The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 162

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 162

Hey, hey.
I quickly covered Gung Gi’s mouth and spoke.
“That man over there is a bad man. Why are you acting like this?”
“Meow.”
But Gung Gi continued to stare only at Sa Ma Young.
Those ruby-red eyes gleamed brilliantly like precious gems.
Ugh, this really isn’t what I wanted.
To make matters worse, Sa Ma Young stopped in his tracks at Gung Gi’s soft cry.
“Did you call me?”
“Meow.”
“You like me?”
“Meow.”
“You’re amusing too.”
Sa Ma Young lowered his body and gazed intently at Gung Gi, then smiled.
“I thought you were just a cat. So you’re a Familiar, huh?”
Purr, purr.
Delighted that Sa Ma Young had recognized its existence, Gung Gi narrowed its round eyes and let out a contented rumbling purr.
Sa Ma Young’s extended fingertip touched Gung Gi’s forehead.
In that instant, a speech bubble appeared above Gung Gi’s head.

[ o(≧∇≦o) ]

I don’t know anymore.
Even without a speech bubble showing his emotions, anyone could see it clearly.
Gung Gi had chosen Sa Ma Young as his master.
I don’t fully understand the criteria a Familiar uses when selecting a master.
Only that they tend to choose someone with a similar temperament to themselves.
“Sigh.”
I exhaled deeply before speaking to Sa Ma Young.
“Take him with you.”
I hated myself for saying such things, but what else could I do?
Gung Gi wanted this.
Besides, I couldn’t keep him alive indefinitely on snacks made by Im Chung Soo.
Gung Gi needed a master who could share his power.
“Are you serious?”
Sa Ma Young’s eyes gleamed with the same light as Gung Gi’s as he asked me.
“He likes you, so take him. But in exchange—”
I fixed Sa Ma Young with a stern glare and issued my warning.
“If you mistreat him, know that you’ll die by my hand. Don’t leave him alone, and since he’s still a baby, care for him properly. A Familiar needs his master’s energy to grow, so take him everywhere you reasonably can. He dislikes noise and loves watching the outside, so don’t forget to set up a spot by the window for him.”
Then I quickly retrieved some snacks for the Familiar and handed them over with one final instruction.
“He loves these, so make sure you always have them on hand.”
If you dare neglect him even once.
Even if the world ends because of it, I’ll send you to the afterlife first.
“Want to come with me?”
“Meow.”
Gung Gi cried out long and happily.
“I’ll take him with me.”
Those words finally came from Sa Ma Young’s lips.
I sighed heavily once more.
I had to hand over my carefully raised Gung Gi to that guy.
Even as I did, Gung Gi sat quietly, accepting Sa Ma Young’s touch.
“What’s his name?”
“For now, I’ve been calling him Gung Gi.”
“Gung Gi… so you’re the other half of Baek Ho.”
Sa Ma Young seemed to be quite knowledgeable about the Four Calamities.
“I like him even more now. But I’ll need to change his name.”
What was wrong with calling Gung Gi by the name Gung Gi?
As the one who had given him the name Na Baek Ho, my mood soured considerably.
“Hmm.”
Sa Ma Young pondered for a moment before speaking.
“Hong Ju. I’ll call him Sa Ma Hong Ju.”
At that same moment, Gung Gi’s status window changed.

Sa Ma Young’s Crimson Jewel (Gung Gi)
Combat-Type
Imprint Target – Sa Ma Young
Evolution Stage – Stage 1
Abilities – □, □□□, □□….

“It means red jewel. Do you like it?”
“Meow!”
Gung Gi answered loudly and then bounded onto Sa Ma Young’s shoulder.
“…They do suit each other.”
Looking at them side by side, both their appearances and their auras were perfectly matched—Sa Ma Young and Gung Gi were made for each other.
Most importantly, Gung Gi no longer looked lonely.
‘I can’t keep watching this.’
I deliberately turned my gaze away from Gung Gi.
Though I hadn’t given up my own place beside them, I’d grown quite attached over time.
All I could do was hope that Gung Gi—no, Crimson Jewel—would leave my arms to find its true master and grow strong and healthy under Sa Ma Young’s affection.
“Crimson Jewel.”
“Meow~”
“Let’s go home.”
Sa Ma Young deactivated the barrier item with a click and opened the window as he spoke.
Yes, go on and leave.
As if reading my thoughts, Sa Ma Young paused at the windowsill with one foot raised and turned back to smile at me.
“See you next time.”
I’ll have to see him again because of Crimson Jewel, but I really don’t want to.
Despite my blatant coldness, Sa Ma Young found it amusing and chuckled, then walked away through the empty air as if taking a leisurely stroll.
“Sigh. What am I supposed to tell everyone starting tomorrow?”
The Justice Guild members had grown just as attached to Crimson Jewel as I had.
Lee Yu Eul especially had rushed at Gung Gi several times, begging to make it her familiar.
I collapsed onto the floor, the tension finally draining from my body.
When I opened the door, Sa Ma Young was sitting there.
It was an experience I never wanted to repeat.
“I need to start earning money right away.”
Most of the world’s problems can be solved with money.

