I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 2

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Transcendent Genius Trainer Episode 2

Lately, Yujun had been having nightmares frequently.

Dreams of being expelled from the Promise Guild after only draining their support funds without even awakening, ultimately failing to awaken.

But that had become reality.

“Half right.”

He chuckled softly.

He had been expelled just like in his dreams.

But instead, he had also succeeded in awakening.

“Awakened Training System.”

Yujun carefully examined what appeared to be his awakening ability and unique power, the Awakened Training System.

“Check list.”

-Opening Awakened Training!

-Scanned Awakened List

1. Kim Min-seok [Close Combat Type]

Kim Min-seok’s stat window appeared before Yujun’s eyes.

-You can train scanned Awakened.

-Would you like to start training?

Scan Awakened, check their stat windows, then train them.

‘It’s exactly like Tower of Infinity.’

The game content had become his awakening ability as is.

“Then did all the other systems transfer over too?”

Yujun smiled bitterly.

“If I told anyone I could see stat windows, they’d think I was crazy.”

Status windows and stat windows were things that only appeared in games.

The power and abilities of Awakened could never be quantified.

While certain aspects could be identified through special artifacts, even that was only vaguely known, and precise numbers couldn’t be determined.

‘Ranks are also roughly confirmed and divided using artifacts.’

That’s why after initial rank measurements, scores were assigned based on tower conquest achievements, and future ranks were adjusted accordingly.

But.

“Only I can see quantified status windows.”

That meant he could access information about other Awakened.

“If my power is an ability taken from Tower of Infinity, there might be more I can do.”

This was the awakening he had longed for so desperately.

The surging emotions excited Yujun, but he first calmed his mind.

“Nothing’s confirmed yet.”

He hadn’t even properly verified it yet.

He had only opened Min-seok’s stat window.

‘Since it’s a training system.’

He needed to check it properly.

“I need to know what happens when I start training.”

Yujun first checked the scan list.

-[Kim Min-seok] Overall Evaluation Rank D

-Awakening Ability: Ignition

-Stats: [Strength 8/15] [Stamina 5/15] [Agility 9/15]

Kim Min-seok’s stat window that he had seen earlier appeared.

‘It’s exactly like in the game. But Min-seok’s stat window… it’s a mess. His agility is a bit high, but his other stats aren’t even maxed out.’

In Tower of Infinity, it was common to max out stats first rather than enhance skills.

But to max out these stats required considerable repetitive training.

‘But that’s because you could see the numbers in the game training. In reality, even if you train hard, you can’t tell if they’re increasing or not.’

That’s why Yujun wanted to verify it.

“…Will it work?”

Yujun immediately contacted Min-seok.

“Hello.”

-Ha, good timing. I have something to talk about.

“I have something to talk about too.”

Coincidentally, both of them had something to discuss.

* * *

Cafe Monaka, famous for its budget-friendly coffee.

As soon as Kim Min-seok saw Yujun, he spoke as if complaining.

“I failed the first-string exam. They said I’d definitely make it, but I failed.”

Arena, the guild Min-seok currently belonged to, was focused on conquering the tower.

The current raid team was attacking the middle floors of the tower, and to join this team, one had to first enter the first string.

The first string, which could be called the elite, had a capacity of 40 members.

Only by entering that group could one be classified as the guild’s core personnel and receive support.

However, Min-seok had failed the first-string selection exam.

“What the hell is the problem! Even guys worse than me got into the first string!”

Min-seok shouted, venting his anger.

In terms of skill alone, there was no reason he shouldn’t have made it into the first string.

Even Awakened who were evaluated as inferior to him had entered the first string, so why couldn’t he?

However, Yujun wasn’t listening carefully to Min-seok’s words.

What was important to him right now was something else.

Sparkle-.

So he let Min-seok’s words go in one ear and out the other, staring at the cracks clearly visible on his shoulders and knees.

‘Deep cracks on the shoulders and knees.’

And his thighs and ankles were glowing.

‘On the other hand, his thighs and ankles are glowing blue.’

-This is a scanned Awakened!

-Would you like to start Awakened training?”

Yujun immediately nodded his head.

-Awakened training is now activated!

Shaaaak-!

Then the cracks and light became even more visible.

-Cracks are major weaknesses of the respective Awakened. Improving them will increase the target’s stats.

-Blue light represents the respective Awakened’s strengths. Developing strengths will increase the target’s stats.

‘As expected.’

Yujun smiled brightly at the conclusion that his thoughts had hit the mark.

It was exactly the same as the Tower of Infinity.

The cracks and the blue light were all identical.

