Chapter 20 …
I Became a Transcendent-Level Genius Trainer
Lightning Guild – Guildmaster’s Office
“Guildmaster! Team 3’s main dealer, Im Seokjae, has cleared Floor 26 of Pumpkin Tower! He surpassed the previous highest floor!”
The guildmaster was receiving a report on the recent achievement.
Team 3 had successfully conquered Floor 26 of Pumpkin Tower.
At the center of it all was Im Seokjae.
The guildmaster snapped his fingers on the paper and spoke.
Im Seokjae’s name was written in the main dealer position.
“Wasn’t he in a slump?”
“He apparently received private training.”
“…Private training? From whom? Didn’t he recently cancel his personal trainer and stop training at the guild as well?”
The Lightning Guild had a fairly excellent trainer system.
Even if they didn’t have S-class trainers, they spent large sums to hire A-class trainers to provide benefits for guild members.
Yet, even these A-class trainers couldn’t fix Im Seokjae’s recent issues.
This included the personal trainer Im Seokjae had hired at great expense.
But even that trainer couldn’t fix him.
He had said it would take a long time—possibly years—to correct his bad habits and mana circulation.
That was why the guild had planned to send him to the second team to tackle lower-difficulty floors.
Yet suddenly, he solved the problem.
“I’ll show you the video.”
Beep—.
The video appeared on the smart pad.
It was footage of Floor 26 of Pumpkin Tower.
The camera focused on the main dealer, Im Seokjae.
In front of him stood a massive pumpkin monster—a monster the guildmaster knew well.
“Pumpkin Ogre. You need to deal massive damage to push it back.”
At that moment, Im Seokjae moved.
Thud—.
He stomped the ground forcefully and swung his fist with precision.
Boom—.
With a thunderous explosion, the Pumpkin Ogre burst apart. The pumpkin goblins around froze momentarily.
But Im Seokjae, at the vanguard, didn’t stop there.
As if to show what a main dealer could do, he tore through the monsters’ ranks with insane destructive power. Furthermore, he destroyed the stele in a straight line, meeting the conquest conditions for Floor 26.
His team could only watch in astonishment.
Im Seokjae’s destructive power had never been shown before.
Despite possessing extraordinary strength, he had rarely displayed his skill—but now, he was astonishing everyone.
“Wow… what the hell is this?”
The guildmaster’s eyes widened.
“Im Seokjae wasn’t like this!”
It wasn’t merely overcoming a slump.
“He’s completely different. His movements are refined, and… what’s this? He’s using a club to break the stele?”
Im Seokjae was a close-combat awakened with a martial arts specialization, relying on sheer strength.
Yet now, he was wielding a weapon he had never used before.
“Wasn’t he unable to use weapons?”
“That was our understanding, but the Awakened report has been updated. Im Seokjae’s blunt weapon mastery has awakened.”
“Huh.”
The guildmaster shook his head.
“No weaknesses left, and a new trait has awakened?”
Eliminating a weakness is difficult enough; awakening a new trait doesn’t happen overnight.
It’s the result of long-term training.
“All this happened after private training?”
The officer nodded.
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“Who? Who was the trainer?”
The officer replied.
“Trainer Kang Yujun.”
“…Kang Yujun?”
A name no one in the industry could miss.
“The top prodigy? The one the Promise Guild expelled?”
A very famous name.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“What in the world is happening?”
The Lightning Guildmaster was seriously taken aback.
But he quickly shook his head, brushing off his thoughts.
This was not the time to be wondering.
“He’s found a new talent direction. Let’s secure him first. Contact through Im Seokjae and reach out immediately. Hmm… tell him we want him as our main trainer. Quickly!”
“!”
The main trainer position was not easy to claim. Especially for Kang Yujun, who had a short career, the existing trainers would likely resist.
“License verification isn’t complete yet. He was expelled only recently…”
“That doesn’t matter.”
The guildmaster shouted firmly.
“This is true talent. You can’t ignore this. Whoever confirms it first gets him!”
A strong blue aura radiated from Lee Sooyeon.
‘It’s definitely glowing blue.’
But there was a fracture within it.
‘Blue light and a fracture at the same time means…’
Yujun immediately recognized the symptom.
‘She’s overexerting.’
She was using her power excessively because she couldn’t control it, which could actually be worse than underuse.
‘She’ll probably faint every day.’
Someone else would have to clean up afterward.
It was better than someone like Woo Hana, who hesitated to unleash their full power and couldn’t use their ability effectively.
‘At least she won’t be a burden to others.’
“Are you… a member of the Sky Guild?”
When Yujun asked, Guildmaster Lee Hyukjun shook his head.
“She’s not our member. She’s my niece.”
“Ah, the guildmaster’s niece. Nice to meet you. I’m Kang Yujun.”
“…Kang Yujun?”
Any awakened of her generation would recognize the name Kang Yujun.
“Ah, sorry. Excuse me… Are you the Kang Yujun I know?”
“Probably that Kang Yujun.”
“!”
She looked at her uncle, Guildmaster Lee Hyukjun, with wide eyes, as if asking what was going on.
