The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 150

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 150

For several days after the photo shoot, the Justice Guild remained quiet.
“Ah, this is wonderful.”
I slept in for the first time in ages, prepared snacks for the familiars, took a leisurely walk around Cheonggyecheon, and by the time I returned, the afternoon had already slipped away.
How long had it been since I’d enjoyed such leisure?
“I’m back from school! Sung Yo Na, hello!”
“I’m back too!”
“Jang Su Ho as well? What brings everyone home together?”
“We ran into each other on the way!”
I watched the guild members return one by one, lost in contemplation for a moment.
Their faces were incomparably brighter than when I first arrived at the Justice Guild.
The same was true for Sung Yo Na and Yoo Jin Rok, who joined later.
Watching people with various circumstances find stability after stepping into the Justice Guild proved far more rewarding than I’d anticipated.
“I’m starving!”
“Is it okay if I eat this fruit?”
“Should we boil some ramen before dinner?”
The three high school students continued to grow healthily as always.
“Should I go out and run one more time?”
“Jang Su Ho, you need to exercise in moderation.”
Jang Su Ho had become so much brighter that even Han Ji Sung felt the need to caution him.
It was a change that came after Yoo Jin Rok joined us.
Now I no longer had to worry about Jang Su Ho losing his composure and becoming frenzied outside of dungeons.
With a stable environment and no stress or accumulated frustration like before, it was only natural.
“Sung Yo Na, I believe we need to reinforce the Training Facility one more time.”
“One more time? Yes, I’ll finish the repairs by evening.”
“I’m always indebted to you.”
“Not at all. It’s not even difficult work!”
Kang Han had become an even more formidable hunter after his recent skill reawakening.
He’d trained without fully understanding the power of his new skill, and nearly brought down the building in the process.
Thanks to that, Sung Yo Na had reinforced it once, but it seemed he’d punched another hole in the wall.
“Sung Yo Na, would you check tomorrow’s training schedule?”
“Yes, instructor!”
Sung Yo Na was growing day by day through her training.
According to Yoo Jin Rok, her reflexes surpassed those of hunters at her level by twice over.
Whether due to her ability to manipulate space, her spatial awareness and dynamic vision were equally exceptional.
‘If I can figure out how to use her effectively, it might just work.’
These days, I found myself thinking that Sung Yo Na might be the perfect puzzle piece for the Justice Guild’s assault team.
Lee Yu Eul had quick reflexes and nimble movements, but she leaned more toward power-based attacks using her machete.
If someone could disrupt the enemy’s formation, our attacks would become far easier than they are now.
“Hmm.”
Everyone was resting until dinner time came around.
“Yu Chan, once you finish that ramen, want to do some training?”
Yoo Jin Rok, apparently unsatisfied, called Lee Yu Chan—who was sipping the broth and savoring the taste—over to the Archery Training Ground.
“Yo Na, you too.”
Huh?

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I thought he was just going to watch Lee Yu Chan’s training, but that wasn’t it at all.
Yoo Jin Rok positioned Sung Yo Na where the target usually stood and said:
“Yo Na, try to dodge Yu Chan’s arrows as much as possible.”
“Yes, sir.”
“What?!”
It was Lee Yu Chan who cried out in surprise, not Sung Yo Na.
Rather, Sung Yo Na simply nodded with a composed expression.
“No, wait, Yo Na. You can’t just agree like that! What if you get hurt?!”
Lee Yu Chan’s face went completely pale.
I mean, he’d only ever shot at monsters or targets—asking him to shoot arrows at a person was another matter entirely.
I was startled for a moment, but instead of panicking like Lee Yu Chan, I studied Yoo Jin Rok carefully.
He must have had a reason for assigning this training.
Feeling my gaze, Yoo Jin Rok gave a brief explanation.
“Yo Na’s dungeon experience is practically nonexistent. To truly heighten her reflexes, she needs something beyond simple simulations at this point. Yu Chan, I’m counting on you.”
“But even so…”
Lee Yu Chan’s cat-like eyes, fixed on Sung Yo Na, trembled with concern.
“Yo Na, are you really… sure about this?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
Sung Yo Na nodded briefly and spoke.
“I can dodge one arrow at a time without any problem.”
“One arrow? Without any problem?”
Sung Yo Na had spoken purely about her own reflexes, but her words seemed to have touched Lee Yu Chan’s pride.
“Fine. I’ll shoot for real, so dodge well.”
Lee Yu Chan drew a string of mana arrows into his hand and smiled through gritted teeth.

