The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 152

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 152

At my proposal, Yang Hwa Yeon’s expression shifted back to that of a Guild Master.
“The next Dungeon auction is in a few days. Does the Justice Guild have funds prepared?”
“Fortunately, yes. Though A-rank and above will be difficult with the competition so fierce. What about the Magma Guild?”
“We’ve been operating for several years now.”
“A 50-50 split. How does that sound?”
“Hmm. I’ll need to think about that. The Justice Guild still lacks experience, doesn’t it?”
Tsk.
I already knew all this, so where was she going with it?
“You just recruited a bunch of new members for the Magma Guild. You’ll need a Dungeon to break them in.”
Yang Hwa Yeon looked at me with an expression that said ‘how did you know that?’ before shrugging and speaking.
“They can be broken in at Guerrilla Dungeons.”
“At unprofitable Guerrilla Dungeons? There’s no need for that. Training together with us on Regular Gates would be far more beneficial.”
“That’s… a fair point.”
Yang Hwa Yeon began to consider it seriously now.
After a moment spent stroking Baek Ho’s fur in thought, she spoke.
“The auction price will be steep, but it needs to be C-rank or higher. Is that acceptable?”
“The Justice Guild has no intention of going below C-rank either. This works out perfectly.”
What we absolutely needed now was experience.
Kang Han needed to test his newly acquired skills, and the younger Lee Yu Eul and Lee Yu Chan needed a training ground where they could encounter various types of monsters.
That said, we weren’t yet at the stage where we could rashly venture into Regular Dungeons alone.
Just because your legs are long doesn’t mean you should skip two or three steps at a time—you’ll only twist your ankle.
I cast one final bait toward the nearly convinced Yang Hwa Yeon.
“Yang Hwa Yeon, honestly—is there a Guild you trust more than the Justice Guild to venture into Dungeons with?”
At my words, Yang Hwa Yeon glanced at Kang Han once.
And at Jang Su Ho and Han Ji Sung over there, happily chatting and eating meat with their two vice-guild masters, along with the three high school students.
“…I can’t win against Yeo Joo with words. Fine.”
Yang Hwa Yeon set down Na Baek Ho for a moment and extended her hand to Kang Han.
“It’s been a while. I look forward to working with you, Kang Han.”
“The pleasure is mine.”
I had a good feeling about this.
A premonition that this would be a successful joint operation, completely unlike the failed group project that was our last collaboration with the Taesan Guild.

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The day of the Regular Gate auction.
We arrived at the Awakeners Association.
“Look at all these Hunters swarming around.”
Though this was only our second time, there were noticeably more Hunters gathered around the Association today.
“Apparently one S-rank and two A-rank Gates are up for auction today. That’s probably why.”
Lee Yu Chan searched something on his phone before speaking.
Three high-rank Gates opening around the same time—that was quite rare.
“These things seem to be happening more frequently lately.”
Han Ji Sung tilted his head thoughtfully.
“There’s nothing good about so many high-rank Gates opening.”
“The large Guilds must be thrilled about it.”
Lee Yu Eul grumbled with obvious displeasure.
“Lee Yu Eul.”
“What is it, sister?”
“Here, have one of these.”
I pulled a lollipop from my pocket and handed it to Lee Yu Eul.
“Why don’t we get any!”
“Only well-behaved children get them.”
I dismissed the protests from Lee Yu Chan and Im Chung Soo without a second thought.
In this world within the 【Sejong Chronicles】, Gates and their conquest had become a kind of sport.
Hunters were like star players running on the Dungeon grounds.
But we must never forget.
Even now, countless Hunters die and are injured inside Dungeons, and when a Gate’s conquest fails, countless civilians perish.
This is not a game.
“Shall we head inside?”
At Kang Han’s words, we entered the Auction House.
And as always, the attention of every other Hunter instantly turned toward us.
But there was definitely something different this time.
“It’s the Justice Guild.”
“Think they’re going solo this time?”
“Nah, they’re not ready for that yet.”
The mindless insults and curses from before were nowhere to be heard.
Everyone remembered how the Justice Guild had carried the joint conquest with Taesan, dominating the entire operation.
Just then, Yang Hwa Yeon, the Guild Master occupying the best seat in the center, raised her hand toward us and called out.
“Hey, over here!”
And I could see several Hunters around her nodding in agreement.
“Magma Guild is fine.”
“Good choice.”
Right, right.
The Magma Guild differed from Taesan in several respects.
The Magma Guild had only existed for a few years, but it had built a solid foundation and earned a reputation as a trustworthy mid-sized organization that refused to bloat itself unnecessarily.
That was the general consensus about Magma.
After choosing a suitable seat, I took a moment to glance around the venue.
It was a completely thoughtless gesture on my part.
Kang Han sat down beside me as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
“The Sama Guild won’t be attending today, so you don’t need to worry.”
“Why? I thought they’d definitely try to secure the S-rank items.”
Unlike me, who simply nodded at Kang Han’s words, Yang Hwa Yeon asked with evident surprise.
‘Because Sa Ma Young is far too busy cleaning house within the guild right now.’
Of course, I wasn’t referring to literal cleaning.
It meant he was occupied purging Sa Ma Jung’s people to fully consolidate control of the Sama Guild after his S-rank awakening.
Kang Han glanced at Yang Hwa Yeon and gave a dismissive answer.
“Ask your vice-guild master.”
“Could you at least explain?”
“Too bothersome.”
“How can you breathe when you’re so lazy?”
….
Yang Hwa Yeon, who glared at Kang Han for refusing to answer, turned to ask her vice-guild master why the Sama Guild wasn’t participating in the auction.
She certainly knows how to take a hint.
As we continued our conversation, the lights dimmed and the auction began.
“Everyone, please take your seats. We will begin the auction shortly.”
I leaned slightly toward Kang Han and spoke in a low voice.
“We agreed that we’d choose the Dungeon today, right?”
Yang Hwa Yeon, who had no interest in playing mind games with other guilds, had delegated the dungeon selection rights to the Justice Guild.
“I’ll be the one choosing.”
Because today, a truly fascinating Dungeon was coming up for auction.

