North Korea do the same?”

“They do, but they’re having some difficulties lately. If you use Chinese brokers well, there are many officials who want to exchange for dollars.”

“Wow…”

Baek Jin-woo clapped his hands.

My sister.

You even used Chinese brokers to get summoned creatures?

“Well, for me, I can summon oppa when it’s dangerous anyway, so I moved boldly!”

Baek A-jin winked and struck a triumphant gesture.

Right.

This case is worth being proud of.

Very, very well done.

“You already paid for everything and got them? Then?”

“Yeah.”

The 1 trillion that each national team received from their country must be paid only through Headquarters.

So they should have to go through complicated procedures… But Yubak Management doesn’t need to.

‘Because we have Uncle Park Chang-seok.’

This is why good connections are great.

If he just requests roughly how much is needed, he uses an appropriate account item to handle the accounting smoothly and provides the money immediately.

Meaning advance payment is possible.

Baek Jin-woo immediately received the summoned creatures.

Before distributing them, he planned to have Hunkyo educate them first.

Another week later.

When exactly one month remained until the World League.

“Heuak, heuaak!”

“Su-success! I succeeded!”

“Euhahahat! Euhahahahat!”

The five of them – An Gi-jeong, Hwang Ju-won, Kang Geon-ho, Song Yeon-hee, and Hwang Ji-woo – hugged each other and shouted in joy.

Especially Hwang Ji-woo was even shedding tears.

Finally!

Everyone had passed the minimum physical fitness threshold that Hunkyo had set.

It had only been a month, but all their body fat had been completely broken down.

Diet?

It wasn’t necessary.

Because he had put them through such high-intensity exercise that the calories from food they consumed became meaningless.

Hamburgers, ramen, pizza, and so on.

Even if they stuffed all kinds of instant food into their bodies, it would disappear in an instant.

Wouldn’t that hurt them?

The dispatched recovery-specialized summoned creatures provided comprehensive care for them, so it was fine.

“Hyung, were you always this handsome? Your jawline is completely defined.”

“Look at your abs though. It’s awkward. Why do we all have abs now?”

“Anyway, we can finally learn properly now, right? We only have a month left until the World League.”

“…Right. Should we give up on this league?”

“Yeah. If we could dominate the league just by getting better physical fitness… wouldn’t they have recruited athletes instead of Players?”

That’s when the guild members were chatting.

Clap clap clap!

“Everyone worked hard.”

Baek Jin-woo entered while clapping his hands.

And then.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thoom! Thud!

One by one.

He began summoning unfamiliar summoned creatures one after another.

The guild members’ eyes filled with curiosity.

What are…

What are all those things?

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