I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 159

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Became One – Episode 159

Jongno, Geumgang Hall.
This Geumgang Hall, the headquarters of the Geumgang Kim Family, was a beautiful traditional Korean house.
Travelers from abroad who saw Geumgang Hall would rate it as one of the tourist destinations—it was so distinctly Korean in character.
In the Annex there, Kim Sang-hun received Yujun with utmost courtesy.

“Welcome.”

Yujun returned the greeting as Kim Sang-hun bowed deeply.

“You’ve been working hard.”
“No, no. I’ve done nothing at all.”

This one-on-one meeting with Kim Hwa-cheon, the current Family Head, had been created thanks entirely to Yujun.
At Yujun’s request, Kim Sang-hun had told the Family Head that Yujun had accepted a training commission from the Geumgang Kim Family’s blacksmith.
And so the meeting had been arranged.
Now Kim Sang-hun explained the family’s current situation in detail once more.

“Because of the Tower of Ash that appeared suddenly, our family’s blacksmiths are constantly forging equipment.”

Numerous guilds were now attempting to challenge the Tower of Ash.
Because Yujun had initially declined the opportunity to enter, the guild that had offered the best terms won the bidding, and the official conquest of the Tower of Ash was set to begin.
As a result, countless requests from guilds to purchase artifacts were flooding in.
Because they were challenging a new tower, they needed to maximize their combat strength.

“The problem is that they’re maintaining all existing commissions while continuously accepting new ones. That’s why they’re not sleeping a wink.”

Kim Sang-hun exhaled wearily, his face haggard.
Many blacksmiths were complaining of exhaustion.
Some had already collapsed.

“We’re giving them potions, but…”

Potions weren’t a cure-all.
Without adequate sleep and natural recovery, there would inevitably be severe backlash later.

“Everyone looks terrible.”

‘Their livers will be ruined. This is essentially burning through their lives.’

Kim Sang-hun continued with a heavy expression.

“To be honest, this is an ideal situation for someone to pick a fight. Even if you provide training, the root cause won’t disappear, so their condition will only get worse.”

In such circumstances, if the Family Head entrusted the blacksmiths to Yujun as a trainer and their condition didn’t improve, it would be perfect for dumping responsibility on him.

“The Family Head surely knows this won’t improve easily. But he’ll pressure you anyway. So I don’t think accepting his offer right now is a good choice.”

Kim Sang-hun had conveyed his concerns to Yujun multiple times while arranging this meeting.

“Our Family Head is… a man of great ambition.”

In his mind, the Geumgang Kim Family’s head was a snake of a man.
Once Yujun accepted the commission and entered Geumgang Hall, he would never let him leave.
The Geumgang Kim Family possessed numerous connections.
The moment Yujun accepted the family’s proposal and stayed with them, there was a high chance they would pressure him heavily through those connections.

“Of course, in the current situation, the Family Head can’t treat you carelessly. The Management Bureau is watching with sharp eyes, and the Trainer Association is backing you.”

But the Family Head was a man who found ways regardless.
The reason the current Geumgang Kim Family had become so prosperous was because of the Family Head, Kim Hwa-cheon.
And at the same time, the reason it was rotting from the inside was also because of him.

“I…”

He hoped Yujun wouldn’t enter the family.

“I can try to convince them one by one. So one at a time…”

Once the Family Head had his chance, he would absolutely try to hold onto Kang Yujun.
If Yujun were harmed as a result, Kim Sang-hun felt he could never forgive himself for creating this meeting.
So he hoped for the safer path.

“No, no. There’s no need for that. It’s one option, certainly, but it would take too long and the risk of getting caught is high.”

As time dragged on and more people got involved, the Family Head would inevitably notice.

‘And then it would look wrong.’

It would appear as though Yujun were training the family’s members with some grand hidden agenda.

Yujun didn’t want to take on that kind of risk.

“I already know what kind of person the Family Head is from what I’ve heard.”

Moreover, since Kim Sang-hun had become entirely Yujun’s ally within the family, Yujun now possessed all the information coming from it.

‘They’re continuously supplying equipment to the top-ten guilds.’

Equipment that only the Geumgang Kim Family could make—and they deliberately don’t perfect it so they can keep selling more.

“I was quite shocked to learn they tamper with the equipment.”

For Awakeners entering towers, equipment was a second life.
There was a saying that good equipment could save your life—that’s how critical it was.
Especially when it came from the Geumgang Kim Family, everyone trusted it and bought it.
Yet the fact that they would tamper with such equipment was quite shocking.

