I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 174

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Transcendent Genius Trainer 174

Gyu-cheol stared at Yujun with wide eyes, as if he couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
What had just been transmitted to Gyu-cheol in real-time was the training method Yujun intended to use on Meryl.
A powerful curse.
If he was to train while breaking the curse, he had no choice but to resort to such a dangerous method.
But even dangerous methods had their limits.
In Gyu-cheol’s judgment, this had crossed the line.

“I have to say, sir, this seems like an extremely dangerous training method…….”

Because it was transmitted so vividly, Kim Gyu-cheol found himself stressed by the full-body strain this training would cause.
This was dangerous.
No matter how effective it was, no matter that Yujun was the one implementing it—it was a training method that seemed dangerous and nothing else.

“We won’t know until we try.”

Yujun spoke matter-of-factly.

“…….”

At Yujun’s words, Kim Gyu-cheol fell silent.
In fact, from Gyu-cheol’s perspective, this was something he could know without trying.

“So.”

Yujun continued, turning to him.

“I need you to make a new Artifact.”

In this dangerous and seemingly impossible training method, Yujun’s lifeline was Gyu-cheol’s Artifact.

“If it’s a new staff made by you, it should be possible.”

At those words, Gyu-cheol’s lips—which had been creased with worry—lifted before he even realized it.
He smiled at Yujun’s words of trust in him.

“……I see, sir. It does seem like something I’ve made is necessary.”

Then he gripped the hammer with a set expression.

“I understand now, sir. The Crystal Staff I made for you before won’t be sufficient. I’ll need something new.”

The new training Yujun was about to attempt had a difficulty level that defied reason.
The Crystal Staff could be shattered during training.
Moreover, it could harm Yujun’s body.
So if Yujun was serious about sticking to this method, he would need a great Artifact befitting that danger.
But it was Gyu-cheol himself who had to create that great Artifact.

“Hmmmmm…….”

Kim Gyu-cheol crossed his arms and fell into thought.
He had to create a training tool far more powerful than the Crystal Staff.
If he got this wrong…….

“It seems like the teacher’s body will get smashed too. To prevent that…….”

If he proceeded with training in the current situation, Yujun could be seriously injured while training his subject.
Then he would have to thoroughly reinforce this training method.

“That’s right.”

Yujun nodded.

“But that’s the only way this training will work.”

Deeper.
Without moving more powerfully, the twenty-two curses cannot be broken.

‘Curses are like that by nature.’

They are a kind of magic designed never to be broken.
Precisely because of that, Yujun had no choice but to accept the risk himself.

‘Being cautious is actually more dangerous.’

The curse could seep into the gaps in Yujun and rebound against him.

‘If that happens, there’s a high chance I’ll end up cursed.’

But that didn’t mean Meryl would be safe either.
There was a possibility that Meryl would also be in danger as a consequence of touching the curse.

“Why would you go this far…….”

At this point, one couldn’t help but wonder why Yujun continued to take on such dangerous training.

“Of course, I myself have been saved because of your choices, sir.”

Back then, Gyu-cheol had been in a state where he was cast out from the Kim Family.
It was a state where he couldn’t even attempt treatment or training, and it wasn’t worth taking such risks to train.
Even now, that was true.
Yujun didn’t need to take on such dangerous work anymore, did he?
Then why did he keep taking risks and attempting even higher levels of difficulty?
Yujun smiled crookedly.

“Because I can?”

He did it because he could.

‘There’s no need to hold back on training.’

During his Golden Youth days, Yujun remembered who he had been.
The time when no one could teach him.
He remembered his childhood very clearly—full of rejection and words telling him he was hopeless.

‘So.’

At least he didn’t want to hold back.
Regardless of how difficult or dangerous it was.

‘So I do any training I can.’

Of course, besides that reason, there was also the simple fact that he enjoyed training.

‘It’s fun.’

The more difficult the training, the greater the sense of accomplishment it brought.
And this training was special.

‘Because I can learn new skills.’

“And there’s a lot for me to gain from this. The Awakened One receiving training is a superstar from England and a conglomerate heir.”
“……!”
“The connections must be enormous. They’d know various Awakened Ones from different fields, and trainers too.”

There was quite a lot to be gained as a side benefit.

“If…… the training goes well.”

At those words, Gyu-cheol smiled.

“Could I get one special material through that person?”

There was a special material that could only be obtained in England.
It wasn’t something that could be obtained simply by having a lot of money—without connections like this, it was nearly impossible to obtain.

“Write me a message with what it is.”

Yujun said.

“I’ll get it for you.”

The training will succeed anyway.
Those words came from overwhelming confidence.

“Understood.”

Kim Gyu-cheol gripped the hammer tightly.

“Then I’ll make something really proper.”

