The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 142

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 142

“Ga Young too?”
Yoo Jin Rok glanced down at the top of the contract.
Just as Yeo Joo had said, the parties to the contract were Yoo Jin Rok and Yu Ga Young.
Whenever someone joined a new Guild, they routinely signed a confidentiality agreement.
It was meant to prevent information about the Guild from leaking outside, so there was nothing particularly unusual about it.
But he hadn’t expected his daughter, Yu Ga Young, to be listed as a party to the contract as well.
“Since Ga Young will be visiting the Justice Guild frequently.”
“I see.”
Yoo Jin Rok nodded.
There was no displeasure in his expression.
He was simply momentarily surprised to see his daughter’s name written on the contract without having anticipated it.
Yoo Jin Rok glanced back at the closed Research Lab door and asked.
“Is this room soundproofed?”
“The soundproofing is excellent. That’s why I brought you here.”
“There are two contracts.”
One was a standard confidentiality agreement regarding internal Guild information, and the other was a confidentiality agreement regarding healing practices.
Yoo Jin Rok stared intently at the healing practices contract before asking.
“It seems the Guild members still don’t know much about Yeo Joo’s abilities.”
“Perhaps. Some may have figured it out, others may not. Just as you don’t know exactly what skills I possess, Yoo Jin Rok.”
“I see.”
Yoo Jin Rok held the healing practices contract with slightly perspiring hands and examined it carefully.
Since it concerned his daughter, he couldn’t afford to overlook a single clause.
After reading through the entire contract, he couldn’t suppress a small sigh.
“Yeo Joo.”
“Yes?”
“The contract is too lenient.”
“You want to cancel the contract?”
“No, I mean the penalties for breach are too weak.”
If the healing practices contract were violated, all of Yoo Jin Rok’s Hunter skills would be sealed.
And Yu Ga Young would no longer receive treatment.
That was all.
Despite Yoo Jin Rok’s pointed observation, Yeo Joo simply nodded calmly.
“Thank you for pointing that out. I’ll keep it in mind next time.”
Yeo Joo answered as such but did not revise the contract.
Yoo Jin Rok finally understood.
‘She knew the penalty was weak.’
Whether it was sympathy for the father and daughter, or simply the nature of this person called Yeo Joo, he couldn’t tell.
“Should I sign as is?”
“Yes, please do.”
He simply made a resolve to assist this soft-hearted guild manager well going forward.
Scratch, scratch.
Below Yoo Jin Rok’s signature, the name ‘Yu Ga Young’ was also written.
It was Yu Ga Young’s first time signing her name, and she had written each character with painstaking care.
“Then I’ll sign too.”
Yeo Joo hastily scrawled her signature across the contract.
And then she said abruptly.
“So shall we treat Ga Young first?”
…Just as I thought. Soft-hearted.
Despite looking exhausted with a pallid complexion, she was volunteering to treat Yu Ga Young first.
But he couldn’t refuse the offer, so Yoo Jin Rok replied with a bitter smile.
“Thank you very much.”
Whether it was guilt, responsibility, or gratitude.
His chest grew heavy with inexplicably complex emotions.
“Ga Young, give me your hand.”
Watching Yeo Joo take her daughter’s hand, Yoo Jin Rok made a vow.
No matter what happened, he would protect the Justice Guild and Hunter Yeo Joo.

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[ Target’s Darkness Addiction Rate: 71% ]

She’s gotten worse again.
I distinctly remember lowering it to 38% at the Hospital.
It’s already risen this much in just a few days.
I swallowed a sigh while looking at Yu Ga Young’s bright face, though her complexion was slightly pallid.
At this rate, I couldn’t even fathom how frequently she’d been going berserk.
It’s remarkable that her small body has endured this long.
I glanced at the time as if checking it, while verifying my own condition.

[ Current Stamina: 55/100 ]

Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t have had the stamina to properly use my skills.
But I had a secret weapon up my sleeve.
Yesterday, just in case, I’d managed to sneak a single stamina-boosting elixir from Im Chung Soo’s storage.
The kid was so meticulous about inventory management that I couldn’t risk taking multiple bottles without him noticing.

[ Stamina-Boosting Elixir (A)
: Stamina increase effect +60, Duration 20 minutes. ]

Vitality surged through me in an instant, my stamina bar filling to the brim.
I brushed aside the tiresome warning window that appeared before my eyes.
‘I made the right call not taking it earlier.’
If I’d consumed this elixir before healing Yu Ga Young, I would’ve been bedridden and complaining for days afterward.
But for the next twenty minutes, I’m invincible.

