I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer - Chapter 237

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The Transcendent Genius Trainer Became One Chapter 237

-3rd Floor cleared!

Having cleared the 3rd Floor again and reached the 4th, the mood among Master Guild members was excellent.
And with results even better than expected, Master Guild Master Hong Yun-seong was in high spirits.

“We’re moving significantly faster than before.”

It was thanks to growing accustomed to the Tower of Ashes.

Tick. Tick.
He watched the time flowing past beside him.
They had to clear the 5th Floor within that timeframe to have the Penalty lifted.

“Trainer Kang Yu-jun is probably struggling too. We clear the 5th Floor before he does.”

Baek Hyeon-jin, participating as a mercenary once again, was performing at peak ability.
He seemed spurred on by the knowledge that Kang Yu-jun was climbing this tower.

“How can I rest when my teacher is working so hard?”

Shiii—!
The custom weapon he held, forged by Kim Gyu-cheol, gleamed.

“Have you heard about Kim Gyu-cheol, the Patriarch?”

At Guild Master Hong Yun-seong’s words, Baek Hyeon-jin nodded.
The Kim Gyu-cheol who had forged equipment for him had now become the Patriarch of the Geumgang Kim Family, one of South Korea’s premier clans.

“I didn’t know either. That Kim Gyu-cheol would become the Patriarch of the Geumgang Kim Family! I heard he inherited the special ability of the founding Patriarch intact.”

Baek Hyeon-jin’s expression turned regretful.

“So he’s become terribly busy, or so I hear.”
“That’s right. He doesn’t take individual commissions anymore. So we’re even considering placing our entire guild’s order with him.”
“In that case, would it work if you submitted your equipment request together with mine this time? Then I might be able to put in a good word as well.”

Kim Gyu-cheol’s equipment had become nothing less than Baek Hyeon-jin’s partner.
Because of this, the relationship between him and Kim Gyu-cheol was extremely strong.

“Would you? I’d be grateful.”

At the Master Guild Master’s request, Baek Hyeon-jin readily nodded.

“Of course. I’ll speak well of it.”

The 4th Floor of the Tower of Ashes.
Previously, they had turned back at this entrance.

Gulp.
Master Guild members began moving with tension.
From here on was uncharted territory, after all.

“Here we go.”

With Baek Hyeon-jin’s charge from the vanguard, the assault on the 4th Floor commenced.

Crash-crash-crash-crash!
Baek Hyeon-jin’s body lurched forward, moving like a shaft of light.

Despite having witnessed it multiple times, that almost surreal movement was so swift that every Awakener should learn from it.

Ding! Ding! Ding!
But it was short-lived.

“What’s that?”
“I hear a sound.”

Crack!
Baek Hyeon-jin flattened the monster before him and quickly retreated.

“It sounds like an alarm going off.”

No sooner had he spoken than a voice echoed from the tower.

-Tower 5th Floor cleared.
-5th Floor Boss has been defeated!
-Vanguard Team Kang Yu-jun…….

The names of Kang Yu-jun and his team were heard.

“Tower 5th Floor cleared……?”

Guild Master Hong Yun-seong was bewildered.
The Master Guild members who received the same notification likewise froze.

“No…….”

They had already climbed the Tower of Ashes dozens of times.
Because of this, they could reach the beginning of the 4th Floor with great familiarity.
Even now that they were accustomed to it, it was still far from easy.

“It was a first climb.”

Whereas Kang Yu-jun was on his first ascent.

“You’re supposed to rest and climb again.”

By the book, it would naturally be wise to attempt tower climbing through periodic rest and reorganization.
Human stamina was not infinite.
It did not refer merely to physical stamina.
The tower continually demanded tension, and because of it, mental reserves were severely depleted.
To maintain both mental and physical peak condition, periodic rest and reorganization were essential.

“On a first climb, how could he…….”

Guild Master Hong Yun-seong was deeply bewildered.
And then more shocking information appeared.

-Clearance Rank: SS

“……?”
“……?”
“An SS Rank clearance?”

