Transcension Academy Chapter 3 – Insane Ads (2)

When Seo-joon clicked on it out of curiosity, the screen flickered once, and a black screen appeared.
Judging by the ▷ mark in the center, it seemed to be a video.
“Is this an advertisement video?”
Seojun pressed ▷.
Please standby.
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The paradigm of the transcendent is changing! A transcendent craze sweeping across the universe!
Nowadays everyone wants to be a transcendentalist but how does one train to become a transcendent?
The training to become one is grueling and life-changing. The future is uncertain if one can attain transcendence even after the ordeal.
Because of that reason, there were many people who hesitated to become transcendentalists, right?
Fear not! With our Transcension Academy, you don’t have to worry.
Become a transcendentalist easily with the experience and know-how of professional transcendentalists!
From fighter transcendents to production workers and various transcendents!
The best transcendents in each field will teach you in a heartbeat!

Oh no! You say you don’t have any talent?
Are you frustrated with the reality that no matter how hard you try?
Do not worry! Our academy’s professional transcendental instructors have turned such students into transcendentalists countless times!
In total, our instructors have tens of thousands of years of robust experience and know-how! We even have individualized assignments for each student!

Are you still hesitant? Are you still not up for it?
Let’s take a look at the real experiences of the students!
『[Students who passed the 5th-grade fabled class exam]: I reached the realm immediately beyond the peak of transcendence, but I was engulfed in worldly anguish as I kept failing.
I was thinking of going back to the mundane world, but every time instructor Jang Sam-bong taught me wholeheartedly, telling me not to give up and that I can do it. I am here because of instructor Jang Sam-bong and the Transcension Academy. Thank you!”』
*TL: Jang Sam-bong (Zhang Sanfeng) is the founder of the Wudang sect and the creator of taichi.

『[Student who passed the 9th-grade sword master exam]: I was a slow learner who couldn’t even become a sword expert for the past 30 years. However, I chanced upon the Transcension Academy. I enrolled immediately and was prepared to be scammed.
Little did I know that it would be the best choice of my life… I’m currently preparing for a 7th-grade Grand Sword Master!”』

『[Adamantium smelting license holder]: I failed every time I studied on my own for 200 years. But after attending the Transcendent Academy for just 5 years, I finally got my license. Hephaestus-sama’s know-how was really helpful.”』

After going to the Transcension Academy~♬ My life has changed~!
After going to the Transcension Academy~♪ My life changed~!
The legend of Transcension Academy continues!
You who want to be transcendent! Register now!
Hey, you can be a transcendentalist too.
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Click.
“What kind of crazy advertisement is this?”
The ads ended with a pop leaving Seo-joon dazed as if he had lost his mind for a while.
Although times are changing and advertisements in poor taste are popular these days, this was not the case.
“5th-grade fable class? 9th-grade swordmaster? hahaha.”
Seo-joon burst into laughter without even realizing it.
Anyone can see that it is an advertisement meant to aggravate.
However, Seo-jun could not contain his curiosity.
Maybe this alone proves the effectiveness of this ad, Seo-joon thought.
“Let’s see···”
When he clicked on the link attached to the video. His phone screen flickered once, he was connected to the site.
The webpage wasn’t much different from any regular Hunter academy homepage, but the content was vastly different.

『[If you learn mana, you will see the world. (Instructor: Archmage Merlin)]
[If you do this exercise, anyone can lift 3 to 500 tons. (Instructor: Hercules)]
[The basics of stickmanship and spearmanship. <Ran. Me. Chal> (Instructor: Jecheon Daeseong)]』
*TL: Jecheon Daeseong is Goku. Lit translation The Great Sage Heaven’s Equal. Ran, Me. Chal – The art of turning, pushing, and stabbing.

“Unbelievable!”
Seo-joon burst into laughter. At the same time, he thought that the website concept was really well done.
Instructors who use nicknames to be remembered well are widely known, but this is the first time he had seen nicknames being used like that.
“This makes me more curious.”
Out of incessant curiosity, he rummaged around a little more. It wasn’t long before he realized that there was an orientation video.
Like other academies, it was possible to view without having to sign up for a membership.
“Let’s watch one video.”

