Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 109

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109. Attention
Yong-yong Beef Restaurant was garnering significant attention even before its opening.
From the moment photos of the shop under preparation were posted, the buzz became unstoppable.
[Isn’t this Yong-yong Samgyeopsal? Are they opening another location?]
(Photo of Yong-yong Beef Restaurant during interior renovation)
-Wait? For real?
-Dude, the logo at the bottom isn’t a pig—it’s a cow.
-Could it be Red Dragon Beef Restaurant?
-No way, is it actually real?
-I’m running 300,000 reservation macros.
Yong-yong Samgyeopsal remained one of the hottest restaurants even recently.
While they were gradually expanding with more locations, they couldn’t multiply quickly since they needed to use Yong-yong’s flames.
As a result, people wanting to dine there were still lined up outside.
So it was only natural that people were excited about a new beef restaurant opening.
Since pork was this delicious, everyone was already curious about how amazing beef would taste grilled the same way.
-Han Hye, is the beef really happening?
-You’ll invite us, right?
-Han Hye, the thing is…
Everyone I knew reached out. Seo Seung-yeon, of course, and even Sang-yeop and Seo-ung…
It was to the point where news of the beef restaurant opening became a topic of discussion even abroad.
After all, Yong-yong Samgyeopsal, grilled with the Red Dragon’s flames, had achieved cult-like popularity.
Apparently, a foreign food YouTuber with over 20 million subscribers—someone I didn’t even know about—had given it the highest praise.
“Han-chul isn’t coming?”
I had actually invited him too. He said he wanted to eat samgyeopsal and that he particularly loved beef.
However, Han-chul declined the invitation.
-I’m truly grateful, but I’ll focus on rehabilitation for now. I’ll participate after we enter the Gate together.
To be honest, I thought taking a brief break to eat meat might actually help with rehabilitation…
But it felt more like an emotional display of willpower than a rational argument.
It meant he wouldn’t give himself any slack and would push forward with effort.
Since it showed his intention to concentrate on what he was currently doing, I asked once more but didn’t press further.
‘…He wasn’t planning to come if I asked three times, was he?’
Well, I’m not sure. I asked twice and he said no.
Anyway, the beef test took place at Yong-yong Samgyeopsal. Monday was their day off.
“Yong-yong!”
“Grrrr!”
Yong-yong lit the flames on both charcoal grills himself.
Other than using the Red Dragon’s flames, there might not seem to be much difference, but the taste difference was absolutely enormous.
“Alright, let’s grill?”
Then Mister placed beef on both grills. Since it was beef, it didn’t take long to cook.
Each grill had meat from different suppliers, and we were going to decide which one to use through testing.
“Try each one.”
I sampled the left piece first. It melted delicately on my tongue—I’d tasted this before, but the meat quality was noticeably superior this time, making it far more exquisite.
“Wow.”
“This is really delicious.”
Lee Shin-hee, who rarely expressed herself so openly, had her eyes wide with genuine admiration.
Rich, succulent juices and complex flavors bloomed across my palate.
“Right? Not bad, yeah? Now try this one. The flavor’s subtly different.”
I placed the right piece in my mouth. The delicate melting sensation matched the first, exactly.
The juices and flavors seemed identical, yet there was a difference—difficult to articulate.
“Hmm?”
“This is excellent too. It feels slightly more refined?”
“You’ve got a keen palate, Lee Shin-hee. That’s exactly it—a touch more refined. I honestly can’t decide between them.”
Both were undeniably exceptional. The distinction was merely a whisper of nuance between them.
Truthfully, I couldn’t discern such a significant difference. Perhaps because I’d eaten carelessly since childhood.
Only after awakening as a Hunter had I experienced true gastronomy, but my palate remained comparatively dull.
Mister had actually run a meat restaurant originally.
“Hmm.”
“This is difficult.”
Both Min-jae and Lee Shin-hee were deliberating.
“Krr!”
That’s when Yong-yong reacted, moving toward the right piece—the more refined beef.
Both Mister and I were taken aback.
