Genius Martial Arts Trainer

The energy-guided acupoint treatment continued in silence.

“.......”

Every time energy flowed into her, I could feel her body flinch and her teeth clench.

Even so, Choi Yujin stubbornly refused to make a single sound.

“Today’s energy treatment only covered your neck and shoulders. I’ll also teach you some neck and shoulder stretches, and then we’ll finish the session.”

As expected, Choi Yujin only nodded.

Even while they stretched after the energy treatment ended, she did not utter a single word.

“Good work today.”

The moment Choi Kanghyuk finished speaking, she bowed her head, then ran straight out of the gym as though fleeing.

Watching her disappear like the wind, Choi Kanghyuk muttered to himself.

“For some reason, I don’t think she’ll ever come back.......”

At that level, would she not suffer in silence because she could not even bring herself to ask for a refund?

It was practically free money, but Choi Kanghyuk did not feel particularly good about it.

We gave you a discounted rate, so refunds are not allowed.

He had never liked the way some gyms did business like that.

“If she doesn’t come for more than a week, I should contact her and at least give her a refund. Tsk.”

Choi Kanghyuk turned his head and looked at the clock.

Introducing the gym. One hour of PT. 20 minutes of cardio, followed by energy treatment and stretching.

Two hours had passed, and it was already 9 o’clock.

“Whoa. I almost lost muscle.”

Choi Kanghyuk immediately raided the refrigerator in the office and replenished his protein.

“There shouldn’t be any more customers coming, right?”

Normally, that thought would have been depressing, but now it was a little different.

He needed there to be no customers so he could lift iron inside the gate.

'With Choi Yujin included, about two PT members seems just right....... It’s unfortunate, but it can’t be helped.'

As long as he earned enough to cover his living expenses, he wanted to spend the rest of his time cultivating inner energy and lifting iron.

After organizing his thoughts, Choi Kanghyuk stood up.

Just as he was about to head toward the office. The gym door opened.

Vrrrrrrr.

“Hello. Jicheol introduced me!”

The customer who shouted in a booming voice was a man who looked to be in his mid-thirties.

Choi Kanghyuk’s reaction was subtle.

“Did you perhaps come because of the energy treatment?”

“Yes! That’s right!”

Choi Kanghyuk repeated the explanation he had given Choi Yujin.

That it was only available when receiving PT.

'Hmm. Maybe this is actually for the best? Two people is the right number. I’ll have to refund Choi Yujin, so doing PT with this man would work out perfectly.'

The newly arrived male member also readily paid for PT.

Then the session continued from strength training to energy treatment and stretching.

“Good work!! Just like Jicheol said, it’s unbelievable. Hahahaha. Ah! My energy shouldn’t be blocked! It’s been opened up! Hahahaha!”

“.......”

A middle-manager joke that did not suit someone in his mid-thirties.

However, Choi Kanghyuk would never ignore a precious member’s joke.

'That’s right! That was a hearty joke!'

How could he ignore a member who had boldly signed up for 30 PT sessions right from the beginning!

“Hahahaha. Our member has an extraordinary sense of humor! You could become a comedian instead of working as a hunter.”

“Wuhahahaha! How did you know I’m quite the comedian?”

Had he praised him for no reason?

Perhaps because he was in a good mood, the member continued talking even after the session ended.

Choi Kanghyuk’s entire body began to itch.

'Lifting iron. I need to lift iron!!!'

Only after talking nonstop for another thirty minutes did the hearty member finally leave.

“Phew.”

Choi Kanghyuk let out a deep sigh and was about to turn around again.

Vrrrrrrr.

The gym door opened once more.

“Hello! Senior Jicheol introduced me!”

Choi Kanghyuk tried to think positively.

'R-Right. Choi Yujin will be getting a refund. Three people. Exactly three should still be manageable!'

By the time the PT session with the third member ended, it was already 2 o’clock.

Just as Choi Kanghyuk was about to head toward the office refrigerator to prevent muscle loss. A sound came from the gym entrance once again.

Vrrrrrrr.

Choi Kanghyuk asked the man standing by the entrance with an uncomfortable expression.

“....... Did Member Kim Jicheol introduce you?”

“Huh? How did you know? Wow. I heard you learned energy treatment at Shaolin. Do you perhaps have supernatural powers too?”

“.......”

For some reason, Choi Kanghyuk recalled a famous line from an old hit movie.

'Why does business keep doing so well!!!'

***

Around 5 in the afternoon.

Two familiar people visited the gym.

“Hello, Gym Owner.”

“Hello!”

The oblivious member. Or Oblivious Member Yang Hyeonsu for short. And Member Kim Jicheol.

Immediately after greeting him. Member Kim Jicheol asked.

“Ah. Did any of my acquaintances happen to visit today? Actually, I made a few calls yesterday.”

An awkward laugh escaped me on its own.

“Ha. Hahaha. A lot of them came. Yes.”

Too many had come.

Starting with Member Choi Yujin, who had arrived early in the morning, there had already been five.

Ah. Since Member Choi Yujin would be getting a refund, should I say four?

Thanks to that, even though it was already 5 in the afternoon, I had not entered the gate even once.

Member Kim Jicheol asked awkwardly.

“Ah. Did too many people come?”

Suddenly, I realized how spoiled I had become.

Having too many members was a problem.

Before the gate opened, I never would have imagined such a thing.

“Not at all. I’m grateful that you introduced them.”

At that moment, Member Yang Hyeonsu joined the conversation.

“Did you introduce this place to your acquaintances, Jicheol? Ah! That’s a little disappointing. I liked this place because there were originally no people.”

