Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 275

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275. Number One
With Lei Chuang gone and the Advance Team hunters dispatched to Australia, China remained one of the strongest hunter nations in the world.
The quality of hunters drawn from such a vast population could not objectively be poor.
What I mean is, the Übermenschen’s assault didn’t deal a devastating blow to China.
[Übermenschen retreating from China….]
The Übermenschen’s assault ended while we were in the sky. It apparently wasn’t a prolonged battle. To be honest, I couldn’t discern the true circumstances.
Whether it was a rigged game between China and the Übermenschen, or if genuine conflict had erupted—that remained unclear.
There was no major damage, but word spread that a mysterious facility had been destroyed and that the Übermenschen had taken something from it.
Since China hadn’t made an official announcement, I couldn’t verify whether that was true or what the Übermenschen had actually obtained.
“You’ve worked so hard. Truly.”
What puzzled me more was what Seo-ung said the moment we arrived at the airport.
“Are you prepared?”
“Prepared? For what?”
“There’s an enormous crowd outside.”
I had just woken up from sleeping on the plane. I’d slept soundly the entire flight. I’d accumulated quite a bit of fatigue, after all.
I hadn’t considered that footage of the Australia subjugation battle had been released on the internet.
“Well, I’m used to it.”
Hadn’t I experienced massive crowds when attending the Guild Conference? There had been an absurd number of people then too.
So I didn’t think much of it. As I headed toward the departure hall, I did notice the murmuring sounded unusual, but….
“Kyaaaaaaah!”
“Woooooah!”
“Hunter Han Hye!”
When the enormous cheers erupted, even I was startled. I hadn’t anticipated anything on this scale. It exceeded my wildest expectations.
The interior of the airport was completely packed with people. It was difficult to find a single empty space.
“W-what is all this?”
“Has this ever happened before?”
Not only our guild members but even Saebyeokbit, who should have been accustomed to such occasions, looked astonished.
“This is insane, seriously.”
Still, Saebyeokbit was the first to smile and wave at the crowd. Seo Seung-yeon gave her a look.
“What are you doing?”
“Oh, I was just surprised by how many there are.”
In the midst of it all, someone’s voice rang out.
“Han! Hye! Han!”
At first, it was a very small cry. The person had a loud voice, but there were simply too many people crowded together.
Yet that person persisted. They kept repeating it.
“Han! Hye! Han!”
Perhaps there was some power in that passion. It didn’t take long for the crowd to respond.
“Han! Hye! Han!”
“Han! Hye! Han!”
The unified chorus of countless voices stirred something strange within me. It was embarrassing, yet profoundly moving.
Should I say I feel a sense of accomplishment from the battle in Australia?
“Wow, we’ve completely become has-beens.”
It was Seo Seung-yeon speaking, and the Dawn Light vanguard beside her let out a stifled laugh.
“Han Hye basically did everything anyway.”
“Even so, it’s disappointing, isn’t it?”
“That’s just how washed-up celebrities are.”
“You’re saying we’re washed up?”
“Well, isn’t this what it feels like when a rising new celebrity steals your soju commercial?”
“Sigh….”
It was said in jest. Seung-yeon subtly pushed my back, positioning me forward.
I simply bowed my head silently toward the crowd.
“Woooow!”
The voices grew slightly louder in response.
“Han! Hye!”
“Han! Min-guk!”
“Who’s Min-guk!?”
“Woooow!”
“Ma-jo! Prin-cess!”
Strange shouts echoed through the crowd at times. I quickly turned my eyes to find whoever had shouted “Majo Princess.”
“Han, Han Hye looked at me!”
“She saw me!”
Of course, I couldn’t find them. The cheers from that direction grew even louder.
It felt awkward to say this about my own fans, but they seemed almost like fanatics.
“Man, if you ran for office like this, you’d become president?”
It was Mister speaking.
“Surely not.”