“My body is perfectly fine right now, you know? Nothing hurts! But I still failed, damn it.”

Yujun clicked his tongue at Min-seok’s grumbling.

‘He must have hidden this.’

The guild probably knew about this fact.

Of course, Min-seok would have hidden it, but there was also the possibility that they had noticed his awkward movements due to this injury and didn’t let him join the first string.

If that was the case, Min-seok would be able to join the first string if this was resolved.

Yujun decided to make Min-seok the target of his first training.

“Min-seok, are you really sure nothing hurts?”

“What are you talking about? Look, does this look like the face of someone in pain?”

“Don’t your knees hurt sometimes?”

At those words, Min-seok was startled.

Then, as if there was something bothering him, he asked back with a stiff expression.

“…What kind of bullshit is that?”

“Tell me honestly.”

“…”

Kim Min-seok fell silent for a moment.

It was a secret he hadn’t told anyone.

Even just now, he had only said he failed to make the first string, not mentioning a single word about why he failed.

No matter how close a friend, he couldn’t help but be cautious.

“Don’t tell me you just guessed randomly?”

“Try using Ignition.”

“What are you suddenly talking about? No, how did you know my knee hurts? I never told you… no, I never told anyone.”

Min-seok looked flustered at Yujun’s sudden instruction.

Then he suddenly remembered something from the past.

Yujun used to be able to immediately figure out what problems he had or where he was hurt with very little information.

Thanks to that, he had received quick treatment and prevented his conditions from worsening.

“If you use your skill, I’ll tell you how I knew. So try using it once.”

At Yujun’s serious expression, Min-seok cleared away his other miscellaneous thoughts.

Then he immediately used Ignition.

Whoooooosh-!

Tremendous flames burst forth from Min-seok’s body.

Normally, using abilities outside the tower would result in a fine.

But it didn’t matter if no one else noticed.

“Just for a moment is fine. There’s no one around right now.”

Whoosh-!

In an instant, Min-seok raised his Ignition ability.

‘I can see it!’

The moment he used his Ignition ability, Yujun could see tremendous force being applied to Min-seok’s knees.

The cracks were growing even larger.

“Hey, you’re putting a lot of strain on your knee.”

“What?”

“Try relaxing the tension in your knee.”

“…I already know that. I know it too. But it won’t get fixed.”

Min-seok muttered with a bitter expression.

If it had been as easy as it sounded, he would have fixed it long ago.

“Just try it. Trust me.”

He couldn’t understand it from start to finish, but Yujun’s expression was quite serious.

Min-seok looked at Yujun and frowned deeply.

“…How do I do it?”

“When you ignite, you momentarily tense your knee, right? Clearly relax it. Convert your mana to make it smooth. You’ve probably tried it before, but try once more.”

Min-seok moved according to Yujun’s words.

Then suddenly the intensity of the flames changed. They began to diminish slightly.

At the same time, the large crack that had been visible on Min-seok’s knee began returning to its original state.

Yujun’s eyes lit up upon confirming this.

‘It’s being corrected.’

As his posture was corrected, the burden on his body decreased and much higher quality flames flowed out than before.

“Huh?”

A simple word of advice.

But the result was not something that could be attributed to just a word of advice.

“Th-this is impossible… but it works? Why is this? My knee doesn’t hurt at all… Besides, this relaxing the body thing, I’ve tried it before….”

Suddenly Min-seok looked at Yujun.

It was exactly the same as back then, in the old days.

“You… what did you do?”

“Correction.”

Yujun said simply.

“I trained you.”

Ding-!

-You have completed your first training!

-Kim Min-seok Awakened’s condition has changed due to your advice!

-You have gained points!

-Your current points are 1P.

Sparkle sparkle.

Not as much as before, but blue light was settling on Min-seok’s knee.

‘The crack hasn’t disappeared yet.’

Yujun checked the notification messages.

‘I can gain points by properly training Awakened.’

Ding-!

-This is your first point!

-The point skill tree is now open!

Upon gaining points, something like constellations began appearing in Yujun’s eyes.

Ding-!

-[Focus]Lv.1

-Opening condition: Train ranged combat Awakened [0/1]

-[Physical Enhancement] Lv.1

-Opening condition: Train combat Awakened [0/2]

-[Skill Enhancement] Lv.1

-Opening condition: Train non-combat Awakened [0/3]

Numerous skill trees connected like constellations.

For now, Yujun could see three skills.

Behind those three skills, stars were connected in a chain, but they were dark and couldn’t be confirmed.

‘This is familiar too.’

It was an all too familiar skill tree.

When you start the Tower of Infinity, you basically learn about this skill tree.

