Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 163

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163. With Yong-yong
[A rare chance to meet Earth’s only dragon! Who will be the lucky Gold Ticket winner?]
[Yong-yong merchandise first round: Five Gold Ticket winners announced!]
While we were inside the Gate, all the Gold Tickets included in the Yong-yong merchandise had been drawn.
Four winners were selected relatively quickly, but the final one was just announced.
According to Han Bi, it was done intentionally.
We included three Gold Tickets in the first batch, added one more midway through, and now released the final one to maintain the buzz.
[Who will be the lucky winner of the final Gold Ticket?]
[Citizens consulting fortune tellers about which merchandise to buy, or spinning the prize wheel]
In reality, the final Gold Ticket from the first round didn’t appear for quite some time, drawing considerable attention.
When only one remained, merchandise sales increased significantly.
[Lucky “With Yong-yong!” winners: Two from Korea, one each from the United States, Monaco, and Russia!]
The fact that two winners came from our country was intentional. After all, they’re our citizens—shouldn’t they receive some benefit?
I reviewed the ticket winners, and our strategy seemed to have worked quite well.
I heard wealthy individuals had been doing bulk merchandise purchases for “Gold Ticket farming,” but only one winner was actually rich.
Excluding the wealthy individual from Monaco, the rest were ordinary people.
[Dinosaur Guild issues physical Gold Tickets to winners!]
[The “With Yong-yong!” event begins this Saturday!]
The drawing was conducted using QR codes with personal information to prevent resale.
Now that the winners were confirmed, we had actual Gold Tickets made and sent to them.
It wasn’t a joke—they were made from real gold. We wanted it to be a memorable keepsake of that day.
With Yong-yong’s image engraved on them, I was quite satisfied with how they turned out.
“They’re all in transit now.”
Naturally, we who organized the event covered all round-trip airfare and accommodations.
Those flying in were all given first-class seats, and we arranged meals through the guild’s chef.
Yesterday, the travel day, they rested well, and today was when they would meet Yong-yong. The location was secluded.
We had even planned for everyone to fly together with Yong-yong.
“Thank you for inviting us. We’ll make sure to capture some wonderful shots.”
“We appreciate your help.”
Since we also wanted to build a friendly image for the guild, we had invited a journalist who frequently wrote favorable articles about us.
No other outsiders were allowed access. It was handled like a press release—only this way.
Though it was a guild event, only Mister and I participated. I didn’t want to bother anyone else unnecessarily.
The lucky winners then arrived, and through an interpreter, we explained the precautions.
‘I’d already briefed Yong-yong as well, but no sudden actions are allowed.’
Mister would be managing things using Dragon-Human Unity, but we still needed to be cautious.
There was always a possibility that an invited guest might do something insane, like suddenly hitting Yong-yong.
“Understood!”
“Me too!”
The lucky winners looked happy but slightly nervous. After all, it was a dragon.
In fact, wasn’t this more frightening than being around tigers, lions, or bears kept as pets?
“Well then, shall we greet them one by one?”
* * *
The ‘With Yong-yong’ event proceeded successfully.
The event was divided into three major parts: petting Yong-yong, feeding Yong-yong, and riding Yong-yong.
While not particularly grand, it was an incredibly appealing lineup from the perspective of Yong-yong’s fans.
After all, people pay money just to feed deer, so having a dragon involved was simply unthinkable.
“Wow, this is insane. So adorable.”
“It really does eat well.”
After petting Yong-yong in turn and offering beef, came the flying portion with Yong-yong.
It was an event where participants flew through the sky from behind Mister’s back. Each person was given approximately fifteen minutes of flight time.
People screamed with excitement. Even I had to admit it was spectacular.
Mister, employing Dragon Unity, performed aerial acrobatics—spiraling several times while riding Yong-yong, executing sharp turns, and performing 360-degree rotations in the sky before accelerating forward again.
“Hah… my heart’s racing.”
“I’m so jealous of the Dragon Knight, truly.”
The winner from Russia in particular loved it, continuously uttering exclamations with intense pronunciation and declaring it the best.
Next came the charcoal-grilled beef cooked over Yong-yong’s flames.
“Insane… it melts in your mouth.”
Naturally, the reactions were fantastic. After all the segments concluded, everyone took photos together to wrap things up.
[‘With Yong-yong!’ What was the best moment chosen by the Gold Ticket winners?]
-I’m really jealous ㅜㅜ
-I bought like ten pieces of merchandise but why wasn’t I selected
There are only five in the whole world, so statistically it doesn’t make sense lol
-One of the winners is someone I know and I’m seriously envious.
That evening, as photos and articles taken by the invited journalists were posted, many people expressed their envy.
But a few days later, it became an even bigger topic.
[Indirect Dragon Flight Experience?]
-What is this
-This is insane.
One of the participants had obtained permission and released flight footage shot with specialized equipment.
Apparently, it’s incredibly vivid when viewed through VR headsets?
In truth, I hadn’t considered filming with a camera while flying over Seoul riding Yong-yong.
[Dragon Flight VR Requests Flooding In!]
Inquiries poured in from people wanting to indirectly experience dragon flight by wearing vision goggles.
Since there wasn’t much additional work required, it was decided that Mister would simply wear the equipment and take one flight.
“Everyone has worked hard.”
Since the event concluded successfully, bonuses were distributed to staff members including Han Bi.
Quite substantial amounts were given along with year-end performance bonuses, and from their expressions alone, I could tell everyone was satisfied.
[Dinosaur Guild]
-★★★★★ : The best workplace
-★★★★★ : The Guild Master is insane
-★★★★★ : Interpersonal stress exists at any workplace, but here financial compensation can solve it
I heard our Guild scored among the highest on a workplace evaluation site, so I looked it up and it was true.
