I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 198

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Chapter 198

-If I set the example, they’ll follow.

The association president had once asked Yujun why he refused to rest and kept pursuing such difficult training, and at that time, Yujun had answered like this.
Example.
He’d said he wanted to become an example himself and elevate the standard of domestic trainers.

-Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul won’t follow.

But association president Ryu Jeong-hwan was skeptical of his thinking.
The top-tier trainers Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul had already lost their growth momentum.
What they wanted wasn’t difficult training but to maintain their current position indefinitely.
He’d thought that at best, Han Gyu-jin would move according to Yujun’s wishes.
Han Gyu-jin was still a young trainer brimming with ambition, after all.
But he never imagined that Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul would become so fired up with enthusiasm.

‘That’s impressive.’

He hadn’t expected him to predict even this correctly.

“Then the trainer school…….”
“We’ll have to manage it while doing this together.”

Passion was burning in Do Kang-myeong’s face.

“I want to show you what it means to be a senior. Director.”

He wanted to demonstrate what decades of accumulated experience looked like.

“My junior taught his senior, so now it’s my turn.”

***

After Yujun accepted the request from Promise Guild through director Kim Tae-jeong.
The scouts gathered in the Gwanghwamun office quickly inputted what they’d just witnessed from Yujun into their smart pads.

-Golden Youth era appearance X
-Fully transformed trainer.
-SS-rank trainer selection justified.

In their minds remained the image of Yujun from his past Golden Youth era.
That was natural.
Few had directly witnessed Yujun after becoming a trainer.
But today they could be certain.
Yujun had become a monster.
That potential from the Golden Youth era had now fully bloomed as a trainer.
No, it wasn’t just blooming—it had exploded into an unparalleled position.

“It’s insane. There’s no one in the country comparable to him. Even Do Kang-myeong and Yeon Da-seul are a step or two below.”

Now everything became clearly understood.
Why association president Ryu Jeong-hwan had rapidly promoted Yujun to SS-rank.
Why the Management Bureau had strictly overseen everything related to Yujun.

Shaaaa—.
The aura he emanated.
If they were to score him now, they would give full marks.
They would have designated him as essential talent for their guild and ordered recruitment by any means necessary.

“The scale of it…….”
“Is that even possible?”

Was it possible for one person to train a mega-guild like Promise Guild?
He’d even said training Sales Team 1 was easy.

“Of course, it might actually be easy to resolve Promise’s Sales Team 1 problem.”
“But Promise’s problems don’t end with Sales Team 1.”

True enough, this was Yujun who’d resolved issues even for Geumgang Kim Family and then Cheonrae Choi Family.
What problem wouldn’t be easy for him?
But training Promise as a whole was a completely different matter.

“You mean he’s going to train Hwang Jin-seong from Promise too?”

Promise had Hwang Jin-seong, an awakener rated near SS-rank.
And he was the core problem of Sales Team 1.

“Promise’s strongest awakener is damaging team morale like this, and they can’t even directly confront him.”
“At that point, Hwang Jin-seong holds the cards. For Promise, losing him would be devastating.”

The loss of an ace-class awakener representing each guild could lead not only to a drop in guild ranking but could shake the guild’s very foundation.
That’s why guilds, even knowing the situation, had no choice but to endure it.

“If the youths at least hold up…….”
“We should continue observing. Let’s see how Trainer Kang Yu-jun executes this Promise guild request.”

***

Awakened Person Management Bureau.

“Director. Reporting!”

A new report came in to the director who was busily handling the situation.

“Trainer Kang Yu-jun is apparently training Promise Guild.”
“Promise Guild?”

The director stopped what he was doing at those words.

“Isn’t that where he was released from?”
“Yes, sir. That’s correct. He accepted the request from Promise Guild where he was previously released.”

He never expected Promise to contact Kang Yu-jun again.
Much less that Yujun would accept.

“Is he trying to prove himself again?”

But from what he understood, circumstances weren’t favorable.

“Promise mixed sales team and support team for the Tower of Ashes operation, didn’t they?”
“Yes, sir. I heard they weren’t in a state to send sales team.”

Because of this, Promise was producing disappointing results in the Tower of Ashes conquest as well.

“Hmm. That’s a guild with many other complicated issues too.”

If he chose Promise simply to settle past business, it wouldn’t be a good choice.
But the director was someone who trusted Kang Yu-jun deeply.

“Trainer Kang wouldn’t have chosen it without reason. Right. Thanks for the report.”
“Yes, sir!”
“I thought perhaps he’d come to the Tower of Ashes. That’s unfortunate.”

It seemed the time hadn’t come yet.
After he left, the director gathered his artifacts.

“Long time. My artifacts.”

He hadn’t worn these artifacts for a long time since his active retirement.
But now the time had come to wear them again.

“Team 1 from each guild has arrived!”
“It’s officially beginning.”