If Yujun had made that judgment, Gyu-cheol had no need to add commentary.
If Yujun said it would work, it would work.

* * *

Click. Click.
Meryl bit at her fingernails.

Her hands, once adorned with elaborate manicures, had been left bare ever since her body began deteriorating from countless curses and she found herself losing everything.
Click. Click.
She lived in constant tension, and if she didn’t gnaw at her nails, she couldn’t help but radiate her anxiety to those around her.

“Ms. Meryl.”
“It might be best not to hold too much hope…….”

Her bodyguards, who had entered the country with her, watched her with worried expressions.
Originally, she had been kind to everyone around her.
But ever since climbing that Tower, everything had fallen apart.
She had become irritable and disagreeable in everything.
Yet they never disappointed themselves in Meryl.
They knew well that the original Meryl wasn’t like this.

“That’s right, isn’t it?”

Until now, she had held great hopes, only to be betrayed again and again.
Hope only brought great disappointment.

“I’m not holding too much hope.”

Meryl crossed her legs.
She said she wasn’t hoping for much, but she couldn’t help that the trainer’s reaction from earlier kept coming back to her.

“But it was different.”

His reaction was entirely different from any trainer she had met before.
He not only grasped the curse seeping through her in an instant but even laughed about it.

“I’ve never seen anyone laugh at a curse before. Haven’t you?”
“That’s true.”
“He was the first trainer not to be overwhelmed by the curse.”

Creak.
The door to the Training Ground where she had been waiting opened.

“Thank you for your patience.”

Yujun slowly entered the Training Ground again.
Meryl, without thinking, started to rise from her seat, but then cleared her throat a couple of times and slowly stood.

“I thought you’d run away.”
“There’s no reason to run away when there’s an Awakened One who needs training.”

A national treasure-level trainer.
This was his first training since being designated by such an awkward title.

‘Eyes are directed at me.’

All the more reason not to run away.
Meryl’s eyes changed at Yujun’s words.

“……You really are different.”

Yes, this person was different.
He didn’t resemble any trainer she had encountered before.

Whoosh!

“Then shall we begin?”

Yujun stamped his foot powerfully.

-Using Domain Declaration!

The moment Yujun used Domain Declaration, the twenty-two curses flowing from Meryl’s body turned their attention squarely at him.

‘They seem displeased.’

Hiss.
But Yujun was brimming with confidence.
Right now, he had the new Artifact that Gyu-cheol had made for him.

Whoosh!
Golden light spreading outward.
The staff now in Yujun’s hand was the new training Artifact that Gyu-cheol had created for him.

‘The Geumgang Steel Staff.’

Whoosh!
Yujun’s eyes swept over the Geumgang Steel Staff.

-Geumgang Steel Staff [SS-rank]

A staff made of Geumgang steel, which could only be forged by the Kim Family.
It was SS-rank equipment, the same rank as the Crystal Staff, but this staff contained every ounce of power that Gyu-cheol could currently channel into it.
And on top of that.

‘Geumgang steel, a material only the Kim Family can use, and Gyu-cheol’s own crafting method, inheriting the power of the first Family Head—all of it went into this.’

Gyu-cheol’s equipment had far better quality than when he worked alone at the smithy in Goyang City.

‘The Kim Family really is a master crafting family.’

The moment Yujun drew the Geumgang Steel Staff, the curse began to spread wildly.
The curse seemed stimulated by the power emanating from the Geumgang Steel Staff.

“You must dodge……!”

Meryl violently twisted her body to the side.
The curse was spiraling out of control.
If this continued, whoever was in front of it would be consumed regardless of their will.
But Yujun didn’t dodge.

“No…….”

Before she could even finish saying it wouldn’t work, Yujun swung the staff.
Whoosh!
In an instant, the curse recoiled sharply backward.

“Now we begin.”

Yujun took his stance.

“Training.”

* * *

Crackle.
Crackle-crackle-crackle.
Yujun’s gaze pierced through her.

‘I can’t see clearly.’

All that Yujun could see now were the curses.
The curses were obscuring her.

-Awakened One Scan failed!

At this, even Yujun had to furrow his brow.

‘A proper scan is impossible because of the curse.’

He could grasp her curses with a deep scan, but he couldn’t perceive her itself.

‘Then I need to clear away the curses first.’

He couldn’t break all the curses at once.
Moreover, he still didn’t know precisely what condition Meryl’s body was in.

‘Then I’ll have to temporarily scatter the curses.’

Yujun moved toward Meryl.
The curses tried to wrap around him just as before.

“You need to maintain distance. The closer you come to me, the more likely the curse will transfer…….”

But despite Meryl’s warning, Yujun stepped forward, one pace at a time, toward her.
That training method that had shocked Gyu-cheol.
This was it.

“I’m going to step into the curse.”

Yujun surged forward with power.

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