I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 130

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Episode 130

The Korean Trainer Association.
This organization existed to guarantee and protect the rights and interests of all Trainers active in South Korea.

Its chairman was Trainer Ryu Jeong-hwan.
In his day, he had reached the pinnacle among Trainers, ranking among the top five, and had earned the epithet “Dragon of Suwon.”

In that era, Trainers had not yet been recognized as truly necessary. That meant a Trainer who survived in an age when the Awakener’s ability mattered more than the Trainer’s skill possessed overwhelming prowess in their own right.
In recognition of that achievement, he had been appointed chairman of the government-approved Korean Trainer Association.

“It’s been a while. What wind blew in to summon me? Ordinarily you won’t even spare a moment even if I suggest coffee.”

Soran Coffee Roastery.
This café, located in Jongno, was the official meeting place operated by the Association.
All staff, from the baristas down, were Association employees, so there was no worry of information leaking.
The moment the chairman sat down, he bowed his head respectfully.

“Sir, what are you saying? I’ve genuinely been busy. Surely you know—coordination with overseas has been continuously falling through. I’m doing everything I can to prevent an influx of foreign Trainers. If those overseas Trainers come in, competition becomes impossible, and we’ll face real trouble.”

Baek Do-gyun sat across from him.
Upon hearing the chairman’s words, Baek Do-gyun crossed his arms and nodded.
He certainly understood that this issue was a headache.

“I saw the interview, sir.”

Ryu Jeong-hwan was five years younger than Baek Do-gyun.
Though they were aging together and didn’t strictly need such formality, Baek Do-gyun was a symbolic figure to Ryu Jeong-hwan.

A training mentor.
In an era when the importance of Trainers was unrecognized not just in South Korea but worldwide, they had grown together sharing training methods.
Moreover, having trained under the same master, there existed a certain respect between them.

Of course, they were not particularly close now.

Various conflicts had led to disagreements between them.
That didn’t mean they lived without seeing each other.
They exchanged greetings periodically during holidays and such occasions, but this time, unusually, Ryu Jeong-hwan had requested to meet.

“So you saw it? Then you must understand how remarkable my eye for talent truly is.”

Baek Do-gyun smiled with satisfaction.
After giving that interview, he had received countless questions.
On top of that, he’d received criticism as well.

Now he was losing to A-rank License Trainers.
A has-been.
Time had passed.
He should just retire.

Murmurs had arisen even from his own team.
Yet Baek Do-gyun had conviction.
Kang Yu-jun was different from any Trainer he had observed until now.
There were Trainers who grew quickly and produced results, but he had never encountered one with such flexibility.
A method all his own.
And the audacity to accept different approaches.

“Everyone’s calling me a has-been. Saying I lost to an A-rank License Trainer. And that I praised him too much in the interview. They even asked how much I was paid.”
“Who said such a thing so openly?”
“Who voices it plainly? Unless you’re the chairman.”
“I’m a man of propriety.”
“Seems the Association’s responsibilities have made your neck stiff. Or no?”
“I’m showing you proper respect.”
“You’re joking. Joking.”

Baek Do-gyun appeared to be in quite a good mood.

“You seem to be in excellent spirits, sir.”
“That’s right. It feels like a stock I invested in has risen. Now no one can say anything to me. Already, Hunternet and social media have plenty of good things to say about me.”

Those who had cursed him until yesterday had completely reversed themselves today, praising Baek Do-gyun.
They were saying he was the one who had recognized Yujun’s true worth early on, and that his extreme praise now made perfect sense.

……

In fact, that was precisely why Ryu Jeong-hwan wanted to meet Baek Do-gyun.
Though the meaning was somewhat different.

“What do you really think? I want to hear the honest truth.”

He wanted honest facts about Kang Yu-jun.
After this Dragon Training, Kang Yu-jun’s stock price had broken through the ceiling.
That was why discussion about an S-rank License had arisen.
He had certainly already met the required points based on the performance criteria.

In addition to Martial Arts Training, he had produced three S-rank Awakeners, plus the Insect Tower and Dragon Training achievements.