Yujun smiled.

“Ignite.”

Min-seok curiously tried using ignite again.

But he must have tensed his knee again, as the crack in his knee was growing larger once more.

Upon confirming this, Yujun shook his head.

‘So this is the effect of the skill. It gets properly corrected through the power of my training system.’

However, it seemed that correcting his posture once wasn’t enough to completely solve the problem.

Yujun corrected Min-seok’s issues once again.

“Relax your knee and try again.”

Whoosh-!

This time, the strength properly left his knees.

“When I do what you said, my knees don’t tense up. It doesn’t hurt? How did you do that?”

“That’s why training is necessary.”

Yujun smiled broadly.

‘If we continue training like this, his ignition ability will be completely upgraded. The parts where he was applying excessive force will relax and the efficiency of ignition will improve.’

“Hey, what skill did you connect after ignition?”

At Yujun’s question, Min-seok, who had been standing there dazed and confused, answered.

“I connected it to Flame Barrage…”

The Awakened had skill trees that only they could see.

When the ignition skill reached a certain proficiency level, the next skill tree would open.

The Tower of Infinity skill tree was originally based on that reality.

‘Of course, there was a lot of creative content in the Tower of Infinity.’

Since not all skill trees that only the Awakened themselves could see were shared.

‘Flame Barrage is a strike-type skill.’

But that wasn’t what was important right now.

Yujun frowned after hearing about the next skill.

‘This ignition ability shouldn’t go toward strike-type.’

It seemed to be an attack that continuously poured out flames.

‘This isn’t good.’

That type of skill had good damage, but it was a skill whose value dropped significantly as the Awakened’s rank increased.

After pondering for a moment, Yujun opened his mouth as if he had made a decision.

“Don’t you want to get into the first team?”

“…Yeah.”

“I’ll train you. So become my first portfolio.”

Right now, Yujun needed one solid achievement.

“…Portfolio?”

“I got completely kicked out.”

“…!”

Min-seok looked at Yujun with a surprised face as if asking why he was only saying this now.

“Don’t worry.”

But Yujun just smiled broadly.

“I have a plan for everything.”

* * *

Arena Gym Jongno Branch, the guild that Kim Min-seok belonged to.

Each guild owned gyms throughout the city for their guild members’ training.

As soon as Yujun arrived at the gym, he instructed Min-seok to do push-ups.

Push-ups were the most basic and efficient exercise even for the Awakened.

“Why push-ups?”

“There’s something I need to check.”

“Did you perhaps awaken?”

On the way to the gym, Yujun had explained the current situation to Min-seok.

But he didn’t mention things like the Awakened training system or the Tower of Infinity.

‘I’ve always had a good eye for this.’

He explained that he had decided to focus on that area.

“I knew it, I’ve felt it since we were young. You should have gone in this direction from the beginning.”

Min-seok answered while doing push-ups earnestly.

Yujun observed Min-seok carefully.

-100 push-ups have been completed.

-Strength is growing.

-Cannot see the exact training system because skills are not unlocked.

-Training has been completed!

-You have trained Kim Min-seok!

-Conditions have been met!

-Skills are being unlocked!

Kim Min-seok was definitely ‘trained’ through Yujun’s advice and training.

And thanks to that, Yujun’s skills were also unlocked.

-[Focus] Lv.1 has been unlocked!

-Lv.2 unlock condition: [Train Combat-type Awakened 0/5]

When the skill unlock conditions were met, he could learn the skill immediately.

Shaaaak-.

Yujun focused his eyes.

Then something began to appear next to Min-seok.

-Kim Min-seok [Ignition repetition needed. When repeated: Strength enhancement +1, Knee pain -1]

-Training recipe has been unlocked

‘I can see it. I can see the direction of training.’

With the Focus skill unlocked, he could see what kind of training was needed for an Awakened’s growth.

‘The basic skill is now equipped.’

Trainers possessed numerous potential skills, but to unlock those skills, they had to nurture various Awakened.

Yujun focused his eyes intently.

Then the Focus skill activated, allowing him to see Kim Min-seok’s cracks and blue light in greater detail.

‘It’s not just showing training recipes, but showing things in much more detail. Awakened are classified quite specifically after all.’

In Kim Min-seok’s case, he was a ranged combat-type Awakened.

‘The more I teach Awakened, the more I can help them grow.’

And he himself as a Trainer could grow as well.

At that realization, Yujun swallowed hard.

If that was the case, then this wasn’t the time to be standing around.

“Min-seok.”

Yujun looked at Min-seok with serious eyes.

“I have a favor to ask.”

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