Something Keeps Appearing in My Subspace - Chapter 59

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59. Teamwork (2)
“I’m giving one C-rank crystal to Lee Shin-hee.”
Lee Shin-hee was startled by my words.
“What? Me?”
“You’ve done so much for the Guild House project.”
“Oh, you don’t have to….”
“Just take it.”
Lee Shin-hee protested in surprise, but I insisted firmly that she accept it.
“Really, it’s fine. Grandfather did it all on his own….”
“Still, I should repay the kindness.”
Lee Shin-hee objected once more, but eventually accepted the crystal quietly.
“I’ll get you one next time, Min-jae.”
“Oh, no need.”
“Don’t be like that.”
Noticing Min-jae’s slightly envious expression, I promised him a crystal as well. The Essence Farm would keep producing them anyway.
“And there’s something I need to tell all of you.”
Now it was time to tell my companions about the Subspace. I’d been putting it off, but this seemed like the right moment.
Come to think of it, finding trustworthy and capable people wasn’t easy.
Reflecting on the hunters I’d observed during my porter days, meeting Lee Shin-hee and Seo Min-jae had been extraordinary fortune.
“What is it?”
“Actually, my Subspace produces various items. Essence stones, crystals, weapons, and such.”
“….”
I’d expected them to react with shock, but Lee Shin-hee and Seo Min-jae simply nodded quietly.
They didn’t seem particularly surprised.
“We suspected as much.”
“What?”
I was actually taken aback by Lee Shin-hee’s response. Min-jae added his own comment.
“Me too.”
“Huh?”
How on earth did they figure it out?
“I didn’t think it was real, though.”
Lee Shin-hee continued.
“The crystal situation this time and the dragon egg—Han Hye brought that from the Subspace, didn’t she? As far as I know, the advance team never found one.”
Ah, that’s right. The public believed Yong-yong’s egg came from the advance team.
I hadn’t bothered to correct that information.
“No, that one really did come from a Gate.”
“Huh?”
Lee Shin-hee let out an unusually vacant exclamation.
“A dragon appeared in an awakened Gate. I stole the egg from there.”
As I recounted the story, Lee Shin-hee’s face flushed slightly.
“I seem to have misread the situation.”
“That’s one way to look at it. Either way, you got the answer right, didn’t you?”
A hollow laugh escaped me. I’d wondered how they’d figured out what I’d hidden so carefully, only to learn it was all a misunderstanding.
Min-jae seemed equally surprised, his eyes wide. He must have been thinking the same thing as Lee Shin-hee.
Well, being Seo Seung-yeon’s cousin, he probably hadn’t heard that the vanguard hadn’t obtained the Red Dragon’s egg.
Hmm, now that I thought about it, there were probably quite a few people laboring under the same misunderstanding as Lee Shin-hee.
‘The vanguard members must have wondered where the egg came from too. Seo-ung isn’t the type to go around talking about it.’
Maybe I’d been thinking too much about myself all this time.
In any case, I explained the Subspace skill in broad strokes. That it wasn’t something that appeared randomly.
“…Excuse me? An elixir farm?”
“Wow, that’s insane. So higher-grade magical stones—no, higher-tier materials come out? Weapons and armor too?”
Both of them stared at me with astonished eyes.
Well, opening up about it did ease my mind. I’d felt like I was hiding something all this time.
“Thank you for telling us. It must not have been easy to reveal.”
Lee Shin-hee, having composed herself somewhat, continued. Though her face still bore considerable shock.
“We look forward to working with you going forward.”
“Me too! Me too! My future lies with you, hyung!”
At the mention of higher-tier materials coming out, Min-jae’s eyes had completely glazed over with greed.
Seeing that, Chul-gi chuckled.
“Now that you’ve told us, we’re going all the way!”
“That is exactly what I hope for!”
Min-jae shot to his feet and shouted, and everyone laughed at his outburst. Lee Shin-hee added her voice.
“We’ll have to work hard.”
“Suddenly?”
“Han Hye’s Subspace keeps producing things, so we need to hold our ground in the Dragon Guild until the very end, don’t we?”
“Exactly! As long as you don’t abandon us, hyung, we’re in it for the long haul!”
Well, it was true. If I were in their position, I’d feel the same way. There was no reason to walk away.
Not when weapons, armor, and elixirs kept coming out.
“It’s a relief to talk about it. The Hunter Association doesn’t even know about this.”
“The Association doesn’t know?”
Min-jae was taken aback.
“I thought my sister just didn’t tell you.”
“I simply didn’t mention it.”
Back then, my guard was high. Now it might be okay to tell them… but I didn’t feel the need to.
Information could leak through someone in the Association.
