The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 109

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 109

That night.
I finished my bedtime routine and turned off the lights in my room.
It was my time alone.
Well, Na Baek Ho was there too, and Gung Gi was curled up in a corner of the room, so I wasn’t truly alone.
“Ah, this is nice.”
As I burrowed into the thin summer blanket, sleep seemed ready to crash over me at any moment.
But it was too early to sleep.
I still had one thing left to do.
“Alright, let me plug in my earbuds.”
Living with hunters who had sensitive hearing, earbuds were essential at night.
Once I’d finished all my preparations perfectly, I opened YouTube.
‘Guild ranking announcement live broadcast… here it is.’
The Awakeners Association announced guild rankings every Thursday night as it turned into Friday at midnight.
The rankings lined up guilds by a score called merit points, which involved several factors.
The difficulty of cleared Gates, the danger level of boss monsters, the number of monsters defeated, the number of casualties prevented, and so on.
‘We might actually have something to look forward to this time.’
In just a few months, we’d accomplished quite a lot.
Plus, the merit from clearing the Gangneung Guerrilla Gate this time would be substantial.
The Gangneung case had every single factor mentioned above reflected in the merit calculation.
‘The rankings start from 200th place.’
There were approximately 400 officially registered guilds in our country.
This was partly because the number of Awakeners relative to population was high, and many guilds with foreign nationals operated with Korea as their headquarters.
‘Still, shouldn’t we be able to hope for around 150th place?’
Before I knew it, I was thinking that way and let out a small laugh.
The Justice Guild, which until recently had been drowning in debt and facing the brink of closure.
And now I was thinking we could aim for 150th place in the rankings.
Greed was dangerous.
It invites misfortune.
‘So maybe around 180th place?’
…Dreaming doesn’t cost anything anyway.
I clicked on the live comment section and shook my head with a wry smile.

– We’re running all night this week too!!
– Please let Sa Ma Guild take first place
– Fantasia! Fantasia!
– First place is obviously Dongbaek! Dongbaek all the way!
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Over ten thousand people were already gathered, shouting the names of the Guilds they supported while waiting for the rankings to be revealed.
‘I still haven’t gotten used to this.’
But at the same time, I understood.
Regardless of their internal circumstances, Hunters fundamentally bear responsibility for people’s safety.
Most of those Hunters possessed above-average appearances.
It was an environment where becoming a fan was almost inevitable.
“Oh, it’s starting.”
As the countdown ended and the live broadcast began in earnest, the comments grew even more heated.

– Get out of here!! Tae San’s making top 50 this time!
– Yeah right, Tae San fans who abandoned civilians and ran away should shut up
– For real, why is Tae San even talking
– You’re Justice Guild fans, aren’t you??
– Seeing how rude you are, that’s definitely it
– Supporting Sa Ma Guild and looking for Gwangmyeong, why are you guys fighting among yourselves….
– Cleansing my eyes with Sa Ma Young’s photos
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It seemed Justice Guild supporters were mixed in here too.
I felt a slight sense of familiarity and considered leaving a comment myself, but just then an explanation about the ranking announcement method appeared.
As expected from the Awakeners Association.
There were many complicated explanations, but in short, the most important rankings from 1st to 10th would be announced last, and rankings would be revealed in increments of 20 starting from 200th place.
And immediately after, the rankings from 200th to 180th place were revealed.
“…They’re not there.”
I quickly scanned the densely packed ranking table on the screen, but Justice Guild’s name was nowhere to be found.
It would be a lie to say I wasn’t disappointed.
Given how dangerous the Gangneung Guerrilla Gate had been, I thought we had reason to expect something this time.
Was my prediction wrong?
Justice Guild’s handful of supporters seemed to think the same way.