‘They intentionally lower the quality to sell more.’

I never expected what sounded like a horror story to be true.

“Because of that, there must certainly be Awakeners who were seriously hurt or died.”
“…Yes. That’s likely the case.”

Yujun nodded and quickly organized his thoughts.

‘The public justification is sufficient.’

“So I plan to go in directly.”
“…!”
“I have a plan.”

Yujun intended to rebuild the family centered around Kim Gyu-cheol.

‘Gyu-cheol has legitimacy.’

Kim Gyu-cheol had inherited the power of Kim Gwang-ryeol, the first Family Head of the Geumgang Kim Family.

‘If he claims that legitimacy, he can absolutely take the position of Family Head.’

His youth or his history of being expelled didn’t matter.
All that was needed was his current abilities and the support of the family members.
The current Geumgang Kim Family’s cohesion had crumbled to that degree.
Of course, since the family’s status was rising, the executives would have some degree of unity.
But the executives supported the Family Head because the family’s status was rising and they could reap those benefits.
If that’s the case, then solving just that would suffice.
As long as he could raise the family’s status higher than the current head and share those benefits, it would work.
If he could make Kim Gyu-cheol the Family Head of the Geumgang Kim Family, that would be the best outcome for Yujun.

‘Unlike the Geumgang Kim Family’s chaotic internal situation, their artifacts are the real deal.’

Genuinely excellent artifacts.
As Yujun showed a calm demeanor, Kim Sang-hun asked.

“Is it possible to know your plan, Trainer?”

Why was Yujun so composed?

“It’s a very simple plan.”

Yujun smiled.

“If the Family Head can’t do his job, we choose a new one. That’s a rule you mentioned, isn’t it?”
“Yes. It’s never been enforced before, but…”

Yujun had received a lot of information about the Geumgang Kim Family from Kim Sang-hun.
This was one of those pieces of information.

“Since it requires the approval of every single family member, it’s effectively a dead rule within the family.”

The rule itself—requiring everyone’s agreement—was absurd.
There was no way everyone could have the same heart.
Especially Kim Hwa-cheon himself knew this.
He understood that his actions would exhaust the family’s blacksmiths.

That’s why Kim Hwa-cheon had made the executives his allies.
He made the family powerful and distributed those profits to the executives.

“From the executives’ perspective, there’s no choice but to support a Family Head who not only makes the family stronger but also shares the profits generously.”

The more they overlooked what the Family Head did, the bigger their cut became.
The Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon could act like a tyrant precisely because the family’s executives backed him firmly.

“And there’s one more thing.”

If their lives were threatened to such a degree, the family’s blacksmiths should rightfully rise up.
But they were quietly working instead.

That mystery was solved right then.

“There are children in the family. The Family Head holds their leashes.”

There was an educational program within the Geumgang Kim Family.
Only by completing that program could one become a proper blacksmith of the Geumgang Kim Family.

“The current blacksmiths of the Geumgang Kim Family are all getting on in years. The family is now slowly preparing for generational change. The young blacksmiths of the next generation are set to take the full stage.”
“And they’re enduring it so their own children can safely get in.”
“Yes. That’s right.”

This was the reason the current blacksmiths were suffering and being worn down.
The members of the next generation.
Kim Hwa-cheon held their leashes by taking the young blacksmiths of the new generation as hostages.

“In that process… truthfully, Gyu-cheol was cast out. He was made an example.”

If they didn’t listen to him, he would really expel them.
Through Kim Gyu-cheol, he showed that he would cast out even direct bloodline family members without hesitation.

‘Gyu-cheol was a political sacrifice.’

Once you fell out of the mainstream, there was no coming back.
So they endured, holding it all in.
Having explained that much, Kim Sang-hun seemed to remember something and asked Yujun.

“…Could it be. Trainer.”

Choosing a new Family Head.
Could he really be planning to remove the current one from the Geumgang Kim Family?
Kim Sang-hun could only be astounded by Yujun’s plan.

“Yes. That very thing.”

Yujun smiled at Kim Sang-hun and explained step by step.

“First, I’ll turn all the blacksmiths in the family to my side. I’ll provide training so perfect that the Family Head can’t find fault, and I’ll make them mine. Then I’ll unite the opinions of everyone in the family into one.”

With his training experience so far, this plan was entirely feasible.
“And then I’ll remove the current Family Head and push Gyu-cheol into the new position.”
“…!”