“Oh, hyung, did you see that?”
When the Subspace talk had wound down and we were resting, Min-jae spoke up.
Hmm. I felt like I’d heard something similar recently.
“What?”
“That interview with the Chinese S-rank Hunter. Liu Zhen or something like that.”
Ah, it was Seo Seung-yeon from the same family who had said that. Since they were cousins, hearing them speak identically made me chuckle slightly.
“Liu Zhen’s interview?”
“You know about it?”
“Seo Seung-yeon mentioned it to me.”
“Really? Isn’t he ridiculous? The guy’s ten levels higher than him….”
Min-jae’s brow furrowed sharply.
“He thinks he can win. Your older brother operates on a different level. Just wait a few months. He’ll get beaten down.”
“Why are you so worked up?”
I wasn’t feeling great either, but not to that extent. It was more of a vague unease.
Yet Min-jae’s display of anger caught me slightly off guard.
Did he think that highly of me?
“The way he talks shows no respect. Your brother surpassed all the prospects people were hyping up, so what makes him think he’s different?”
He wasn’t wrong. I’d been breaking every record set since the Gate incident.
Most of the records before me were held by Liu Zhen, and I’d nearly surpassed all of his as well.
‘I suspected Seo Seung-yeon’s pride was wounded because of that.’
As my growth rate and the Grendel combat footage spread, people were already saying my potential exceeded Liu Zhen’s.
Chul-gi laughed heartily.
“Min-jae, calm down. That guy won’t have much to say soon. You know how fast Hye grows.”
“I know. Honestly, I’m basically just riding along at this point.”
There was truth to that. Unlike other parties, the reason we could venture into aggressively dangerous Gates was because of me.
Through countless countermeasures using Subspace, a shield of physical immunity, and stats that transcended the norm.
‘The Dragon Knight’s Red Dragon was something I brought along too.’
I’d heard we’d meet at the Guild Conference when it opens, but I didn’t know when that would be.
I hadn’t thought much about it originally, but hearing everyone talk about it made me feel like I absolutely had to win.
‘I need to push myself hard through the Gates.’
A Sword Master with an S-rank skill had issued a world-class provocation.
It was only right to repay it properly.
* * *
[Space Mage Han Hye completes level-restricted Gate in Saudi Arabia]
[Saudi Arabia: ‘Space Mage Han Hye is a prospect unlike any we’ve seen before. We are reminded once again why Korea is a hunter superpower.’]
[Why does Saudi Arabia spare no praise for Han Hye?]
The events in Saudi Arabia made the news. It made sense that I, who had been receiving attention lately, went on a hunter cooperation mission.
Of course, the details weren’t reported. Seo Seung-yeon’s sniper shot, the Gate information error, and such.
According to Seo-ung, there were separate discussions at higher levels. Since it was an issue between nations, there was no room for me to get involved.
Well, I heard we had the upper hand at the negotiation table with Saudi Arabia. They said the higher-ups were grateful too.
‘I’m not sure what they mean by having the upper hand.’
Was it some kind of national debt? I’m smart enough, but my knowledge isn’t deep, so I’m not sure.
Still, seeing Saudi Arabia praise me and Korea across all media outlets, I could tell they were showing goodwill on their end.
However, the communities were more focused on Liu Zhen than the hunter cooperation.
The interview had happened right when I was departing for Saudi Arabia, so it was still burning hot.
Seo Seung-yeon had seen it on the airplane.
Thinking back now, the question “Did you see that?” felt slightly absurd.
After all, she had just seen it herself.
[Chinese S-Rank Swordsmanship Skill Holder, Sword Master Liu Zhen “Space Mage is overrated, I’d win in a direct confrontation”]
-Is that bastard insane? What’s the level gap between him and Han Hye?
┗Isn’t it crazy for a Super Rookie to bring along a promising prospect?
The jobs themselves are fundamentally different lol
┗Considering the level difference, it’s like a Warrior saying “I can beat a Healer”
Every comment was accurate.
After all, Liu Zhen at this point wasn’t even considered a promising prospect—he was treated as a Super Rookie, the vanguard of the next generation.
-Deleted comment.
┗Hey hey hey
┗Heh
┗Why was this deleted but has dozens of upvotes?
┗???:Those bastards are always like that
Wait, but the facts got deleted too?
┗Derogatory remarks, apparently…
-But do those bastards have no brain? How long ago was it that an S-Rank Spear user got crushed by Kim San?
┗Maybe Space Mage doesn’t have high-tier swordsmanship skills lol
┗It’s ridiculous no matter how I think about it. Talking trash to someone breaking all their own records
-Did that bastard only mention Space Mage because he thinks Dragon Knight’s Red Dragon is unbeatable?
