Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 154

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154. Yong-yong Merchandise
[The much-discussed Stamina Trial Gate—who was the hero of its conquest? The Dragon Guild again!]
[How did the Dragon Guild manage to conquer the Stamina Trial Gate?]
The fact that we had conquered the Stamina Trial Gate became quite the topic of discussion.
It wouldn’t have been remarkable for an ordinary Gate, but this one was laden with elements of fortune.
After other Hunters used escape Secretaries and the contents of the Stamina Trial Gate were revealed, I heard it even appeared on gambling sites.
Of course, we were evaluated as having the most favorable position.
‘Even though we entered late, there was food and fresh water in the Subspace.’
However, the payout wasn’t overwhelmingly in our favor, they say. The Gate itself contained too many elements of chance.
While the probability was high, what surprised people was that the Dragon Guild had claimed first place once again.
-Damn it, the Dragon Guild again? Just the reptile GOAT
-What are these guys? Wasn’t the Gate itself just pure luck? How did they pull it off?
-Did the Space Mage find it with spatial awareness?
-The sea is so vast you’d have to row for over two days. His spatial awareness isn’t that good
The direction itself gets completely reversed, so what do I do?
-They probably had physical stamina to spare. They have the Subspace, after all
Regarding this matter, I saw no reason to reveal the compass, so I simply said we were fortunate.
-How lucky can you get lololol
-Luck from the very awakening. The Space Mage got lucky awakening as one.
What do you think would have happened if you had awakened as a Space Mage?
-If this guy awakened he’d probably be a Porter+ lmaooo
-Well, even as a Porter+ he’d be popular, but that level of performance is only possible because a Space Mage awakened
[Dragon Guild—using a Red Dragon to pull the boat inside the Gate?]
Lol, I’ll admit that whenever Red Dragon pulls the boat, I always find first place.
-Wow, how do you even come up with that idea? At best I thought of flying around searching and moving by boat
-The vision gets dark, so if they scatter while flying they can’t find each other
-lololol while others struggled rowing, they went comfortably, so they deserve to find it
Of course, that wasn’t the only topic of discussion. Since we had dealt with the Übermenschen, praise naturally followed.
[Dragon Guild eliminates the Übermenschen!]
[Items plundered by the Übermenschen returned successfully!]
[Who were the Übermenschen that were eliminated?]
[Two were international fugitives; three were Hunters who committed crimes in their own countries and fled]
Through the return of lost Gate items, we received 10 billion from each country, totaling 20 billion. Through the testimonies of those who used escape Secretaries, ourselves, and Japan, we were able to identify who the Übermenschen were.
Two were internationally wanted criminals with known names, and the other three were criminals who had committed crimes in their own countries and fled.
From what I heard—murder, plunder, and more—they were creatures deserving of death.
What received belated attention afterward was how our Guild appeared inside the Gate.
[The benevolent deeds of the Dragon Guild in the Stamina Trial Gate]
[The Dragon Guild generously shared food and fresh water even while competing inside the Gate]
[Perhaps the Stamina Trial Gate guides those who perform good deeds to the Center of the Sea]
The fact that we had shared food and fresh water even while competing inside the Gate received quite positive evaluation.
In truth, our guild received envious glances precisely because of its popularity.
Stand out too much, and critics inevitably emerge—like a hidden dagger in one’s pocket. Such people existed even among hunters.
Outwardly cordial, yet inwardly wishing misfortune upon others. I understood it well enough; admiration could curdle into jealousy.
‘These good deeds will accumulate nicely.’
In the future, we might find ourselves needing assistance in similar Gates, or requiring people’s cooperation.
When that time came, this positive image would work in our favor.
[Japanese Hunters Who Escaped with Their Lives Express Repeated Gratitude to Dragon Guild]
[Japanese Hunter Matsuda: ‘The Space Mage was like a goblin. In less than three seconds, the Übermenschen….’]
Particularly in Japan, our favorability rating surged dramatically overnight.
After all, we had directly saved those hunters.
Moreover, the rescued hunter’s vivid description of the Space Mage as a goblin-like figure had contributed greatly to the narrative.
And from that situation, Yong-yong merchandise began pouring out.
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[YongyongE]
(A plush toy depicting Yong-yong in her juvenile form)
-A cute dragon plush lands on Earth!
On Yong-yong’s SNS account, merchandise introductions began with the plush, expanding to keychains, card cases, and various other items.
Han Bi, who managed the account, didn’t use SNS merely as a merchandise showcase.
-Ten people who find the Gold Ticket inside the merchandise will receive time to spend with Yong-yong!
After consulting with me, she added Gold Tickets to the merchandise—chances to see Yong-yong in person.
Rather than limiting tickets to specific items, every piece of merchandise contained an entry voucher, and the response was predictably explosive.
[Earth’s Only Dragon: Yong-yong Merchandise Sells Out Simultaneously Upon Release!]
[Global Sensation: Is This What a Dragon Truly Is?]
Earth’s sole dragon. She’d always garnered attention, but the Gold Tickets amplified the phenomenon exponentially.
Even those previously indifferent to Yong-yong found themselves drawn in.
Everyone yearned to see a dragon up close at least once. Buy one cute plush, and if luck favored you, you’d win?
People found themselves purchasing on mere speculation.
‘Han Bi did excellent work.’
After merchandise sales concluded, I gave her a substantial bonus. She’d told me the idea originated from calls to the guild.
Inquiries never ceased—people offering money for a chance to ride the dragon.
I typically ignored such requests. Allowing money to solve everything would become tedious.
Unlike an event, I couldn’t allow Yong-yong to be perceived as a service available to the highest bidder.
-Through this, we could see just how desperately people wanted to experience the dragon up close.
