The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 136

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 136

Jung Je Hwa threw out a remarkably meaningful statement and watched my reaction intently.
As if questioning whether it was truly so.
“Of course it is.”
Jung Je Hwa wouldn’t understand, but Kang Han is the key to preventing this world from collapsing.
So for someone like me who wants to survive without dying and enjoy a long life while spending my lottery winnings of 25 billion won freely, the Justice Guild is an essential existence.
“…I see.”
Jung Je Hwa reluctantly nodded with an expression that seemed utterly unconvinced.
But that demeanor didn’t last long.
He suddenly opened his large palm and extended it before me.
“Give it to me.”
“Give you what?”
“The reward you received from this Dungeon.”
“Ah!”
I had momentarily forgotten.
I reached into my Subspace and rummaged through it as I spoke.
“How did you know what would come out?”
“When you defeat a Magma Golem in the Flame Dungeon, the probability of receiving the Golem’s essence is highest. Even if it’s not that, whatever comes out will show its best effects once it passes through my hands.”
Such is the confidence of a genius.
I took out the Golem’s essence and placed it on Jung Je Hwa’s palm while grumbling inwardly.
But his eyes widened upon receiving what he had wanted.
“…I thought it was a C-rank Golem.”
“That’s right, a C-rank Golem. Why?”
“The size of an essence is usually proportional to the power that monster possesses. But with this size, it should have been at least B-rank.”
“Ah.”
At Jung Je Hwa’s words, I recalled the information window I had seen at that time.

[ Magma Golem ( C+ )
: Master of the Flame Dungeon.
Currently in a state of having consumed powerful force from within the Volcano. ]

That’s right.
I had picked something up and my rank had become ‘C+’ at that time.
But I tilted my head with an innocent expression, pretending I knew nothing of such things.
“Is that so? I’m not entirely sure about that.”
“I’m not sure what happened, but since Yeo Joo managed to survive facing such a creature, let’s call it a success.”
With that, the essence of the Magma Golem entered Jung Je Hwa’s Subspace.
But watching that unfold, a hint of mischief suddenly rose within me.
“By the way, boss.”
“Yes, Yeo Joo?”
“What would you have done if I’d planned to entrust it to a different craftsman instead of you?”
At my question, Jung Je Hwa made no effort to hide his displeasure, snorting before speaking.
“Then I’d simply steal it back.”
This guy, I tell you.
“And there’s no one in this world better at item crafting than me.”
Good grief.
Why don’t you just advertise yourself as the Master while you’re at it?
Kang Han was the same way, and Jung Je Hwa too.
S-rank Hunters, and yet they’re so full of holes.
I chuckled softly and made my request to Jung Je Hwa.
“I’m counting on you again, boss.”
“That’s obvious, Yeo Joo.”
Jung Je Hwa answered with a satisfied smile.

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Meanwhile, in the Justice Guild Underground Training Grounds, a rather serious conversation was unfolding.
“What if she decides to leave?”
Lee Yu Chan furrowed his brow and muttered under his breath.
Though spoken softly, the impact of his words was tremendous.
Im Chung Soo, who had been excited about entering the Flame Dungeon for the first time, suddenly heard the shocking news that some dark-haired man had appeared and offered Yeo Joo a recruitment proposal. Fury consumed him as he shot up from his seat and shouted.
“No way! Where could she possibly go! She brought me here!”
“M-me too! The unnie hid me in the Justice Guild….”
Sung Yo Na’s face crumpled with tears.
“Kyao!”
Baek Ho also chimed in with something.
Jang Su Ho stroked Baek Ho’s head as the creature sat confidently in its place, nodding in agreement.
“That’s right, that’s right. And soon the Guild Master—no, Senior Yoo Jin Rok will be joining us too!”
In that instant, the ‘Yeo Joo Responsibility Theory’ ignited among them.
“It makes no sense for Yeo Joo to go to another guild. Where could she possibly go?”
Han Ji Sung’s eyes drooped as if the very thought saddened him.
“She should bury her bones here.”
Lee Yu Eul gulped down water and spoke with an ominous tone.
And naturally, the gazes of the guild members who had each spoken their piece converged on one location.
It was where Kang Han sat, radiating an icy aura without uttering a single word until now.
Kang Han, whose eyes alone seemed ready to incinerate the center of the table, finally opened his mouth.
“Yeo Joo won’t be going to another guild.”
Unlike the other guild members, his words carried a certain conviction.
“As long as all of Yeo Joo’s assets are tied up here, and as long as we continue to have utility value.”
Utility value, he said.
Though his words were coldly calculated, the guild members recalled Yeo Joo’s pragmatic nature regarding money and nodded in agreement.
And a gleaming resolve kindled in everyone’s eyes.
‘That’s right. We just need to keep proving we have investment value.’
It was the moment the Justice Guild united without a single word being spoken.
“Is everyone ready for mining and just resting?”
Yeo Joo entered through the training facility door and asked, observing the guild members gathered around the round table.
Simultaneously, the guild members sprang to their feet and answered.
“All set!”
“Let’s go! Mining time!”
“Time to make money!”
The Justice Guild’s unwavering determination to uproot the Flame Dungeon entirely today surged upward as if it would pierce through the ceiling of the training grounds.