After thinking about it for a while, Seo-joon clicked on [The basics of stick and spear skills. <Ran. Me. Chal>(Art of turning, pushing, and stabbing)].
Then, he saw a monkey holding a huge stick show up on the screen.
It wasn’t much different from the image of Jecheon Daeseong that Seo-joon knows.
“Hahahahaha. You all didn’t just name the instructor that way, but took the concept to the whole nine yards!”

Seo-joon burst into laughter while pressing the play button on the video, and the monkey on the screen started to move.

[Nice to meet you, students! First of all, it’s an orientation, so I should briefly introduce myself, right? I am Jecheon Daesung. My real name is Son Goku.]

In the video, the monkey, or Son Goku, smiled and continued.

[As you can see, the main weapon is this. Yeouibong. Hold on! Are there any students thinking about how in heaven will I be able to teach spearmanship while using sticks as my primary weapon? You ignorant fools!]

Son Goku spoke as if explaining to someone in front of him.

[Basically, stick-manship is not much different from spear-manship. Is it for real? Chang Gui (槍鬼), who recently became a transcendent was my disciple. Don’t lie? Hey, it’s true, I’m not lying. Let me contact him.]

For a moment, Son Goku raised his hand toward the air. There was a moment of awkward silence and nothing happened.

[Keuheum…., Chang, seem to be busy… Anyway! Transcendentalists who train spears can also listen to my lectures!]

Son Goku awkwardly scratched the back of his head and continued.

[What you will learn in this lecture is the basics of stick and spear skills, Ran, Me, and Chal (turn, push, and stab). As you can see from the title, it is a basic course, so students with a certain level of knowledge should take the advanced lecture instead of this lecture. Of course, students who do not know anything can continue watching.]

[First of all… Ran, Me, Chal is the three forms of spears and sticks. All stick and spear skills start from here.]
[Hmm, just talking about it doesn’t make you feel good, does it? I’ll show you.]

When Son Goku turned around, he saw a huge mountain behind him. Compared to that gigantic mountain, Son Goku seemed like a small dot.
Goku then tightly wrapped his fist around what looked like a small stick.

[First, Ran (turn). It’s a rotation motion that bounces outward.]

Son Goku slowly rotates the Yeouibong from the inside to the outside in slow motion.
However, the results were not so simple.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
With a tremendous roar, the huge mountain that existed in the background exploded.
“What is this…”

[The second is ME (push). The act of pulling the bouncing outside stick as if it winds inward.]

With Goku’s words, the stick was swung with a sweeping motion and sliced with a flash of gold.
Heaven and earth turned upside down, and fragments of the scattered earth soared into the sky.
Whoaaaaagh!
Even though it was only a screen, it seemed that the enormous wind pressure was vividly felt beyond it.

[Finally Chal. To pierce it as if it were making a single dot.]

Wow!
Landscapes raging like a storm. Soon after, the huge mountain that existed in the background disappeared from the screen.
It was as if the mountain never existed there from the beginning.
Son Goku patted his hand as if it was not a big deal and said.

[This is the basic of the basics of sticks and spears, Ran (欄) and Chal (扎). To learn the Cheonwol Yuseongbong, which I will teach you later in the advanced course. It is basically something you need to learn. So… you have a rough idea now?]
[Okay then, the orientation ends here! See you in the next lecture!]

Just like that, the screen freezes and the video ends.
A dialog prompt shows up.”What the hell···?”
Was it movie magic and computer graphic?
The overwhelming sight that can only be explained like that made Seo-joon dazed for a moment.
Even an S-class hunter who is supposed to be able to do that will never do that. As if possessed, Seo-joon pressed the ‘Enroll’ button.
Please standby.
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“You say it costs money just to sign up for a membership?”
And if it is a membership fee, what else does it mean to calculate the causality rate of the membership fee?
As Seo-joon stared at the screen with a bewildered expression, the screen flickered. A new window popped up.
“You say it costs money just to sign up for a membership?”
And if it is a membership fee, what else does it mean to calculate the causality rate of the membership fee?
As Seo-joon stared at the screen with a bewildered expression, the screen flickered. A new window popped up.

