I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 167

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Transcendent Genius Trainer 167

Master Blacksmith Kim Jung-hun and Executive Kim Yun-cheon regarded each other with awkward expressions.
By age, Kim Jung-hun held seniority, but within the family hierarchy, Kim Yun-cheon’s influence ran deeper.

‘It’s ironic, really. Ideally, the most important blacksmiths in this Kim Family should be receiving proper treatment.’

Of course, Kim Yun-cheon wasn’t thinking of the Kim Family’s blacksmiths as disposable tools, whatever the patriarch had said.
Just moments ago, hadn’t he clashed with the patriarch over the deployment of the younger blacksmiths?
Though it had been more of a one-sided beating than an actual confrontation, the fact that he hadn’t moved more actively bothered him now—made him feel considerable guilt over the current situation.

“I’m afraid I arrived far too late.”

So he’d spoken quietly, almost tentatively.
Now wasn’t the moment for apologetic words.

“No. That was plenty. I’m grateful you chose our side.”

Kim Jung-hun shook his head and turned to Yujun.
How had this man picked exactly the right person to approach?

Yujun had arrived at the Kim Family only yesterday.
Though dawn had passed, technically less than twenty-four hours had elapsed.
Even with information from the ousted Gyu-cheol, there had to be limits to what he could know.

“…….”

In that moment, Kim Jung-hun became certain.
Perhaps something truly remarkable was about to happen.

“Kim Yun-cheon.”
“Yes?”

Yujun posed his question to Kim Yun-cheon.

“There must be other executives who share your grievances with the patriarch, correct?”
“Yes. There are others.”
“Then shall we start with them right away?”

At Yujun’s words, Kim Yun-cheon nodded, then hesitated.

“But…… there are eyes watching you right now. Eyes the patriarch placed…….”

Kim Yun-cheon spoke softly, his gaze sweeping anxiously around them.

“The patriarch suspects Trainer Kang. Moreover, he’s refusing to trust Sang-hun.”

Kim Yun-cheon explained the patriarch’s current suspicions regarding Kang Yujun.

“He believes Director Lee Ji-tae sent us to observe you and probe the internal situation. That’s why every move Trainer Kang makes is being monitored right now. But…….”

Kim Yun-cheon’s words trailed off helplessly.
He was counted among the capable men of the Kim Family.
He could sense the presence of those watching from the shadows.
But his doubt was answered quickly enough.

“Ah. Don’t worry. I dealt with that before coming to find you.”
“……Pardon?”

Dealt with it?
For a moment, Kim Yun-cheon was flustered.
Wasn’t Kang Yujun supposed to be a trainer?

“Trainers have good eyes.”
“…….”

Had he planned everything from the beginning before coming here?

“So you already knew you’d be suspected.”

Kim Yun-cheon let out a hollow laugh as he spoke.
Then he mentally reviewed whether he’d made any verbal missteps with Kang Yujun.
Moving with such rapid efficiency, Kim Yun-cheon found another executive—one just as dissatisfied with the patriarch’s conduct as he was.

Knock, knock.

“Kang Yujun.”
“Kang Yujun? Trainer Kang?”

The executive who suddenly found Kang Yujun at his door spoke with unmistakable confusion in his voice.

“What brings you at such a late hour……?”

The executive cautiously opened the door to receive Yujun.
But when he spotted Kim Yun-cheon accompanying him, his head tilted in bewilderment at the situation.

“Yun-cheon?”
“I realize this is confusing, but let’s step inside and discuss it.”

They entered the room, and Kim Yun-cheon began his pitch to the executive.

“……So basically, making Gyu-cheol the new patriarch…….”
“What kind of absurd nonsense is that? No matter how much I dislike this situation…….”

The executive flatly rejected the proposal, but the moment he saw Gyu-cheol’s condition and the trained blacksmiths, his mind changed.

“This can’t be…… How is this possible?”
“We’re perfectly fine, sir.”
“How can you possibly be fine……?”

Upon seeing the condition of Kim Jung-hun and the other blacksmiths, the executive examined their physical state repeatedly, as if unable to believe his eyes.
Their bodies, which had been burning out and racing toward their end, now overflowed with the vitality of youth.
At this rate, they could work another ten years—perhaps even longer.

“Kang Yujun…… Trainer.”

Observing the executive’s reaction, Yujun spoke with calm composure.

“I need only one promise from you.”

Executives all had different temperaments.
Rather than demanding active involvement,

“The resolve to build a new Kim Family. That alone is sufficient.”