While waving my hand with a smile, I suddenly felt worried. What if this was being criticized?
-We should travel abroad too!
After all, there were videos of people shouting at the airport because of famous celebrities, weren’t there? I had frowned watching those myself.
“Ah, you don’t need to worry about that.”
I had asked Seo-ung about this later.
“The airport was under lockdown at the time.”
Now that I think about it, that’s true. A global military operation was underway regarding the Australia subjugation.
Even when we returned home, fighter jets escorted our plane.
In such circumstances, one couldn’t know which aircraft might be used for terrorism. Not just our country, but most airports were under control.
In any case, the crowds didn’t end inside the airport.
“Wow, there are people outside too.”
Even while traveling by car, enormous crowds lined both sides of the road.
I later heard that over 100,000 people came to see us that day.
“I didn’t expect it to be this much.”
I was quite surprised. No matter how popular I might be, I’m still just a Hunter, aren’t I? Of course, people came to see Saebyeokbit and other guild members besides me.
“People might joke around on the internet, but it seems everyone was taking the Australia situation very seriously.”
It was Seo Seung-yeon who laughed at my words.
“That’s true, but you haven’t seen it yet?”
“Seen what?”
“The video of Han Hye fighting. It went viral.”
“Really?”
“Our fight got posted?”
Min-jae asked in surprise. Well, Min-jae had been knocked out cold too. It seemed he’d drunk quite a lot with that French Hunter.
Or perhaps Seo Seung-yeon, known in public as cold and aloof, was an even bigger internet addict than Min-jae.
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[S-Rank Hunter Han Hye’s Australia Subjugation Battle Analysis]
[Han Hye’s Highlights]
[Space Mage Australia Subjugation Foreign Reactions Compilation]
[Just Awe-Inspiring]
The battle footage from the Australia subjugation that had been uploaded during the flight was already being utilized in hundreds, thousands of different forms by the time I arrived home.
The famous video-sharing platform had changed its front page.
[Glory to the Hunters Who Successfully Subjugated Australia!]
And on the main screen where videos were recommended according to the original user algorithm, Australia subjugation content had appeared.
More than half of it was my footage.
Below that were countless videos from various content creators derived from the publicly released footage.
This is also a world of competition. It’s about who can create quality content first from the same source material.
-Did you just see it? Han Hye Hunter’s movements! This is something only we Koreans, descendants of the great Daehan Minguk, warriors of old, can do….
“….”
It turned out I’d randomly clicked on a nationalistic pride video. I lightly pressed the back button and clicked on the video uploaded by the UN Gate Countermeasures Committee.
This one was easier to watch. The other videos had heavy pixelation applied.
When using a Hunter-verified account, the pixelation on these official videos is removed.
Soon my image appeared on the computer screen. It was my battle against the Lion-Human.
“Hmm.”
I’d seen my own battle footage from a third-person perspective several times before. It happened during the emission-type Gate incident, and I occasionally watch sparring videos.
For my own development. It was certainly fresh to watch. This battle had been difficult, after all.
‘At that moment, it would have been better to charge in from the opposite direction entirely.’
I couldn’t beat the Lion-Human in a one-on-one fight, but looking at it now, I could see slightly better options. It seemed worth analyzing further and applying them directly.
Aside from that….
-What do I do….
-We’re losing?
Though it was belated, my battle footage had apparently been broadcast as a live stream, and the chat logs from that time were appearing on the side.
-He fought against something like that?
-Insane, now I understand why we never heard about Team 3 even when Team 2’s news came out
-Isn’t that harder than taking down 3 Trimbos?
-How on earth did you manage to catch that?
The battle was already over.
While some viewers with keen empathy expressed their concerns, the overall chat atmosphere remained bright and optimistic.
-You actually caught that thing?
While I was still watching the footage, a text message arrived. It was from Fist King. He seemed to be watching the video at the same time as me.
-Haha
-How did you manage to catch it?