<Member registration fee: 40,000,000 won (USD$31,456)>
(Please note that tuition after membership registration may vary depending on the member’s circumstances and casualty.)

“Hey, this is a scam…”
Seo-joon turned off his smartphone.

The next day, when Seo-jun woke up early in the morning, his steps were light.
Perhaps because of this, a pervasive smile appeared on Seo-joon’s face the entire time he worked.
Just one more day.
“Ugh…! The injury seems to have gotten a little worse…”
Today was the best day for Seo-joon, except for the constant pain in his leg from yesterday.

“Hey, why do you look so cheeky today?”
“Ah, Mr. Man-cheol, Hello.”
Perhaps because of Seo-joon’s expression, Seo-joon laughed a little at Man-cheol’s disapproving voice.

Seo-joon loaded the monster carcass he was carrying into the truck, and Man-cheol approached Seo-joon and asked.
“Are your legs still hurting?”
“Nah. Just a little bit.”
“Fuck . Don’t be stupid and go to the hospital.”
“It’s fine. It’s a lot better than yesterday.”
“Geez, that stubbornness of yours is…”
Mancheol shook his head. Then he took a look at Seo-joon’s face and said.
“Looking at your expression, are you thinking of going today?”
“Haha. I can’t fool you, after all.”
Seo-joon laughed lightly and Man-cheol said with a somewhat sad expression.
“Then I won’t be seeing around here anymore?”
“Nah. I have some time until class starts. I will continue to work for about a month.”
“Just take a month off. In the future, you will have to train and work like crazy. Take care of your legs during that time.”
“You know I can’t.”
“Life is a bitch.”
Man-cheol licked his lips while saying that.
“So, did you decide where to register?”
“Yeah. It’s called Ark Academy. The instructors there are good. However, the most important thing rather than the instructors is the care of students. If you look at the reviews of successful students…”
Afterward, Seo-joon started talking about the facility and the learning atmosphere.
The explanation continues without knowing the end.
“Stop, stop. I don’t know what you’re saying..”
In the end, it was only after Man-cheol shook his hand as if he didn’t want to hear it anymore that Seo-joon was able to stop.
“Haha…”
Seo-joon laughed awkwardly at his over-excitement.

Suddenly, Seo-joon thought about what happened yesterday and asked Man-cheol.
“Oh! Mister. Have you ever heard of a Transcension Academy?”
“Academy for transcendentalists? Is that Hunter Academy too? That’s a great name, damm.”
In a word, Man-cheol’s had not even heard of the academy. Seojun was lost in thought for a moment.
‘What the hell is that place?’
In fact, this morning, Seo-joon was curious and searched online for info on the Transcension Academy.
However, the only result was the search term could not be found, and there was no information about the Transcension Academy anywhere.
He even tried to find the commercial video he saw yesterday, but strangely he couldn’t find it.
He wondered if there was a Hunter Academy that he did not know about?
“Hey! Today’s work ends with this! Thank you all for your hard work!”
Then he heard a cry that the work was over.
“Yes!”
Suddenly, Seo-joon came to his senses and brushed off the thoughts that came to him.
Anyway, that is not important for now.
“Mister! I’ll take my leave then!”
Seo-joon ran out without waiting for Man-cheol’s answer.
“Bugger… What so good being a hunter?”
Man-cheol burst into laughter as he watched Seojun sprinting away.
“Do your best.”
It was just then that Man-cheol turned around and walked away.

Thud!

Suddenly, an ominous sound came from the direction Seo-joon.
Man-cheol slowly turned his head away with a feeling of uneasiness.
At the same time, Man-cheol’s body sprinted forward after what he saw.

“Seo-joon!”