The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 119

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 119

Whether I was mesmerized by the delicate snow falling over the steaming coffee cup or by Ji Sung’s beauty, I couldn’t say.
In any case, what snapped me out of my daze was none other than the sound of my affection meter rising.
*Ding!*
But it wasn’t just the affection meter that had changed.
A keyword had appeared.

《 ♥ 20 : Benefactor 》

…Benefactor?
I had known that Ji Sung would eventually develop a keyword like the other guild members.
But I had been expecting something like “younger brother” or, if I was being greedy, “cherished younger brother.”
Benefactor, out of nowhere?
As if reading my thoughts, Ji Sung spoke.
“It seems like I’ve only had things to be grateful for since the very beginning with you.”
“No, what did I even do for you to say such things?”
I grumbled, genuinely embarrassed, but Ji Sung laughed and shook his head.
“The Justice Guild is my home. You saved my home from being taken by the Sama Guild. And after that, there are so many things I’m grateful for that I wouldn’t have enough time to list them all. Even now, this too.”
As Ji Sung waved his hand slightly, snow began falling over the coffee cup once more.
No matter how many times I see it, it’s a beautiful sight.
I’m not sure how it will be used inside a dungeon, though.
“You’ll do great, oppa.”
“Yeah, it’s all thanks to you.”
“Ugh, seriously. I keep telling you it’s not.”
I finally couldn’t hold back and stood up from my seat.
“I’ll go play with the familiars, so call me if you need healing again.”
I needed to escape quickly.
I picked up the coffee cup, now slightly lukewarm from melted snow, and opened the door to the Research Lab.
And just before that door closed, I heard Ji Sung’s voice once more, his expression carrying a refreshingly bright smile.
“Thank you, Yeo Joo.”
*Ding!*

《 ♥ 21 : Benefactor 》

Ugh, this is irritating.
I’m not sure if it’s because of that particularly grating chirping sound today, or because of what Han Ji Sung said.
I quickly returned to the sofa where the familiars were sleeping and hugged Baek Ho tightly as I spoke.
“How are they all so soft? How are they supposed to survive in this harsh world? Right, Na Baek Ho?”
“Kyah-aam.”
Baek Ho, waking from sleep, licked my cheek without even properly opening his eyes.
“I need to be stronger. There’s no way around it.”
It seemed like I was the only one who could protect the soft Justice Guild.

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Hunter Supporters – [Justice Guild Bulletin Board]
Today’s the joint training day with Taesan, right?
Chung Soo | Views: 204

Ah, why is it Taesan? ㅠㅠ
Their supporters are super intense
Aren’t our kids going to be intimidated going there?

Comments
That1 It’s nice to finally be able to conquer the regular dungeon… It’s Taesan, after all.
Comment 2: I think someone was looking for a party for an early morning Taesan dispatch…
└ Really?! Why can’t I see it ㅠㅠ
└ Four people were saved and the post was deleted ㅇㅇ
That3 Still, four people are going ㅠ Thank goodness ㅠㅠ
I also announced it on the That4 Byeolgram account, but the kids will be upset if no one comes. ㅠㅠ
That5 Why does it have to be on a weekday?ㅠㅠ If it were the weekend, I could go too.ㅠㅠ
That6 Nothing else matters, I hope Suho’s mentality is okay ㅠㅠ
└ This is the most important thing!

