I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 1

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Episode 1

“We can’t wait for you any longer either.”

-Guild Internal Evaluation Report

-Trainee: Kang Yu-jun

-Evaluation Score: 10 / 100

-Remarks: Excellent potential but failed to awaken. Further education is meaningless.

Solid theory.

Outstanding comprehension.

Yujun, a promising member of the Promise Guild, was exceptional from the start.

Recognized for his potential from a young age, he grew up as part of the Promise Guild’s youth program.

The talent he was first evaluated for at age 12 was at least S-rank.

He was compared to Do Min-jun, Korea’s representative S-rank Awakened and famous telekinetic mage and grand mage, and received expectations that if he grew properly, he would become at minimum like Do Min-jun, or at most the world’s strongest Awakened.

Rumors spread that if he awakened properly, he would definitely become S-rank.

His nickname was Golden Youth.

It was a nickname given because among the youth who received good evaluations in his generation, none had received as outstanding an evaluation as Yujun.

However, there was a problem.

It was awakening.

“If you can’t awaken, it’s meaningless.”

Even though he was over twenty years old, he had not awakened.

Awakening conditions were literally random.

Some awakened through trivial triggers, while others awakened by repeating certain actions.

“When there are kids who just awaken when they reach a certain age, this is quite troublesome. I never thought you wouldn’t be able to awaken.”

The Director of the Promise Guild frowned.

“You know? We can’t wait any longer.”

Yujun became anxious.

So he trained fiercely every single day.

He intensely reviewed what he had learned and pushed his body beyond its limits.

Because otherwise, he couldn’t shake off the anxiety.

But there were those who looked at him with displeasure.

-That bastard who can’t even awaken.

-He was so confident when he was young.

-Can’t he do that simple awakening thing?

People began openly picking fights with him, and Yujun, unable to endure it, threw punches at them.

Of course, Yujun, who hadn’t awakened, only got beaten up one-sidedly.

“….”

Even so, Yujun couldn’t bring himself to respond.

No matter what excuse he made, it would eventually circle back to saying it happened because he failed to awaken.

“A decision will probably come down soon. You should prepare yourself mentally too.”

“Thank you for your concern.”

The director looked at Yujun with an expression half irritated, half pitying.

Bang-!

The door closed and Yujun rubbed his face.

Tremendous expectations had turned completely into disappointment.

If he had been a talent of no particular note, he wouldn’t have felt this way.

“Sigh.”

From childhood until now, Yujun had poured everything into this guild.

In such circumstances, if he was expelled from the guild, nothing would remain.

The Promise Guild was no different from his everything.

“What should I do?”

* * *

“No, but still, isn’t this a bit much?”

“What can I do? I have no talent. I can’t awaken, so what can I do?”

Yujun answered the other person’s words like a complaint.

The other person was a close friend who had spent youth life together at the Promise Guild for quite some time.

Kim Min-seok, currently a B-rank Awakened.

When they first met, he was evaluated as having lower potential than Yujun, but now he had a higher rank.

Because they had been so close since their youth days, he was the only friend he remained close with even after transferring to another guild.

Yujun had lived trying to succeed by any means, so his human relationships were extremely narrow.

“I’ll pay today.”

At Yujun’s words, Min-seok shook his head.

“You’re unemployed now, do you have money? Come on, come on. I’ll pay.”

Kim Min-seok was quite a successful Awakened, so he was financially quite comfortable.

Thinking of when they first received their potential evaluations and now, the two men’s positions were worlds apart.

But he and Kim Min-seok didn’t care about such things, so they continued drinking soju with old stories as their side dish.

“No, your theory is really S-rank level. Do you remember? Trainer Park who produced several S-ranks. Trainer Park praised you like crazy. He said your level of understanding theory was better than his own. He said you would definitely become S-rank. We were so envious.”

As the alcohol went down smoothly, various stories continued to come out without order.

“That was….”

Yujun chuckled and recalled the memories from that time.

What Yujun was absorbed in at the time was a game called the Tower of Infinity, where you form parties with Awakened of various abilities and climb to the top of the tower.

Players could become Trainers of the Tower of Infinity, training Awakened individuals and combining parties based on their abilities to climb the tower.

Yujun was the undisputed number one player of that game.

“That’s how I studied.”

Tower of Infinity had many collaborations, with characters modeled after real famous Awakened individuals appearing directly in the game.

‘Plus, the abilities were incredibly diverse too.’

The training system was also quite detailed and realistic.

‘It was perfect for me.’

For Yujun, who was strong in theory, it was truly the optimal game.

Kim Min-seok, knowing this, also smiled as he reminisced.

“When we understood 1, you already had 100 figured out. You were on a different level.”

That’s why everyone felt awe rather than jealousy.

