I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 147

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Chapter 147

Yujun’s staff danced through the air.
Crack! Crack! Crack!

Yujun’s mana shook through Kim Min-seok’s body from within.

-Mana Purity is increasing!
-Body Efficiency is increasing!

By cleansing the Mana Pathway thoroughly, he raised Kim Min-seok’s Mana Purity. Once that improved, his body efficiency had no choice but to climb in tandem.
The next stage.

“Use Fire Release. Go all out.”

Following Yujun’s instruction, Kim Min-seok activated Fire Release.
Whoooosh!
Yujun observed Kim Min-seok’s mana as it circulated rapidly in response.

‘There are a few spots where it’s flowing backwards. Some places where he’s putting in too much force.’

Yujun employed his arsenal of techniques one by one.

-Declaring the domain of Trainer Kang Yu-jun!
-Accelerating stat growth!
-Observing hidden stats!
-Accelerating growth of the [Fire Power] stat!

Next.

-Checking for Hidden Trait.
-Hidden Trait: [None]

‘No Hidden Trait. That’s actually better.’

Yujun had Hidden Traits stored, so the absence of one was actually a blessing. He turned the matter over in his mind, considering various options before settling on one.

‘Sweat Waterfall would suit Min-seok well.’

-Granting Hidden Trait!
-Hidden Trait [Sweat Waterfall] has been granted!

Whoooosh!

Having granted the Hidden Trait, Yujun moved on to examining Min-seok’s skills.

“There aren’t many unlocked skills yet.”

Min-seok’s Awakened ability was Fire Release. If he pushed this ability to its limit, he could produce surging waves of flame.

-Fire Wave [Unawakened]

‘There it is, as expected.’

Fire Release was the most basic ability among flame-type powers. Among Awakeners, a considerable number possessed this Fire Release ability.

‘In other words, there are quite a few Fire Release users who’ve already awakened Fire Wave.’

So he couldn’t settle for just Fire Wave alone.

-Awakening skill!
-Points consumed!
-2000P consumed!

‘First, awaken the skill.’

After that, he’d link it with the Hidden Trait.

Screech!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
When Yujun struck Kim Min-seok’s collarbone area hard with his crystal staff, Min-seok let out a pained groan.

“Gaaahhhhh!”
“This is where we start. To raise your Mana Purity, you need to push everything down from here. That’s where your problem is.”

Kim Min-seok’s collarbone region was filled with haze. It was a sign that he was instinctively suppressing a problem there.

‘With this blockage, mana can’t reach his head.’

This prevented rapid judgment, and if he drew on his power too heavily, he could lose the ability to think altogether.

‘He’d be operating on pure instinct.’

This Fire Release ability was particularly prone to that kind of problem.

‘His body must be hot, but his mind must be cold.’

To break into the S-rank and beyond A-rank, one had to be that way. You needed to assess your available tools coldly and deploy them with precision.
Especially with a mundane ability like this.

‘First, clear it cleanly.’

Screech! Crack!

‘Rebuild the circuit.’

While training Baek Hyeon-jin, circuit reconstruction was the skill he’d refined most. It was dangerous and difficult work, but by now he could handle simple reconstructions like this with ease.

Boom!

‘Not everyone’s mana pathways naturally reach their full width. So I artificially widen them and establish them.’

By constructing new mana circuits, he widened the Mana Pathway. As the pathway expanded, mana accumulated faster, and the amount of mana he could deploy in an instant increased.

‘That pushes the limits of his ability higher.’

Of course, this wasn’t a technique Yujun could use lightly, even now. Simply widening the Mana Pathway didn’t guarantee success—you also had to teach the Awakener how to use the expanded pathway properly, or it could backfire.

A classic case of high risk, high reward.

‘To gain something great, you have to be willing to bear the risk that comes with it.’

This was training, but it was also reconstruction. Yujun recalled the help Kim Min-seok had given him before he became a Trainer.

‘I need to push harder.’

To repay that debt, this wasn’t nearly enough. Yujun was resolved to deploy every tool at his disposal.

