I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 129

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Transcendent Genius Trainer 129

At the name that came from Yujun’s lips, Director Lee Ji-tae’s hand trembled slightly.
That name was far too sore a subject in South Korea.

“……Are you referring to the person I think you are?”
“Yes. I’m speaking of the most famous person bearing that name in South Korea.”

Director Lee Ji-tae’s eyebrows twitched.

“I wish to train Awakener Baek Hyeon-jin.”
“……The hero?”

Hero Baek Hyeon-jin.
Twenty years ago, during the Great Rift that shook the world, he was the Awakener who alone held back the monsters pouring forth from the Tower of Avici Hell, erected in South Korea at that catastrophic time.
By single-handedly containing that calamitous disaster, he protected countless lives, but the price he paid was utterly devastating.
All his Mana Circuits burned out from forced Mana overload, his shoulders stiffened, and he lost every shred of his power.
With such a story of sacrifice woven into his legacy, all of South Korea came to call him a hero.

But the cost of that costly title was far too steep.
Though the Management Bureau and the government supported him in every way, they ultimately could not restore him.

“……May I ask the reason?”

Director Lee Ji-tae was somewhat taken aback.
It was already surprising that Yujun wanted to train immediately upon returning, but the fact that his target was Hero Baek Hyeon-jin was even more shocking.
Baek Hyeon-jin was an Awakener who had already finished his chapter.
All his power had vanished to a degree that he could scarcely be called an Awakener anymore.

His condition was no different from an ordinary person who had never Awakened.
Of course, Lee knew that Yujun had managed seemingly impossible training up until now.

Starting with Martial Arts Training, the One-Shot Guild, Hong Jun-yong, Seo Yu-ri, and even the Insect Tower and Dragon Training.
Looking at his roster alone, Yujun’s achievements were genuinely insane.
In just over a month, he had accomplished things that all trainers had avoided and failed at until now.

But the hero was different.
Baek Hyeon-jin was someone who, if handled carelessly, could produce a severe backlash.

“This won’t end in simple training failure. Trainer Kang currently carries issues with him.”

Carrying issues had many advantages but also many vulnerabilities.
While there were those who liked Yujun, there were also quite a few who envied him, so the aftermath that would follow from failing to train Hero Baek Hyeon-jin would be enormous.
He was that much of a symbolic figure.

If he succeeded in training, he could gain tremendous fame, but if he failed, there was a truckload of people waiting to drag down every shred of his reputation and cast him into the abyss.

“I understand.”

Yujun nodded readily.
He fully grasped the Director’s concerns.

“I’m aware that many are waiting for my failure, and I’m aware that training Awakener Baek Hyeon-jin is nearly impossible.”
“Nearly impossible is not the word.”

Director Lee Ji-tae shook his head and spoke with finality.

“It is impossible. Hero Baek Hyeon-jin is no longer an Awakener.”

Yujun understood well what his condition was.
When he was at the Promise Guild, Yujun had searched for Awakeners without talent and gathered information about how they overcame their circumstances, and in doing so he had learned much about Baek Hyeon-jin.

‘Because he lost his talent after the fact.’

Generally, those without talent suffer from congenital issues.
But Baek Hyeon-jin had lost his power after the fact, becoming someone without talent.

Yujun understood this.
That there might not be a single spark left in him.

‘But you won’t know until you try.’

If even the slightest flame remained.
If even a spark lingered in the ashes, Yujun could kindle it.

With who he was now, he might be able to do it.

“That’s something we’ll only know by trying.”
“Why deliberately walk such a……difficult path?”

In truth, Director Lee Ji-tae’s heart had always ached for Baek Hyeon-jin.
He had always loved such narratives, yet he knew well that no more miracles would come for Baek Hyeon-jin.

Countless trainers and healers had met Baek Hyeon-jin and shaken their heads.
Even Baek Hyeon-jin, who once rejected reality and spoke of absolute impossibility, had now come to accept everything.