As expected, he was a member with an extraordinary lack of awareness.

“Hyeonsu.”

“Yes. Jicheol.”

“Just stay quiet.”

After easily suppressing Oblivious Member, Member Kim Jicheol bowed his head.

“I’m sorry, Gym Owner. I should have asked you first before contacting my acquaintances.......”

“It’s all right, Member. It really is fine.”

Member Kim Jicheol added with a bitter expression.

“As you probably realized after seeing them today, they all quit working as hunters because of injuries, just like me. So I ended up meddling for no reason.”

A bitter laugh escaped me.

That was also why I had accepted every member who came.

How could I turn away people who had been injured while doing good work?

“It really is fine. Naturally, I’m happy to have more members.”

“Thank you. Truly.”

“Hahahaha. Not at all.”

“As expected, Gym Owner, you truly have a generous heart.”

A faint laugh escaped me.

“Perhaps it’s because I’m a Buddhist.”

“Ah. You’re Buddhist. Well, since you said you learned energy treatment at Shaolin, I suppose it’s only natural that you would be Buddhist.”

Perhaps feeling a little less worried, Member Kim Jicheol smiled faintly and asked.

“Ah, by the way, how many people came? I called eight people for now.”

“.......”

Ah.

There were still three who had not come.

My mind became complicated for a moment, but I decided to let it go.

Right. I was a Buddhist from Shaolin.

I could help a few people who had been injured while doing good work.

“Ahem. F-Five people came and left.”

“Did Yujin come too?”

“By Yujin, do you mean Member Choi Yujin?”

“Yes.”

“She did come early in the morning, but....... I’m not sure whether she’ll come again.”

“Was there some kind of problem?”

It felt strange.

Among the other retired hunters, he seemed especially worried about Member Choi Yujin.

Was she perhaps an ex-girlfriend, or had there been some kind of romantic atmosphere between them?

“Member Choi Yujin seemed to be extremely shy around strangers. She appeared to find the PT session very burdensome.”

There was no need to mention that she had screamed during the energy treatment, that her face had turned bright red, or that she had run out of the gym as though fleeing.

For some reason, Member Kim Jicheol wore a bitter expression.

“As expected, she still has trouble around strangers. Actually, Yujin was not originally like that. Far from being shy, she used to be extremely outgoing.”

Apparently, whenever they formed a party and went into a gate together, the mood naturally became livelier.

“When she was actively working as a hunter, she even ran a YouTube channel.”

The image of Member Choi Yujin from that morning naturally came to mind.

Someone that shy had run a YouTube channel?

“But when she retired because of her injury, a problem arose. I suppose you could call it a side effect of the ability Yujin awakened.”

I became slightly curious.

What kind of ability could suddenly produce a side effect that changed someone’s personality by one hundred and eighty degrees?

However, I did not voice my curiosity.

It was the member’s privacy.

I was not that oblivious.

“That’s fascinating. To think someone that outgoing had her personality completely change. Jicheol. What ability did this Choi Yujin awaken?”

Member Kim Jicheol glanced at Member Yang Hyeonsu and let out a sigh.

“Hyeonsu.”

“Yes. Jicheol.”

Yang Hyeonsu’s eyes were filled with curiosity.

Looking at those innocent eyes, Member Kim Jicheol spoke.

“Just go over there and work out.”

“Ah! I completely forgot. Routine, routine! Thank you for reminding me, Jicheol!”

Yang Hyeonsu smiled brightly and left to lift iron.

In terms of pure innocence, he felt no less innocent than our Muyul.

Come to think of it, it was truly strange.

Muyul had been innocent too, but he had not been that oblivious.

Hmm.

Was it because of his appearance?

Muyul had been round and cute, but this man had the massive build of a true fitness fanatic.

I imagined him acting like Muyul with Mugung’s face.

Ugh.

It made me want to hit him.

After staring at Member Yang Hyeonsu for a while, I belatedly realized something important.

“But Member Kim Jicheol. Isn’t today your rest day?”

Member Yang Hyeonsu came to the gym every day.

In contrast, Member Kim Jicheol visited every other day.

In the first place, I had told him to do so.

Since his body had not yet fully recovered, I had him perform a full-body workout during the PT session and then rest thoroughly for a day.

“Ah, I didn’t come to work out.”

“Did you come because of the acquaintances you introduced?”

“That is part of it, but I came for another reason. I’m thinking of starting a proper diet.”

Member Kim Jicheol added.

“As I’ve received energy treatment and PT, I can feel my body improving. So I’ve become a little ambitious. I was wondering whether I might recover faster if I followed a proper diet too.”

Even though I was not bald, a light practically flashed above my head.

“You made an excellent decision, Member! I’m not the type to force members to follow a diet just because they receive PT, but diet is important! Yes! You absolutely need to do it!”

It was not only because, as a fitness fanatic, I was delighted to gain a new protein companion.

Since I had already decided to accept all the retired hunters as PT members.

There was only one solution.

Help those people recover as quickly as possible.

If they recovered quickly, they would no longer come here.

Then I would have enough time to go in and out of the gate.

In that sense, diet was extremely important.

“In fact, diet is just as important as exercise, Member. It’s important not only for recovering from inflammation in the muscles, but also for removing turbid energy.”

“Then can I recover faster if I follow a proper diet?”

“Of course! Naturally!”

Then I cautiously added a question.

“In that case, would it be all right for the other members to start following a proper diet together as well?”

I needed to drive them all away quickly. No, help them recover. Naturally.