I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 126

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Becomes Reality Chapter 126

The Rider Guild—the organization that had captured a dragon.
The Guild Master, Vice Guild Master, and members of the Rider Guild were currently at the Russian Administration Office.
They were waiting there for the results of this Dragon Training.

“Sigh.”
“Guild Master, how do you think this will go?”
“It won’t work. Absolutely not. We’ve already tried.”
“But the trainers who came this time are all formidable. Sarah Jennings, Wei Long, Pyotr, Hans…”

These were famous trainers whose names any Awakener would recognize.

“I heard if this succeeds, we can pay off our fine.”
“Sigh.”

The Rider Guild had not legally captured the dragon.
They had somehow obtained it and, unable to resist greed, immediately began taming it to smuggle into the country.

But an accident had occurred in the process, and as a result, they had been forced to forfeit both a fine and the opportunity to attempt Dragon Training themselves.

“It’s fine. If no one succeeds in the training, our fine would be wiped clean.”
“They said the Russian Administration Office would just overlook it even if training happened in South Korea, didn’t they?”
“That was them mocking us. With Sarah Jennings here, there’s no way a Korean trainer would succeed at Dragon Training.”

If anyone succeeded, it would be Sarah Jennings, and if anyone failed, they would all fail.
There was no trainer capable of succeeding at a Dragon Training that Sarah Jennings had failed.
Her track record was a tier above the rest.

“By the way, who did we hear was coming from our country?”
“We heard it was Trainer Kang Yu-jun.”

Kang Yu-jun.
The name felt familiar for a moment, then slipped away.

“You don’t mean that Golden Youth?”

The Rider Guild primarily tackled Towers in overseas Neutral Territories, so they were somewhat slow with domestic news.

“I looked into it a bit, and apparently he switched to being a trainer not long ago. He’s producing results so rapidly that he’s on the verge of reaching S-rank, though he only holds an A-rank license.”
“So he’s barely been a trainer?”
“Even so, the fact that he’s on the verge of S-rank shows his talent is truly extraordinary. But there’s no way he’ll succeed at Dragon Training with that level of skill.”

It was quite surprising that Kang Yu-jun had come, but that made it all the more absurd.

No matter how talented a rising trainer might be, this was not the place for him to be.
They were all outstanding S-rank Trainers, and particularly Sarah Jennings was among the top few even in the United States.
Even Pyotr, who was considered the weakest among those gathered, was evaluated to be a tier above South Korea’s S-rank Trainers.

The Rider Guild had repeatedly attempted to tackle overseas Towers and felt keenly how vast the gap between themselves and foreign nations truly was.

“Who sent him?”
“The Director couldn’t have sent him directly. He’s one of the few people who genuinely thinks of Korea.”
“Reportedly, the Director himself selected and sent him.”
“…Good grief.”

What on earth was the Director thinking?
Had he perhaps given up?

“Then it’s hopeless.”

If that was the case, then it was indeed hopeless.
There was no way they would send any additional forces beyond Kang Yu-jun.

“We should just hope Sarah Jennings fails.”
“If Sarah Jennings can’t do it, then no one will be able to.”

Bang!
At that moment, a Russian Administration Office employee burst through the door forcefully.

“Korean parties. You may leave now. Training is complete.”
“…!”
“What happened?”
“Congratulations. You may leave without a fine.”
“So it failed!”
“Then what becomes of the dragon?”

If the training had failed, would the dragon be released again?
If so, since they had captured it, they should be the ones releasing it.

“…?”

The Administration Office employee’s expression darkened slightly.

“Didn’t you hear? The training was successful.”
“…?”
“Then why is there no fine?”
“Well…”

The Administration Office employee spoke.

“Because Trainer Kang Yu-jun from South Korea has successfully completed the Dragon Training.”

* * *

Breaking news began appearing across multiple Korean media outlets.

-[BREAKING] Trainer Kang Yu-jun Achieves Complete Control of Dragon Captured from Black Iron Tower in Russia
-[BREAKING] South Korea Now Ranks Among Nations with World’s First “Dragon Tamer”…… Kang Yu-jun Returns Home Today with Dragon
-[BREAKING] “Technique Overwhelmed All”…… Kang Yu-jun Surpasses World-Class S-rank Trainers, Becomes Dragon’s “Tamer”

Yujun had succeeded at Demon Beast Training before, and now the news was that he had succeeded at Dragon Training.
The news set Korea ablaze.