The Management Bureau director rolled up his sleeves.

“Hyung!”
“Don’t call me that. We’re at work.”
“Are you sure you’re alright, entering a raid after so long?”

Vice Director So Kang-cheol was already in combat stance.
This Tower of Ashes conquest operation was different from other conquest operations—the director and vice director would enter with the Management Bureau’s raid team, Strengths.
The Tower of Ashes currently hadn’t even conquered the 2nd Floor.
In such circumstances, the director couldn’t sit idle.

“This Tower of Ashes is different from existing towers. I need to enter and confirm it personally.”

The director smiled wryly.

“Could this enthusiasm be because of Trainer Kang? Planning to get training through this Tower of Ashes operation…….”

At that, director Lee Ji-tae protested, asking what he took him for.

“It is, but it’s a bit different. I’m just doing my job as director.”
“But that’s what it is!”
“Kang-cheol.”
“We’re at work, you said.”
“Just shut up and let’s go.”
“……Yes, sir.”

***

Yujun’s home.
Yujun wanted to head straight to Promise Guild for training, but he couldn’t.

‘The Burn Potion’s effect is about to end.’

Whoooosh—.
When the Burn Potion’s effect ended, its side effects would come crashing down. In that state, there was nothing but rest.

“Oh.”

In an instant, all the mana that had filled Yujun’s body disappeared.
It was like air escaping from a balloon.
Shaa—.
Over thirty minutes, all the mana in his body faded away.

“Awakeners would feel emptiness, I suppose.”

But Yujun found this state quite stable.
It was natural—he’d lived without mana for over a decade.

‘Rather, I prefer it.’

In this peaceful state, he could calmly organize his thoughts.
Promise’s training.

‘I know best how much of a mess Promise is.’

Back when Yujun was in his Golden Youth era, Promise was genuinely profitable.
Though they’re now ranked fifth, back then there were constant talks of entering the big three, crushing Blue Dragon, and such.
Especially, the achievements of the recruited youths were phenomenal.

‘Of course, I was the most promising.’

Though ultimately, I failed most spectacularly.
Of course, despite that, Promise still had talent befitting a major guild. There were quite a few SS-rank equivalent awakeners, and there were awakeners with abilities Yujun hadn’t yet trained.

‘This will be training with much to gain.’

Making the strong stronger.
But he’d already done that plenty.

‘Focus on making twisted awakeners strong.’

What was most important in the Tower of Infinity?

‘Matching combinations. Then I need to be able to use multiple combinations that maximize each one’s strengths.’

If one simply tried to ascend the Tower of Infinity using combinations of powerful awakeners, you could push through with brute force in the early stages.

‘But there are fundamental limits.’

Higher.
And to ascend the tower more reliably, such combinations were paramount.
And moreover, there was another reason why Yujun himself didn’t want merely to gather only strong awakeners.

‘I don’t want to measure people by rank.’

Simply drawing out all the power an awakener possessed wasn’t enough.

‘I want to break their limits too.’

“Min-seok definitely had limits.”

Awakeners with limits naturally had limits in training as well.

‘There’s a ceiling.’

The limit to how far they could grow.
Once that was filled, they couldn’t grow any stronger.
But through this training, the Incubation Skill had been upgraded.
Now it was possible not just to develop awakeners up to their limit, but to break through those limits in training as well.
Of course, the awakeners receiving training would be in agony.

‘Back in the Tower of Infinity days, awakeners cried out every day.’

Of course, breaking through one’s limit didn’t mean endless growth was possible.
It meant breaking through the current limit at that point in time—allowing one more leap.

‘After that, it’s up to the awakener.’

Even reaching the limit itself wasn’t easy.

‘Min-seok was ordinary.’

But Yujun had been able to elevate him to S-rank.

‘Even the ordinary can become extraordinary.’

To gather that ordinariness and transform it into the extraordinary—that was his goal.

“Let’s do this.”

***

For four days, Yujun conducted meditation and self-training.
After transitioning to a trainer, Yujun had primarily observed other people’s bodies.
Since he wasn’t an awakener, there was no need to deeply examine his own body.

‘But for good training, knowing how much force I can exert is most important.’

Particularly, Yujun’s stats had risen significantly due to the Incubation Skill.
That’s why Yujun trained in a state with absolutely no mana.

‘Control of force.’

The limits of what the body could produce.
Over those four days until mana rose again, Yujun continued training.

Shaaaaaaa—.

“Ready.”

Mana filled his body once more.
Judging that his body had completely recovered, Yujun immediately contacted director Kim Tae-jeong.

-I’ll begin training starting today.

***

Yujun stood before an enormous building.
High upon that massive building, the letters “Promise” were displayed prominently.

Promise Guild, ranked 5th in South Korea.
Yujun stood before the familiar guild building.

“I’m back.”

The discarded prodigal had returned.

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