The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 11

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 11

It’s painfully obvious what happened.
Despite yesterday’s incident, Kang Han had gone right back out to the Mansu Mountain Dungeon for another mining run today.
“….”
Kang Han stood motionless in the doorway, his gaze fixed on me.
“Mansu Mountain Dungeon, correct?”
His tightly sealed lips parted, and a low voice emerged.
“Yes, but that’s not actually the name of it.”
I rose from my seat and stepped forward to face him.
“It’s Yeo Joo.”
“…I’m Kang Han.”
His tone was so dry and clipped it seemed like it would snap if bent.
“Are you feeling alright?”
Yet somehow, there was an underlying gentleness to it.
“Yes, as you can see. Thank you for saving me back then….”
“I owe you an apology.”
“I’m sorry, what?”
“If I had handled things properly from the start, you wouldn’t have been injured.”
I froze for a moment, unable to process what he was saying.
So what he’s saying is—
“You’re saying my injury was your fault, Guild Master Kang Han?”
“I don’t believe I’m without responsibility.”
I’d planned to keep this conversation strictly business, but I couldn’t hold back.
“Guild Master Kang Han.”
“Please, speak.”
Kang Han looked ready to humbly produce whatever compensation I might demand, even if it meant scraping together his last penny.
“If it weren’t for you, I’d be dead right now.”
“….”
“Not just me—those people who were running away too. Because sacrificing me alone wouldn’t have bought them enough time to escape.”
And the guilt should have belonged not to Kang Han, but to those who had made me their scapegoat.
Kang Han continued to regard me with an inscrutable expression.
But he wasn’t dismissing my words.
His green eyes, still holding traces of golden light, were wavering.
“Thank you for saving my life.”
Now Kang Han seemed to have lost all words entirely.
Because until now, he’d never received such gratitude.
After all, words of thanks belong to those with the strength to protect someone.
“You’ll be receiving many such greetings from now on, so you’d better get used to it.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Your skill has been reawakened. I saw it myself.”
Now Kang Han possessed strength.
The strength to protect someone.
“And the reason I came here today isn’t because of the Mansu Mountain Dungeon—it’s because of this.”
I pointed to the money bag.
Only then did Kang Han, noticing the bundle of checks, furrow his brow.
“Sell it to me. The Justice Guild.”
His expression didn’t just deepen into a frown—the cold, emotionless gaze of a man who knew nothing of feeling shifted entirely.
Stared at like that, it was terrifying, honestly.
His eyes were such a vivid green.
But the change wasn’t limited to his eyes alone.
Thoom—
Accompanied by a melancholy sound that could dampen even a cheerful puppy’s spirits, gray hearts burst like bubbles in a swarming effect around Kang Han.

《 ♥ -10 》

So this is the effect when favorability drops.
“The Justice Guild isn’t for sale. Try another Guild….”
“25 billion won.”
Kang Han closed his mouth again.
Yes, what a coincidence.
The Justice Guild’s debt was approximately 24.9 billion won.
Even ignoring the smaller denominations below that, it was an astronomical sum.
“With 25 billion won, you could pay off all that tedious debt, couldn’t you?”
I walked to the table, picked up the bag, and set it down at Kang Han’s feet.
“Feel free to count it. The bank confirmed it several times already.”
This is my entire mega lottery jackpot of 25 billion won. All of it.
An all-in bet, you could say.
But I don’t regret it.
Because only Kang Han can save this world.
Besides, as the Justice Guild grows, this 25 billion will return to me as an astronomically larger sum.
So it’s an investment.
I’m Yeo Joo.
I’m someone who knows how to make bold investments like this.
But Kang Han was not a man to be easily swayed.
Though the money bag had captured his attention for a moment, he clenched his fists and spoke.
“The Justice Guild is not for sale. If you want to operate a Guild, I suggest you look elsewhere.”
“I’d like that too, but we’re in a position where it has to be the Justice Guild.”
“Why?”
There was an edge to Kang Han’s words.
‘Alright, I need to tell a little lie.’
There’s no helping it—not for my objective.
“When I was young, I was once saved by Hunter Kang Young Won. Consider this my way of repaying that debt.”
The moment his mother’s name came up, Kang Han’s reaction shifted.
Ding-dong.
This time, pink hearts sprouted around Kang Han’s head like little pops, despite his expressionless face.
Ugh, my eyes.

