The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 108

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 108

When affection increases, it helps with the growth of my familiars.
That’s why, ever since I acquired the ‘Seedling Care’ skill, I’ve made constant efforts to raise the affection of my familiars.
I reduced nagging and made sure to provide snacks every time.
But these familiars basically have little interest in anyone other than their own master.
Baek Young especially had a pronounced tendency toward that.
Yet when I cast a heal on Kang Han, Baek Young’s affection goes up?
“Baek Young, what’s gotten into you?”
She even rubs her head against my hand as a sign of gratitude.
Just then, Im Chung Soo—that whirlwind of a teacher—emerged from the Secret Workshop.
And perched on top of his head as if it were her rightful place, Maeng Yi sat nestled in his hair.
I wondered what she was munching on, and it turned out to be sunflower seeds.
“Chung Soo, come here for a moment.”
“Why? I’m busy.”
“I know. That’s why you should get healed before you go.”
At my suggestion, Im Chung Soo hurried over.
I glanced up at Maeng Yi perched on his head, then smiled warmly as I spoke.
“Our Chung Soo must be working so hard on your research, aren’t you?”
“What? Why are you like this?”
“Why? Because I’m impressed. Come on, give me your hand.”
Im Chung Soo looked at me with suspicion, his eyes narrowing slightly for a moment before he extended his hand.
I released Kang Han’s hand and took Im Chung Soo’s instead.

[ Using the skill ‘Body Restoration’. ]

Ding—
Along with the sound effect I’d been waiting for, affection increased.

《 ♥ 16 》

It was Im Chung Soo’s affection.
Hmm, this guy’s affection is surprisingly low?
I was thinking that I should manage not just my familiars’ affection but also my guild members’ affection, when finally a reaction came from Maeng Yi’s side.

[ ♥ 7 ]

…Whether it was a familiar or its master.
Either way, it was better than not climbing at all.
And Maeng Yi also showed me a kind of affection, just as Baek Young Ee had done.
Maeng Yi scurried down Chung Soo’s body like climbing a tree, dropped something onto my palm with a soft patter, and returned to its perch.
“Sunflower seeds.”
Three black sunflower seeds.
“Anyway… thank you for healing me.”
Chung Soo left those words, grabbed another bottle of water, and headed back to his Secret Workshop.
“What’s with this?”
I picked up one of the three sunflower seeds Maeng Yi had given me, cracked it open, and grinned.

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I thought the next few days would pass without incident.
That evening, casually checking my messages on Staragram turned out to be the spark.
“Huh, what’s this?”

[ Greetings. We wish for the boundless development of the Justice Guild… ]

The familiar yet unfamiliar format unmistakably reeked of official correspondence.
After a moment’s hesitation, I opened the full message.
I’d heard recently that business partnership proposals sometimes came through Staragram.

Greetings.
We wish for the boundless development of the Justice Guild.
The Taesan Guild has worked diligently under the corporate motto of protecting the safety of South Korean citizens and safeguarding the vulnerable.
Until the day South Korea becomes safe, the Taesan Guild will not retreat and will continue to advance.
The Taesan Guild wishes to share these same values with your esteemed company and hereby proposes a regular Gate alliance conquest.
We kindly request your favorable consideration, and we will gladly provide detailed plans upon your inquiry to the Taesan Guild.
Thank you.

He rambles on unnecessarily, but to summarize: “Want to team up and clear a Gate together?”
Regular Gates are different from Guerrilla Gates, where you rush in whenever they appear.
The Gate Prediction Division releases predictive data at least a week in advance, sometimes up to a month ahead.
At that point, the Gate’s estimated rank is divided into A, B, C, D, E, and F—just like Awakener ranks—and further subdivided by size into extra-large, large, medium, and small.
After that, the Awakener Association holds an auction among Guilds for the right to clear the Gate.
While the Gate Prediction Division’s data is accurate, you can’t see inside the Dungeon beforehand, so it’s essentially a blind box auction.
In any case, for regular Gates that are medium-sized or larger and C-rank difficulty or higher, most Guilds can’t clear them solo.
Of course, mega-Guilds like Dongbaek, Fantasia, and Sama Guild are exceptions.
That’s why they form alliances.
The contribution points reflected in rankings get divided, but it’s better than nothing.
“An alliance proposal for a regular Gate clearance came to Justice Guild?”
Until now, we hadn’t received any clearance proposals.
Because Justice Guild was essentially an outcast.
Alliance clearances typically happen with groups you can trust and rely on.
But since Justice Guild’s reputation was rock bottom, everyone avoided getting involved with us in any way.
“Let’s all discuss this together first.”
The fact that Taesan sent it is a bit awkward, but this isn’t a decision I can make alone.