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After the auction ended, we parted ways with the Magma Guild in front of the Awakeners Association building.
“See you the day after tomorrow!”
“Jang Su Ho! Let’s have a proper match during training!”
Once the noisy Magma Guild departed in their vehicle, the surroundings grew quiet.
Not that it was truly quiet in front of the Association with dozens of hunters pouring out.
It just meant the Magma Guild had been that loud.
“There’s Su Ho now. Let’s get in.”
Han Ji Sung spoke as he watched the Justice Guild van with its name emblazoned on the side approaching from a distance.
I needed to get home and rest soon.
The Magma Guild clearly had an iron rule of recruiting only extreme extroverts.
Otherwise, there was no way my energy would be drained like this every time we met.
Kang Han approached me as I trudged along, exhausted.
“Since the Maze Dungeon will be physically demanding, shall we exercise together starting tomorrow?”
The dungeon we’d won at auction today was a C-rank large-scale Maze Dungeon.
Because it was massive and obviously a maze where getting lost inside was inevitable, there were no competitors, allowing us to win the bid at a bargain price.
“Ten minutes of cardio should be enough.”
“You need at least an hour.”
“An hour?! Are you trying to kill me?”
“Still, you struggle every single time.”
“I don’t care. If I can’t walk anymore, the guild leader can just carry me.”
“Ah, that would work then.”
What do you mean ‘that would work’?
There’s no way he’s actually carrying me.
It’s true that Maze Dungeons consume a lot of stamina.
‘But that’s only for people who don’t know the way.’
I’m a possessed reader, after all.
Unaware of my true intentions, Kang Han spoke once more as I was about to board the vehicle.
“I won’t let your feet touch the ground inside the maze, Yeo Joo.”
“Yes, yes.”
I boarded the car, brushing off Kang Han’s words.

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A few days later, I was running the vacuum cleaner.
It was a tragedy born from Ji Sung’s cleaning fervor—insisting that even close allies like the Magma Guild couldn’t be received in a messy space.
“I’m done.”
“I saw you skip that whole section over there, Yeo Joo.”
“The Magma Guild won’t even notice that area. Do we really need to clean all the way over there?”
“I’ll notice.”
After another thirty minutes of sweeping and scrubbing, the cleaning finally ended.
“Ugh, I’m exhausted.”
I sprawled across the sofa and regretted everything.
Regardless of how cramped this place was, I should have just suggested we train at the Magma Guild instead.
Remembering how wasteful the joint training with Taesan had been without proper simulation facilities, I’d meddled out of concern—and now it was biting me in the foot.
“Just a moment… let me close my eyes for a bit before getting up.”
After exerting myself with cleaning since morning, my eyelids were growing heavy.
That’s when it happened.
Ding dong—
With the doorbell chime, a large screen materialized in the space before the sofa.
[ “We’re here!” ]
The voices of the Magma Guild echoed loudly throughout the spacious training facility.

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