I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 169

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Transcendent Genius Trainer, Episode 169

“You’ve come before I even called. Something weighing on your conscience, Trainer Kang?”

The Family Head welcomed Yujun with a hearty laugh.
From his frame emanated a formidable presence.

“You should be occupied with training, yet you were moving about all night. What exactly were you doing?”

The words carried an unspoken message: I know everything you’ve been up to.

“I had some questions I wanted to ask the members of the Kim family, so I made the rounds.”

Yujun replied with complete composure.
Twitch.
At his response, the Family Head’s eyebrows twitched.

“Questions you wanted to ask?”

Yujun showed no alarm at the revelation that his nighttime movements were already known.
He seemed calm—almost at ease.
His demeanor suggested he’d known from the start that suspicion was already pointed at him.

“Then let’s be honest. Completely honest. Did Director Lee Ji-tae send you? Trainer Kang.”

The hearty warmth and friendly air he’d been showing vanished entirely.

“This violates basic courtesy. Coming into the Kim family uninvited and moving about freely like this.”

Whoooosh—!
Kim Hwa-cheon’s mana began to surge powerfully.

“Is that the right thing to do?”
“The right thing to do?”

Yujun smirked.

“The right thing isn’t what I’m doing—it’s what you haven’t been doing, Family Head.”

At those words, Kim Hwa-cheon was certain.

“Bold. Very bold indeed. Even if I wanted to gather testimonies, there’s no way—”

Then he laughed, a low, bitter sound.

“Does the Kim family seem beneath you?”
“You’re under a misunderstanding, it seems.”

Bang—!
The door to the Family Head’s Office swung open.

“The one who seems to be underestimating someone isn’t me—it’s you, Family Head.”

Entering the office were the executives of the Kim family.

“What in the world is—”

Kim Hwa-cheon didn’t understand the situation.
But watching the Elders file in behind them, he gritted his teeth.
Something was unquestionably going wrong.

“You’ve made a terrible choice, Family Head Kim.”
“As an Elder, I cannot condone this.”
“What—what is this? Elders, what’s happening?”

Kim Hwa-cheon feigned composure as he asked.

“Did you give testimonies to Kang Yujun?”

The Elders turned the question back on him.

“Testimonies?”
“You still haven’t grasped the situation?”

Kim Hwa-cheon glared at them savagely.
Why were the Elders here?
They had been his accomplices from the start.
They were the ones who had decided with him to sacrifice the family’s blacksmiths for the sake of the Kim family’s advancement.
Had they lost their minds to age?
Yet the Elders merely clicked their tongues at the sight of Kim Hwa-cheon.

“Elders. Could you explain what this situation is?”
“Do we need to explain?”
“Think about what you’ve done. We entrusted the future of the Kim family to you and gave you our support. And this is how you repay us.”

Kim Hwa-cheon was left flabbergasted.

“What do you mean—”
“That you would expel the bloodline that inherited the Power of the Founding Ancestor! We never expected that!”

One Elder raised his voice sharply.
Creak—.
And at that moment, the door opened forcefully.

“Family Head. You’ve crossed a line.”

As Yujun spoke, Kim Gyu-cheol stepped in behind him.
He had already heard the explanation of the situation from Yujun, so he calmly demonstrated his abilities.
What he needed to do here was not eloquent words, but proof—proof of Yujun’s claims.
Specifically, to show that he was the legitimate heir of the Kim family bloodline.

Whoooosh—!

“Geumgang Forge.”

Boom-boom-boom-boom—!
From Kim Gyu-cheol’s hands, the Geumgang Forge materialized.
Furnace, anvil, workbench.
Everything that rose up before them was unmistakably the property of the Founding Ancestor.

Crackle—.
Heat radiated outward.
And the presence of the founder’s power was felt.

“Ah…”
“Family Head…!”