“It’s a long story.”
“Let me simplify it.”
Yujun calmly explained, focused solely on the new opportunity he had secured.
“I failed and was expelled.”
“…I’m sorry.”
“No, actually, I’m grateful.”
The Promise Guild had given him ample time. Despite the sunk cost, Yujun was grateful to them.
‘I could have demanded compensation.’
But he didn’t.
Finishing as a failed investment was a relief to him.
“After being expelled, I switched to training. I thought I had some talent in this area.”
“…My uncle, or rather, the guildmaster said you trained Hana?”
“Yes, she had excellent potential.”
“…How?”
“She couldn’t do what she could, so I helped a bit.”
“…?”
Could that really be called “help a bit”?
“…Excuse me…”
At that moment, Lee Hyukjun approached Yujun.
“Trainer Kang, can you look after my niece? She studied abroad. I hear she’s still…”
“Yes, understood.”
Yujun nodded immediately. He could have refused.
Lee Sooyeon was not a Sky Guild member despite being his niece.
‘A pattern I’ve never trained before.’
A fracture and blue light unlike anything he had seen.
‘I’ll need to teach her in various ways.’
Teaching the same type repeatedly does not help the training system grow.
‘You grow by training a variety of awakened.’
So, in fact, Yujun should have asked—but she requested first, so there was no reason to refuse.
‘Also…’
Yujun noticed another factor.
‘She’s long-range.’
B-rank Awakened Lee Sooyeon [Hidden Trait – Wave Emission]
So far, Yujun had trained close-combat awakened only.
‘I haven’t trained a long-range fighter since Kim Minseok.’
The more diverse the trainees, the stronger the training system grows.
‘This will be interesting.’
Yujun accepted, and Lee Hyukjun’s face brightened.
“Thank you. I’ll make sure you’re well compensated!”
The guildmaster had already seen Yujun’s potential.
Since allowing him to train the first team, all first-team awakened wanted his training—starting with Kim Ojung and including the entire sales teams.
Sky Guild members had witnessed his skill firsthand.
“I haven’t forgotten your help when I had nothing.”
Lee Hyukjun felt guilty. He had only recruited Yujun for profit.
“Trainer Kang…”
Yujun’s character was admirable.
He would regret not signing a long-term contract. Even if it cost a hundred billion, he should have secured him unconditionally.
‘Connections are extremely important.’
Yujun maintained good relations with the guildmaster because trainers rely on connections.
‘Most awakened hide their weaknesses.’
Training removes weaknesses and strengthens strengths.
‘Requests often come indirectly.’
Especially a large guild’s master, you often get such requests—and you naturally integrate.
So maintaining good relations is crucial.
Of course, Yujun was sincere.
‘Recruiting someone unlicensed and unproven wasn’t an easy choice.’
“Please take care of her!”
Lee Sooyeon was also intrigued by Yujun, who had erased Woo Hana’s massive weakness and promoted her to the first team.
She had been impressed by overseas training systems and now wanted to see his methods firsthand.
“Shall we start?”
Yujun gestured.
“Then with the VR machine…”
“No.”
VR machines were normally essential for checking combat performance and metrics.
“Let’s postpone the VR machine for now.”
“….”
Lee Sooyeon frowned. An unstructured training method?
Used to AI-based VR metrics, she glanced at her uncle.
I assumed a great trainer would use cutting-edge methods.
“Then… how do we proceed?”
-Scanning the Awakened!
Yujun immediately used the Awakened Scan.
-[Lee Sooyeon] Overall Rank B
-Body: [B+]
-Mind: [A-]
-Stats: [Strength 13/20] [Stamina 20/30] [Agility 9/20]
-Awakened Ability: Iron Wall
-Potential: S
-Notes: Overconcentration
Body B+, mind A-. Potential S.
Unlike Im Seokjae, her status window was fully visible.
‘Insane. This talent?’
As his scanning skill improved, hidden details appeared.
‘Overconcentration.’
She couldn’t release power smoothly; her entire body tensed when using abilities.
‘She can’t apply brakes.’
The solution was simple.
‘Teach her to control the brakes.’
“Ms. Sooyeon, try using your full power?”
She frowned.
“Trainer Kang, sorry, I can’t control it if I use full power. I studied abroad to fix that.”
Though she hadn’t fixed it.
“Don’t worry. I’ll manage it.”
Yujun gestured to unleash fully.
She glared at her uncle, worried.
If she lost consciousness, her power would explode dangerously.
Her uncle nodded calmly.
“Understood.”
Assuming her uncle would handle the aftermath, she drew her power.
Whoosh!
A massive shield formed around her.
This had always been the problem.
Her Iron Wall nullified all attacks, but if she fainted, the power spread indiscriminately.
Swoosh—.
Power concentrated on her. Her gaze began to falter.
Clenching her teeth, she tried to endure.
Unable to withstand, on the verge of losing consciousness, Yujun’s staff struck her clavicle.
“Found it.”
Yujun smiled.
Instantly, her defensive shield stabilized.
“Huh…?”
She hadn’t fainted.
Her eyes filled with strong curiosity.