Why, then, would he seek to train such a man?
To that question, Yujun met Director Lee Ji-tae’s gaze and spoke with conviction.

“I believe there is no impossible training.”
“…….”

At Yujun’s words, Director Lee Ji-tae’s hand trembled.
He, too, had once possessed such a philosophy of life.
But time had worn it away.
Like wind carving stone, it had been whittled down, and he hadn’t even noticed.

“And because this person dedicated themselves to the nation. It’s only natural that they receive due reward for that sacrifice.”

But this was not the entire reason.

“There’s one more reason—a simpler one. It might resonate even better with you, Director.”

There was a more practical reason underlying everything.

“Some people say that it’s still premature for me to receive an S-rank License. In fact, quite a lot of people believe that.”

This was something Director Lee Ji-tae was already aware of.

A rising supernova.
It had only been just over a month since he switched careers to become a trainer.
Normally, he would still be in the stage of learning and facing trial and error.

This was the period when he should have realized that theory alone could not teach Awakeners.
Yet Yujun had already fulfilled the conditions for an S-rank Trainer in that span of time.
And despite that, there were those who said granting him the S-rank License was still premature.
It was not a matter of ability.
It was an absolute matter of time.
Public opinion of Yujun was very favorable now, but the S-rank Trainer License was another matter entirely.

“Don’t worry. I already have sufficient Achievement Points, and if I validate it in my own name, that settles it. Everyone is just on edge because of the previous incident.”

Because of that incident, many had become sensitive about S-rank License issuance.

“This time is different from then.”

Back then, the S-rank License had been granted purely through connections, but this time was different.
Through the Dragon Training alone, Achievement Points were already overflowing.
So if Director Lee Ji-tae himself announced that the License was warranted, all those objections would simply vanish.

Of course, not everyone would agree and concede.
Particularly, the Trainer Association might raise objections.
Not long ago they had raised the difficulty of rank advancement considerably, and now an S-rank License was being issued in just a month?
It could appear as though the Management Bureau was picking a fight with the Association.

But Director Lee Ji-tae intended to push forward anyway.
Wasn’t that precisely what the Director’s authority was for?
Moreover, this should have been something the Association itself requested first.
The fact that a rising supernova like Kang Yu-jun had reached S-rank in an instant was quite symbolically significant, was it not?
Domestic trainers were stagnating in the waters of South Korea.
Since internal standards were all comparable, they had no choice but to fall short overseas.
On top of that, there was Han Gyu-jin, who had officially withdrawn from the Association.

After training overseas and returning, he made waves domestically, but after coming back, conflict with the Association led to his eventual withdrawal.
In such a situation, a new S-rank Trainer was someone the Association should be courting and supporting.

“So don’t worry. I’ll personally take responsibility and clear away all the noise.”

That was how the S-rank License matter should be handled.
So there was no need to undertake such an enormously difficult training as Hero Baek Hyeon-jin’s.

“That’s all well and good, but.”

Yujun spoke.

“I want to silence them all.”

At those words, Director Lee Ji-tae’s eyes widened.

“I’m curious whether such words can still be spoken even after I succeed in training Awakener Baek Hyeon-jin.”
“…….”

Until now, the Director had thought Kang Yu-jun to be a rather humble trainer.
But looking at him now, he saw that hidden beneath lay ambition.
Ambition that suddenly surged forward, cutting through everything.

You won’t recognize me as S-rank?
I trained a hero—let’s see if you can still say such things.
It was a declaration that he would charge straight through any resistance against him.

“Understood. If you’ve made your decision, there’s little point in my saying anything further.”

Faced with such certainty, Director Lee Ji-tae ceased trying to dissuade him.

“Then, about that Summoner Awakener recruitment you mentioned—how shall we handle that?”