But an internal problem had surfaced.
At Ryu Jeong-hwan’s request to hear the real story, Baek Do-gyun let out a soft chuckle.
He seemed to know exactly what the situation was.

“There’s talk that it’s too early, right? Internally.”
“Yes. They’re saying it’s too fast. Far too fast.”

It had only been two months since this all happened.
More accurately, barely over a month.
No one had ever progressed this quickly.

“Up to A-rank, if someone had basic ability, they used to get it quickly before the standards were raised like they are now. That’s why when A-rank Licenses were issued, most people thought it was possible.”

But S-rank was different.

“But not anymore. The Management Bureau and the government have raised the standards significantly, haven’t they? And it’s S-rank we’re talking about.”

Receiving an S-rank License meant proportional responsibility was required.

“Territorial exclusion.”

At Baek Do-gyun’s words, the chairman also nodded.

“Yes. To be honest, I myself think it’s a bit quick. But he’s met the qualifications. However, the internal consensus is that beyond just the performance points, more experience is needed.”

The Association wasn’t run by the chairman alone.
The Trainers who belonged to the Association formed its core, and many of them were leading South Korea forward.
Distinguished family lineages that had continued from the past to the present.

“The sponsors aren’t happy either. Most are in favor of revoking it.”
“From where?”
“First, the Geumgang Kim Family. And the Cheonlae Choi Family is also unhappy with the situation.”

The Cheonlae Choi Family.
Awakeners and Trainers.
One of the five prominent families recording overwhelming achievements in both fields.
If the Geumgang Kim Family was a distinguished house producing countless figures in the crafting sector, the Cheonlae Choi Family was a distinguished lineage producing powerful combat-type Awakeners and Trainers commensurate with them.

Their characteristic was that all talented members of the Choi family possessed inborn lightning-attribute Mana, and this lightning Mana was an optimized technique for training.
Because of this, many figures from the Choi family were famous as Trainers.
Currently, Choi Mu-ju, one of the pillars of the Association, was representative, earning the epithet “Thunder Master.”

“Thunder Master is unhappy?”
“An incident occurred on their side.”

An incident regarding an S-rank License.
It had happened with the Cheonlae Choi Family.
The Cheonlae Choi Family currently harbored various problems and, because of them, periodically invited Trainers to their household to resolve those issues.

“That makes sense.”

At that time, they had nearly lost their granddaughter to that hastily-made S-rank Trainer.
After that, the Cheonlae Choi Family never invited unverified Trainers again.
To the Cheonlae Choi Family, Kang Yu-jun was the very person who resurrects their trauma.
A Trainer who grew rapidly.
An S-rank License.
So they opposed him more fiercely than others did.

“Then why is the Kim Family acting this way?”

The Geumgang Kim Family was connected with countless others.
If the Geumgang Kim Family—a distinguished house among distinguished houses—took a stance of checking Kang Yu-jun in the Association, no Trainer would fail to support it.

Being connected meant, quite literally, sponsorship contracts.
Financial backing.
Artifact support.
The Kim Family’s influence was extraordinarily powerful.

“It seems they’re planning to bring him in.”
“…What?”
“To lower his stock price. And during the Dragon Training, there was one friend brought along—Kim Gyu-cheol. He’s from the Kim Family, apparently.”
“From the Kim Family? He took someone from the Kim Family into his team? That’s remarkable. That staff didn’t look ordinary, and now that I think about it, it must be a Kim Family item.”
“No, he is from the Kim Family, but… he was apparently cast out by them.”
“…This situation isn’t simple, is it?”
“Right. That’s why I’m troubled as well.”

For one leading the Association, the power of the sponsoring distinguished families is something one cannot ignore.

“In any case, an S-rank License, once granted, cannot be revoked without reason. Both the Kim Family and the Choi Family likely know that. Right now, this is a warning and pressure—telling me to take no action.”
“Turn a blind eye.”
“Yes. They’re telling me to exclude Kang Yu-jun from the work an S-rank can receive.”