“I’m going to unlock one more skill.”

-Awakening skill!
-Points consumed!

Skill Awakening, granting a Hidden Trait, synchronization, and then Immediate Correction—he employed them all in sequence.

“This is a skill I learned newly while training the hero.”
“…!”

Even through his pain, Kim Min-seok’s eyes widened at those words.
Then, fighting through the agony, he called out.

“Please!”

If he was going to suffer anyway, wouldn’t it be better to suffer more and gain more in return?
Yujun smiled with satisfaction at Min-seok’s response.

“That’s the attitude I want to see.”

Yujun nodded and prepared the new skill. Then he gave Min-seok advance warning.

“From now on, your Fire Release ability is going to evolve to the next level.”

Whoooosh!

-Casting Ability Enhancement Skill!

The power of the flames grew fierce.

-Awakener Kim Min-seok’s ability is being enhanced!

Whoooosh!

The Ability Enhancement Skill was similar in nature to the Immediate Correction skill.

‘Immediate Correction can correct a single movement on the spot.’

Likewise, ability enhancement was something he could now pull off with relative ease.

But it required prior training to understand the target Awakener’s ability.

‘Preliminary training has to come first.’

With preliminary training in place, the Awakener’s current ability would climb to its ceiling. Whoooosh!

-Ability enhanced to maximum capacity!

After reading the message, Yujun spoke to Min-seok.

“Fire Release. Try it again?”

Following Yujun’s instruction, Kim Min-seok summoned the flames once more. The red light that had previously dominated much of his body vanished in an instant.
And the cracks began to fade.

Whoosh.
Then a blue light spread outward.

“Fire Wave.”

With that, a wave of flame rippled outward around him. As he drew his hand back, the wave undulated in response. It was excellent control.

“Ah…”
“Training’s finished. Min-seok. You followed my lead beautifully.”

Yujun smiled and patted his shoulder twice.

‘Ability Enhancement. It was worth all the effort to learn.’

Once preliminary training was complete, it reliably enhanced the Awakener’s ability. This wave of flame was unmistakably beyond what a B-rank Awakener should possess.

‘A little more work and he’d be ready for S-rank.’

-Training completed!
-Calculating training score!
-Training score: 10/10
-Overall rank is being re-evaluated!
-Overall rank has become A!
-Points obtained!
-3000P obtained.

Kim Min-seok gazed down at his entire body and murmured.

“That was so painful…”

Now that training was done, strength surged throughout his body.

Whoooosh!
Kim Min-seok, who had only recently become an A-rank Awakener, was now approaching S-rank.

“This… this is my power?”

Whoooosh!
As he swung his hand, flames rippled like waves.

“That’s Fire Wave. It’s a new skill you have, and it was already yours to begin with, so you’ll be able to use it even better. And you’ve gained a new trait too…”

Beyond the newly learned Fire Wave skill, Yujun also explained the trait called Sweat Waterfall.

“From now on, your training efficiency will be even higher. So don’t be too shocked by it.”
“Wow…”

Kim Min-seok stood dazed for a moment, then lowered his head ninety degrees and thanked Yujun.

“Thank you, Yujun. I’m lucky to have such a good friend.”
“Don’t mention it. When I was released, you were the only one who cared and helped me.”

Now Kim Min-seok was on the verge of reaching S-rank.
Even so, Yujun felt it wasn’t quite enough.

“S-rank. I’ll make sure you get it.”
“Don’t feel pressured. But honestly, everyone I’ve trained has reached S-rank. Though I’m telling you, don’t feel pressured. You know Seok-jae, right? He got S-rank too and is now in the higher tiers.”
“I’ll get it no matter what. If I can’t, I’ll keep grinding until I do!”

Min-seok’s eyes gleamed at Yujun’s words.

“Thank you. I’m heading out now. I’ll come back with S-rank! We can celebrate later!”

* * *

On TV, on video platforms, in articles, and on Hunternet: the news of Hero Baek Hyeon-jin’s return and Trainer Kang Yu-jun’s central role in that return continued to be mentioned.

