Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 129

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129. Restart
I returned to the dormitory and shared what I’d learned about Liu Zhen with my guild members and Seo Seung-yeon.
Seo Seung-yeon asked how I’d managed to slip away unnoticed, so I made up a story about using an item I’d obtained inside the Gate to hide my appearance.
Seo Seung-yeon simply accepted it as remarkable that we were so skilled at finding hidden dungeons and had even obtained an S-rank skill.
In any case, the reactions were mixed.
“Wait, that doesn’t make sense. Are you sure it wasn’t an act?”
“It wasn’t an act. I wouldn’t have mentioned the Übermenschen otherwise. And when I actually met him, he didn’t seem like that kind of person.”
“Information manipulation in this day and age? That’s impossible with the internet around.”
“It could be possible. It’s a country with strict censorship—information control targeting an individual at the state level would be simple enough.”
Mister shook his head at Min-jae’s words.
“Still, even so….”
“Why, phishing sites are designed to look just like the prosecutor’s office, aren’t they? It could have been designed from scratch in the first place.”
“Wow, aren’t they crazy?”
“I thought he was just rude, but now I kind of feel sorry for him.”
“Right? We cursed at him quite a bit.”
And soon curiosity took over.
“So what’s he going to do?”
“I’m not sure. There’s no clear way forward, so I told him about it partly out of concern he might defect to the Übermenschen.”
“True. He can’t exactly seek asylum anywhere. A real war could break out.”
“So you just gave him advice and left, Han Hye?”
I scratched the back of my head at Seo Seung-yeon’s question.
“Well, something like advice to grow stronger?”
“Out of nowhere?”
“Why not? He’s already overturned one place. What if he got stronger and overturned it again….”
“Pardon?”
“…?”
Everyone stared at me with shocked expressions. I’d basically told him to stage a coup against an entire nation.
“I realized it wasn’t right partway through, so I kind of trailed off.”
“How much did you actually say?”
“Something like… if you overturn it, wouldn’t that work…?”
“You said it all!”
“I’m already regretting it a bit.”
Mister let out a hollow laugh.
“Ah, well, that’s just how people talk. He won’t actually do it just because Hye said so, right?”
Hmm. He actually seemed like he might try. I don’t know what the future holds, but I definitely saw that determination in him.
However, I didn’t bother adding any such clarification.
“Right. That’s true.”
“Yes. It would be difficult for him to stage a revolution alone.”
I nodded quietly at Lee Shin-hee’s words.
Mm-hmm. That’s a fair point.
It was needless worry. No matter how capable Liu Zhen was, surely he wouldn’t actually spark another revolution?
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[The Match of the Century: ‘Space Mage vs Sword Master’ — Victory goes to the Space Mage!]
[Hunters at the banquet speak in unison: ‘The Space Mage’s overwhelming dominance’]
[China’s wounded pride falls silent]
[The Space Mage dominated even in unfavorable conditions — just how strong is he?]
[A blade wrapped in the Space Mage’s flames? What kind of ability is this?]
-Space Mage
┗ “Space Mage” sounds awkward
┗ Han Hye instead
-SSSSSS
-I worship you, GOAT
┗ GONGT…
┗ What’s GONT?
┗ GONT because Space Mage? lol
-They built a training ground favorable to them and still got crushed by China lmaooo
┗ lol
┗ How did the Space Mage even do that?
My match against Liu Zhen was generating tremendous buzz worldwide. Number one global traffic, apparently.
Naturally, the reactions were incredibly intense.
[The Space Mage didn’t even properly use Spatial Transfer and Subspace skills in the unfavorable training ground?]
-?
-For real?
-Yeah, all the advance team’s accounts came out. He fought with just his sword the whole time and only used Spatial Transfer for the finishing blow
┗ Wait, is this real? He held his own against an S-rank swordsman without using skills?
┗ He didn’t just hold his own — he was winning lol
┗ Does that make sense? So he’s just a sword genius without skills?
┗ Turns out he’s a sword genius lmaooo
-Literally a second Shin Chang
Divine Sword Han Hye is crazy.
┗ Isn’t this actually more impressive than Shin Chang? Shin Chang at least had A-rank spear mastery
┗ If you think about S+ rank, it’s pretty similar? Both of them just crushed S-rank hunters, so satisfying
[America’s rising star Blake: “The Space Mage exceeded my expectations. It would be fair to call him a vanguard rather than a super rookie.”]