‘Already their dissatisfaction towers to the heavens.’

All they lacked was a way to voice and resolve that discontent.
The fact that Gyu-cheol possessed an Awakened ability and that all the Kim Family blacksmiths had been trained gave them unwavering conviction.

“We will join you!”

And so the executives began converting at a rapid pace.
As more executives who’d been swayed by Yujun and the blacksmiths joined, the momentum only accelerated.

‘Not everyone agreed with genuine enthusiasm.’

Yujun saw through the executives’ psychology clearly.
Though they’d gathered speaking their assent, some still harbored doubts, and others simply wanted to wait and see which way the wind would blow.

‘But that doesn’t matter. In the end, they’re the type who simply follow the current.’

And so he managed to sway most of the executives.
Now came the final target: the Council of Elders.
If he could convert them properly, the executives would fall in line with that momentum.

“Whoooosh.”

Kim Yun-cheon exhaled heavily.
It all started with Yujun’s sudden proposal.
Persuading and swaying executives repeatedly in situations he never anticipated had left him mentally exhausted.
Events were unfolding so urgently that it felt dreamlike.

“You’ve worked hard.”

The night had ended.
Soon the sun would rise.

“I’ll handle persuading the elders.”

At those words, Kim Yun-cheon shook his head.

“But…… the elders will be difficult. No matter how poorly the patriarch has acted, they won’t move to remove him.”
“Is that so?”

Yet Yujun was confident.

‘When I had a private audience with the patriarch.’

Yujun could perceive that elder’s physical condition.

‘The Mana Purity was very low.’

But interestingly, what he’d glimpsed of their physical state didn’t look poor at all.

‘Only their Mana Channels had grown rusty.’

“The elders haven’t been overworked like the current blacksmiths, correct?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“And they’ve withdrawn from active duty.”
“That’s true. They’re all quite advanced in years.”

At the executive’s nodding agreement, Yujun firmly disagreed.

“It’s not because of age.”

Age wasn’t the issue. They hadn’t withdrawn from active duty because of their years.

“It’s a very simple promise I’ll make.”

He would restore their physical condition through his training to match their active years.
At those words, Kim Yun-cheon’s eyes widened.

“……Is that even possible?”
“Yes.”

Snap.
Yujun’s eyes glowed red.

“This is even easier.”

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‘I’ve neutralized the patriarch’s surveillance on me,’

But there was certainly more than one person moving under the patriarch’s watch.

‘They’ll be coordinated with each other.’

When the observer he’d neutralized failed to report, another Awakened One would move in to attach themselves to Yujun.

‘Covert movement within the Kim Family has its limits.’

From now on, all his movements would inevitably be exposed.
So he would simply proceed with that understood.

Early morning.
Chirp. Chirp.

In the Garden, filled with birdsong, one of the elders was watering the flower beds.
Elder Kim Hwa-ung, once called one of the Kim Family’s greatest blacksmiths, now devoted himself to maintaining the Garden.

“It’s strange, really. I have strength to spare, yet……”

He hadn’t suffered any serious injury.
Yet he couldn’t properly exercise his abilities.

“How is this what a weakened body feels like?”

Elder Kim Hwa-ung frowned and muttered his complaint.
A sudden surge of Aura flared.
Yet unable to properly control his power, he couldn’t craft Artifacts.
Because of that, whenever he went to Geumgang Hall, something hot churned within him.

As these thoughts occupied him, he sensed a presence at the entrance.

“Good morning, sir.”

“I’ve come to make you a proposal.”
“A proposal?”

At the same time,

At that response, Yujun got straight to the point.

“……What did you just say?”

He’d thought this was about the training.
He’d rashly taken on the training, only to later realize it was impossible.
He’d thought Yujun had come to ask for help or perhaps to request his testimony about the blacksmiths being overworked.

Internally, Yujun smiled slyly and drove the nail home.
“And the training is already complete. The eighteen core blacksmiths of the Kim Family have no need to retire.”
“……!”

“…….”

As Yujun continued speaking, he penetrated the elder’s physical condition.

The elder’s mind was in turmoil.
Nothing was as he’d anticipated.
The most shocking part was Yujun’s final statement.
He’d come to conduct training?
Just like that?

“It is true.”
“Then what do you want from me?”

“……An outsider shaking our Kim Family? Your audacity knows no bounds…….”
“I will restore you to your prime.”
“……!”

“You’re not unable to use your power simply because you’ve grown old. I can restore you to the prime of your former years.”

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