[ Using skill ‘Darkness Purification’. ]
[ Purification efficiency decreased due to target’s special constitution. ]
[ 1 Stamina → 0.5% purification rate ]
[ Darkness Purification successful! ]
[ Current target’s darkness addiction rate: 0% ]

The satisfaction of seeing that “0%” was indescribable.
Like scrubbing away years of grime, a refreshing sense of accomplishment washed over me, and I couldn’t help but smile inwardly. Then Yu Ga Young’s eyes flew wide open.
“Huh…? Huh?”
“What’s wrong, Ga Young?”
Yoo Jin Rok asked with concern etched across his face.
“Dad, it doesn’t hurt at all!”
“Not at all…?”
“Yeah! My head doesn’t hurt! My stomach doesn’t hurt!”
Yu Ga Young, who had never experienced a 0% addiction rate since her condition manifested, sprang from her seat, bouncing up and down with excited cheers, even attempting a few stretches.
“Ga Young…”
Watching his daughter, Hunter Yoo Jin Rok’s eyes glistened with hot tears.
I pretended not to notice and spoke to Yu Ga Young instead.
“You can go play with the Awakened Hunters outside. There’s a dark-skinned kid named Gung Gi—don’t touch him, though.”
“Okay! Dad! Let’s go together! Let’s go see Baek Ho!”
Yu Ga Young, delighted by her newfound health, grabbed Hunter Yoo Jin Rok’s hand and pulled him along.
Hunter Yoo Jin Rok stared at his daughter’s grip—hands that had always lain limp now pulling with all their might—his voice trembling and barely audible.
“Thank you. Thank you so much, Hunter Yeo Joo.”
“It was part of our contract. Go on now.”
Hunter Yoo Jin Rok bowed deeply to me one last time, then left the Research Lab hand in hand with Yu Ga Young.
Click.
“Sigh.”
As the door closed, the sigh I’d been holding back finally escaped my lips.
It wasn’t because my body was exhausted.
Im Chung Soo’s tonic had already restored me to perfect health.
“This doesn’t seem fair at all.”
Yu Ga Young was just a child who hadn’t even awakened yet.
What wrong could she possibly have committed?
This wretched world system.
“I should check on the Awakened Healer Hospital when I have time.”
There might be others suffering from inexplicable runaway episodes like Yu Ga Young.
It was at that moment.

[ Your synchronization rate with this world has increased. ]
[ The ‘Body Healing’ ability has advanced one rank. ]
[ Current Rank – Intermediate I ]

“Huh?”
Out of nowhere?
But that wasn’t all.

[ A new ability has been unlocked in ‘The More You Know (EX)’! ]

I felt my heart literally skip a beat.
Of course, in a good way.
“Stay calm, stay calm.”
I took a few deep breaths and pulled up my status window.

Yeo Joo A
1. The More You Know ( EX ) – Active
▼ Expand (NEW!)
2. Squeeze Water from a Dried Squid ( A )
3. Body and Mind Fortified ( A )
▼ Expand
4. Nurturing Sprouts ( S )
▼ Expand
Engraved Summon – Baek Ho
Equipped Items – Necklace of Absolute Defense II ( S ), Lightweight Dungeon Sneakers ( S ), Justice Guild Uniform ( A )

There was actually a new expand button beneath the “Know It All” skill.
My heart trembling, I pressed it and saw the name of the newly unlocked ability.

1. Know It All (EX) – Active
– Information Window (EX)
– Potential Detector (Random)
: Once a week, with low probability, I can see the potential of a desired person.

“Damn, that’s sweet.”
Of course, that word “Random” was a bit annoying, but what could I do.
If luck was on my side, I could bring a promising talent with S-rank potential to the Justice Guild!
And at an undervalued price at that!
I jumped to my feet and clenched both fists.
Cancel what I said about this being a pathetic world!
Completely cancel it!
In repentance, I slapped my own lips repeatedly.
After a few minutes of this ceremony, I walked toward the Research Lab door.
“There’s been something bothering me for a while now.”
Finally, I could confirm it.

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“Where is the teacher?”
Since the guild members had started calling him teacher, I needed to change how I addressed him too.
At my question, Sung Yo Na tilted her head for a moment before responding with an “Oh!”
“Hunter Yoo Jin Rok? He just entered the Simulation Training Ground with the Guild Master.”
“That was fast, really fast.”
“Unnie, look at this!”
Yu Ga Young called out to me with a bright laugh.
“Oh, Maeng Yi, what’s gotten into you.”
Maeng Yi, who was usually shy around everyone except Im Chung Soo, was sitting on top of Yu Ga Young’s head eating snacks.
Yu Ga Young was stiff-necked, afraid Maeng Yi might fall, yet she couldn’t stop laughing at the sight.
Even Gung Gi, the ultimate shy one, was watching with relaxed eyes.
‘Now’s the time.’
I immediately used the new skill I’d just acquired on Yu Ga Young.

[ Using skill ‘Potential Detector (Random)’. ]

Ding— ding— ding—
A shimmering white aura rippled around Yu Ga Young, and a strange sound effect echoed from nowhere.
But that wasn’t what mattered right now.
I held my breath, watching Yu Ga Young play around with the familiars.
And moments later.

Ding!
[ Detection successful! ]
[ Detection result – Yu Ga Young ( A~S ) ]

Oh, oh lottery god, bless me!

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