I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 207

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Transcendent Genius Trainer 207

It had been over two hours since Kang Yu-jun began training Sales Team 2.
Though night had deepened, the training showed no signs of stopping.

The Awakeners of Sales Team 2 were astounded by the changes in themselves.
Mentally, they were utterly exhausted, yet physically, their bodies felt remarkably fresh.
With each session, their physical condition improved.

And Fen and Tan, the Demon Beasts, naturally showed no fatigue.
They raised their intensity even higher, as if they were just getting started.
But Yujun, at the center of it all, was dying.

‘This is hell. It’s definitely harder.’

The Awakeners of Promise Guild certainly maintained a higher average standard.

‘This is tougher than the Sky Thunder Choi Family.’

Training the Sky Thunder Choi Family had been straightforward.
Simply optimizing their Lightning Mana allowed them to train easily thanks to that mana’s power.
But these people were different.
Each carried different problems, and each wielded power in different ways.

“Ughhhhhh.”

Buzz-buzz-buzz.
Guild Master Choi Ho-jeong’s phone vibrated frantically.

-When are you coming home?
-When are you coming?

Messages from his wife.
Their youngest child had been born not long ago, and they were both actively involved in childcare.
If he didn’t come home after work, his wife couldn’t get any rest.
It was only natural that she kept messaging him when he, who should have left work by now, hadn’t appeared.

-Are you deliberately staying late?

The Guild Master squeezed his eyes shut.

“I’m sorry, but I have to see this through…….”

If he didn’t watch this to the end, he’d regret it.
Bang! Crash!

“Grrrrrrgh!”
“Kyarrrrg.”

The frenzied activity of Fen and Tan.
Sales Team 2, who had been pushed around at first, gradually grew accustomed to their movements.
Anyone serving on Sales Team 2 of one of South Korea’s top guilds possessed no weak ability.
After receiving Yujun’s training, Team 2 began to push Fen and Tan back instead.
Yujun smiled faintly as he watched.

‘They’re losing their dependence on the team.’

Moreover, they weren’t dependent on their equipment—they were using it.

“Got them!”

Sales Team 2 had completely surrounded Fen and Tan.
And in that moment.
Yujun smiled broadly.

“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll conclude the training here.”

Promise Guild’s Sales Team 2.
Training complete.

-Training has been completed!
-Resolved psychological issues of the trainees!
-Obtained bonus special points!
-Calculating training score!
-Training score: 10 / 10
-Obtained 120,000 Points!

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Two training sessions.
From just two sessions, he had earned a staggering 270,000 Points.

“Huff. Huff. Huff.”

The Awakeners of Sales Team 2 breathed heavily.
With the announcement that training had ended, they gradually steadied their breathing.

Whoosh—!
Sales Team 2, having trained under Yujun, had transformed completely.

“Our bodies feel so light.”
“And our minds feel so at ease…….”

But they couldn’t help trailing off.
They had spotted Trainer Team Leader Kim Han-ju.

“Please, be at ease!”

Then Team Leader Kim Han-ju called out.

“That was training unlike anything we’ve experienced before.”

At that, Sales Team 2’s leader bowed deeply.

“Trainer Kang was right.”

Yujun had been correct.
They had feared despite having possibility ahead of them.
Yujun heard this and smiled broadly.

“So how do you feel now?”

At his words, Sales Team 2’s leader laughed along with him.

“I’m still afraid. But.”

He looked around at his team members.

“I think we can move forward. To higher places.”

Satisfied with the answer, Yujun nodded.

“Today’s training ends here.”

Training officially concluded.
They’d started at 6 PM and finished at 2 AM.
Eight full hours of training.

“Phew.”
“It really feels like we received the training.”

Guild Master Choi Ho-jeong and Director Kim Tae-jeong exchanged words, their tongues clicking.
Their hands were damp with sweat.
Yujun’s confident declaration about the Top 3 Guilds.
Perhaps it might actually happen.

“Guild Master! Reporting.”

Just then, a Guild executive approached swiftly.

“Team Leader Hwang Jin-seong has returned.”

“Hmm…….”

The Guild Master’s expression grew grave, and he let out a low hum.

***

“Kang Yu-jun came back?”

Hwang Jin-seong, who had returned to the guild, wore a bewildered expression.

“I never even imagined he’d come back.”