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When I showed them the official notice, the Guild members reacted exactly as I expected.
“Huh? Why Taesan?”
“Isn’t Taesan incredibly busy these days?”
“Right. Every time they broadcast a Guerrilla Gate clearance, it’s always Taesan.”
While the three high schoolers chattered away, Jang Su Ho remained silent.
The Guild that had hurt someone.
The Guild that had eventually cast him out.
And now that very Guild was proposing cooperation with his new home, Justice Guild.
It was impossible not to have complicated thoughts.
But Kang Han asked Jang Su Ho for his opinion first.
“Su Ho, what do you think?”
Jang Su Ho fell silent for a moment.
“Taesan could be a good alliance partner. They’re mid-tier in size and have plenty of experience with alliance clearances. And they have a decent reputation too.”
Jang Su Ho’s brow furrowed as he spoke that last sentence.
“Since reputation came up… I should mention something.”
Then Sung Yo Na carefully raised her hand and spoke.
“There were some unfavorable rumors about Guild Master Gwak Ho Young. Though they’ve all disappeared recently…”
She didn’t elaborate further, but it seemed she had heard something from her time at Fantasia.
It was probably from before Gwak Ho Young started actively managing his image.
These days, he’s practically the perfect hero.
Han Ji Sung, who usually kept quiet and followed others’ opinions on such matters, surprisingly voiced his opposition.
“Regardless, it’s the guild that drove Jang Su Ho away. I don’t want to work with them.”
The atmosphere shifted toward opposition.
But my thoughts were different.
“I’m in favor of the joint operation.”
Everyone’s eyes widened at my words.
They hadn’t expected me to cast a vote in favor.
“The joint operation proposal is a great opportunity for our guild. One reason we’ve only tackled Guerrilla Gates until now is because we haven’t received proposals like this.”
I continued explaining.
“This joint operation could open new doors for us.”
Taking the first step well matters in any endeavor.
Once the Justice Guild demonstrates it’s capable of joint operations, there’s a high likelihood other proposals will follow.
And I turned to Han Ji Sung.
“You didn’t strongly object to accepting requests from Fantasia Guild either.”
Han Ji Sung didn’t counter my argument; instead, he looked at Jang Su Ho with worried eyes.
“I hope personal feelings don’t mix into professional matters.”
Since this was the first time I’d spoken so firmly, everyone seemed a bit taken aback.
But there was no helping it.
I had to draw the line now.
Everyone gathered at the Justice Guild had their own reasons for being here.
That was true for Sung Yo Na, who recently joined.
If we filtered out guilds to work with one by one for such reasons, the Justice Guild’s sphere of action would inevitably become extremely narrow.
‘Besides, Taesan will soon be absorbed and merged into the Sama Guild anyway.’
I recalled the novel’s contents.
‘And there are people I want to pull out before that happens.’
So I needed to build connections now and, if the opportunity arose, accumulate goodwill.
“Then let’s do this.”
Kang Han, who had been quietly listening to the exchange, stepped in to mediate.
“Let’s hear what Taesan proposes first, then decide again.”

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After spending the entire day building rapport with the Awakeners and attending an unexpected meeting in the evening, I was tired from various tasks, but I didn’t go to bed right away.
Instead, I returned to my room, turned off the light, and lay in bed with my phone on.
“Guild ranking live broadcast… ah, found it.”
I went to YouTube to watch the weekly guild ranking announcement.
It was to watch the Guild ranking announcement that happens once a week on YouTube.

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