The Lion-Human was powerful enough to elicit such a reaction from Fist King.
-Keep watching
The bright atmosphere in the chat darkened the moment Shin Chang took the spear strike.
-?
-Whoa
-Shin Chang’s movements looked awkward
-Damn, that’s crazy
And when Shin Chang delivered his strike and I retrieved the spear, the comments exploded.
-Wow hahahaha
-Lol seriously
-The Lion-Human’s confused face hahahaha
Even though it wasn’t a live reaction, I couldn’t help but laugh. It had genuinely been entertaining at that moment.
After skimming through the video, I logged into Hunter Net. While the reactions would likely be similar, I was curious about what the community was saying.
As expected, Hunter Net was discussing the Australia subjugation, but here the hot topic was Catoblepas.
The reason was simple: comparisons between Choin and me.
[Fibs-Selected World Hunter Ranking #1: Han Hye]
After the Australia subjugation ended, the world hunter rankings had changed. Well, not drastically—almost everyone else remained in similar positions.
Only my ranking had surpassed all the others and climbed to the very top.
To be honest, I had anticipated it. My performance in Australia. Luck played a significant role, but results were what mattered.
However, I hadn’t expected the change to happen this quickly.
-But how did you take it down in one hit? Even so, Choin was Earth’s #1 “before”
┗Han Hye even broke through the Übermenschen barrier
┗I heard from an A-rank hunter that Catoblepas has a weakness to slashing? Like high magic defense but low physical defense
┗Oh?
-Choin lol the UN Gate Countermeasures Committee wasn’t just praising Han Hye for nothing hahahaha
-You guys know what that was?
┗What?
┗In the Catoblepas video, the actual hunting only takes up a tiny portion at the end haha
┗Team 1, half of the subjugation team, attacking Catoblepas—90% of what came before was meaningless hahahaha
-Water rocket Choin cut hahahaha
┗Just an ordinary person who awakened before Han Hye…
┗But why doesn’t this guy appear at the end?
┗Maybe he was exhausted?
┗Well, even if we didn’t land a direct hit, we fought for a long time.
┗The UN operation team said Choin didn’t go because he was afraid of the poison.
┗Really?
┗No way?
I thought there would be quite a lot of discussion about this ranking, but surprisingly, there wasn’t much.
[Brought American reactions]
-No matter what, Choin should be first. He has the highest level, right?
┗Stop it. The Space Mage did well, and he did well. From what I saw, the Space Mage deserves first place.
┗Honestly, I’m disappointed in Choin.
┗Disappointed?
┗Choin could have done more.
┗What are you talking about?
┗I watched all the combat footage. Choin wasn’t willing to take any risks at all.
┗Are you saying Choin should have died?
┗That’s not what I mean. Watch the combat footage of Fist King, Shin Chang, and the Space Mage, and you’ll understand.
People outside seemed to feel it too. Considering Fibs is an American magazine, this ranking change was quite unprecedented.
They have incredibly strong national pride, don’t they?
“Hmm.”
To be honest, I did find Choin somewhat disagreeable. I can understand, at a stretch, that he held back before we arrived, but not coming when the enemy was already beaten down was a bit much.
Choin had other means of attack besides the laser.
But that doesn’t mean this deserves such harsh criticism. He participated in the battle. I think he should receive praise and gratitude, not curses.
He simply didn’t take greater risks. But the fact that there’s no major backlash in America about me moving to first place is probably because of what I showed them.
‘Well, it’s not something I need to worry about.’
I tried to focus on the good rather than the headaches. It had been a while since I logged into Hunter Net with everything being so busy lately.
There’s barely time to read all the praise. I’ve felt it before, but it seems I quite enjoy being recognized.
“Hye!”
As I was grinning while browsing Hunter Net, Mister came in. He had spent time with his family, bathed, and returned.
“You’re back?”
“Let’s open it!”
And now, it was time to open the S-rank spear.

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