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“Gung Gi went to find his new master yesterday. Everyone knows that.”
Clatter.
My bombshell announcement sent chopsticks clattering onto the table.
They’d been in Lee Yu Eul’s hands.
“What did you just… say?”
“Gung Gi left.”
Scrape!
“No, what are you talking about! He was fine at home until yesterday!”
“Lee Yu Eul.”
As Lee Yu Eul shot to her feet and shouted at me, Kang Han called her name to stop her.
“…I’m sorry. It’s just so sudden.”
“I understand how you feel. I was shocked too.”
I tried to comfort Lee Yu Eul as she slumped back into her chair.
“But Gung Gi seemed happy about it. He even got a new name—Hong Ju.”
“Hong Ju….”
I patted Lee Yu Eul’s shoulder as she murmured Gung Gi’s new name.
I thought it would pass smoothly like that.
“But was there a visitor at the Guild yesterday?”
“…Well, yes.”
I tried to brush off Kang Han’s question vaguely, but Sung Yo Na tilted her head and spoke as if something was odd.
“A visitor? I didn’t receive any notifications yesterday. And no one has gone outside since returning from mining. I set it up so I get an alert whenever anyone passes through the entrance Subspace.”
Kang Han looked at me without saying anything.
He was telling me to explain.
Unable to withstand that gaze, I finally confessed.
“Well… there’s more than one way to get inside, right? There are windows and such.”
“Yeo Joo.”
Han Ji Sung, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, suddenly widened his eyes in surprise.
“Gung Gi—or rather, Hong Ju’s new master scaled the wall? You told him to do that?”
“…No, when I came back after finishing the dungeon yesterday and went to my room, he was already there.”
“Hong Ju’s new master… broke in without permission?”
Ah, he was angry.
I could see Kang Han’s thick, straight brows furrow.
Various emotions flickered across his usually impassive face.
Concern for me, then anger.
“If I didn’t notice, then this person must have at least an A-rank concealment skill. They probably used items too.”
A ghost, it’s a ghost.
And finally, that name came out.
“Could it be Sa Ma Young?”
“…Yes.”
“Sa Ma Young broke into the Guild?!”
“That bastard is the new owner of Hongju?”
Everyone erupted into chaos.
Already shocked beyond measure yesterday, I chewed my fruit as calmly as I could manage and spoke.
“That’s what happened. The real problem is how much of our guild Sa Ma Young managed to explore.”
Hongju was Hongju, but truthfully, this was the biggest issue of all.
“I was in the basement the entire time yesterday. He probably didn’t see it.”
Sung Yo Na spoke in a deflated voice, clearly shaken by the fact that someone had casually wandered through the guild’s interior without her knowledge.
“Well, that’s a relief.”
“We should call in a barrier master today to strengthen the guild’s defenses.”
“I was thinking the same thing.”
I replied to Kang Han, whose face had gone rigid.
“Since we’re doing it anyway, it might be better to save up more money and do it properly. Besides, mining starts today.”
Kang Han pondered my suggestion for a moment before nodding with difficulty.
“Sa Ma Young is the owner of Hongju…”
As Lee Yu Eul muttered in a hollow voice, still reeling from the shock, I quietly revised my plans in my mind.
‘Rather than spending the mining profits right away, it might be better to think bigger.’
Crunch.
The apple tasted a bit more sour than usual today.

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Back inside the Maze Dungeon.
Or rather, what used to be the Maze Dungeon.
If I’d brought Maeng Yi along, the ‘treasure hunt’ ability would have made things far easier, but since Im Chung Soo was busy with new potion research, I proceeded with just Baek Ho this time.
“Even though it’s C-rank, the dungeon is so large that the quantity is impressive.”
Watching the magic stones pile up neatly on one side of the dungeon, I didn’t even notice my fatigue.
Moreover, this time we weren’t doing it alone—the Magma Guild was here too, so the mining progressed even faster.
“But doesn’t the Magma Guild seem unusually quiet?”
At Lee Yu Chan’s quiet question, I nodded in agreement.
They were usually so rowdy it hurt the ears.
I’d been thinking it was strange that today they weren’t joking around and were just quietly working.
And during break time.
Yang Hwa Yeon approached and spoke to Kang Han and me.
“I’m really sorry about this, but could we possibly borrow some of the money from selling these magic stones?”

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