-Dragon Training? He went to do that?
-Wait, dragons even exist?
-You mean those dragons that appear in Towers?
-Insane.
-He trained one?

Non-Awakened citizens didn’t even know dragons existed.
While they were shocked to learn that dragons existed, the Awakeners were astonished that Yujun had trained such a creature.

-??
-He succeeded at Dragon Training?
-This doesn’t make sense.
-Dragons existed?
-According to the article, they captured a dragon and trainers from several nations participated!
-How did he train a dragon of that insane size?

The dragons they knew of were ferocious Demon Beasts.
From a distance, they spewed devastating breath attacks, and up close, they wielded massive wings and a powerful, robust body—formidable monsters indeed.
These dragons typically appeared as boss monsters in Towers, so the thought of taming one had never occurred to anyone.

-……They say it’s a smaller dragon, but taming a dragon….

The article stated it was a smaller dragon, but size wasn’t the issue.

-It’s really amazing that he succeeded at Dragon Training.
-Starting from Demon Beast Training and then… what exactly is this guy?

Moreover, Yujun’s recent business with the Insect Tower was still causing an uproar on Hunternet.
And now, right after that, Yujun had immediately pulled off an impossible training success—people could only be amazed.

-Does this man have multiple bodies?
-How long has it been since the Insect Tower incident ended?
-Isn’t this from just two days ago?
-Less than four days.
-The Insect Tower chatter on Hunternet hasn’t even cooled down yet.
-This makes no sense.

And Awakeners were astonished once more by the content included in the article.
Specifically, the list of trainers who participated in the training but failed to train the dragon.

-Look at that lineup.
-Sarah Jennings? Even I know her, and I don’t follow overseas trainers.
-Hasn’t she produced over ten SS-rank Awakeners?
-She’s a top-ten trainer in the United States!

Sarah Jennings wasn’t the very best in the United States, but she was still of that tier—just below the highest echelon.

-Wei Long?
-I know this person. She operates a massive Trainer School in China.
-Hans and Pyotr are all S-rank Trainers.
-What exactly is Kang Yu-jun ;;;;
-National pride is insane!!

Trainers were bewildered to hear that Yujun had trained the dragon among those stacked with formidable S-rank Trainers.

National Pride.
A surge of patriotic fervor rose in their hearts, yet simultaneously came the thought: how on earth did he do that?

-That was seriously impressive. I just thought he was S-rank from the headline, but the S-rank trainers involved were absolute legends.
-My mental state is just gone. Completely.

Hunternet.
Numerous Awakeners began rushing to discuss this affair.

-Now nobody’s going to say Trainer Kang is hype, right?
-All those hype skeptics have disappeared, haven’t they?
-But seriously, this time was insane.
-Even now, Kang Yu-jun doesn’t fit S-rank?
-Even now, is it too early?
-This is me, who left hateful comments on Trainer Kang Yu-jun. I’m truly sorry. This guy is insane. Does this make sense? Beating Sarah Jennings and succeeding at training? Wow…… it really does feel like a proper trainer has emerged.

The shock was so great that even those who had left malicious comments were forced to apologize.

“Sigh.”

Among those who had spoken of hype skepticism were several trainers.
Yun Je-mun, an instructor at the Do Kang-myeong Trainer School, furrowed his brow.

“Is he insane? Really?”

No matter how hard he thought about it, there was no angle from which he could diminish this achievement.

“The only trainer to succeed at Demon Beast Training, and now Dragon Training too.”

If the trainer who had attempted these alongside him had a lesser reputation, he could have dismissed it as an easy training success.
But the trainer alongside him had been Sarah Jennings.
Even the news had covered it in the United States.

-Dragon Training Failed by Sarah Jennings, Succeeded by South Korea’s A-rank Trainer Kang Yu-jun.

“Does this even make sense?”

Kang Yu-jun was a blade that had emerged far too sharply and prominently.
That’s why he had diminished him. Saying it was too early, belittling him, saying more verification was needed.

But seeing this article now, his heart raced.
Could a Korean trainer truly reach this level?
Could he truly accomplish this much?

He recalled his time on overseas training.
The instructors of the Do Kang-myeong Trainer School go on overseas training twice every year.

