I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 197

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Episode 197

“I’d like an equity stake in Promise Guild.”

‘Money is sufficient.’

In the current situation, money wasn’t particularly important.
Yujun had already secured over a hundred billion won through training the Kim and Cheonrae families.
That’s why he’d set his most pressing need as the condition.
An equity stake in Promise Guild.
It wasn’t simply because he wanted Promise Guild’s profits.

“I need the right to mobilize the guild members.”

What Yujun really needed was the right to mobilize those guild members.
A kind of operational authority.
At his words, Director Kim Tae-jeong was actually taken aback.

“Is that enough?”

The Scouts and Guild Masters watching this transaction with interest were equally puzzled by Yujun’s conditions.

“He asked for way less than I expected……?”
“I thought he’d demand over a trillion won…….”

The guilds assembled here had planned to pay as much as possible.
Mid-tier and above guilds had come prepared to offer hundreds of billions of won.

And giving an equity stake was actually welcome.
Just as Master Guild had grown stronger by giving Do Kang-myeong a stake and making him an outside director, if Kang Yu-jun held a stake and became an outside director, it would be pure gain.

In reality, even without receiving training, many people came to the guild just seeing Yujun’s name, and the quality of requests entrusted to the guild improved at the sight of his name.

“Yes. That will be sufficient.”

He’d proposed rebalancing the entire guild.
A request to train this enormous guild single-handedly.
In that case, he could have demanded substantial compensation beyond the equity stake.
But Yujun didn’t.

‘This is truly enough.’

Everyone would think Yujun had set his conditions too low, but he didn’t see it that way.

‘They still don’t know about the Tower of Ashes.’

Yujun knew about the Tower of Ashes.

‘Clearing the tower requires diverse Awakeners.’

To achieve various clear conditions and earn high ratings, you had to balance your team composition.

‘Promise Guild has so many Awakeners with diverse abilities.’

Promise Guild was once called a treasure chest for the sheer number of youths it held.
Now those youths had matured and were active as core members of Promise Guild.

‘I can use them freely for Tower of Ashes clears.’

Other guilds would help him if he asked.
But that would be a kind of debt.

By contrast, Promise Guild could be used freely with this condition accepted.
Even better, they were the people he knew best.

‘Promise Guild itself is too familiar a place for me.’

So while this condition looked low now, it would become far more advantageous later.
A slight smile.
But Yujun didn’t show it.
And truthfully, he’d never intended to make excessive demands in the first place.

‘I have a debt.’

It was a complicated relationship with Promise Guild.

“There’s nothing more I want. After all, I have a debt to Promise.”

Yujun spoke firmly while looking at Kim Tae-jeong.

“I haven’t forgotten those years you believed in me.”

For a moment, Kim Tae-jeong saw the small Yujun from the past in his face.
Yujun during his golden youth years.
When Kim Tae-jeong first discovered the nameless boy at the orphanage, his heart raced.
Such talent—to have such talent and possess nothing.
So he brought him along without hesitation.

His growth during those early years exceeded expectations.
The orphan boy was soon evaluated as South Korea’s premier youth.
At minimum, S-rank.
There were even evaluations that he might become an Awakener who would rewrite South Korea’s history.
He’d thought it was hyperbole, but it felt good. It seemed he’d given that boy hope.
But Kim Tae-jeong hadn’t been able to protect him to the end.

“I was sorry.”

So it came out, blunt and sudden.
It was something he’d wanted to say the moment Yujun was released.
But he hadn’t managed it.
He’d promised to be an umbrella, yet let the boy get drenched.

Because Kim Tae-jeong had lived his entire life as a bachelor, he’d regarded the youths he’d personally scouted like his own children.
Among them, none was as painful as Yujun.
At his words, Yujun shook his head.

“You don’t need to apologize, Director.”

Yujun knew.
How much the director had done for him.

“Director Kim did everything you possibly could for me.”

Now it was his turn to help the director.

“Just tell the Guild Master: Kang Yu-jun has accepted the request.”

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Trainer Association.
Association President Ryu Jeong-hwan received a call from the Management Bureau Director and wore a blank expression.

“Study abroad?”

Awakener study abroad.
More precisely, it was a trainer studying abroad.
Currently, Awakeners had continuously come from overseas, but this wasn’t formal study abroad. South Korea had only ever sent people abroad to study; the system for incoming students hadn’t been established yet.

-Someone wants to formally study abroad. So I’m thinking we should properly establish a study abroad system now, since we’re continuously receiving Awakeners and trainers from overseas.

“Who’s coming?”

-The dedicated trainer of the British royal family.

“The dedicated trainer of the British royals? Is it Eddie Bronson?”

The person coming to study abroad was supposedly the dedicated trainer who’d trained the royal family members of the British crown.
Eddie Bronson.

-Yes, that’s correct.

“Hmm.”

It was a name the president knew well.
The Bronson Family was a house with close ties to the British throne.
There had even been an attempt to invite one of the Bronson trainers to the country before.

“Why……is he coming?”

-He says he wants to study in South Korea, the country that produced Trainer Kang Yu-jun.

“Ah.”

The president recalled events from not long ago.
The moment Yujun met Queen Isabella, he’d grasped the problem and quickly completed the training.
Thanks to that, the queen who was supposed to grant a knighthood did so in good spirits, and the escorts who accompanied her finally understood why the queen had come to South Korea herself.

“I thought there’d be a problem.”

