Hidden Trait: Circulation
The guild quarters were excellent.
Kang Yujun spent a night in the accommodation provided by Neverland and met Yu Jena immediately afterward.
Even though he had contacted her on short notice, Yu Jena had pushed aside all her other schedules to come see him.
Neverland Guild training ground.
How long had he been waiting?
Yu Jena entered the training hall.
“Teacher!”
She approached him with a bright smile.
“Have you been well?”
Her usual cynicism remained, yet beneath it he could clearly feel her absolute trust in him. If the other guild members who raided with her regularly had seen this, they would have doubted whether this was the real Yu Jena they knew.
This was her personal training ground.
“Yes, I’ve been well.”
“I heard about the large-scale training. Unfortunately I had a regular raid that day, so I couldn’t watch.”
“It looks like it went well.”
“Yes. We broke through the twentieth floor of the uncleared tower.”
It was all thanks to Yujun’s training.
“I never realized I was this strong.”
Before, using her ability had always caused her considerable pain, so she had often wondered whether her S-class rank was merely nominal. That was why she had thrown herself so completely into training.
But everything changed after receiving Yujun’s training.
“Did the training session I prepared for you suit you well?”
After resolving her issues, Yujun had created a personalized training regimen just for her.
It’s only been three days.
Three days was not a long time. Nevertheless, her condition looked far better than before.
As expected of an S-class hunter—her growth rate is on another level.
Received trainee growth bonus!
Gained 25 additional points.
Thanks to her growth, Yujun received bonus points. The amount varied depending on how much she had grown.
Twenty-five points means she’s grown quite a bit.
She had no choice but to grow.
Unlike before, her heavy mana now moved with relative ease.
“It suited me perfectly. Teacher, I have a question about this circulation method.”
While following the training session Yujun had designed, Yu Jena asked about every point she was curious about.
“These are such detailed matters…”
They were difficult to answer on the spot, and he suspected some might be hard to correct immediately.
“Assume the stance.”
But for Yujun, this was actually good news.
Her growth is faster than I expected.
He had already identified everything he needed to teach her in today’s session. At this rate, the training would progress quickly.
“…!”
Yu Jena’s eyes widened in surprise.
“You can correct it right away?”
“Yes.”
Yujun nodded.
“You’re already sensing it. I’m the one who’s impressed.”
As expected of an S-class awakened.
Just as Yujun was impressed by Yu Jena, she gazed at him with sparkling eyes. This man truly was different. His answers were decisive, and the solutions he offered came without hesitation.
“Please take care of me!”
“The pleasure is mine.”
Yujun first taught her the proper way to handle her heavy mana—how she should manipulate it.
The foundation of the training session remains the same. Moving the heavy mana smoothly is the first priority.
Her ability was already close to completion. The powerful Volcano ability moved well under the control of her calm, cold personality. What she needed now was to move the heavy mana lightly so she could use her ability in rapid succession.
And then—
How to utilize this mana.
Currently, Yu Jena was using the power of wind to draw out her heavy mana and amplify her Volcano ability. If so, the direction should be to strengthen that wind.
Make the heavy mana as light as air. When the wind is reinforced, the Volcano ability will be reinforced accordingly.
That alone would be enough. Strengthening the wind would improve both the Volcano ability and mana efficiency, creating a powerful positive feedback loop.
This is the most crucial step if she wants to soar.
“Activate ability.”
At Yujun’s words, Yu Jena immediately triggered her power.
Fwoooosh—
Her activation speed was noticeably faster than before.
She’s clearly been practicing a lot.
However, she still wasn’t actively utilizing the power of wind.
Last time I let the wind seep in through a makeshift method.
Even so, she was managing to draw up the heavy mana using only a small breeze.
Let’s amplify the wind.
Yujun looked at her.
Crackle—
Awakened Scan
The Awakened Scan that had reached Lv. 3, combined with his upgraded Focus skill, pierced through every aspect of Yu Jena.
Scanning S-Class Awakened Yu Jena's status.
Yu Jena’s status window was astonishing.
Insane.
Oh Yunseok, a B-class awakened from Neverland, had a strength stat cap of 20. The cap for A to B-class hunters usually didn’t exceed 40. Yet Yu Jena’s caps were all 70. Stamina, agility—every stat capped at 70.