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“How is that even possible? Huff, I didn’t land a single hit?”
“Huff, puff, there were a few close calls, but I managed.”
Lee Yu Chan and Sung Yo Na, sprawled across the floor of the Archery Training Ground, exchanged words between breaths.
Drenched in sweat, they looked as though they might crumble to white ash and scatter away—it had been an intense round that burned through everything.
“Yo Na, let’s go one more round.”
“Puff, alright. This time, will you shoot two arrows at once?”
No, it was about to become two rounds.
I had no intention of standing here watching their training any longer—my eyes couldn’t even keep up with their movements.
I quietly slipped out of the Archery Training Ground and closed the door behind me.
“Everyone’s doing well.”
Now I just need to do well too.
I sat down on the sofa with my arms crossed, lost in thought.
“The Guild doesn’t have money.”
That was the problem.
“We’ve solved the survival issue, at least.”
Fortunately, the Justice Guild had escaped the crisis of dissolution.
But that didn’t mean the Justice Guild was comfortable now.
That wasn’t the case at all.
We’d reached a point where we needed significant capital.
“Should I really make merchandise and sell it?”
I was tempted for a moment, but then I shook my head.
Making and selling products required a lot of hands.
Our Guild’s current workforce wasn’t nearly enough.
I couldn’t have all the Guild members abandon their training and sit around packaging delivery boxes.
“I’ll dream about that later when we hire administrative staff.”
Then the only option left was to bid for Dungeons and continue clearing them.
Fortunately, I had the capital for the Dungeon auction from the money we made selling mana stones from the Flame Dungeon last time, plus the final payment from the advertising deal we just received.
“What are you thinking so hard about?”
Kang Han, who had gone upstairs to wash up after training, was now sitting beside me without a sound.
“Ah, you startled me! Give some warning when you move around!”
“It’s fun when Yeo Joo gets surprised.”
“Seriously, that doesn’t suit you. Don’t you realize your personality is a bit odd, Kang Han?”
“I’ve never heard that before. You’re the only one who says things like that, Yeo Joo.”
“Everyone just doesn’t know…!”
Ding dong—.
Just as I was about to snap back at Kang Han’s irritating smile, a clear bell chimed from the Underground Training Facility.
And a large screen appeared in the empty air before us.
This was a new feature Sung Yo Na had added while reinforcing the Training Facility.
It displayed video from the Subspace entrance whenever a visitor arrived, accompanied by the bell sound.
“Looks like someone came to visit. Huh, but there are quite a lot of people?”

[ “Wow, what is this?!”
“We should build something like this for our guild too!”
“The Justice Guild really upgraded its style!” ]

The voices coming through the video were unusually lively and boisterous.
I squinted, trying to get a better look at the visitors’ faces, when Kang Han stood up beside me and spoke.
“It’s the Magma Guild.”

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I owed the Magma Guild a debt.
When we couldn’t get our names on the Guerrilla Dungeon conquest guild list, they had shared their portion with us.
That’s how we ended up entering the Crocodile King Dungeon.
So I had thought to repay that debt someday.
I never expected them to show up like this out of nowhere.
The three members of the Magma Guild, each carrying a box of something, were as loud and boisterous as if there were three Jang Su Hos present.
“Hey, Kang Han! If you were going to do such major renovations, you should’ve told us earlier!”
Yang Hwa Yeon, the guild master of the Magma Guild, shouted at Kang Han with a grin.
“Why would I?”
“Why? Because this is basically like moving into a new place! We should have a housewarming!”
“Keep your voice down.”
Despite Kang Han’s blunt rebuke, Yang Hwa Yeon simply laughed it off with a hearty chuckle.
They said Yang Hwa Yeon had been close to Kang Han since she was with the Justice Guild, so they really were friends.
Kang Han had a friend.
Even amid the chaos of these noisy visitors—loud as hail falling—that was somehow remarkable to me.
“Why did you come without even calling first?”
“Ah, between us, who needs a call? We came to grill meat on the rooftop!”
With that, she opened the boxes she had brought.
“Are you planning to eat all of that?”
Three cardboard boxes that looked like they came from a mart were packed full of meat and vegetables.
“Are we having meat today?”
“A barbecue party on the rooftop like old times?”
“I’ve been wanting to do something like that!”
The three teenagers were absolutely thrilled.
Anyone would think we never fed them meat and let them starve.
I walked toward Yang Hwa Yeon and spoke.
“Oh my, you shouldn’t have brought all this. You could’ve just come as you are.”
…But even if they were loud, treating a guest who brought food poorly would bring bad luck.

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