He’d thought it would completely shatter expectations.
The dedicated trainer hadn’t found the critical problem that Yujun discovered and resolved.

“But coming here will just be a wild goose chase……still, I understand.”

He seemed to think that because South Korea had suddenly produced a prominent figure-class trainer like Kang Yu-jun, there must be something special here.
But South Korea had nothing.

“It was just self-made success.”

Whether he came to the trainer school or the association and learned how trainers were developed, it would be meaningless.
Kang Yu-jun himself was simply an irregular.
He wasn’t a product of South Korea’s training system.

“But it’s not bad, is it?”

He smiled slightly.

“We can use this as advertisement.”

Since it had come to this, if they became a country that accepts foreign students, it would be pure gain.
Of course, to do that, they’d need Yujun’s help.
Special lectures here and there, curriculum consulting, things like that.

“Let me try asking once.”

The president immediately left a message for Yujun.

-This is Ryu Jeong-hwan. The Trainer Association is preparing a study abroad program for overseas trainers and Awakeners…….

After leaving that message, he immediately contacted Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul.

“Getting Trainer Kang to SS-rank was quite successful.”

The newly established Rank Subdivision for trainers was receiving considerable praise.
Kang Yu-jun, who became the first SS-rank and national treasure-class trainer, had clearly proven why he’d ascended to SS-rank by succeeding in training prestigious families of South Korea one after another.
Articles about Yujun were pouring out on Hunternet, video sites, and all manner of media outlets.
With that, the Rank Subdivision initiative itself was receiving very favorable reviews.

“Me? I was just watching carefully. All the credit for building such a positive image goes to Trainer Kang Yu-jun.”

Still, his own achievements being recognized made him feel quite pleased.

-Yes. This is Do Kang-myeong.

“Well, Professor Do. How are you? This is Ryu Jeong-hwan.”

Ryu Jeong-hwan got straight to the point.

“This time we’d like to discuss SS-rank selection with you and Trainer Yeon together. Of course, you won’t become SS-rank immediately. Through the tests and achievements we’ve prepared…… we’d minimize external controversy…….”

Originally, the basis for SS-rank selection was simple.
To classify trainers like Do Kang-myeong, Yeon Da-seul, and Han Gyu-jin who surpassed S-rank trainers.
Of course, Yujun had ascended to SS-rank first, but Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul had the qualifications too.

“What? You say they’re together?”

It turned out Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul were actually together.

“You two were fighting so hard before. It seems you’ve made up now.”

They seemed to have grown closer because of a common adversary—or rather, a common threatening junior.
From the association’s standpoint, it wasn’t a bad thing at all.

-Are you trying to give us SS-rank?

Do Kang-myeong’s tone wasn’t particularly bright.

“Given your experience, it would have been right to offer SS-rank to you first, but given the circumstances…….”

Ryu Jeong-hwan tried to placate the senior by offering explanations.

“Still, you helped arrange the Cheonrae Choi matter, so…….”

-That’s not it.

But Do Kang-myeong’s next response was completely unexpected.

-I’m still lacking compared to Trainer Kang.

“……What?”

-I’ll come to the association.

Twenty minutes later.
Do Kang-myeong appeared at the association. Yeon Da-seul came with him.

“Why would you offer us SS-rank only to have us take abuse?”

Do Kang-myeong looked slightly agitated.

“Of course you’re qualified…….”
“Qualified? Isn’t the current standard set against Trainer Kang Yu-jun?”

Do Kang-myeong laughed hollowly and pushed back.

“I attempted training the Cheonrae Choi family. And I failed.”
“I tried it unofficially once too. Failed.”
“I’ve trained Baek Hyeon-jin as well.”
“I have too.”

Both Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul had challenged the Lightning Mana problem with Baek Hyeon-jin and the Cheonrae Choi family.
Naturally, they both failed.
Of course, failing at this training didn’t negate the abilities of these two top-tier trainers.
But there was clearly a difference.

“I’ll be honest, President. Right now, Trainer Yeon and I are…… we’re quite far behind Trainer Kang Yu-jun. In this situation, becoming SS-rank together? Then what’s the point of the subdivision?”

Of course, Ryu Jeong-hwan knew this too.
But there was also a significant gap between them and other S-rank trainers, which was why he’d brought it up.
Do Kang-myeong continued, furrowing his brow.

“It’s a matter of pride, President.”
“…….”

Ascending to SS-rank was something both Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul had longed for.
But they were trainers.
Their job was to precisely see through people and train them.
So how could they train others if they couldn’t properly judge and understand even themselves?

“I understand. I’ll withdraw that proposal for now.”
“Thank you.”
“Thank you.”

The two top-tier trainers both let out sighs.

“But don’t worry. Results accumulate, don’t they?”

The president smiled slightly.

“We have many Awakeners who’ve come to the country now. They want domestic training. Originally they were looking for Trainer Kang, but I’ve told them we have other top-tier trainers as well.”

The two trainers’ eyes lit up.

“I’ll take it.”
“Let’s do it!”

Becoming SS-rank right now was impossible.
But as the president said, results could be accumulated.

“We can’t ruin the image of South Korea that Trainer Kang has changed.”

Watching the fire in Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul’s eyes, the president was quite taken aback.

‘Really…….’

He’d had a conversation with Yujun not long ago.

‘It’s happened just as he said.’

Things were unfolding exactly as Kang Yu-jun had predicted.

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