The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 104

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 104

“Justice Guild coming out!”
It was the first thing I heard the moment I stepped out of the Gate.
Someone must have been watching the Gate, which had been wavering uneasily ever since the boss monster Yungkadeus fell.
At first, I thought about it that simply.
But soon, the roaring cheers that erupted told me it wasn’t just one person waiting for our return.
“Wow! Thank you for your hard work!”
“Congratulations on clearing an A-rank Gate!”
“Justice Guild fought so impressively!”
Whether all the Awakeners Association personnel on site had gathered, the area right in front of the Gate was teeming with people.
What on earth was this?
I stood dazed for a moment before grasping the weight of what “solo clearing an A-rank Guerrilla Gate” meant, and I nodded in acknowledgment.
While I—exhausted though I was—couldn’t help but grin at the praise, Kang Han spoke in his usual blunt manner.
“Two of the three civilians are unconscious. Please examine them first.”
“Oh my, where’s my head? This way, this way please!”
At the supervisor’s words, the crowd parted like the sea, creating a path to the temporary medical tent marked with a green hospital symbol.
Since I needed treatment too, I headed in that direction as well, but the flood of well-meaning gazes pouring from both sides felt rather awkward.
Come to think of it, this was the first time in my life I’d received this much praise.
Glancing around, I could see the other guild members were equally uncomfortable, their gait stiff and unnatural.
‘I’ll have to get used to this going forward.’
The path ahead for Justice Guild was paved with flowers, after all.
Upon arriving at the temporary medical tent, the waiting doctor gave the three university students a brief examination.
“None of the three have life-threatening injuries. The ones who haven’t regained consciousness will need more detailed tests once they reach the hospital, but there don’t appear to be any major issues.”
After that, the three civilians were immediately transported to a nearby hospital.
Seeing them go, my tension seemed to ease, and my injured leg suddenly began throbbing more intensely.
This won’t do.
I need to drink a potion and heal myself.
“That bed over there seems empty, so can I just use it for a moment… What are you doing!”
Kang Han scooped me up in his arms in an instant.
Needless to say, the gazes of everyone nearby snapped toward us.
I twisted my body and protested.
“I can walk! Put me down!”
“You haven’t healed yet?”
Oh no.
Kang Han was angry.
I could tell just from the voice.
To be safe, I cautiously lifted my gaze.
‘He’s really angry.’
I stopped bouncing on my feet and answered obediently.
“The bleeding stopped for the most part, and I was planning to come out and get proper treatment.”
“Lee Yu Chan, did you know about this too?”
Why is he taking it out on Lee Yu Chan of all people!
But it seemed only I thought that way, as Lee Yu Chan’s face turned crestfallen.
“Ah, I… didn’t check.”
“Why are you blaming him! I told you I postponed treatment because I was going to come out and handle it myself!”
Kang Han didn’t answer my outcry.
He simply walked with long strides while holding me, searching for a healer.
“Is there a healer from the Awakeners Association here?”
“Oh, yes! Over here!”
“Our healer has been injured. Could you take a look at her?”
“O-of course.”
A look of ‘couldn’t she just use self-healing?’ flashed across the Association Healer’s face, but regardless, I was laid down on the widest and cleanest bed available.
Even after setting me down, Kang Han didn’t leave—he simply stood beside the bed.
“Let me examine the wound.”
“Ugh!”
The moment she touched the hastily wrapped bandage, I couldn’t help but wince.
“My goodness, the leg wound is quite deep. You must have been in considerable pain. The bleeding looks severe too.”
“I was too busy inside to feel the pain, haha.”
“This is no laughing matter. Unlike us healers, combat-type awakeners have excellent natural healing abilities, right? When they’re injured, if they don’t tell us exactly where and how much it hurts, we combat-types can’t properly gauge our condition.”
“Ah, I see.”
I learned something new.
Looking at Kang Han alone, the minor scratches he’d sustained during combat had already healed.
So that’s why he looked so serious.
“Tsk, the bleeding hasn’t even stopped. Are you feeling dizzy?”
“Mm. A little.”
“Rest comfortably. I’ll start healing right away.”
Yeo Joo had made it.
Receiving direct healing from a proud Association Healer and all.
I obediently lay down as instructed and closed my eyes.
I had wanted to drink Chung Soo’s potion and use self-healing, but my stamina had dropped precariously from the injuries.
After a moment, I felt a warm sensation spreading from my injured leg.
True to the healer’s word, the wound was quite deep, so it took considerable time to fully heal.
“All done. Still, you’ve lost quite a bit of blood, so rest here for a while.”
The healer, having said as much, hurried away, mentioning that there were still injured members of the Taesan Guild remaining.
“Now we’re good, right? Go take care of your guild business, Guild Master.”
“…Are you sure you’re alright now?”
“Yes. I was just planning to get some sleep.”
“Rest well.”
Kang Han, still having duties to attend to as guild master, strode away with long steps.
Left alone, I had intended to follow through on my plan to sleep.
‘How tedious.’
The thought that it would be better to sleep back at the Resort made me open my eyes again.
There was nothing quite like watching people to pass the time.
As I scanned my surroundings, my gaze drifting lazily, I spotted Im Chung Soo in the distance.
“Ah. Looks like he’s had quite the ordeal.”
Im Chung Soo, bearing clear traces of exertion, was distributing stamina potions from his Subspace to the guild members.
The last one to receive a potion was Lee Yu Chan.
But his expression was far from pleasant.
‘Why does that guy look so down when he should be celebrating his re-awakening?’
I narrowed my eyes.
Lee Yu Chan’s dejected appearance at a moment when he should have been most elated struck me as odd.
‘Status window.’
On a hunch, I pulled up Lee Yu Chan’s status window.