Ugh… *cries*
-There is no justice guild ㅠㅠ
– Why isn’t it? Why isn’t it? Why isn’t it??
– Awakeners Association, do your job properly

I hadn’t done anything wrong, but I felt apologetic anyway.
In the meantime, the screen moved to the next ranking.
With a faint hope, I checked the chart again this time, but the Justice Guild’s name was still absent.
“Sigh, I should just get some sleep.”
I lowered my body from sitting on the bed.
My body was comfortable enough to fall asleep immediately, but my heart was anything but settled.
‘There’s even a proposal for a coalition raid. If I do better, that’s all that matters.’
As I comforted myself with these thoughts, my eyes grew heavy watching the comments flood in faster and faster as higher rankings were announced.
After all, it was their celebration, nothing to do with me.
But then.
“Huh?!”
Before I knew it, I covered my mouth to stifle a cry and bolted upright from the bed.
‘135th place?!’
There it was.
The Justice Guild’s name appeared on the chart with the number ‘135’ beside it, standing shoulder to shoulder with other guilds.
‘Insane, insane, insane.’
Korean, a beautiful language, surely had other wonderful and varied exclamations, but my mind could only conjure the word ‘insane.’
135th place!
I thought even breaking into the top 150 was an excessive dream!
135th place!

– What’s Justice Guild? 135th place?
– Insane, they entered the chart at 135th
Justice is scary.
– That Gangneung Gate must have been tough
– Justice, I admit it. If it wasn’t for Justice Guild, I would’ve died on vacation
– Kyaaaaaaaa!!!
– Insane insane!!
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There were people amazed by the Justice Guild’s appearance on the chart, people who loved it, but there were definitely comments with negative sentiments as well.

– When did the Justice Guild become so outdated? It reeks.
– Must feel nice cashing in on Taesan’s achievements.
– Won’t last long anyway, probably dropping off the charts soon lol

But their words carried no sting for me whatsoever.
“Hehehehe.”
Jealous, are they?
Quite envious, it seems?
They should have just become Justice Guild fans from the start.
I was utterly satisfied.
Then one comment I’d seen moments earlier surfaced in my mind.

– Won’t last long anyway, probably dropping off the charts soon lol

Let’s just see about that.
As long as I exist, the Justice Guild’s ranking will never decline. That’s a promise.
In the darkness of my room, I stroked Baek Ho and laughed.

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The next morning.
Kang Han was watching Yeo Joo beside him.
She usually devoured such hearty breakfasts that he wondered where it all went in that small frame of hers.
But this morning was different.
She paid no attention to the food before her, only staring at her phone.
‘Did she not sleep?’
He’d heard laughter echoing late into the night, so he’d assumed she was sleep-talking as usual.
But perhaps that wasn’t it.
Kang Han slid a plate with a sandwich in front of her, whose eyes remained fixed on the phone screen, slightly reddened.
Yet Yeo Joo still showed no response.
Kang Han’s sharp brow furrowed ever so slightly.
But he didn’t give up.
Skipping breakfast and going hungry like this, only to eat lunch on an empty stomach, could give her indigestion.
Kang Han pushed the sandwich plate aside and this time slid a warm latte in front of Yeo Joo.
Fortunately, this time she reacted.
“Ah, why hasn’t he come yet…”
She murmured something while picking up the coffee and taking a sip.
‘Is that it?’
It seemed she’d reach for food that wouldn’t interfere with her phone-gazing.
Kang Han quietly began cutting the sandwich he’d set aside into bite-sized pieces.
It was the ham and cheese sandwich that Yeo Joo usually loved.
Then he quietly swapped the latte cup with the sandwich.
“Huh?”
She, who had been reaching for the coffee, paused at the unexpected texture and glanced down.
Upon discovering the neatly cut sandwich, she grabbed a piece and shoved it into her mouth without hesitation.
Her eyes remained fixed on her phone the entire time.
Observing this, Kang Han silently began cutting the second sandwich.
By the time she had consumed half of the third sandwich, completely unaware that she was being fed like livestock, something changed.
Yeo Joo suddenly sprang from her chair and cried out with her arms raised in triumph.
“Yes! It’s here!”

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