《 ♥ -5 》

This guy’s defenses are crumbling fast. I need to press the advantage.
Either way, I had to ride this momentum.
I delivered my final blow.
“I have no interest in commanding the Guild’s Dungeon strategy. I just need equity and management rights. You can stay on as Guild Master, Kang Han. Simply put—I handle management, you handle Dungeon strategy. That’s a pretty good deal, isn’t it?”
Neither Kang Han before me nor Lee Yu Chan and Jang Su Ho, who had been grinding their teeth, could offer a rebuttal.
After all, I was offering to buy the Justice Guild—a crumbling building held as collateral, burdened with debt, and staffed by members with serious issues—for a staggering 25 billion won.
Moreover, I was guaranteeing Kang Han’s position as Guild Master and wouldn’t interfere with strategy decisions.
Honestly, this deal made me look like a fool.
“By transferring management rights to me, you can focus entirely on conquering Gates, Kang Han.”
“What’s your real reason for going this far?”
It was a similar question to before, but different.
Kang Han was asking about my ultimate purpose.
This time, I gave an honest answer.
“To set the Justice Guild back on its feet.”
Even so, an immediate response didn’t come.
‘He’s incredibly stubborn.’
But I wasn’t worried.
After the Mansu Mountain Dungeon incident, there would be other visitors seeking out the Justice Guild.
Knock, knock.
Right on cue, a knock sounded, and everyone’s attention turned toward the door.
“Guild Master Kang Han, we’re from Sa Ma Bank.”
Several people in black suits entered the office.
They placed a document in front of Kang Han and made their announcement.
“Given that the accumulated overdue interest and principal—a total of 24.964 billion won—are deemed irrecoverable, we are proceeding with the seizure of real and personal property.”

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Han Ji Sung squeezed his eyes shut.
It had finally come to pass.
The seizure was inevitable.
I had proposed that since this was a matter concerning the Justice Guild rather than Kang Han’s personal debt, we should all bear the burden together—but I’d been firmly rejected multiple times.
The Guild Master himself insisted it was his responsibility alone to shoulder.
I’d tried to help regardless, but my frail body, prone to repeated collapses, couldn’t even manage mining work.
There was always a limit to how much money one person could earn through mining.
“What is the meaning of this?”
“A seizure…”
All the guild members were stunned.
“We took out our loan from Daehan Bank. Not from Sa Ma Bank.”
Kang Han stepped forward to block the collection agents’ path as he spoke.
But the Sa Ma Bank employee remained unruffled.
“You weren’t notified? As of yesterday, the Justice Guild’s debt has been transferred to our Sa Ma Bank.”
There had been no such notification.
Sa Ma Bank would know that too.
No—they must have intended it.
To catch the Justice Guild off guard with an unannounced visit.
“However, this does present a problem. This building isn’t worth much, and liquid assets… well, there are practically none.”
“Isn’t that language a bit harsh?”
Yeo Joo protested, but the man didn’t even acknowledge her.
Instead, he turned to Kang Han.
“However, I do have a message from Sa Ma Young, the Guild Master of Sama Guild.”
Sa Ma Young.
An illegitimate child of the Sama Group, though registered as the second son in the family register.
A tyrant of the notoriously ruthless Sama Guild, known for his willingness to use any means necessary to achieve his ends.
“According to our calculations, even if the Justice Guild liquidates all its assets, approximately 15 billion won in debt would still remain. However, if Hunter Kang Han would be willing to join Sama Guild, we would be generous enough to forgive the entire debt.”
Generous?
At the same moment, the atmosphere among all the Justice Guild members turned ominous.
The Sama Group’s demands were progressively overstepping boundaries.
They wanted the symbolic victory of having Sama Guild consume the Justice Guild, which had once ranked first among the Five Major Guilds.
It was a tactic worthy of the tyrant Sa Ma Young.
“Normally, that would be an exorbitant sum compared to Kang Han’s value, but fortunately you’ve just undergone a skill re-awakening, so you’re in luck.”
“Ha!”
A hollow laugh escaped from Jang Su Ho’s lips—a man who ordinarily knew nothing of anger.
“Now then, please sign right away.”
The Sama Group employee extended a contract to Kang Han.
The moment I sign this scrap of paper, everything disappears.
This building, where Kang Myung Heon, Kang Han’s grandfather, first rallied the Awakened and protected the nation, would fall.
The honor that Kang Young Won, his mother, had solidified even further would crumble.
The Justice Guild, which had barely maintained its lineage through humble means, would end.
“Han.”
Han Ji Sung called out to Kang Han.
At that same moment, Kang Han understood.
He stood before a crossroads.
He chose his path without hesitation.
“Yeo Joo, did you bring the contract?”
Then the woman who had been leisurely observing the situation from the sofa approached with a smirk.
“We’ll need to hire a lawyer and draft it properly later. You can’t just sign something carelessly. But.”
She extended her right hand.
“We can shake on it.”

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Kang Han’s large, rough yet warm hand grasped mine.
‘Done.’
An overwhelming sense of accomplishment surged up my spine.
“Let me introduce myself properly.”
I checked Kang Han’s favorability, which had shifted to a rosy pink ♥ 5, before speaking.
“The A-rank Healer everyone’s talking about—Yeo Joo.”
I’d taken my first small but decisive step.
“I look forward to working with you, Guild Master Kang Han.”
Together, let’s save the world and protect my 25 billion won!

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