Kim Sang-hun looked at Yujun.
The plan was far from simple, but if it succeeded, the suffering blacksmiths would finally get rest, and moreover, the Geumgang Kim Family’s future would be far more stable.

“But…”

Yujun smacked Kim Sang-hun on the back as he hesitated.

“Let’s flip the table.”

No more words were needed.

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The Family Head’s Office of the Geumgang Kim Family.
Kim Sang-hun, who had arranged this meeting, bowed deeply.

“Family Head, Trainer Kang will be arriving shortly.”
“Hahahaha! Excellent work, Sang-hun!”

The Family Head was in quite a good mood at Kim Sang-hun’s accomplishment.
Right now, countless guilds and scouts were trying to contact Kang Yujun.
Through the Management Bureau and the Trainer Association, they’d tried every way to meet Yujun, but no one had succeeded.
And Kim Sang-hun had managed it.
Not only that—he’d gotten a promise.
That Yujun would accept the commission to train the Geumgang Kim Family’s blacksmiths.

“Excellent results! I’d never have expected you to actually pull this off. And don’t worry about compensation. I’ll make sure to mention it at the results meeting.”
“Thank you!”
“What do you want?”
“I… want to rise higher.”

The Family Head smiled thinly at Kim Sang-hun’s words.

“I see. You want to learn the Family Secret Technique, is that it?”

To learn the Family Secret Technique, one had to obtain the position of Division Chief.
The Family Head seemed to have already thought this through, and spoke immediately.

“I’ll push to give you the Division Chief position for External Cooperation.”
“…!”

A Division Chief position was a very significant one.
It was the position just below the executives, and this reward was precisely suited to his accomplishment.
And since there would be an opening soon, it wasn’t difficult to give it to Kim Sang-hun.
Knock knock.

“Trainer Kang is entering.”
“Then I’ll be going.”

Kim Sang-hun bowed and quickly left the office.
Creak.
Replacing Kim Sang-hun, Yujun stepped inside.

“Good day to you.”
“Trainer Kang! Welcome! Thank you for choosing our Geumgang Kim Family!”

A hand like a pot lid.
A massive frame.
And small eyes.
Whoosh—
The aura radiating from his entire body was proof of how formidable he was.

“I am Kim Hwa-cheon!”

Kim Hwa-cheon, the Family Head—an S-rank Awakener and himself a skilled blacksmith—was smiling broadly at Yujun.

“Thank you for the commission, Family Head Kim.”

Yujun returned his greeting with a smile in response to his hearty laugh.

“Coming here, I truly realize how impressive it is! When people say ‘Jongno,’ they think of the Kim Family. When they say ‘Kim Family,’ they think of this Geumgang Hall, don’t they? I always wanted to see the inside of this Geumgang Hall, but I never imagined it would happen like this. It’s an honor, Family Head.”

As Yujun praised the family, Kim Hwa-cheon’s lips curled upward, accepting the words.

“Is that so? Well, Geumgang Hall is a masterpiece among masterpieces created by the founder! Hahahaha. So I’ve made your dream come true, haven’t I?”

He then gestured for Yujun to sit, looking satisfied.

“With Trainer Kang visiting us like this, our Geumgang Kim Family can become the very best among South Korea’s noble families!”
“When the Geumgang Kim Family calls, one must answer. That’s the right thing to do. You’re the greatest noble family in South Korea, after all.”

Yujun sat down and produced the documents he’d brought.

“Here is the commission document.”
“Hmm.”

The Family Head took the document and began reading.
The compensation had risen 1.5 times from what the Geumgang Kim Family had proposed, but it stipulated that he would train ten blacksmiths designated by the family.

“Excellent. Your value has risen since then. If you train about ten of our blacksmiths, this is certainly manageable for us.”

Kim Hwa-cheon readily signed the commission document.

“There’s no need to worry about the training itself, is there? After all, you’re the teacher who brought a hero back to life!”

Then he broached the subject of Kim Gyu-cheol somewhat slyly.

“Our Gyu-cheol seems to owe you a debt. Even though that pathetic fellow acted quite foolishly, you made him into an S-ranker. Truly impressive.”

The Family Head spoke with apparent familiarity, but his words subtly disparaged Kim Gyu-cheol.

“So if you could turn even such a hopeless one into a proper person, surely our lazy Geumgang Kim Family blacksmiths can become great talents worthy of the family!”
“Of course. My training is training that makes people truly human.”

Yujun nodded and answered.

“I can even make beasts into people.”

Click.
And Yujun’s eyes fixed precisely on Kim Hwa-cheon.

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