-Guys, Trainer Kang Yu-jun is getting a medal from the President!

The moment news broke that Yujun was receiving a medal, Hunternet erupted.

-Wow.
-Wow!
-That’s insane.
-A medal?
-Isn’t this the first among Trainers?
-No, there have been others who received medals.
-What kind of medal is it?
-It’s probably the Mugunghwa Medal, right?
-Wow, so he’s on the same level as Teacher Baek Do-gyun?

There were Trainers who had received medals before. But those had been Mugunghwa Medals.

-??
-Guys, the article just came out…
-It says Taegeuk Ilwol Medal…?

A photo of Yujun with the President was posted. Standing beside the President, Yujun was holding what was unmistakably the Taegeuk Ilwol Medal.
Korea’s highest decoration.
In practice, the Taegeuk Ilwol Medal was the highest honor an Awakener or Trainer could receive, and Yujun had received it.

-Wow…
-I mean… I didn’t expect this.
-Earlier someone asked if he’s on the same level as Teacher Baek Do-gyun.
-Trainer Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul do have Mugunghwa Medals.

Someone might have tried to argue that the Taegeuk Ilwol Medal was too much. But no one did.
There was no way to challenge this even if you wanted to.

-…This is right.
-He deserved it. Nothing to say about it.

* * *

“Let’s go to the Association.”
“The Management Bureau won’t work. Let’s head to the Trainer Association first!”

The S-rank Awakeners who had entered from overseas eventually circled back and found themselves at the Trainer Association.

“We’d like to receive training from Trainer Kang Yu-jun. Would it be possible to arrange something?”
“We’d like to set up a meeting with Trainer Kang Yu-jun.”
“We came in while training our people. If you could take that into account…”

Since Kang Yu-jun was now an Association-certified Trainer, they believed the Association could arrange it. But for the Association, it was a delicate situation.

“He is one of our officially certified Trainers, but he’s not affiliated with the Association. So we’re unable to arrange anything. We apologize.”
“We can’t arrange it! We can’t set up a meeting!”

Those who had come were all Awakeners somewhere between A-rank and S-rank. An aura shimmered around their bodies, demonstrating just how formidable they were.

The public called them the New Three Great Trainers, and among them, Jeong Sang-hyeok was the youngest.

Recently he’d made headlines training Yun Su-han, an S-rank upper-tier Awakener, by perfectly addressing his speed deficiency.

Even Jeong Sang-hyeok had never seen a scene like this.

“Oh! Trainer Jeong. Please come this way. You must be tired.”
“What’s going on?”
“Well…”

The desk clerk explained, flustered.

“These are all people who’ve come to receive training from Trainer Kang Yu-jun.”
“…Trainer Kang Yu-jun isn’t even affiliated with our Association, so why are they all here?”

Jeong Sang-hyeok asked, his expression bewildered. These were all skilled individuals who, if they stayed in the country, would likely rise to the top ranks.

“What?”

The sponsors—the Cheongnoe Choi Family and the Geumgang Kim Family—were fiercely opposed to Yujun.

The Geumgang Kim Family hadn’t openly opposed, but the Cheongnoe Choi Family was problematic. They’d taken a hit from the rapid issuance of S-rank licenses, so they were mounting fierce resistance.

Jeong Sang-hyeok naturally thought he should side with the Cheongnoe Choi Family. The sponsorship they provided was substantial, and more importantly, Choi Mu-ju, one of the New Three Great Trainers, was the current family head.

Choi Mu-ju was at a crossroads about becoming an Association-affiliated Trainer. The Choi Family itself was fundamentally specialized in training, so if he joined the Association, it would be a win-win for both the Association and the family.

“But that’s no longer possible…”

The desk clerk whispered.

“Trainer Kang Yu-jun has just pulled off something unbelievable.”
“A people-training? He already did that a while ago.”

The desk clerk smiled and explained to Jeong Sang-hyeok’s question.

“Ah, you haven’t heard the news yet, it seems. What Trainer Kang Yu-jun succeeded in this time was training a hero.”
“What… what did you just say?”

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