Yujun had requested the Management Bureau’s assistance in recruiting an S-rank Summoner Awakener for training.
To obtain the Instant Correction skill, he needed to train Awakeners from different systems, and he had yet to train an S-rank Summoner Awakener.

‘Instant Correction. It would be good to have it for training the hero.’

Having confidently stated that he would train the hero Baek Hyeon-jin, he needed to prepare everything he could.

‘I’m not entirely certain myself.’

Just as all his training up to now had been the case, reviving a hero was truly not an easy matter.

“I’ll begin training right away. Please prepare accordingly.”
“Then we’ll proceed immediately! When should we schedule it?”

Yujun had returned today.
So he figured a little rest before setting a date would suffice.

“Today, if possible.”
“……Are you sure? You’ve only just returned today.”

It was still the time when jet lag hadn’t fully worn off.
The flight time between Russia and South Korea exceeded ten hours.
Yet despite that, when Yujun spoke of doing it right now, Director Lee Ji-tae could only nod repeatedly in agreement.
He truly was different.

“Yes.”
“Then I’ll make immediate preparations.”

Director Lee Ji-tae contacted his secretary and immediately began preparing the training.

“Then I’m counting on you.”

Yujun bowed to the Director and promptly moved to the Training Ground.
Watching Kang Yu-jun’s departing figure, Director Lee Ji-tae found himself thinking something.
If Kang Yu-jun had been born in his own era and were older than him.

“……He would have made an excellent colleague.”

Director Lee Ji-tae smiled softly, watching the strong man leave the office.

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The Director immediately called the Management Bureau’s Verifier.

-Yes, Director!

“Park Verifier. I’m calling regarding Trainer Kang Yu-jun’s S-rank License issuance.”

-What? Trainer Kang Yu-jun?

The Verifier responded in confusion.

-It’s only been a month since he obtained his A-rank License…… Director. His Achievement Points are still insufficient, and the time period……

“What’s his current Achievement Point total?”

-The Martial Arts Training case, the One-Shot Training case, three cases of S-rank Awakener production, the Insect Tower……and Dragon Training on top of that…… Wow, it exceeds the threshold. Over 30 points.

To receive an S-rank License, a minimum of 30 Achievement Points was required.
Once 30 points were achieved, the Verifier and an S-rank Trainer belonging to the Management Bureau would verify whether the candidate was suitable for S-rank issuance, and only then was the License granted.

While a month was short, Yujun had exceeded 30 Achievement Points.
The problem was that the current minimum timeframe for S-rank License issuance was five years.
S-rank License issuance was never an easy matter.

-I’ll head directly to your office right away, Director!

The S-rank License criteria had been met. This was not a matter for a phone call.

The Verifier came to the Director’s office and immediately proceeded with Yujun’s S-rank License issuance alongside the Director.

“……Seeing the records compiled like this is truly remarkable, Park Verifier.”

Park Verifier had already been working at the Management Bureau for twenty years.
Having joined during the Great Rift and remained ever since, he had never seen any trainer with such a steep ascent.

“Compared to the days when S-rank Licenses were handed out easily……this is simply unreasonable. These achievements are insane. Everyone was avoiding these cases.”

Among those with connections, there were often cases of preferential treatment.
Achievements were inflated, experience was inflated.
In that process, difficult tasks that could naturally cause setbacks were invariably avoided.
But Yujun had built his achievements primarily around tasks that trainers generally found difficult and avoided.

“The fact that these results were built from avoided and difficult achievements……”

At Park Verifier’s words, the Director could not stop smiling.

“This will cause quite a stir. The Association might lodge significant objections.”
“But the criteria have been met, so no matter what they say, there’s nothing they can do about it. Hahahaha. I’m pleased as well. I never thought Korea would produce such a major trainer!”

Park Verifier returned the Director’s smile.

“We’ll issue the S-rank License immediately!”

Trainer Kang Yu-jun.
S-rank License obtained.
The time elapsed was exactly 57 days.

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