It’s understandable since we haven’t been around long, but we’ve been generous with bonuses alone.
It was the same when I chose the Forest Gate well last time, and this time performance bonuses went out to all Guild staff.
I actually have financial flexibility, so there’s no burden in providing for them. Good is good, as they say.
‘Of course, I’m not planning to just hand money out. Only when work is genuinely done well.’
As these facts became known, most people in the Hunter industry with that profession wanted to come to our Guild, I heard.
Because of this, the other management staff were very pleased. They said there were plenty of talented candidates when recruiting.
Actually, when I first started the Guild, I wondered how I’d even hire staff, but I never expected it to expand this much.
Originally, I planned to run a small elite Guild with just a few employees. I wasn’t the type to manage people actively anyway.
‘Lee Shin-hee deserves most of the credit.’
Lee Shin-hee played a major role in the Guild’s growth. Thanks to the people she introduced, I was able to recruit talented individuals easily.
Thinking about it, I was really fortunate. The same goes for recruiting Min-jae by chance.
A level-restricted Gate happened to appear at just the right time, allowing me to meet Lee Shin-hee. An A-Rank Healer had been waiting for several months anyway.
After that, I never heard of any decent Healer appearing, so I nearly failed to secure one.
‘Well, I’ve been lucky in other ways too.’
It felt as though all the luck I didn’t have in childhood was coming to me now—everything was working out smoothly.
I hope things continue this way.
* * *
[This Year’s Greatest Hunter: Russia’s Fist King!]
[This Year’s Most Promising Prospect: Space Mage Han Hye!]
A new year had dawned.
I had earned a place on the UN Gate Countermeasure Committee’s list of this year’s most promising Hunter prospects.
In fact, this selection had only been running for less than three years.
Just as sports select the year’s greatest athlete, this system ranked Hunters by scoring.
‘The intention was to help people accept Gate incidents more positively and easily, rather than as disasters.’
In truth, there was controversy every year. Hunters had strong pride, but it also touched the pride of people who favored their own country’s Hunters.
And there were unavoidable reasons for this.
The UN Gate Countermeasure Committee reportedly scores based on Gate subjugation records received from each nation and emission-type Gates….
But those criteria weren’t publicly disclosed externally.
-Seems like there’s no disagreement this time?
┗Yeah Fist King and Han Hye are the right picks
-For Han Hye lol Isn’t she Korea’s first?
┗That’s right, even Shin Chang never got it
┗My national pride is swelling, am I the only one?
┗You too? Hey me too
-It’s only been 3 years, but if a Hunter powerhouse never got selected until now, it was bugging me, but now I’m satisfied
The fact that Russia’s Fist King and I were selected didn’t generate any particular controversy. In truth, for the prospect category, there was no one else who could have been chosen.
Usually, one must show both promising future prospects and either exceptional performance that year or tremendous growth.
I achieved both. I blocked two emission-type Gates and set a world record for growth.
It’s a structure where it doesn’t make sense for anyone but me to receive it.
‘Fist King certainly deserves it too.’
I heard Fist King entered Gates incredibly frequently this year. Apparently, he was constantly diving in, claiming to have gained enlightenment through his fists, barely taking any breaks.
Moreover, his performance in Outflow-type Gates was equally impressive.
In Korea, my achievements in Outflow-type Gates didn’t generate much buzz, but globally, both Fist King and I became major topics of discussion.
While I felt like ‘How does a low-level Hunter pull that off?’, Fist King gave off more of a ‘That’s insane, right?’ vibe.
‘He practically soloed the Outflow-type Gate that opened in Russia, blocking it almost single-handedly.’
Though it was a somewhat predictable outcome, my selection heated up the atmosphere in Korea considerably.
It wasn’t just about being Korea’s first selection, but rather the implications for the future.
-But at this pace, won’t the Space Mage just monopolize the position of greatest Hunter later?
┗Unless something major goes wrong, it’s almost certain, right?
┗Yeah, reached level 46 in less than a year lol. Do you think that’s even possible?
┗For real, the pioneers who awakened 10 years ago and have been at the top this whole time are only in their early 60s now lol
┗If we assume the pioneers leveled up about 6 levels per year on average, Han Hye ← 46 levels in one year lmao
-I’m really looking forward to this time next year? Isn’t she just going to be the undisputed number one?
┗Seems like it lol
┗By then, Han Hye becomes the greatest Hunter of this year until she dies, right?
┗She’s literally becoming the GOAT lol
This is something I agree with. I try not to be arrogant, but it’s objectively true.
Now that I’ve reached the pioneers’ level, I was curious how the Gates that the pioneers struggle to break through would feel to me.
No matter how much they say Gates become difficult starting from the 50s level, thinking about it from my current perspective, those wouldn’t be difficult for us either.
Well. I don’t know. If it’s easy, that’s good.
[Next Hunter Association President, Jo Seok-hun of Daeup?]
With the new year, attention was also being paid to the next Hunter Association President.
It’s not something I welcomed, but it was narrowing down to the guild master of Daeup, who had connections to the political sphere.
Well, Daeup didn’t seem to have major issues from an external perspective.
Being a Hunter by origin like the current Association President was a plus, and among the early awakened Hunters, he was relatively older in age.
‘It’ll work out somehow.’
For now, my goal was to reach level 50 or higher before that happens.
In any case, despite all the noise from the public, we had to do our work. Our duties as Hunters. Today was training.
“….”
Shin Chang, whom I hadn’t seen in a while, looked at me with slightly dissatisfied eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
Seo Seung-yeon answered the question for him.
“Didn’t you create the Swordsmanship Meeting, Han Hye?”
Huh, could it be because of that?

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