The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 106

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 106

“The beasts are acting strange? What do you mean strange?”
[ “Well, it’s….” ]
Sung Yo Na hesitated for a moment before speaking.
[ “They’ve been anxious the entire time we’ve been clearing the Gate….” ]
“Yeah.”
[ “They won’t eat their treats.” ]
An emergency.
This was a genuine emergency.
I immediately informed the other beast owners of the news.
“The beasts won’t eat their treats.”
“I’ll be right there.”
“Should we look into whether there’s a Hospital for beasts?”
Both Kang Han and Im Chung Soo reacted identically.
We immediately abandoned our meal and rose from our seats.
“Have the others come up by van tomorrow. We’ll use the spatial transfer service to return.”
The rest of the group nodded at my words.
“They won’t eat treats—that doesn’t make sense.”
“It has to be nothing serious.”
While Kang Han contacted the 24-hour spatial manipulation Awakener Guild, Im Chung Soo and I hastily gathered our belongings.

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“Ugh.”
“Nngh….”
Experiencing spatial displacement for the first time was grueling.
Unlike the explanation that “space folds and you move through the gaps,” the entire world felt distorted.
If I had to describe it, it was like being thrown into a blender, spun at tremendous speed until I was ground up, then suddenly popping back to my original state.
In any case, I staggered into the Guild Building while forcibly suppressing the nausea rising from my stomach.
Naturally, we headed straight for the Training Facility in the basement.
“Yo Na, we’re here… Ack!”
“Kyaaaaaah!”
The moment I opened the Training Facility door, a white furry mass let out an enormous cry and leaped straight into my arms.
I instinctively wrapped around it and fell backward.
“Woof, woof-woof.”
The creature making strange sounds while rubbing its head against my stomach was none other than Baek Ho.
“There, there. Did you miss me, Baek Ho?”
“Whine, whimper.”
Now it had even extended its claws, gripping my waist and refusing to let go.
I gently patted Baek Ho’s head, pressing down affectionately.
With its face completely buried in my chest, I couldn’t see its expression, but the speech bubble floating above its head told me roughly what state it was in.

[ ￰·°(৹˃ᗝ˂৹)°·￰ ]

“Sorry, sorry.”
As I apologized and glanced to the side, Kang Han and Im Chung Soo weren’t faring much better.
Maeng Yi,

[ ﾡ°(°´ᯅ`°)°ﾡ ]

was in this state, gripping Im Chung Soo’s hair and refusing to release it.
“Ow, it hurts! I get it, I get it, so let go of this already!”
Baek Young had wrapped itself around Kang Han’s neck like a scarf, clinging tightly.
I’d thought that with its calm temperament, it might be different.

[ (இ﹏இ`ﾡ) ]

Seeing such a creature whimpering and trembling with its thin tail, I felt even more sympathy for it.
I continued stroking Baek Ho’s back as he clung to me, and asked Sung Yo Na a question.
“How long has he been like this?”
“Ever since we entered the Gate, he’s been incredibly anxious. During the battle, he was so tense I couldn’t even touch him, but after we cleared it successfully, he just kept…. I think he was worried about his Awakener.”
I gently patted Baek Ho, who was still clinging to me with all his might.
The fact that the familiars were in such a state meant we had been in serious danger.
Especially since familiars are so sensitive to their Awakener’s safety.
“You’ve done well, Sung Yo Na,” Kang Han said calmly.
Kang Han spoke calmly.
“I was comfortable at the Guild. The hard work was done by everyone else….”
Her voice lacked conviction as she answered.
But there were wounds on Sung Yo Na’s arm.
Three parallel claw marks—the kind commonly seen on people who keep cats.
“Did Baek Ho do that to your arm?”
“Ah, yes. During the dungeon clear, when my sister was in danger, he was so distressed that I tried to pet him to comfort him. I think Baek Ho was just very scared that my sister might get hurt.”
The wounds looked quite painful—it would have been reasonable to be annoyed.
Yet Sung Yo Na answered while worrying about Baek Ho instead.
“Let me see your arm.”
Since Baek Ho was still clinging to me and I couldn’t move, I reached toward Sung Yo Na and spoke.
“It’s nothing serious…. It’ll heal fine with some medicine.”
“Come on.”
Sung Yo Na reluctantly extended her wounded arm toward me.

[ Using skill ‘Body Heal’. ]
[ Consuming 1 Stamina to treat the target’s external wounds. ]

As I used the skill, Sung Yo Na’s wounds vanished without a trace.
It was the advantage of a Healer’s skill—completely different from conventional treatment methods that could leave scars.
“Thank you. You worked hard, Yo Na.”
“No, you’re the one who worked hard, sister.”
I smiled at the embarrassed Sung Yo Na, then simply collapsed onto the Training Facility floor.
Looking at the familiars’ condition, it seemed fortunately we wouldn’t need to go to the Hospital.
Feeling Baek Ho’s weight settling comfortably on my stomach, gazing up at the familiar ceiling, all my exhaustion seemed to melt away.
Now that he was somewhat reassured, Baek Ho’s soft purring seemed to dissolve the last remnants of tension.
“There’s really nothing like home.”