“In theory classes, you immediately applied what you learned. We couldn’t even understand it.”

All the Trainers who had come and gone praised Yujun’s ability to absorb theory.

“Besides, you weren’t just good at theory. You had incredible insight and taught me and other Youth. Remember?”

“I remember. That’s how we became friends.”

Yujun downed his drink.

As Min-seok said, Yujun wasn’t just excellent at understanding theory, but also had remarkable insight into Awakened abilities.

Because of this, Yujun often gave advice to other Youth.

“I changed just one stance like you told me to, and suddenly everything clicked.”

Kim Min-seok reaching his current position was partly thanks to Yujun.

Gulp-.

Though these were nostalgic stories shared over drinks, those memories only tormented Yujun.

So he kept drinking one after another.

“But it’s a dismissal ending. It’s all over now.”

He hadn’t directly heard the word dismissal, but it was practically decided.

Having failed to awaken at this age, there was no reason to show more consideration.

Yujun let out a sigh.

What should he do now?

“What good is being sharp with theory? I’m not even an Awakened.”

If only he could apply even 10% of the theory in his head to himself.

How great would it have been if his physical abilities were as outstanding as his insight?

Yujun drank until dawn and returned home with Min-seok. Min-seok, who had worried about Yujun’s situation as if it were his own, was heavily drunk.

“Pay for lodging before you leave.”

Yujun laid Min-seok on the floor and lay down on the bed himself.

Since he was heavily drunk anyway, he’d sleep well wherever he lay.

Then he sighed and closed his eyes, but sleep wouldn’t come.

“Damn it.”

The conversations he’d had with Min-seok earlier kept circling in his mind.

Youth colleagues who had thrived after receiving his advice.

Despite doing well thanks to him, they later often pretended not to know him or ignored him.

Those like Kim Min-seok who continued to show gratitude were extremely few.

So someone’s words to him stabbed at his heart.

“They told me to worry about myself instead of teaching others. Said I was all talk.”

It was frustrating.

And he was desperate.

“I knew that.”

Grind-.

Yujun opened his eyes and gritted his teeth.

Then a sound came from somewhere.

Ding-!

A sound he’d never heard before. But it was the sound he’d been waiting for so long.

“Huh?”

-Conditions have been met.

-You have awakened!

“What!?”

He doubted his ears several times.

It was definitely about awakening.

The alcohol instantly sobered him up.

Though he’d been quite drunk, sobering up happened in an instant.

-[Awakened Training System ON]

-You have opened the eyes of a Trainer! You can now train Awakened individuals!

-Use your abilities to train Awakened individuals!

-You can view currently available abilities.

[Lv.1]

-1. Awakened Scan

-2. ??

-3. ??

-Lv.2 System is locked!

Shaaaaaaak-!

Yujun frowned at the burning sensation in his eyes.

Everything visible began to distort in the pain.

Blue light.

And cracks.

These two things wildly disrupted his vision.

“What is this….”

Snore-!

Yujun could see Min-seok lying comfortably asleep before his eyes.

“Huh?”

Yujun couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

He saw something strange on Min-seok.

There was a crack on his knee that looked like it was out of place.

Yujun used his skill as if possessed by something.

“Awakened Scan.”

-[Kim Min-seok] Overall Grade: D

-Awakened Ability: Ignition

-Stats: [Strength 8/15] [Stamina 5/15] [Agility 9/15]

“My goodness.”

Yujun’s hands trembled.

“This is….”

Trainers in the Tower of Infinity had a special power.

It was the power to see the status windows of the Awakened.

Thanks to this, users could clearly identify the problems and potential of the Awakened and raise them excellently.

It was like having the answer sheet in plain sight.

‘But that was a game system.’

The Awakened received special abilities upon awakening, but they couldn’t see status windows like in games.

However, now Yujun could see them.

He clenched his fist and muttered.

“Then only I can see this now?”

* * *

“Yujun, the meeting is over. We can’t do this anymore. Even considering old ties and possibilities, we can no longer overlook this. You’re dismissed.”

The Director of the Promise Guild finally announced his dismissal.

“To be honest, this could be grounds for demanding compensation for damages. Well, would we go that far? The order came down to end this amicably.”

The Director of the Promise Guild looked at Yujun and clicked his tongue briefly.

This was ending on good terms.

The investment costs so far were quite regrettable.

Just how much money had been invested in Yujun?

“Tsk.”

He clicked his tongue.

However, even at such a reaction, Kang Yu-jun wasn’t particularly affected.

In his mind, memories of the humiliating times he had endured for failing to awaken floated up.

“Thank you for everything until now!”

Yujun bowed his head with a relieved expression.

They didn’t know.

That Yujun had awakened.

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