Blake, who had been a favorable hunter, spared no praise for me either. I found myself liking him a bit more.
While foreign attention focused solely on my victory, Korea’s interest was directed elsewhere as well.
[How did the Korean Hunter Association contract with the Space Mage? The foresight of former Iron Wall Guild master Kang Seok-du!]
China’s proposal is on a completely different level compared to the United States’ proposal.
┗ It was too much money to refuse lol
-Making a confession here. Honestly, when I signed the Space Mage contract, I cursed when I saw the A-rank Spirit Summoner head to the United States
┗ You too? Me too lol
┗ You incompetent fools
┗ Did you think it would turn out like this lol
When I signed the major contract with Korea, there wasn’t a complete absence of noise. It was because people didn’t understand the value of the Subspace.
Those in the hunter industry considered it absolutely necessary. Hunters loved it so much even when they entered the Trial of Mana.
However, the general public couldn’t help but have their doubts. Something like, “Subspace? Is it really that important?”
I understand.
It’s difficult to connect it to the idea that it increases the survival rate of the strong vanguard they favor.
‘Though it’s been quite a while since that kind of talk came up.’
Aside from the value of the Subspace, the noise had long been buried by my tremendous growth, the return of the Dragon Knight, and my exploits in the discharge-type Gates.
In any case, thanks to my achievements, the Association President’s bold decision was brought back into the spotlight.
It was a shame that his term didn’t have much time left. It was until early next year, and with winter coming soon, it was really imminent.
I wished he could have continued longer because of this, but the possibility was slim.
* * *
“Wooooow!”
“Han Hye! Han Hye!”
“Look over here please!”
“Sign here! I’m a fan!”
Back in Korea, tremendous cheers erupted from the moment I arrived at the airport. Flashes went off from all directions.
To be honest, I was a bit flustered at first.
[We congratulate the return of Korea’s pride, Hunter Han Hye!]
The moment I stepped out of the Gate, even I found the banner embarrassing to see.
Still, I maintained my composure and waved with a smile, and a barrage of questions poured in.
“What was Liu Zhen like! Was it easy!”
“Please share your thoughts!”
Most of them were about the duel. If Liu Zhen had truly been a reckless brute, I would have said it was easy… but.
Now that I know the truth, I couldn’t quite say that, so I just smiled in response to the cheers and moved on.
“Thank you all for your hard work.”
“See you next time. Even better if it’s entering a Gate.”
“Wouldn’t the next Guild Conference come faster?”
“Ah, we can’t go together then. You’ll be in the same vanguard. We have to take the Super Rookie Guild.”
As I exchanged greetings with the guild members of Dawn Light, Seo Seung-yeon said playfully.
“Or maybe next year, it could be the Dragon Guild instead of us going as the representative vanguard?”
“That’s unlikely.”
“You never know.”
Three days.
Though it was a short time, I was able to deepen my connection with the other members of Dawn Light Guild, aside from Seo Seung-yeon and Shin Chang.
“So what’s next?”
After that, as I rode in a car with the guild members heading to the Guild House, we briefly discussed our plans for the future.
Yong-yong Beef Restaurant had opened, and I’d participated in the Guild Conference.
Everything I’d planned to do, including Han Chul’s recovery, was complete. It was time to enter a Gate again.
Han Chul broached the subject with concern.
“I’m not yet in perfect condition.”
“That doesn’t mean you can’t enter at all, though.”
“True. I believe I could manage an average Gate. However, I’ve heard the Dragon Guild primarily clears difficult Gates.”
“That’s fine. We don’t always go to places like that.”
There was no problem with that level of concern.
“Let’s head to a straightforward Gate to get our coordination down lightly. We haven’t done any actual combat together yet.”
Besides, I had no intention of diving into difficult Gates right away.
Regardless of Han Chul’s condition, it was because I’d never coordinated with the guild in actual combat before.
“Thank you for your consideration.”
“Consideration? It’s only natural. You don’t need to worry about it at all.”
“That’s right. When Min-jae first joined, we entered a straightforward Gate to sync up too.”
When even Mister affirmed my words, Han Chul’s expression relaxed somewhat. Seeing how he worried over trivial matters and expressed gratitude—he was definitely a good person.
Among high-level hunters, many were arrogant, so I’d say I was fortunate in my connections.
“As for Gate priority, I think we can use the one marked 41.”
“Priority?”