Her overall rank was A+, and her potential was top-tier.
This is no joke.
An S-class awakened’s status window was terrifying. It was the best he had seen among all the hunters he had trained so far.
I didn’t get a proper look at Lim Seokjae’s before.
He would be able to see it now, but Lim Seokjae probably wouldn’t match this either. Kim Gyucheol’s had been impressive too, with caps at 60 after his sealed power was released.
That was enough for him to become S-class as well.
Yujun smiled.
The special notes listed Unyielding Will and Breeze. Unyielding Will was extremely important for growth—it was essentially a steel mentality. Once a goal was set, the person would never give up.
For a trainer, it’s the best possible trait.
Breeze was the wind Yujun had created for her.
It was established as Breeze because of the limits of my ability.
If training continued from here, that breeze could become a gale, then a storm.
Yujun moved on to the most important part—her hidden trait.
S-Class Awakened Yu Jena [Hidden Trait: Circulation]
Huh? Circulation?
Yujun was greatly surprised. This was a hidden trait he knew very well.
It’s a 1st-tier trait.
It was classified as a 1st-tier trait inside the Infinite Tower. He never imagined it would appear as her hidden trait. This trait literally enabled fierce circulation of mana.
Fast mana circulation means fast mana recovery.
When other awakened used 5 mana for their ability, Yu Jena could use the same 5 and recover it almost instantly. If the timing and volume of the circulation were perfect, it could even look like she was using her ability without consuming mana at all.
Yujun grinned.
This changes everything.
He could definitely raise her to the mid-S-class range. If he awakened one more Volcano skill on top of this Circulation trait, it was entirely possible.
Checking skill tree.
As an S-class awakened, she had seven skills available to learn. Three were already acquired.
There was an offensive skill tree consisting of Eruption, Volcano Blade, and Volcano Divine Form, and below that was a skill tree centered on physical buffs. The final branch was defense.
Eruption, Volcano Blade, and Lava Transformation were the skills she had already opened. Aside from the offensive tree, only the first stage of each branch had been awakened. She had not yet learned Volcano Shield.
Yujun finished his calculations while looking at the skill tree.
To create synergy with the hidden trait, I need to awaken Volcano Gear, the skill after Lava Transformation.
Training Hint Provided!
Pay attention to Volcano Gear and the hidden trait! Volcano Gear is a skill that maximizes physical ability with the power of the volcano, granting an instantaneous buff!
He couldn’t know exactly what kind of skill Volcano Gear was, but the training hint guaranteed its nature. As expected, skills of this type inside the Infinite Tower were usually powerful physical buffs.
Most of the skills in the Infinite Tower were based on abilities that had already been revealed to the public. Volcano was Yu Jena’s unique awakening ability, so even Yujun didn’t know its skill tree in detail. Still, prediction was possible.
Combining the training data he had gained from the Infinite Tower with the training hint, a clear optimization route emerged.
“Yu Jena.”
“Yes!”
“How many floors remain in the regular raid and uncleared tower you’re currently running?”
“Five floors left. The difficulty is quite high, so it seems difficult for me to handle it alone as the main dealer. I requested additional personnel.”
Yujun shook his head.
“There’s no need for that. I will train you so you can clear it yourself.”
* * *
Shaaaaaah—!
Yu Jena put on the VR machine.
Fwoosh—
While drawing out the power of the wind at the same time.
Yujun intended to awaken her skill. Last time he had barely been able to train her at all. But now it was different.
Squeeze—
The Geumgang Staff gripped firmly in his hand.
And—
I gained one more thing from the large-scale training.
Shaaaaaah—!
Power surged through Yujun’s entire body. It was the strength of the Incubation stats gained from training fifty people.
“Here I come.”
Swooooosh—!
Yujun’s Geumgang Staff swung down.
“Huh?”
Yu Jena looked startled. The moment the staff moved, her body had naturally reacted and moved on its own.
Confirming the sight, Yujun smiled.
I have enough power to train an S-class hunter now.
It was different from before.
“I couldn’t train you properly last time.”
Therefore—
“Today, let’s do it right.”