“Why is it doing that?”
“Right? It usually prefers raw meat?”
Yong-yong typically refused grilled meat. Whenever we cooked, it insisted on raw portions only.
This was unprecedented. When I picked up a piece with tongs and offered it, Yong-yong devoured it with unmistakable enthusiasm.
“Krr! Krrr!”
It seemed to be demanding more, nudging my arm repeatedly with its head. I hastily placed additional meat on the grill.
In that moment, the decision made itself.
“I suppose we should go with the right one?”
“Yeah. Yong-yong’s chosen for us.”
“Right. A dragon would naturally have superior taste buds.”
I tilted my head thoughtfully, and Chun-bae elaborated.
-Dragons certainly possess more refined palates. They’re not classified as higher beings for nothing. They are connoisseurs, after all.
‘The one I saw was chewing orcs and humans alive.’
-Any creature will abandon selectivity when starving. Especially when brooding eggs.
I relayed Chun-bae’s explanation to Mister, who nodded immediately.
“Is that so? Then we absolutely must use this one. Even if people like us can’t tell, wouldn’t that be an enormous difference to true connoisseurs?”
I tossed a generous chunk to Yong-yong and resumed eating the grilled beef from the right griddle…
“Hmm. Why does it taste even better than before?”
“Is it because Yong-yong chose it? I feel the same way.”
Mister and Min-jae’s reactions had shifted.
Well, when a famous artist paints something, the appreciation naturally feels better.
“Still, it’s not bad.”
“What is?”
“When Yong-yong went to light fires at the Samgyeopsal Restaurant, it seemed reluctant, but this place should be enjoyable. It can use the fire it lit to grill some meat too.”
Yong-yong nodded as if agreeing with the assessment.
“Krr!”
* * *
Following the Dragon Guild’s overwhelming growth and extraordinary achievements, Guardian Kim Han-chul joined their ranks.
Though still in rehabilitation, the already intense interest in the Dragon Guild exploded exponentially.
[Deep Analysis of Dragon Guild – Why Is the Guardian the Final Puzzle?]
-Views: 2.88 million
[The Guardian’s Past Status – Kim Han-chul’s Former Position]
-Views: 1.13 million
[Space Mage vs. Dragon Knight – Who Is Superior?]
-Views: 2.53 million
[Space Mage Han Hye Analysis – Why Is She a Historic Prospect?]
-Views: 3.22 million
Korea’s hunter-focused channels were nearly plastered with Dragon Guild content before this overwhelming sensation.
This wasn’t limited to Korea alone. Foreign channels were the same.
Whether active or retired hunters, anyone communicating with people online covered the Dragon Guild.
It was far more popular than simple civilians discussing it.
-See here? Right now, at this point. The agility stat is at minimum….
Many people sought out the words of those with expertise.
Moreover, when news broke that the Guild Conference was entering its final countdown, the fervor intensified further.
[Liu Zhen and Han Hye. The Result of S-Rank Swordsmanship Skill and S+-Rank Support Skill?]
-Can’t tell
-What do you mean can’t tell lol Han Hye wins decisively
-lol was this made in China?
-Can Liu Zhen slice a high-grade Ogre in one strike?
-That’s using a skill though? In a pure duel, Liu Zhen could win too
-Space Mage is S+-Rank so at the same level, the stat advantage alone would be overwhelming?
In Korea, most opinions favored Han Hye’s superiority. Naturally, she was from the same country and had demonstrated far more.
But once crossing into foreign territories, opinion split evenly.
-Don’t underestimate S-Rank swordsmanship skill
-That’s true, Shin Chang was a special case
-Besides, the disclosed information differs too
The greatest reason was the information gap. Han Hye’s combat footage was distributed worldwide, but Liu Zhen’s was not.
Though he had fought in open-type Gates, his swordsmanship footage had never been released.
-I agree. The Space Mage has already revealed far too much. Physical immunity in the Subspace, teleportation, spatial awareness….
-Liu Zhen wouldn’t be a fool not to be aware of all that.