The Power of the Founding Ancestor had been inherited linearly within the Kim family since ancient times.
In the past, whoever inherited the Founding Ancestor’s power would serve as Family Head, but over time, the form changed.
Those capable of governing the family would assume the role of Family Head, while the heir to the Founding Ancestor’s power would instead manage the Geumgang Lodge.
Yet at some point, the succession of the Founding Ancestor’s power had ceased, leaving only its symbol—the Furnace.
No one living had felt the Founding Ancestor’s true power, but any who inherited the Kim bloodline would know it unmistakably.
That overwhelming aura.
That pressure of unmatched strength.

“This is… this is impossible…”

Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon was entranced by the sight before him.
The Founding Ancestor’s power dwelt within Kim Gyu-cheol.
How could the power rest in Kim Gyu-cheol, the one he himself had expelled?

“You expelled Kim Gyu-cheol, who inherited the founder’s power, for your own selfish gain.”

It wasn’t the truth.

“You overworked the Kim family’s blacksmiths under the guise of advancing the family—in conditions where they could lose their lives.”

Now the Elders were weaving truth through lies.

‘This is the most effective approach, after all.’

Yujun smiled inwardly.

‘And the Elders already know.’

The executives might not know, but the Elders who had worked closely with Kim Hwa-cheon understood it all.
They hadn’t expelled Kim Gyu-cheol out of ignorance of his abilities.
But that didn’t matter now.

‘The Elders had tacitly approved it. Because Kim Hwa-cheon’s methods were raising the family’s status.’

But now they had completely changed their minds.
And the Elders’ eyes met Yujun’s.
It was time to invoke the rules as agreed.

Whoooosh—.
Mana bloomed from the bodies of the three Elders.
Thanks to Yujun’s training, they now appeared active, no longer the retired figures they had been.

‘Even with training only a third of the way through, they wield such power.’

They themselves must have felt it most acutely.

‘A very strategic choice indeed.’

“Elders! What are you doing!”

Kim Hwa-cheon, who had been mesmerized by the Power of the Founding Ancestor that Kim Gyu-cheol displayed, quickly snapped back to awareness.

“You’re saying I knew and expelled him? I didn’t know. The blacksmiths? It was all for the Kim family—!”

At that moment, all the blacksmiths entered.

“…!”

Seeing them, Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon’s eyes widened in alarm.

“I came prepared in case you accused me of breach of contract regarding the commission.”

Yujun smirked.

“The commission has been fulfilled as contracted. I trust you can verify that.”

He had planned to find fault, to bind Kang Yujun to the family one way or another.
Of course he had. The training would fail, after all.
But the training had succeeded.

“This is… this is…”

Impossible.
It shouldn’t exist.

“Kang… Yujun!”

Grind—!
Kim Hwa-cheon gnashed his teeth.

“So what? What are you trying to do about it?”

Kim Hwa-cheon stomped his foot hard on the ground.
At that signal, the guards protecting the Family Head appeared.

“Stand down.”

The Family Head first tried to dismiss them.
Within the Kim family, the Family Head’s word was absolute.

“That’s an order.”

But the situation did not unfold as Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon intended.

“The Rules of the Kim Family will be invoked effective immediately.”
“Should all members of the Kim family desire the removal of the Family Head, the position may be stripped by consensus.”
“…!”

At the Elders’ words, Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon’s expression hardened.
Watching this, Yujun smiled with satisfaction inside.

‘The Elders certainly know how to handle things well.’

The training he had given them before meeting the Family Head was bearing fruit.
Crackle—.

‘In their prime, they must have been far more formidable.’

Despite being in their eighties by age alone, through training they were now radiating fierce power.

“All members of the Kim family now hold voting rights. The matter at vote is the removal of Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon. Those in favor, raise your hands.”

Swish—.
Every person in the room raised their hand.
And lastly, Gyu-cheol, who had been expelled, also raised his hand.
Swish—.

“Effective immediately, Kim Hwa-cheon’s position as Family Head is hereby stripped!”

Then the Elders looked at Yujun.
They smiled faintly and nodded a couple of times, as if expressing gratitude.