The guild that had released him.

“Why would a guy doing so well come back?”

Kang Yu-jun, once freed from Promise, had been on an unstoppable rise.
As if Promise had been a powerful restraint, the moment he left, he achieved successive remarkable feats—reaching S-rank in record time, and even becoming an SS-rank Trainer, something that had never occurred once in South Korean history.

Do Kang-myeong, Yeon Da-seul, Han Gyu-jin.
He had accomplished what these accomplished trainers had not, so no one denied his merit anymore.
Then why had he come back to Promise?

“He must have countless places wanting him. And I hear he trained the Sky Thunder Choi Family not long ago?”

On top of that, he’d even received a knighthood from the Queen of England.
There was no reason to return to Promise Guild.

“Why would he come back to a place with no good memories…….”

Hwang Jin-seong’s brow furrowed.

“This doesn’t sit right with me.”
“What should we do?”
“What can we do?”

Hwang Jin-seong closed his eyes.

“We need to show him that what we do now is different from before.”

All the training he’d done before had been with people who were willing to be trained.

“We refuse training. We don’t need it.”

***

The next day.
After a good rest, Yujun first checked his Lightning Mana.
Crackle. Crackle.

‘That’s the beauty of Lightning Mana.’

Even after expending mana so heavily yesterday, recovery was swift.

“Kyarung.”
“Garrrung.”

Yujun checked on Fen and Tan’s condition as well.
Immediately after training ended, he’d fed both Summoned Beasts plenty of Mana Stones.
High-quality ones from the guild’s warehouse.

“Your coat’s looking shiny.”

Fenrir’s fur gleamed with luster.

“And yours are brighter too.”

Tan’s horns shone with a radiant gleam.

“You two will be the heart of Promise. I’m counting on you.”
“Kyarung!”
“Garrrung!”

Next came the turn to train Sales Team 1.

“Finally, Team 1.”

Yujun had heard from the Guild Master that Hwang Jin-seong had returned.

“He seemed really pleased about it.”

Not only had Hwang Jin-seong returned, but watching Yujun’s training had filled him with infinite trust.
He said to call on him for anything, that he’d provide more support if needed.

-I’ll add more shares for you!

He’d even offered more shares than originally promised.

‘Things are going as planned.’

Of course, it wasn’t over yet.
The real key was this Sales Team 1.
The team was currently split in two.

Hwang Jin-seong and Oh Do-yoon.
Hwang Jin-seong, an SS-rank Awakener, and Oh Do-yoon, who verged on SS-rank, had once been recognized as Promise Guild’s dynamic duo.
Even when the guild’s fortunes fluctuated wildly, these two remained steadfast, serving as Promise’s main dealers.
But the rift between them had become irreparable.

After finishing Team 2’s training, Yujun didn’t seek out the returning Hwang Jin-seong but instead visited Oh Do-yoon’s private office.
22nd Floor of Promise Guild Building.
That’s where Oh Do-yoon’s office was located.

Knock-knock.

“……Kang Yu-jun?”

Both had been in the same guild for a long time, but there was little interaction between them.
Oh Do-yoon had been an elite Awakener when Yujun joined, and he wasn’t the type to pay attention to youths.
So Oh Do-yoon harbored no particular feelings toward Yujun.
He simply thought of him as a talented trainer whose skills had exploded after being released from Promise.

“What brings you here all of a sudden? I’ve heard the news, but are you training Team 1 right away?”
“No, I came to talk. May I come in?”
“…….”

Oh Do-yoon hesitated for a moment.

“I’d like to discuss something related to Hwang Jin-seong as well. I know the general situation, but I don’t know the details.”

He knew an irreparable rift had formed between them.
But he didn’t know exactly what that rift was.

“……Come in.”

After deliberation, Oh Do-yoon invited Yujun into his office.

“Please, sit.”

He gestured to a seat and retrieved a drink from a mini refrigerator, placing it before Yujun.

“I don’t want to discuss Hwang Jin-seong. And…… training will probably be difficult. Hwang Jin-seong won’t accept it under any circumstances, and I don’t think I currently need training either.”

Yujun listened to the response, then drained the drink and asked calmly.

“You’re aware that Promise Guild is being shaken by the conflict between you two, aren’t you?”
“……I am.”
“And you know I’ve come here because of your conflict?”