From the 1st through 4th Floors—already recording S Rank was illogical, and now this was SS Rank.

Moreover, he hadn’t merely cleared a floor.

“The 5th Floor would have a Floor Boss…….”
“How did he do this? Really, how on earth did he manage this…….”
“This means…….”

The Master Guild Master was in deep shock.
The very situation the Management Bureau Director had feared had come to pass.
Of course, from the Management Bureau Director’s perspective it was desirable, but from Master Guild’s standpoint it was utterly anticlimactic.

“Ah, no…….”

Baek Hyeon-jin wore a bittersweet smile.
While he felt regret as Master Guild’s mercenary, simultaneously he was delighted that Kang Yu-jun had succeeded in clearing the 5th Floor.

“The commission has failed, but it would be a shame to descend, wouldn’t it?”

At Baek Hyeon-jin’s words, Hong Yun-seong nodded.
Since Yujun had succeeded in clearing the 5th Floor, the commission was effectively failed.
But they had entered the tower before Yujun cleared the 5th Floor.
So there was still opportunity for them.

“This commission has failed. But it’s not the end. The tower extends higher. We must continue climbing afterward…….”

They had to experience battle against a Floor Boss.

“Forward-!”

* * *

‘Why is an Awakener from overseas here?’

Yujun was taken aback by their unexpected presence.
The Neutral Territory should have contained only the residents who dwelt within the tower.
Yet now Yujun’s eyes fell upon an Awakener from overseas.

‘They’re not a tower resident.’

Could it be.
Were the towers worldwide connected through the Neutral Territory at their centers?

‘If that’s the case…… that’s actually better?’

Yujun grinned.
It meant he could meet renowned overseas Awakeners simply by visiting the Neutral Territory without having to travel abroad.

In other words, he could train Awakeners far more easily and conveniently.

‘I won’t need to travel the world looking for training subjects.’

Ding!
-Neutral Territory visiting nations added.
-Region: South Korea has reached the Neutral Territory.
-Total nations reached to date: 9

While his team members surveyed the Neutral Territory,
Yujun first verified whether his memory of the 5th Floor’s Neutral Territory was correct.

-[Potion Restaurant]

A Potion Restaurant selling various miscellaneous tower-exclusive items.

‘That’s right.’

Far off, the [Grake Shop] also existed.
The Grake Shop, towering like a spire, was the signature landmark of this 5th Floor Neutral Territory.

‘Just as I remembered.’

The only difference was the presence of overseas Awakeners.

“Where are you from, if I may ask?”

When Yujun approached and spoke to him, the man calmly turned and replied.

“Just got a new alert. Are you from Korea? I’m James, from the Highlight Guild in America.”
“I’m Kang Yu-jun.”
“Kang Yu-jun?”

James reacted sharply to the name.

“Are you perhaps that famous Korean trainer?”
“I wouldn’t call myself famous, but I am a trainer.”
“……!”

He extended his hand to Yujun with considerable enthusiasm.

“Pleased to meet you! I’ve seen a lot about Trainer Kang through MyTube. But…… you’re a trainer, yet you’re climbing the tower yourself……?”
“Ah, yes, that’s right. Not alone, though—I climbed with other Awakeners.”
“Wow…….”

James was deeply taken aback.
It surpassed even what he’d seen on MyTube. A trainer had climbed this tower with others.
And up to the 5th Floor, no less!

“If I wanted to receive training from Trainer Kang…….”
“Please contact me through the Association. I’d appreciate it.”
“Understood!”

James didn’t know.
That there were quite a few Awakeners back-logged with training so heavily they’d begun enjoying vacations in Korea and had even started settling down there.

“Let’s head down now!”

Yujun declared the end of the tower raid to his team members.

‘Now that we’ve reached the Neutral Territory.’

He was thinking of coming back alone later to do various things.

‘There are some non-humans here too.’

There were non-humans in this Neutral Territory as well, but during the Tower of Infinity era, training with non-humans was impossible.
What was impossible then might now be possible.

‘If that becomes possible…….’