Do Kang-myeong already knew.
He simply hadn’t stated it outright, hadn’t said it officially.
At this point in time, he believed that Korea’s trainers significantly lagged behind overseas trainers.
That’s why he sent his school’s instructors on overseas training to elevate their standards.
To learn more and absorb the strengths of the overseas trainers.
As Yun Je-mun participated in exchanges with overseas trainers during his training stint, he came to understand something.

They were in a different league.
Their training techniques contained countless things they had never learned.

-I can’t do it that way. Your methods won’t change anything.

The domestic trainers sent for overseas exchange had attempted to apply their domestic experience and knowledge, but the results were poor.
Because of this, overseas Awakeners eventually stopped wanting training from Korean trainers.
The term “joint training” became meaningless.

Experiencing this repeatedly had made him cynical about any outcomes.
It won’t work anyway.
Domestic levels can’t manage it anyway.
This only gained prominence because it’s domestic.
We can’t even compete with overseas trainers.

He had directed that gaze at Kang Yu-jun.
He had diminished Kang Yu-jun that way.
But now that Yujun had demonstrated he could compete with overseas trainers, his heart raced violently.
Truth be told, he had never wanted to diminish him.

“I wanted to do it too.”

He had wanted to compete with overseas trainers like that.
He had wanted to transform their contemptuous gazes into awe and acclaim.

“Exhale.”

This incident revealed to him his own pathetic nature.

“I need to change.”

Yujun had given him a powerful stimulus.
Korean trainers can do it!
They won’t lose to overseas trainers!
He left a comment on Hunternet.

-Seeing this gives me hope too. I’m going to give it my all.
-Yujun will definitely change overseas perception. Let me try to ride that wave and show that Korean trainers are competent too.

Several trainers shared Yun Je-mun’s sentiment.

* * *

Kim Gyu-cheol, who had returned home, wore a broad smile.
There were countless articles filled with praise for Kang Yu-jun.

“It’s spreading fast. The Management Bureau has also written that such a remarkable result warrants immediate payment of proper compensation.”

Kim Gyu-cheol opened Mitube.

“Mitube is in chaos too. All the videos mentioning you now have over 500,000 views. Oh, this is a major corporation’s channel and it’s already at 1 million views.”

-Let me explain how amazing the training Kang Yu-jun did was.

At the moment, people weren’t fully grasping how extraordinary Dragon Training was upon reading the articles about Yujun.

Content creators were breaking it down and explaining it.

-The gap between overseas and domestic is this huge…… an A-rank trainer from overseas would be designated S-rank if they came to our country.

It was a simple explanation but roughly aligned with the domestic situation.

“It’s unfortunate, but given how vast the gap is between overseas and domestic trainers, to overcome that and complete the training! How amazing must that be.”

This could genuinely be considered an insane level of achievement.
Especially for Kim Gyu-cheol, who possessed deeper knowledge of trainer information than most, his heart still raced.
On top of that, Hunternet was also exploding.

“When you look at Hunternet, there used to be haters, didn’t there.”

At the moment, even the haters on Hunternet were confessing, actively suppressing remaining haters.

-I can’t insult him anymore. This guy is insane.
-National pride is insane.

“The Awakeners on Hunternet aren’t insulting you anymore. Honestly, most people there rarely change their minds once set.”

Kim Gyu-cheol had once been an active Hunternet user himself.
Though a broken Awakener, he had at least undergone the Awakening itself, unlike Yujun, so he could verify easily.
Of course, he never left hateful comments—he had gathered information from various Awakeners on Hunternet.
That’s when he realized something.
The Awakeners here generally didn’t change their minds easily.
Once they adopted a piece of knowledge or belief, they pushed it to the end.
Probably because they were so certain of themselves.
But that these people could turn around…

“Some still hold their opinions. Those people are getting beaten down by those who used to leave hate comments with them.”

When an enemy switched to become an ally, it was remarkably reassuring.
Criticizing an enemy required basic research.
These people knew information about Yujun better than anyone, so they could attack the remaining haters very effectively.
Yujun himself had also let out a hollow laugh while looking at the messages on his phone.

-Yujun, congratulations! You’re really amazing. How proud I am that you’re my friend……

A message that must have been around 4,700 characters long had arrived.
Not only that, but a photo had been sent as well.

-Photo

But that photo was rather surprising.
In that photo, it wasn’t just Im Seok-jae alone.

“What? Why are they together?”

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