“Yes. I’ve cooperated with the Association quite a bit, so I have two. If I keep one as a spare, I can use the other.”
Han Chul nodded in agreement.
“Yes. Then it would definitely be best to enter after we’ve synchronized properly.”
“What do you all think about a typical forest Gate like the ‘○○ Forest’?”
“Sounds good.”
“Works for me.”
A forest Gate at our level would spawn monsters like Ogres, Grendels, and high-grade Trolls.
Not just one, but several?
It was the perfect Gate to synchronize with Han Chul.
“We don’t need a separate meeting for this. I’ll contact the guild and request a forest Gate at a similar level.”
“Oh, hyung, I’ll do it.”
The moment I picked up my smartphone, Min-seok, the youngest, volunteered. I didn’t bother stopping him.
“Yes. A forest Gate. Any one is fine. Please submit the request. What? A video?”
But Min-seok, who was on the call, looked startled. Everyone’s attention shifted to him in that instant.
“What’s wrong?”
“Apparently the video of your match earlier went viral?”
“Huh?”
“How did that spread?”
“A hunter who attended the banquet must have filmed it. The full video is up.”
I checked immediately, and it was true.
[Space Mage vs Sword Master]
-And the Flame Blade!
-Flame Breathing Technique
-So that overwhelming dominance wasn’t just for show? He’s actually matching his opponent’s level?
-(7:13) Flame Sword
┗Seriously incredible
┗Damn, that was cool as hell
┗No joke
-His breathing didn’t even get rough once
┗He just played along appropriately, then used Subspace and Space Transfer for a one-shot finish lol so badass
-The Space Mage seems really sharp
┗What does being smart have to do with it? Didn’t he just fight well?
┗Looking at the end, he could’ve won faster
┗Why would that be? You mean he was toying with him?
┗No, it means he deliberately fought defensively to broaden his experience, and once he’d seen enough, he ended it
┗Damn, are you an active Hunter?
Well, it didn’t really matter. The reason I said training in China would be awkward was because my swordsmanship could have been leaked to them before the match.
Once the video was released, the already heated atmosphere burst into flames.
“Wow, it’s still cool watching it again.”
“But it’s not the same as seeing it in person.”
“Ugh, I was trembling back then. Even though I knew intellectually what was happening, when Han Hye said at first that he’d be facing S-rank swordsmanship, I had to approach it defensively.”
* * *
Two days later.
It wasn’t difficult to get assigned to a common Gate. We headed toward one near Gyeonggi Province.
“Waaaaah!”
“Just one photo…”
“Please show us Yong-yong!”
Whether due to the aftermath of the match, there were more reporters and fans at the Gate entrance than before.
Since we arrived with some time to spare, I signed autographs and took photos.
‘Image management is important too.’
There were too many people to accommodate everyone, so I prioritized the children. I even showed them Yong-yong briefly, and they absolutely loved it.
Come to think of it, I’d heard there were many proposals to create Yong-yong merchandise.
‘Since so many unauthorized versions are being made, people want to buy the genuine article.’
From the perspective of becoming closer to people, it wasn’t a bad idea. Because of that, I was even considering hiring more guild staff.
Originally, we only handled Gate-related matters, but if we expanded into that area, we’d need more people.
Since I’d need to post photos of Yong-yong too, it seemed like it would be good to hire people specifically for that.
For now, I put it off since I didn’t have time.
I’d rested long enough, so I needed to enter the Gate quickly. It was time to get moving again.
[Protix Forest]
-Recommended Level: 36~40
-Party Size Limit: 5 members
It wasn’t a forest we’d chosen ourselves but one our guild staff had selected for us, and I couldn’t help but be taken aback the moment we entered.
-Navigate through the forest and exit on the opposite side. Time remaining: 35 hours 59 minutes.
Most forest Gates lean toward the hunting type, but this one was a traversal Gate.
That wasn’t the only reason for my surprise.
What sprawled before us wasn’t the bright, cheerful forest I’d normally encounter.
“It’s filled with fog….”
“And rather gloomy too. Mysterious, I’d say?”
Just as the guild members said, the dense fog and dark atmosphere of the forest looked quite mystical.
The implication was crystal clear.
“Jackpot.”
“For us, anyway. The other hunters won’t be so lucky.”
Mister let out a low chuckle.
“Who picked the Protix Forest for us? I should make sure to give them a generous bonus.”

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