Tower climbing was certain to become far more interesting.

* * *

Boom—!
With a tremendous sound, the Tower of Ashes’ door opened.

“……!”
“……!”
“They’re out!”

Kang Yu-jun and his team members emerged from outside the Tower of Ashes.
Kang Yu-jun looked relatively unscathed, but his team members bore expressions of fatigue.
The Management Bureau Director’s gaze immediately shifted from Kang Yu-jun to his daughter, Lee Su-yeon.

“Phew.”

Fortunately, there didn’t appear to be any serious injuries.

“You’ve worked hard. We’ve prepared everything at the base camp over there. For re-climbing preparation…….”

He naturally assumed Yujun would end the first climb and prepare for re-climbing.
At the Management Bureau Director’s words, Yujun shook his head.

“Has something happened!?”

The Director asked with concern, and Yujun calmly shook his head.

“No, Director.”

Lee Su-yeon answered instead.

“We cleared the 5th Floor! The Penalty’s been lifted!”

For those who had spent over 48 hours in and out of the Tower of Ashes, the penalty numbers were no longer visible.
So they didn’t know the Penalty had disappeared.

“On a first climb…….”
“You cleared the 5th Floor?”

Even the remaining Dream Guild members and the executives of Azure Dragon and Sunlight Guilds were astonished.
Yujun, as a trainer conducting training, had shattered all existing rules.

But now he was crossing into the realm of Awakeners, breaking everything related to tower clearing.
Existing precedent.
Things that were supposed to be that way.
All of it was crumbling.

“The Neutral Territory has opened. It is a safe zone where, upon reaching the 5th Floor, you can rest at a base camp. Now if you advance to the 5th Floor, you don’t need to descend—you can rest in the Neutral Territory instead.”

Yujun spoke with a smile toward those left speechless.

“It’s thanks to the information you provided by clearing ahead of us that I was able to clear the 5th Floor. Thank you.”
“…….”
“…….”

Only then did the Awakeners snap to attention and move.

“We need to inform our Guild Masters.”

The people from Azure Dragon and Sunlight Guilds reached the same conclusion.
Now was not the time to worry about other towers.
They had to climb the Tower of Ashes.
That the perfect monster Kang Yu-jun had shown interest in the Tower of Ashes meant this tower truly became the center of everything.

“There’s no time to worry about anything else.”

And they urgently approached Yujun and bowed deeply.

“Hello. I’m from the Azure Dragon Guild…….”
“I’m an executive from Sunlight…….”

At the courtesy of Azure Dragon and Sunlight Guilds, vying for first place domestically, Yujun grinned.

“Training you isn’t difficult at all.”

‘Azure Dragon and Sunlight must have good talent among them too?’

Having diverse Awakeners for a tower raid was very advantageous.
Beyond that, strengthening domestic capability would ensure safety in the future, whatever might come.

“If these terms are acceptable, please contact me.”

Yujun handed them a contract.

* * *

Some time after Yujun emerged.
Master Guild came down from the tower.

“……Guild Master Hong.”

The waiting Management Bureau Director wore an apologetic expression toward Hong Yun-seong.

“I’m aware.”

Hong Yun-seong looked quite exhausted.

“I confirmed inside that Trainer Kang cleared the 5th Floor first.”
“Then…….”
“We cleared the 5th Floor too. Thanks to good timing entering, we even hunted the Floor Boss.”

But Master Guild Master’s expression was subtle.
It was certainly a joyous matter. By guild standards, Master Guild now stood ahead of any other guild and had accumulated valuable experience.

-Clearance Rank: C

The problem was their 5th Floor clearance rank.

“Where does this SS even come from…….”
“Is he even human?”

The Management Bureau Director tried to console them.

“It was an excellent result. Hold your head high. A C Rank is a fine achievement!”

Guild Master Hong Yun-seong found such consolation from the Director all the more resentful.

“Where has Trainer Kang gone?”

Baek Hyeon-jin wanted to meet Kang Yu-jun after so long and have a conversation.

“Trainer Kang…….”

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