Of course, the Guild Master hadn’t called Yujun because of these two.
But Hwang Jin-seong and Oh Do-yoon couldn’t help but feel that way.

‘I just came for difficult training.’

Crackle.
Yujun’s True Eye pierced through Oh Do-yoon.

-Scanning Awakener!
-Awakening ability: Shadow Shatter

‘Perfect for achieving an Achievement.’

Oh Do-yoon’s ability was Shadow Shatter.

‘I can achieve the Light and Darkness Achievement.’

Achieving this would allow Yujun to learn the Neural Network Acceleration skill he’d been wanting to acquire.

‘And by accumulating points, I can learn Circuit Implantation as well.’

He would be able to learn two of the critical Level 6 skills through Promise Guild’s training.

“……Sigh.”
“I don’t intend to judge who’s right or wrong. First, could you tell me what happened?”

Oh Do-yoon closed his eyes and agonized for a while before opening his mouth.

“……I’ll tell you. It’s about the Tower of Oblivion.”

The Tower of Oblivion was one of the top five most difficult towers in Korea.
Prestigious guilds rushed to tackle it.
Every guild ranking in Korea’s top ten deployed their elite units, and Promise Guild sent a formidable raid team composed of Hwang Jin-seong and Oh Do-yoon.

Promise Guild’s raid team at that time had superior quality compared to other guilds.
Hwang Jin-seong was a true SS-rank, and Oh Do-yoon was no less than a top-tier S-rank.
Interestingly, the two’s abilities complemented each other well, earning them recognition as Promise’s dynamic duo.

In the Tower of Oblivion, they had been advancing successfully.
But it didn’t last.
A powerful monster triggered a trap.

“When the Tower of Oblivion’s trap activated, we found ourselves at a crossroads.”

In the urgent situation, the two leaders had to make a decision.

“Some of our comrades had been overwhelmed by the Tower’s power and lost consciousness. Monsters kept rushing at us, and staying still meant we’d all die. Hwang Jin-seong said we should abandon saving everyone and escape with those who were fit to fight. I disagreed.”

Hwang Jin-seong, who said they’d die trying to save everyone, and.
Oh Do-yoon, who insisted they had to save everyone somehow.
In the end, they split.

“When Hwang Jin-seong abandoned our comrades and left in the Tower of Oblivion. We ended.”

Ultimately, Hwang Jin-seong took only those who followed him and left, while Oh Do-yoon tried to save some comrades but lost more in the process.
In the end, Hwang Jin-seong might have been right.
If they’d just abandoned everyone as he said, there would have been fewer casualties.
But Oh Do-yoon couldn’t accept it.

“What do you think was right?”

At Oh Do-yoon’s heavy question, Yujun also couldn’t answer immediately.

‘It was a serious situation.’

Those following Oh Do-yoon came to believe they would never be abandoned as long as they followed their leader.
Meanwhile, those following Hwang Jin-seong trusted his sense of responsibility to ensure their absolute survival with minimal losses.

‘And with them fighting like this internally.’

Both were Sales Team 1.
For the raid team to function properly, these two had to unite.
In this divided state, they couldn’t achieve what the other guilds did.
Surely managing the towers they currently oversaw without them rampaging would be quite difficult.

‘That’s probably why they couldn’t send support to the Tower of Ashes either.’

Why only the support team was sent to the Tower of Ashes made perfect sense in this context.

“It’s a complicated matter. I’m not sure what’s right. But the solution seems simple.”

The conflict between the two.
And Promise Guild’s problem was fundamentally simple.

“It’s a problem born of weakness.”

The problem arose because the Awakeners weren’t tough enough.
If they’d been strong, they would have saved everyone.
They wouldn’t have saved only some, and no one would have been hurt trying to save others.

At those words, Oh Do-yoon looked taken aback.
Yujun’s statement wasn’t wrong, but…… it was far too simple an answer for such a complex matter.
Promise Guild’s Sales Team 1 was composed of multiple S-rank Awakeners and A-rank Awakeners on the verge of reaching S-rank.
And yet they had nearly died in the tower.
How could weakness be the problem?

“Is that really possible?”
“You shouldn’t ask that now.”

Was he saying you only know by trying?

“So you’re saying…… I have to try?”
“You should ask how strong you can become.”

Yujun smiled broadly.

“Getting stronger is guaranteed.”

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