“And now we will proceed to vote on a new Family Head effective immediately.”

A vote conducted with lightning speed.
Since it was already a foregone conclusion, it amounted to a formality.
Normally the position of Family Head would not be decided so hastily, but the symbolism of inheriting the Founding Ancestor’s power made it possible.

“If anyone objects to Kim Gyu-cheol, who has inherited the Founding Ancestor’s power, ascending to the position of Family Head, raise your hand.”

No one present could oppose Kim Gyu-cheol now.
Even those in the family who still supported the old Family Head had to stay silent.
The rope that tied them to his authority had already rotted through.
One wrong move and they could find themselves in the same predicament.

“That young punk…!”

Naturally, former Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon had no choice but to resist.

“I object! I’ll never see that punk sit in the Family Head’s chair—!”

He issued orders to his guards, but they merely exchanged uncertain glances, standing firm.
In this new state of affairs, Kim Hwa-cheon was no longer Family Head.

“Former Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon.”

Yujun stepped in front of him, blocking his path.

“I’m afraid your vote doesn’t count anyway. That rule applies only to the removal of the Family Head.”

Yujun already understood the rules of the Kim family better than its own members did.
One of the Elders stepped forward and made the declaration.

“One vote against. By majority consensus, Kim Gyu-cheol is now the new Family Head!”

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“I know nothing whatsoever.”

Kim Gyu-cheol spoke anxiously as he sat across from Yujun.
Though he had assumed the position of Family Head as Yujun had said, it wasn’t a seat one could simply occupy.
It was a position that demanded continuous work for the future of the Kim family.

“It’s fine.”

Yujun smiled reassuringly.

“I’ll make sure you can focus entirely on your craftsmanship.”

According to what he’d heard from the Elders, there had been a Family Head in the past who cared only about craftsmanship.

“The Elders will help you.”
“…Won’t the Elders have similar dispositions to former Family Head Kim Hwa-cheon?”

Kim Gyu-cheol looked at Yujun.
Honestly, this whole situation felt like a dream.

“How did you manage to persuade those executives and Elders, I still can’t believe it? How did you convince them?”

They had dedicated themselves strictly to enhancing the Kim family’s influence.
But what Yujun was attempting now wasn’t truly beneficial to the family.
Then again, the current Family Head, Kim Hwa-cheon, had done one thing well.
The matter of the Gray Tower was a case in point.
He had conducted negotiations favorably for the Kim family and expanded their influence.
The only problem was the overworking that occurred within the family.
Externally and in terms of profit, Kim Hwa-cheon’s methods were sound.

‘He was borrowing from the future, in a sense.’

Of course it wasn’t a sustainable approach.

‘If the blacksmiths had been machines, he would have been a great Family Head.’

The problem was that the blacksmiths weren’t disposable resources to be swapped out carelessly.

“Simply put, I negotiated.”
“Negotiated?”

Yujun smirked.

“Through training.”
“…!”
“Two of the Elders will return to active duty.”
“What? They’ll return to blacksmithing? But their physical condition…”
“I trained them. They’ll set the world on fire.”

With a young Family Head suddenly taking the helm, it had to be made clear to the outside world that the Kim family’s situation was stable.
The Elders’ return to active duty was the perfect demonstration of that stability.

“Their names are still known to many.”

‘Kim Hwa-ung’s Artifact will fetch an astronomical price now that it’s classified as a vintage artifact.’

“My goodness. Elder Kim Hwa-ung…”

Kim Gyu-cheol’s mouth fell open.
He’d known for some time that his benefactor, Kang Yujun, was a remarkable person.
But the Kim family was a prestigious house.
Always ranked among the top three families in all of Korea.
And now that house had been overturned by Yujun’s hand.

“You’ve overturned this entire Kim family single-handedly, Teacher!”

An achievement born from a single training regimen.
Kim Gyu-cheol looked at Yujun with reverent eyes as he asked.

“Teacher, now that I’ve become Family Head as you wished, how can I now assist you?”
“From now on…”

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