He pressed his temples hard.
This was why he wanted to see Baek Do-gyun.
Baek Do-gyun closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and spoke.

“I think the Association should support him regardless. His abilities haven’t fully blossomed yet.”
“…Haven’t fully blossomed? He got an S-rank License in fifty-seven days. And still?”
“Yes. Look at what I witnessed in Uijeongbu, and what he showed during this overseas training. Haven’t foreign Trainers ever been defeated like this before? Have our Trainers who ventured overseas ever actually won?”
“…No, they haven’t.”

He was the first.
Kang Yu-jun was the first Trainer to achieve real results overseas.

“And I don’t know if you know this, but…”

Baek Do-gyun smiled slightly and spoke.

“Awakeners are coming to South Korea wanting to train under Trainer Kang. I’ve heard some are even SS-rank. And I keep receiving requests to connect them with him.”

Baek Do-gyun too was continuously receiving requests to facilitate a connection with Yujun.

“You’d throw away such talent? The Association would? If you’re stupid enough to do that, you might as well dissolve.”
“……”

Ryu Jeong-hwan furrowed his brow.
Now he was intensely curious.

“What exactly is he doing that’s so impressive? I understand he’s remarkable, but is his training skill so good that you’d admit defeat?”

Baek Do-gyun clicked his tongue and laughed brightly.

“Experience it yourself. Once.”

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-S-rank License Issuance Complete!

Yujun checked his smartphone.

“Faster than expected.”

Director Lee Ji-tae had really pulled strings for him.
Yujun smiled contentedly and scrolled down to the benefits section of the S-rank License.

“This is what matters.”

-Income Tax Exemption
-1% Interest Credit Loan
-Tower Climbing Rights
-Team Establishment Tax Reduction
-Team Establishment Support
-Trainer & Awakener Training Center Operation Authorization

Yujun focused on the benefits related to his team.

“Most S-rank Trainers establish a team anyway.”

But Yujun had no intention of stopping at just a team.

“Once the team runs smoothly, next comes the center.”

He was thinking of creating a training center like the school operated by Do Kang-myeong or Yeon Da-seul.
With an S-rank License, he could establish such a center.

‘That place trains Trainers, but…’

Yujun was thinking of creating a center primarily for Awakeners.

‘But not yet.’

His skills were still insufficient.
First, he needed to build up his own abilities.

Management Bureau Official Training Ground.
Before training a summoning-type S-rank Awakener, Yujun planned to learn a new skill.

Through training Tan, the conditions for Mystic Eye – Extreme had been met.

‘I can upgrade it.’

Moreover, he had accumulated substantial Points, allowing him to check for new skills as well.

‘As my Mystic Eye proficiency rose, I could see things that were previously hidden.’

Recently, while training Lee Su-yeon, he had thoroughly analyzed her eye condition.

‘Now that I can see things I couldn’t before, I can train even more properly.’

So he decided to upgrade Mystic Eye first.
He had already met the conditions for Mystic Eye – Extreme, the skill that enhanced Mystic Eye.

‘With the skill backing me up, I’ll see even more clearly.’

-Learning Mystic Eye – Extreme requires 15000 Points.

Mana Refinement, the first Level 4 skill, had required 7000 Points.
But Mystic Eye – Extreme demanded a full 15000 Points—more than double.

‘More than double the cost.’

But it was worth the Points.
The moment when Awakener Scan had bounced during Tan’s training still lingered in Yujun’s mind.

‘Seeing is fundamental. If I fail at that fundamental step, I can’t train properly.’

Yujun immediately learned the skill.

-You have learned Mystic Eye – Extreme!
-Mystic Eye has been upgraded!
-Things previously unseen are now revealed with perfect clarity.
-Hidden things now faintly appear!

Shwiiiiiiiii—!
Crack—.
The red lightning that had previously scattered wildly around him was now refined and controlled.
Brief.
And far more vibrant red.

Yujun slowly closed his eyes, then opened them.
Shwiii—!

“…Oh.”

Just as the notification said, everything was crystal clear.

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