I heard some wealthy individuals even bought up all the merchandise….
There was nothing to be done about that. I couldn’t control purchase quantities per person.
In reality, while merchandise quantities were substantial, the number of tickets was quite limited. Exactly ten.
We’d produced them as a limited edition.
[Yong-yong plush is so cute lolol]
Thanks to Han Bi’s meticulous management, the merchandise quality was uniformly excellent. We’d spared no expense on materials, and not a single negative comment emerged.
I examined several pieces myself—genuinely adorable with excellent design execution.
Of course, most of the merchandise was made based on Yong-yong’s appearance as a baby rather than in its adult form. There was no helping it.
While its current form is certainly impressive, Yong-yong’s baby form was simply far more adorable.
[Did the Season 1 Gold Ticket drop???]
This is it lol
-Dude that’s insane I’ll buy it for
-I’ll buy it for 3 billion. Contact me 010…
-You can’t buy that the Dragon Guild blocked it lol
Once merchandise sales began, the winner of the first Season 1 Gold Ticket appeared online and became a hot topic.
Of course, as the comments suggested, that Gold Ticket couldn’t be sold to someone else.
I had anticipated this situation and deliberately didn’t produce it as a physical item. I wanted to prevent it from being traded in that manner.
The method was simple. Each merchandise purchase came with a paper slip containing a QR code inside.
-When you scan the QR code and enter the merchandise page, you can input your personal information and verify your ticket.
You could only confirm whether your ticket was a Gold Ticket or not by entering basic personal information like your name, age, gender, and contact number.
If the information you entered didn’t match, you couldn’t meet Yong-yong even if you possessed the ticket.
Truthfully, this was a detail I didn’t necessarily have to worry about… but I considered the integrity of the event.
If it turned into a resale fest, the image would become rather problematic.
“Yong-yong has a friendly image, so wouldn’t it be awkward if only wealthy people showed up to the invitation?”
“Exactly. People who wanted to see the Red Dragon might sell their tickets for money too.”
We didn’t want only the wealthy to attend the Yong-yong meet-and-greet event.
We couldn’t prevent wealthy individuals from buying lots of merchandise and getting lucky with their draws.
The first batch of merchandise produced contained five Gold Tickets, and then five more would be released afterward.
Ten people all at once seemed like too many anyway. We decided to schedule them separately.
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Unfortunately, we didn’t receive anything like priority entry tickets from clearing this Trial Gate.
The circumstances had changed compared to the Trial of Mana.
It was a Gate with difficult difficulty but guaranteed rewards. Moreover, since many nations were entering and clearing it, the probability of a Gate Break was low.
In fact, it wasn’t the Hunter Association requesting our cooperation—we had to ask them to let us enter.
‘Obtaining the Heart of the Sea with just 10 Stamina is something else.’
If not for Godmon’s compass, we would have ended up just rowing endlessly inside the Gate.
Combat wouldn’t improve our skills, and we’d only waste stamina with no gains—that kind of worst-case scenario.
[Lv45 Space Master, Han Hye]
Strength : 50
Agility : 50(+1)
Stamina : 60(+10)(+1)
Spirit : 50
Mana : 81(+1)
Bonus Points : 8
Skills : Subspace(S-rank) lv4, Blaze(S-rank)lv2, Leap(A-rank)lv4, Flame Resistance(A-rank)lv7, Severance(A-rank)lv2….
“Hmm. Beautiful.”
Thanks to arriving at the Center of the Sea first, my current stats were as follows. Honestly, I could now confidently say my stats surpassed those of most elite hunters.
I ate almost without rest, even yielding the surplus provisions to my guild members.
Moreover, after gouging out the Red Dragon’s eyes and passing through the Trial of Mana and the Stamina Trial, my stat increases were astronomical.
I wouldn’t reach the top-tier level of Shin Chang, but I felt I could defeat most hunters belonging to the vanguard guilds.
-Han Hye, congratulations on conquering the Stamina Trial. I hear your stamina increased this time?
“Yes, just like when I did the Trial of Mana. It went up by 10. I wish you could have gone with me.”
-Right? We should have organized it on a larger scale like last time. What a shame.
Two days after conquering the Stamina Trial, once things settled down a bit, I received a call from Lee Sang-yeop, who had been my swordsmanship instructor.
-Actually, I’m calling about the swordsmanship gathering. I was wondering if what you said back then was just casual talk. You’re still interested, right?
“Of course. I’ve been looking forward to it.”
I’d brought it up and then suddenly rushed off to the United States, participated in the auction, and entered the Stamina Trial Gate.
It wasn’t intentional, but quite a bit of time had slipped away. If that cooperation request hadn’t come in, the swordsmanship gathering would have happened long ago.
-Thank goodness. We’ve been deliberately waiting for you to join before holding it.
“Really? But you could have met without me.”
-No, we couldn’t do that. We created this gathering because of you. If you don’t come, the others feel awkward.
“Surely that’s not the only reason.”
The members were exactly as mentioned before. More could be added as time went on, but for now it was set.
-When would be convenient for you? We don’t have any Gate schedules right now.
“Well, any day except tomorrow works for me.”
There was only one reason tomorrow wouldn’t work.
Hadn’t I been thinking about something ever since the international auction was held in the United States?
The Korean Hunter Association Treasure Vault.
I’d spent some money buying the Flaming Wings, so I wasn’t sure how much I’d be able to secure, but Chun-bae had mentioned knowing about some high-grade items there.
‘I hope I can get something worthwhile.’
It was Korea’s vault—accumulated over a long period as a hunter superpower, with items gathered from countless auctions.
There was a good chance of finding better items here than at the international auction, so I was quite excited about it.

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