I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 163

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Transcendent Genius Trainer 163

-[Kim Jung-hun] Overall Grade A+
-Body: [S]
-Spirit: [A]
-Stats: [Strength 50/65] [Stamina 55/70] [Agility 22/30]
-Awakened Ability: Geumgang Refinement
-Potential: High
-Peculiarities: Overwork, Mana Burn, Deep Fatigue, Fatigue Fracture
-Mana Purity 3%
-Body Efficiency 77%

Kim Jung-hun’s condition was far more grave than Kim Sang-hun’s.

‘I feared it might be true, and it is.’

Kim Sang-hun’s Mana Purity of five percent had already been shocking enough.
But this was worse still.

‘Mana Burn, Deep Fatigue, Fatigue Fracture.’

On top of that, the Deep Scan revealed a considerable history of Fractures.

-[Kim Jung-hun]
-Fracture Record: Shoulder, Fracture created from injury three years ago
-Fracture Record: Heart, Mana Circuit Contraction. Created six months ago.

Looking at that record, everything went dark.

‘This is worse than I thought.’

He was holding on by sheer willpower alone.
The shoulder, heart, and lower back—the most crucial parts for a Crafter-type Awakener—were all damaged.

‘His muscles are barely holding things together…’

But as he aged, his muscle mass would diminish, and with it, his condition would steadily worsen.

‘And this is something that should actually be encouraging.’

Whoooosh—
The mana pouring from the Mana Circuit proved just how formidable Kim Jung-hun’s Awakened ability truly was.

‘His ability has grown.’

By continuing to craft artifacts with a body at its limit, Kim Jung-hun’s Awakened ability had advanced considerably. But his body was struggling to bear it.
A bitter irony.

‘That’s precisely what makes this so ironic.’

Still, there was hope.
His Body Efficiency stood at seventy-seven percent.

‘With that, he should be able to withstand rigorous training.’

“……What is your assessment?”

Kim Jung-hun asked, tension evident in his voice.
He had already heard so much that his ears were burning.

That it could never be healed.
That he should have retired long ago.
That his lifespan was being consumed every time he used his ability.

“Your lifespan is being reduced with every use of your power.”

The verdict was no different from what he’d heard before, and Kim Jung-hun’s expression hardened.
Then nothing had changed.

“So it’s the same thing you’re telling me. I must stop crafting?”
“No.”

But the next answer was different.

“There’s no need to stop.”
“……?”
“Training is possible.”
“……!”

Life sparked back into Kim Jung-hun’s eyes at the mention of training.

“But it won’t be easy.”
“…… It will take a long time, then.”

A long time was effectively the same as saying training was impossible.
He couldn’t continue crafting while undergoing training.
The backlog of craft orders wasn’t something that could be managed alongside training.

“The Patriarch commissioned us to train you, correct? In that case, wouldn’t it be better…”

Kim Jung-hun spoke with a bitter expression.

“…to train promising young blacksmiths instead of us? What of that?”
“You mean your children.”
“……!”

At Yujun’s words, not just Kim Jung-hun but all the blacksmiths nearby were taken aback.
There was no way the Patriarch had told him that.

“How could you possibly…?”
“Do you not know? That Gyu-cheol is at my side.”
“Ah…”

Gyu-cheol.
The boy who had been expelled from the Kim family as a cautionary example—he was in Yujun’s team.

Kim Jung-hun turned his head away awkwardly.
He felt tremendous regret toward that boy.
As an elder of the family, he should have stopped it, but he could only turn away cowardly.
They had children of their own to protect.

“I didn’t come to blame you for that.”

Yujun shook his head gently.
These were conscientious people, capable of feeling remorse for wrongs. There was no reason to reproach them.

“But is it truly necessary? When you retire, your children will receive the same treatment.”
“We’ve been given a promise.”

“The Patriarch…!”

Given what had become of them, there was no guarantee their children would fare differently.
Yet they had no choice but to believe.
Without that belief, only despair and hell remained for them.

“………”

Watching them, Yujun felt both pity and anger surge within him.

‘How cruel. Making them believe they’re powerless, then exploiting that psychology.’

Their spirits were already broken.

‘Relentless gaslighting and a body worn to its limits—that’s what’s affecting their minds.’

Patriarch Kim Hwa-cheon likely thought Yujun was unaware, but he’d already grasped everything through Kim Sang-hun.

And based on that knowledge, he’d already devised his plan.

“I can train all of you, and furthermore, I can train your children as well. They are the future of the Kim family, are they not?”
“……!”
“Is that… truly so?”
“But the Patriarch won’t allow it.”

They gasped in surprise, each voicing their worry in turn.

“Trainer Kang Yu-jun. It’s not too late even now. From the Kim family……”

Yujun let out a small laugh and immediately drew forth the Crystal Staff.