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Inside the car heading toward the Taesan Guild Training Facility.
I kept drilling instructions into Jang Su Ho as he drove.
“Jang Su Ho, what did I tell you?”
“Don’t take out the new shield.”
“Right, remember that. And don’t go bragging about how excited you are either.”
“But why can’t I?”
Jang Su Ho’s lips puffed out like a duck as he gripped the steering wheel.
“You finally made me a new shield. I want to show it off too.”
“Who said don’t use it at all? I said don’t take it out today. It’s a private training session without cameras anyway—what’s the point of showing off there? You’ll look way cooler revealing it with a ta-da when we actually enter a dungeon.”
“…I suppose?”
Jang Su Ho’s thin ears fluttered.
“You’re right. That would be cooler.”
Whatever he was imagining in his head, his pouting lips disappeared as he giggled to himself.
I’m basically raising a child here.
I let out a small sigh and finally leaned back comfortably in my seat.
As I stretched my stiff neck side to side to ease the tension in my shoulders, my eyes met those of Han Ji Sung sitting beside me.
“You work hard, Yeo Joo.”
Han Ji Sung patted my head as if he understood everything on my mind.
We’d always been close, but ever since the benefactor keyword appeared, Han Ji Sung had become someone who patted me the way I patted Na Baek Ho.
Still, I had something to say to Han Ji Sung too.
“You understand too, right? Today we’re just going to warm up and come back.”
They call it a joint training session, but they won’t show us everything they have anyway.
So we shouldn’t either.
Especially not your new technique.
“Don’t worry about me.”
“As expected, you’re the only one I can really trust, oppa.”
What if all my guild members were like Jang Su Ho?
I don’t even want to think about it.
It would be a nightmare.
But my words toward Han Ji Sung caused chaos among the three teenagers sitting in the back row.
“Hey, why only Ji Sung!”
“You can trust me too, noona! Me too!”
“Even if those two don’t count, you gotta trust me!”
Im Chung Soo was so excited that the dialect he’d been carefully suppressing came tumbling back out.
“….”
Even Kang Han was looking at me with a slightly hurt expression.
“If you want my praise, then perform well today.”
I shrugged at my guild members as I spoke.
Instantly, a solemn atmosphere filled the car.
“Alright, I’m gonna nail this today and get praised without causing any accidents.”
“Be quiet, Lee Yu Eul. I’ll handle it.”
“But I’m just here for an observation today! I don’t even have any skills to contribute! This is unfair!”
“Just do your best, Chung Soo.”
This time, Chung Soo had become the scapegoat.
Whether he accepted it or not, it didn’t matter.
I stretched languidly and gazed out the window.
“We’re almost there.”
The large building housing Taesan’s Training Facility, which Jang Su Ho had mentioned before departure, was coming into view in the distance.
“Everyone, get ready.”
I’d left my precious guild uniform at the guild and come in light athletic wear, but that didn’t mean I could walk into the heart of Taesan with a truly carefree mind.
‘Next time, I need to form an alliance with a more respectable guild.’
Since this was breaking new ground, it was unavoidable, but as the dungeon conquest drew closer, not only was my tension rising, but the stress was mounting considerably because I couldn’t trust the guild we were entering with either.
The car was gradually slowing down.
Then I heard Jang Su Ho’s startled voice from the front.
“Huh? There are a lot of people in front of the Training Facility?”

