Eung, Everyone, Be Happy

Han Yuyeon's message left the Tower Gallery in stunned silence.

That day, the Tower Gallery buzzed exclusively with talk of Han Yuyeon.

After clearing the 1st floor, I left the fainted ghouls out in the sunlight to achieve Buddhahood peacefully. Rest in happiness there.

"My name is Ravina... I will surely repay your grace, benefactor."

"If possible, chicken please."

"I don't know what chicken is, but... yes...!"

Five minutes left. The warning that nothing was provided in the Rest Layer stuck in my mind. It felt like I should grab something. So, I decided to store everything in sight.

"Wha...? Benefactor...?! The tree just...!"

"Hold on a sec. I'm kinda busy."

I dashed around, stuffing whatever I touched into the subspace. Farm, farm, farm. This must be the true value of a maid.

Then, I realized something crucial. Could I just take all these trees from the forest like this?

"!!"

How rude of me. There might be an owner managing this forest, and here I was taking things without permission. I was acting more like a thief than a maid.

My conscience stung. I felt my strength drain away from my shameless actions.

Actually, my strength didn't drain at all. Maid's Grace is the best.

I hurried back to Ravina and asked urgently.

"Ravina, is it okay if I take some of the trees from this forest?"

"Pardon...? Yes... it's an abandoned forest now—"

"I see. Thank you."

"B-benefactor...?"

"Please wait a moment."

Off I dashed. No time to waste. These precious trees left to rot—it was my duty to make use of them.

I farmed half the forest in the most efficient route.

Oh no. I need to say goodbye.

I calculated the efficient route back to Ravina's position while storing trees, gauging the remaining time in my head.

About 5 seconds left.

I bowed as politely and quickly as possible.

"Benefactor, what is—"

"RavinaI'llseeyoulaterI'llcomeforyou."

"Pardon...? Y-yes...!"

Flash—!

My vision shifted, and I arrived in an empty space.

"Phew."

Today, I succeeded in upholding etiquette once more.

The vast, empty Rest Layer. A question arose in the endless white expanse. What if I just stayed here forever? The Tower didn't warn to proceed to the next floor within a time limit. So, if I hunkered down and endured?

"I'd starve to death."

I realized. The Tower set no time limit because it's like, "Try enduring without food if you can."

Better to rush to the next floor and scavenge rations. Should've eaten chicken first.

"Eung?"

Suddenly, a massive fish dropped ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠before me—bigger than my body, unlike anything on Earth. Edible, I assume? It's a blessing, so yes.

I bowed toward the stars above in thanks.

"Thank you. I'll eat well."

The star twinkled in response.

Grabbing the fish's tail, I pondered. ...How do I eat this? No fire, no tools. Raw it is, I guess. Must be why they sent it.

As I opened my mouth to bite the belly, a message flashed urgently.

"Eung."

Thud—a second fish landed, perfectly grilled and prepped.

I couldn't hold back and bowed deeply to the sky.

"Thank you so much. I'll eat well..."

No chopsticks or spoon, but that was fine. Eating by hand was familiar. Strangely, the fish oil didn't stick to my hands. Thanks to Maid's Grace? Resistance to all contaminants applies like this, huh.

I took a bite and my eyes flew open.

"......!"

Should've picked swordsmanship. Sorry for choosing something lame like healing.

I ate heartily, full of gratitude. Needed to stock up stamina before the 2nd floor.

While devouring the fish, another message appeared.

"Eung."

Another fish added. What? No way.

I blinked, and another fish dropped.

"...Constellation. I'm full..."

My tiny stomach couldn't keep up with the sponsorships.

I finished eating moderately and stored the remaining fish in subspace.

Sending A-rank ingredients like crazy—constellations are impressive. The issue: I still didn't know how to retrieve items from subspace.

Better to learn subspace and healing usage before the 2nd floor.

"Eject. Extract. Retrieve. Launch. Pull out a stone. Stone stone..."

"Instead of just watching, tell me how."

How the heck do I retrieve? No matter what, nothing came out. Felt like hitting a wall—no sensation at all.

But I, Han Yuyeon, authority on flexible thinking. Time to reframe from the start.

Why is the skill called Maid's Subspace Pocket? I thought it connected to the maid outfit's pocket. But no items came ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠out when I reached in.

"......Give up!"

I, Han ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Yuyeon, authority on flexible giving up. Know when to quit.

Subspace for storage only now.

"Sorry, Guardian of the Sword Realm. Can't retrieve the rest of the food."

"???"

Why the fond gaze? Grateful for the kindness despite skipping swordsmanship, but suspicious.

Wonder if asking to learn swordsmanship would work. Direct from constellation might be stronger than skill version.

"Guardian of the Sword Realm, could you teach me the sword?"

"?"

"Not possible?"

Too rude to demand a great constellation's swordsmanship casually? As I tilted my head, a message appeared.

Another giant fish dropped.

"Eung. I'm still full."

Looking at the fish, hasty scrawled writing appeared.

"No materials for a sword."

Thud—another fish.

More refined writing on the scales.

"Why use fish as letter paper?"

Thud—another fish.

Last part cut off.

"Couldn't write smaller? No chicken?"

"Hing hing hing."

No chicken for constellations either. Tears rolled down my cheeks.

Thud—fish dropped.

"Oh dear. Noted."

Weak to tears. So sentimental.

I stored the fish and looked around. Need a sword to learn swordsmanship. Problem: Can't retrieve from subspace.

Should be fine. I'll figure it out eventually.

"Constellation, please look away for a bit."

"Thank you."

No one's watching. Chance! Abandoning grace temporarily, I tried every unseemly pose.

Every motion I hadn't tried, leveraging flexibility—even a pose that might summon a demon.

Suddenly, subspace connected to my mind.

"!!!"

Items listed in my head like a menu. Trees. Trees. Trees. Trees!

Can't lose this sensation. Trance state. When I snapped out, hundreds of trees were out.

"......"

How did I do that? Like this? This way?

I hastily regained grace. Figure it out later.

"Ahem. Minor commotion. Now, shall we chop wood for the sword?"

No chicken, axe, or sword—how to chop? With maid-hand-chop. Awakened maid-body is super strong.

Confidently approached a tree and swung hand-chop.

Crack—!

Deafening sound. Tree didn't fall.

I did.

"Hing hing hing."

Max-level tree too strong.

While Han Yuyeon battled the tree epically, a new post appeared in the Constellation Gallery.

Geombeoji's sudden daughter-brag didn't go viral right away. Most constellations focused on Hard rankers. But persistent Han Yuyeon promo gifs drew some interest.

Thus, Han Yuyeon became the hot topic in Constellation Gallery, earning one more warm gaze.

"Eung."

Han Yuyeon, barely felling the max-level tree, was utterly bewildered.