“You all said it, didn’t you? That you wanted to live differently.”

Whoooosh—
Vitality surged through Yujun’s entire body.

“We begin training now.”

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Crack—!
How to handle such heavy mana.
Snap—
Crackle-crackle—!

‘He needs to be bold.’

“Bring down the hammer.”

Whoosh—
At Yujun’s words, Kim Jung-hun drew a deep breath and swung the hammer down.

Roiling mana.
Bending joints.
From within that chaos, Yujun found the answer.

‘The angle is off. I need to match that angle.’

Yujun mirrored Kim Jung-hun’s stance.
Screech—!
By copying the stance, he immediately identified what was wrong with it.

‘Inject the correct posture.’

“Immediate Correction.”

-Immediate Correction is being applied!

Then Yujun activated Training Hint.

-Training Hint [Focus on the heavy mana! Mind the circulation!]

That heavy mana would have been entirely bearable had his body been intact, but in his current state, it only weighed him down.
Thud—!

‘One slip and there’s no going back.’

Crack—!
Yujun organized his thoughts and opened his mouth.

“From now on, we’ll reconstruct all your Mana Circuits. We’ll destroy the old circuits and build new ones.”
“Is… is that even possible?”
“Normally, no.”

Saying this, Yujun swung the Crystal Staff powerfully.
Crackle-crackle-crackle—!

“Not unless I do it.”

Everything became crystal clear.
Yujun focused on that clarity and made his judgment about where to begin.
The deepest fracture.

‘The source of all this damage.’

It was tangled in dizzying complexity, but there was definitely a point where this fracture began.
That point had to be struck and shattered.

‘I can’t just strike it with the Crystal Staff.’

When Crafter-type Awakeners work, their entire bodies activate.

“Kim Jung-hun. Would you forge the Geumgang Great Sword?”

Kim Jung-hun nodded and retrieved materials, feeding them into the forge.
Whoooosh—!
He immediately placed the glowing-red material on the anvil and began striking it with his hammer.

Whoosh—
Intense mana radiated with each strike of the hammer.

Ripple—. Ripple—.
Yujun’s eyes tracked the flow of mana.
The heavy mana was battering his body like an explosion from within.

‘The Mana Circuit is breaking apart.’

Snap—. Crackle—
Yujun’s gaze never stopped moving.
He was searching for the starting point of this fracture.
Clang—! Clang—! Clang—!
Within the rhythmic sound of the hammer striking, he found it.

Screech—
And the moment he confirmed it, Yujun’s Crystal Staff moved.
Midway between shoulder and collarbone—everything had begun there.

‘I’ll destroy everything centered on that point.’

Clang—
With each hammer strike, Yujun’s Crystal Staff moved in perfect synchronization.

Crack—! Crack—! Crack—!
Destroying all the Mana Circuits.

‘Rebuild.’

Creating new Mana Circuits anew.
This was the only way to restore healthy mana pathways.

Whoooosh—
Sweat poured from Yujun’s body like rain, driven by both the forge’s heat and the intensity of the training.

Clang—!

“How deeply is he concentrating?”

The blacksmiths watching marveled at the sight of Yujun.
As blacksmiths themselves, they understood well.
Yujun was completely absorbed in this training.

Renowned trainers.
Renowned healers.
Many had come to the Kim family seeking solutions.
All had left, shaking their heads in refusal.

Whoooosh—
The Mana Circuit was being reconstructed.
At the same time, the mana that had pooled and the mana that hadn’t circulated properly due to Mana Burn began to flow once more.

“Is this… real?”
“My body’s condition… it’s improving?”

Clear mana was emanating from Kim Jung-hun’s body.
It was a sight beyond belief.
So this was a trainer who had trained a hero.

-Training complete!
-S-rank Awakened has been trained!
-Obtained 30,000 Points!
-Awakened Trainer proficiency increases!
-Achievement unlocked!
-Achievement [Deep Training] unlocked!
-Obtained additional 15,000 Points!

“Trainer…”

Kim Jung-hun examined his own body.

“I’m… not in pain.”

Yujun smiled faintly at those words.
Clang—!

“And I can swing the hammer like I used to…!”
“But it will return soon enough. If you continue grinding yourself down like this.”

‘Kim Jung-hun is merely back to zero now.’

What was negative tens has simply become nothing.
If he overworked himself again as before, the newly rebuilt Mana Circuit would burn out just as quickly.
At those words, Kim Jung-hun’s expression hardened.

“…… Do you mean our children will suffer the same fate?”
“Yes.”
“……”
“So I wish to make you a proposal.”

‘Now the real conversation begins.’

“Not for your sakes. But for the sake of the next generation.”

Yujun spoke.

“What if you were to appoint a new Patriarch?”

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