-Still, there should be a significant stat gap at the same level, right? The Space Mage is S+ rank. Even if you can predict the teleportation, it’s dangerous.
-I admit it. But I think there’s a high possibility the Space Mage could fall to sword techniques he’s never seen before. He’s S rank, after all.
Of course, such opinions weren’t dismissing Han Hye’s abilities.
-Do we really need this stupid debate? Both the Space Mage and Liu Zhen are outstanding talents.
-Right. They were legendary prospects. Liu Zhen is a Super Rookie now, though.
-By that standard, the Space Mage should be treated as a Super Rookie too. Can even Super Rookies slice through high-grade Ogres in one strike?
-Becoming a Super Rookie will happen soon. His leveling speed is unmatched by anyone.
-By next year, he could become Korea’s new vanguard.
-We should have brought him to our country. It’s full of idiots. How could they not recognize that talent?
-If you’re going to complain like that, why don’t you become a hunter scout yourself?
-It’s already a famous story among active scouts. Everyone’s regretting not bringing in a talent like the Space Mage, beating themselves up over it.
Regardless of what anyone said, Han Hye had proven to the world unprecedented growth and achievements.
No one doubted her abilities, and everyone knew she would soon become an outstanding vanguard.
-I want to bring the Dragon Knight and the Space Mage to our country as a set.
-Don’t disrespect the mage and healer from the same guild. They’re aces too.
-It’s not a mage, it’s a Spellcaster.
Amid all this, not everyone was focused on Han Hye and Liu Zhen.
-I don’t care about anything else, but I love the Dragon Knight.
-Agreed. The Red Dragon is really cool. Does the Dragon Knight do performances?
Some people were only interested in Yong-yong. In fact, they weren’t people who had been interested in the hunter industry originally.
-I want to ride a Red Dragon before I die. If I send a letter, would they allow it?
-Wake up. An American billionaire already offered 100 billion won and got rejected.
-100 billion won just to ride a dragon once? Wow. If I had that much money, I would’ve made an offer too.
-Wait, they rejected 100 billion won?
-It’s dangerous, apparently. The Red Dragon is very picky about who it lets near it.
-Well, it would definitely be an extremely dangerous thing to do. Even novels say Red Dragons are ferocious!
-Someone tell these fantasy fanatics to face reality.
-We are facing reality. Reality has a Red Dragon in it. And it’s actually dangerous, they say!
* * *
-Han Hye?
Seo Seung-yeon called while I was heading to the Training Ground.
-The Guild Conference date and location have been set. It’s in a month.
“That’s faster than I expected?”
I thought I’d heard it would take about three months when we last spoke.
-The guilds’ schedules lined up that way. It got postponed quite a bit too. Anyway, we’ve decided that the Dragon Guild will participate as well.
The Guild Conference is an event where vanguard guilds from each country participate.
It was an event that had been ongoing for quite a long time, functioning as a kind of alliance of hunters in preparation for Gate incidents.
It was established with the purpose of vanguards from each country gathering to present and discuss new Gate cases and strategies, developing together.
Of course, that’s still somewhat true now, but not to the extent it was before. It feels more like a competitive arena where only certain information is disclosed.
‘The vanguard consists of promising guilds selected as future vanguards working together.’
Saebyeokbit had chosen us, and we would be going together. Well, truthfully, there was no one else to go if not us.
I was thinking that by then, Kim Han-chul would probably move with us as well.
-But there’s a minor problem.
“What is it?”
-The Guild Conference is being held in China. The exact location hasn’t been decided yet, though.
“Hmm. Could that be a major issue?”
-I’m not sure. We’re definitely going to have a confrontation with Liu Zhen, but he might try to pull some tricks.
I couldn’t quite gauge what kind of tricks he might attempt. Would such a situation even arise?
-We’ll do our best to be mindful of that on our end.
“Thank you.”
In any case, I decided to stop worrying about it. I knew Liu Zhen had just surpassed level 40.
One month.
Time was sufficient. I’d been clearing combat-focused Gates recently, so it was time to raise my level again.

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