Lee Yu Chan A
1. Accuracy ( A )
2. Unshakable Mind ( B )
3. Shadow Concealment ( A )
4. [Empty]
Status Abnormalities – None
Stigmata Recovery – None
Equipped Items – Bow of Horns ( B ), Gloves of Yearning ( A )

Did I properly reawaken?
Just then, Lee Yu Chan approached the bed where I lay.
“Yeo Joo noona.”
He held out the potion he’d just received from Chung Soo.
“At least… drink this.”
“At least? Do you know how much a single bottle of that costs?”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“I know, I was just joking. Besides, you drink it. I just got thoroughly healed by the Association Healer.”
“Still…”
Even at my jest, his slumped shoulders remained stubbornly lowered.
And his gaze lingered on my torn, blood-soaked jeans.
“I’m sorry.”
Lee Yu Chan suddenly apologized to me.
“It was my job to protect you…”
Was that why he’d been so dejected?
I stared up at him and spoke.
“That was your job, yes.”
At my words, Lee Yu Chan’s shoulders flinched.
At that sight, I let out a soft laugh and added.
“So you did it. And you did it well.”
“But…”
“Thanks to you, I didn’t die. And those three college students will be fine too.”
Lee Yu Chan’s eyes wavered.
“You went into an A-rank Gate and came out with just a few scratches. You did well. Straighten your shoulders.”
He fell silent for a moment.
While Lee Yu Chan gathered himself, I glared at Kang Han’s back—his head standing a full head taller than the crowd around him.
Why did that kid have to die?
“Lee Yu Chan, come here.”
I didn’t want to sit up; the bed was too comfortable.
Instead, I beckoned him with my fingers.
He stepped closer to my side and bent down, and I whispered into his ear.
“Congratulations on your reawakening, Lee Yu Chan.”
Only then did a smile return to his still-youthful face.
“Thank you, noona.”
Ding—

《 ♥ 20 : Noona 》

Lee Yu Chan had acquired his own keyword.
‘Older sister.’
It wasn’t so bad.
Watching Lee Yu Chan smile again as he always did, drowsiness suddenly began to creep over me.
“I’m going to get some sleep. Go brag about it and all that, you punk.”
My voice grew quieter and weaker as I spoke.
And just before sleep claimed me, I realized why the tension had finally completely drained away.
I had escaped the Dungeon and received treatment, but my work wasn’t entirely finished.
I wanted to properly congratulate Lee Yu Chan for charging straight through his limits and shattering them.

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