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Sa Ma Young’s days followed a monotonous rhythm.
He would wake around the time the morning sun hung loosely over his residence, nestled within mountains, and complete his first task of the day—a sparring session.
“We’ll call it here for today.”
“Haa… haa. Thank you for the training.”
Woo Jun Kyung, his right hand, exhaled heavily while handing him a clean towel.
Sa Ma Young accepted it as though it were natural, wiped away the faint perspiration that had emerged, and immediately moved to the bathroom to shower.
Still wearing his robe and absently patting his wet hair dry, he tossed a remark at Woo Jun Kyung as the latter handed him coffee.
“Your right foot.”
It was a critique of Woo Jun Kyung’s habit of turning his right foot first in the direction of his attack.
“I’ll correct it. Thank you.”
Woo Jun Kyung’s ears flushed slightly as he bowed his head in response.
His master’s genuine concern filled him with sincere gratitude.
Yet Sa Ma Young simply gazed distantly at the mountains and trees beyond the window, indifferent to Woo Jun Kyung’s reaction.
“Insufficient.”
Lately, he had been acutely aware of the limitations of A-rank.
Though he had pushed his physical abilities to their absolute limit through training, his A-rank skills were constraining his growth.
This created a hunger within him.
A thirst born of insatiable greed—no matter how much he consumed, it was never enough.
“I’m coming in.”
A woman with dark crimson hair entered the space that had been filled only with deathly silence.
It was Bang Ri Ri, a member of his elite strike team that he commanded directly.
“Good morning, my lord. I hope you slept well.”
She withdrew a tablet from her pocket and presented it to him.
It was to summarize and report the events that had occurred outside the residence throughout the day.
Sa Ma Young scrolled through the report with an emotionless gaze as Bang Ri Ri spoke in a sweet voice.
“Yesterday, I led the third unit and cleared the Daejeon Guerrilla Gate, my lord.”
There was no response, yet Bang Ri Ri’s smile only deepened.
It meant her lord was listening.
“And…”
“It seems there’s something missing from the report, Bang Ri Ri.”
Sa Ma Young tossed the tablet to the floor, his crimson eyes fixed on her.
“What about the Gangwon Province Gate?”
“Ah… that one.”
Bang Ri Ri’s body trembled under her master’s gaze as she answered with a grimace.
“Taesan failed, and by chance, the Justice Guild nearby entered second and cleared it, my lord.”
“So the Justice Guild took it.”
Sa Ma Young blinked slowly as he spoke.
“Casualties?”
“According to the Awakeners Association, there were none. Quite fortunate, isn’t it? Oh, and it appears Lee Yu Chan has undergone a second awakening.”
“A second awakening?”
As Sa Ma Young rose from his seat, the hem of his robe cascaded downward in an elegant sweep.
“Justice Guild again, is it.”
The coincidence of being stationed nearby and inevitably assigned to a Guerrilla Gate.
Lee Yu Chan’s second awakening following Kang Han and Lee Yu Eul.
And the successful clearing of the Gate on top of it all.
Every single occurrence undermined my carefully laid plans.
“How remarkably convenient things are for Justice Guild.”
It irritated me.
At first, they were mere insects—persistent, evasive, but ultimately insignificant.
Now they lurked somewhere in the shadows of my domain, a constant thorn in my side.
I stepped closer to the open window, my thoughts darkening.
‘Should I kill Kang Han.’
But that was not what my father, the chairman of Sama Group, desired.
My father, who had instilled greed within me, wanted Kang Han alive.
‘Should I kill the guild members.’
It was not an unpleasant thought.
But it was far too simple.
I pondered.
What was the path to weakening Justice Guild most thoroughly.
What weapon allowed these cockroaches to continue their resurrection.
“Honor.”
The pride and honor that had been the pillar of Justice Guild since its very inception.
That was it.
One need only observe how public opinion stirred over the clearing of a single Guerrilla Gate.
“The resurrection of Justice Guild, they call it.”
A crimson smile, like a poppy in bloom, crossed my lips.
It was then that Bang Wi Jin, Bang Ri Ri’s cousin, entered and announced his presence.
“My lord, Tae San’s guild master awaits outside. What shall we do.”
“How long has he been waiting.”
“Approximately five hours, sir.”
Tae San, who had an A-rank Gate stolen from him by Justice Guild right before his eyes.
This promised to be an interesting development.
I extended my hand toward the garment Woo Jun Kyung held and spoke.
“Show him in.”

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