┗Red Dragon carries people
┗Red Dragon is pretty strong though
Looking at the internet, people seemed quite angry. Was it because I’m the country’s top prospect?
Well, the other side had also spoken disrespectfully.
‘Even when I was full of venom back then, I never acted like that.’
Perhaps because I was thinking of the past, watching Min-jae and people’s reactions, I felt something odd. I wasn’t particularly angry.
I wondered if I had become too dull.
‘I’m not normally a dull person, though.’
I was even questioning my own emotions. Why wasn’t I more angry?
During my Gate Orphan days—though I’m still an orphan now—before I received help from Mister, I was sharp and venomous.
You had to be that way to survive on the streets.
It meant I was someone who would have been bothered by such dismissive remarks.
“Why is that?”
When I heard the interview, did I become less concerned because I was going to Saudi Arabia as a Hunter Association cooperator? But even now it feels ambiguous.
While I was pondering this, Chun-bae spoke up.
-A lion does not grow angry at a rabbit.
“Huh?”
-From what I can see, Han Hye, you don’t regard that person as a threat.
Is that so?
When I thought about it, the situations were similar. At the same level, I had vague confidence that I would win.
Even now, I possessed stats in the high 30s level range, and by the time I reached Liu Zhen’s level, I would have grown even further.
The same applied to the spiritual medicines cultivated at the Farm and to my frequent ventures into dangerous Gates.
Considering my abilities, my probability of discovering hidden dungeons was significantly higher than other hunters.
However, it wasn’t a perfect answer.
“That might be part of it too, but it feels like I’ve gotten a bit dull lately.”
Most of the people I’d met since my awakening had been good people. The kind I didn’t need to be particularly sharp with.
Perhaps that vague unease stemmed from this very reason.
“Well, even if you don’t get angry at a rabbit, if it acts up, you still need to put it in its place, right?”
-Affirmative. Those who act cocky definitely need to be disciplined.
Chun-bae came across surprisingly strong. Was he different from his usual self?
“Suddenly?”
-If you leave those who challenge recklessly unchecked, it invites greater calamity.
“Experience?”
-Affirmative. Experience.
Even when conversing with my guild members, I’d been vaguely thinking I just needed to grow quickly, but my perspective had shifted somewhat.
Well, since they provoked me first, shouldn’t I overwhelm them completely?
* * *
[Lv26 Space Master, Han Hye]
Strength: 31
Agility: 33(+1)
Stamina: 36(+1)
Spirit: 32(+2)
Mana: 44(+1)
Bonus Points: 15
Skills: Subspace (S-rank) Lv3, Leap (A-rank) Lv3, Flame Resistance (A-rank) Lv2, Crescent Swordsmanship (B-rank) Lv2, Cockfighting (C-rank) Lv3, Swift Step (C-rank) Lv1, Cold Resistance (D-rank) Lv1, Imperial Basic Swordsmanship (E-rank) Lv5, *Wind Slash (Lv1)
This was my current status window after consuming the newly harvested Ebonroot. I still hadn’t allocated the bonus points.
Since I would be entering Gates with priority rights consecutively from now on, I planned to keep as many as possible in reserve.
‘I’ve even encountered an Ogre before.’
You never knew when or what might happen. Moreover, hadn’t I recently encountered a god who survived erosion?
According to Chun-bae, I didn’t even know if it was an ally or enemy. It was a creature that acted as it pleased.
That being had proposed a deal to me. In exchange for better rewards, it asked if I had any intention of climbing Gates without using my skills.
The implication was clear.
‘That thing can transform Gates.’
I didn’t know under what conditions it was possible. It had made me an offer, but…
Since it had stood where a hidden dungeon should have been, it seemed it wasn’t only possible when I accepted its conditions.
Therefore, I needed to be cautious.
Sigh. Whether it was the Übermenschen or that surviving god, it seemed troublesome matters had been increasing lately.
“Well, since we’re all prepared, let’s head in.”
Still, all I needed to do was clear Gates. In the end, all those problems would be resolved once I grew stronger.
Since everyone in the party had reached level 26, we proceeded to the next Gate without hesitation.
It wasn’t the Snow Field Gate, but rather the Ruins Gate. Given the extreme environment, I had decided to venture there a bit later.
After consuming the stamina potion one more time, that is.
[Godmon Ruins]
-Explore the
Ruins.
Remaining time: 11 hours 59 minutes.
As I wandered through the Ruins for a while, I couldn’t help but smile at what I witnessed within the Gate.
The reason was simple—I finally had an opportunity to test out the newly acquired Crescea Swordsmanship.

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