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Lee Ha Young, a proud supporter of the Justice Guild, felt her anger rising to the tips of her hair.
“Why do you keep pushing us back?! We got here first!”
“How many times do I have to tell you this is originally the Taesan supporters’ spot?”
“Even so! There’s no name written on the ground!”
It was because of the territorial behavior of the Taesan supporters.
She’d heard they were somewhat difficult, but she hadn’t expected it to be this bad.
When she’d arrived at the front of the Taesan Guild’s Training Facility on the first bus of dawn, she’d definitely secured the best spot.
But at some point, those supporters appeared and kept pushing away the three people who’d come with Lee Ha Young, spouting nonsense.
“Yeah, we’re not moving, so deal with it.”
“Huh, really. Justice Guild supporters acting just like the Justice Guild itself. Stealing other people’s things wholesale.”
“Hey, are you done talking?”
“What? Did I say something wrong?”
As the voices grew louder, a Taesan Guild staff member approached and sorted out the situation.
But the arm bends inward, as they say.
It simply flowed in favor of the Taesan supporters.
In the end, the spot that became Lee Ha Young’s and the other three was the one closest to the road.
“Ugh, this is so frustrating.”
Tears of sorrow seemed ready to spill at any moment, but Lee Ha Young clenched her lips shut.
She knew that if she cried here, it would only make the laughter of the Taesan supporters watching them grow louder.
“I hope our people aren’t receiving this kind of treatment anywhere else…?”
One person, who was unusually quiet and shy, murmured in a small voice.
“No way. At least Yeo Joo wouldn’t stand for something like that.”
“Ah, right.”
The other three nodded at Lee Ha Young’s decisive words.
‘That’s right, that’s right. Our Yeo Joo wouldn’t hold back.’
It was a belief in Yeo Joo that had spread like a religion among the Justice Guild supporters.
“Kyaaah! Ho Young! Look over here!”
“Han Kwon hyung looks so handsome today too!”
The area grew loud at that moment.
The Taesan Guild, owners of the Training Facility, had made their appearance.
With hundreds of people gathered, they received roaring cheers simply by showing their faces.
However, whether their schedule was tight or not, the Taesan Guild’s raid team didn’t even greet them properly and headed straight into the Training Facility.
“Ah, their outfits looked so good today.”
“I couldn’t even take a few photos.”
Sighs of regret from Taesan supporters echoed throughout the area.
They’d raised their voices and even fought over seats, but all they got in return was a few seconds.
Not long after, a black van pulled up.
It was a vehicle from the Justice Guild, bearing the large ‘JUSTICE’ logo.
At the same time, the previously chaotic Training Facility entrance turned deathly silent.
Sharp, hostile gazes fixed on the van.
Lee Ha Young cursed the Taesan supporters under her breath and raised the expensive camera she’d prepared for today.
Since she was positioned by the road, she didn’t need to zoom in much.
Lee Ha Young focused solely on the camera’s viewfinder.
‘I’m the one taking photos of our kids’ first day!’
The moment she made that vow, the car door opened and Kang Han stepped out.
She pressed the shutter, trying to capture that radiant beauty in a photograph.
Click-click-click-!
The sound of countless shutters echoed like rainfall.
‘What? That’s not my camera’s sound?’
Amid that curiosity, Lee Ha Young photographed the Justice Guild members as they descended one by one.
Yeo Joo, spirited as always today, and Kang Han, holding her hand to help her down gracefully.
Han Ji Sung, a sculpture of winter cool tones and certainty; the twins bickering over who would get down first; and Im Chung Soo, hands clasped behind his back like a grandfather descending from a mountain.
And finally, Jang Su Ho, handing the car keys to a Taesan Guild staff member before turning back.
‘Oh my, Yeo Joo!’
Lee Ha Young gasped internally.
How had they spotted her among all these Taesan supporters?
Yeo Joo waved toward Lee Ha Young’s camera.
And that wasn’t even the end of it.
Like baby birds following their mother, the rest of the guild members also waved toward the camera together.
‘This is amazing!’
Photos of the Justice Guild, just beginning their full-fledged activities, were precious.
How many people would love these photos she’d taken today when she posted them on the bulletin board?
Lee Ha Young pressed the shutter button relentlessly, oblivious to the ache spreading through her fingers.
The other supporters standing beside her had apparently even succeeded in delivering gifts.
After capturing the guild members’ retreating figures as they entered the Training Facility, Lee Ha Young finally lowered her camera and realized the source of that crisp ‘click-click-click’ sound from moments before.
“Damn, I didn’t even realize I was shooting.”
“You too? Hey, me neither.”
The Taesan supporters had unconsciously snapped photographs upon witnessing such a flawless subject.
“Wow, the Justice Guild’s appearance is seriously no joke.”
“Seeing them in person is insane.”
Lee Ha Young’s shoulders rose higher and higher.
‘Ah, this is why I do this as a Justice Guild supporter.’
The bitter taste of the sweet potato she’d eaten while being pushed aside seemed to wash away completely.
“I need to go upload these photos right away.”
Lee Ha Young’s hands moved frantically as she gathered her camera.

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