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Leaving Jongno with Sung Yo Na remaining as our home guardian and Gung Gi’s reluctant farewell—someone who still showed no interest in anything around them—we navigated through the Seoul Metropolitan Area’s traffic congestion and arrived safely at the Ansan City Dungeon.
“Oh my, the healer’s dying here.”
I’ll have to buy a helicopter someday.
The large guilds ride several of those when they’re clearing dungeons.
I tapped my stiff lower back and added a helicopter to my future shopping list.
“Let’s go in! Hurry!”
“I’ve got energy to spare! I want to dig right now!”
Why are they like this?
I calmed down the beagles who were overflowing with energy today and spoke.
“We should at least greet them before going in.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
The area around the Gate we had cleared was being guarded by hunters from the Awakeners Association.
It was to prevent hunters from other guilds who hadn’t successfully cleared it, as well as civilians, from entering and exiting the Gate.
“Hello. Thank you for your hard work. We’re from the Justice Guild and would like to enter.”
At my greeting, the Awakeners Association hunter who had been talking with his colleague looked at us as if to verify our identity.
Then he nodded as if he understood the situation.
“Yes, confirmed. Please go ahead.”
If a mining team had come or if we’d outsourced to a contractor, there would have been quite complicated procedures like document verification.
But since we who had cleared the Gate came directly, they were just letting us through.
“Then thank you for your work.”
Either way, it never hurts to be kind to civil servants.
I gave one final bow and stepped into the Gate.
“Ugh, no matter how many times I enter, I still can’t get used to going through a Gate.”
Along with the sensation of being immersed in a sticky liquid, the familiar heat of the Flame Dungeon hit my face in a rush.
“The heat has definitely weakened.”
Kang Han, who entered after me, looked around and spoke.
“Yeah, really. Is it because the boss died?”
“That’s part of it, but dungeon environments naturally stabilize to some degree over time anyway.”
While listening to Kang Han’s explanation, the rest of the guild members completed their Gate entry.
“Wow, so this is what it looks like.”
Im Chung Soo, who had only experienced the Flame Dungeon through screens, let out admiring exclamations repeatedly.
I breathed in the warm air deeply into my lungs.
“Huff, ahh.”
Good, good.
This familiar temperature and humidity.
Today I’m going to completely dry up the seeds of this dungeon’s mana stones.
“Alright everyone, take out what you prepared. Hoes and shovels!”
Click!
“Sacks!”
Click!
At my signal, the guild members retrieved the items they had prepared in the Subspace and held them up one by one.
“Excellent, excellent. And finally. Come forth, Familiars!”
“Kyaaah!”
“Whoosh!”
“Screech!”
The Familiars that had been quietly resting in the Subspace during our journey now revealed themselves.
And I, along with the other Familiar owners, watched them intently with bated breath.
We couldn’t yet know what effect the environment of the C-rank Flame Dungeon would have on these young Familiars.
But then.
“These guys absolutely love it!”
Jang Su Ho pointed at the Familiars with his finger as he spoke.

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