The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 190

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 11

Choi Su Won knew it might be rude, yet he couldn’t help but gaze around with wide, astonished eyes.
Confronted with the breathtaking beauty of a greenhouse that seemed plucked from a film, he found himself utterly speechless.
“Wow… This greenhouse is absolutely magnificent.”
I’d assumed I’d spend today mining in the Jungle Dungeon.
But after meeting the people from the Justice Guild, I’d somehow ended up touring the greenhouse atop the Training Building.
‘What will happen next?’
My mind was spinning as if I were on a rollercoaster.
“It used to look even better than this…”
Slightly embarrassed by Choi Su Won’s genuine admiration, Im Chung Soo cleared his throat awkwardly before speaking.
“El-Rosk destroyed most of it. I’ve only managed to clean up what’s left.”
At least there had been no casualties, but the greenhouse he’d so carefully cultivated lay in ruins—a considerable blow.
Looking at the whirlwind grass barely surviving in the corner, Im Chung Soo smiled bitterly.
“It still looks amazing though. I’m so envious that you can tend to plants in a place like this.”
Choi Su Won meant every word.
The interior of the greenhouse was the optimal environment for dungeon plants.
From the expansive flower beds covered in fresh soil to the black glass ceiling designed to block sunlight completely while still transmitting the sun’s warmth—just like the environment within a dungeon.
Every element was crafted to make the observer’s heart race with wonder.
Bending down to touch the moist yet soft dungeon soil, I spoke.
“Once you plant the ones I brought from the dungeon today, this place will be bustling in no time, won’t it?”
It was no exaggeration.
The humidity and temperature were perfectly calibrated, as if the Jungle Dungeon itself had been transplanted here.
In such conditions, the plants would flourish visibly by the hour.
“As I mentioned earlier, El-Rosk has severe intraspecies aversion. When they’re close enough to sense each other, they feel threatened and tend to overgrow rapidly, so…”
Choi Su Won carefully removed one El-Rosk from the basket and planted it in the center of the flower bed as he explained.
“Still, it pairs well with other plants, so I think it’s best to plant just one in a designated area and fill the surroundings with other species.”
“Since El-Rosk grows quite large, what about these smaller varieties?”
Deciding on the composition of the flower bed didn’t take long.
Im Chung Soo, the greenhouse’s owner, had clear preferences, and the spacious greenhouse was perfect for experimenting with various arrangements.
After today, this would become a place I could never visit again, yet I did my very best.
Sweat dripped from my forehead to the tip of my nose as I thinned the soil and carefully planted each dungeon plant with utmost devotion.
As I finished planting the last specimen, Ascavas, and patted down the soil, a system window suddenly materialized before my eyes.
“Fortunately, it applies here too.”
“What does?”
“The system is telling me that production output increased by 0.1% due to the Urban Farmer skill effect.”
A mere 0.1% wouldn’t bring about any significant change.
It was the moment Choi Su Won awkwardly laughed and dismissed the system window floating before his eyes.
“Mom!”
In the space where the system window had vanished, Yeo Joo’s large eyes suddenly loomed closer.
Before he could react, her hands seized both sides of his face, and he found himself drawn so near that their noses were nearly touching.
“U-uh…”
“Does that effect stack?”
“W-wait. I couldn’t hear you over the sound of my own heartbeat…”
“The skill effect. That 0.1% production increase—does it stack?”
“It stacks, though the gains diminish with each application…”
“That’s insane.”
He was the one startled, yet it was Yeo Joo who stumbled in that moment.
He quickly reached out to steady her, but she moved first.
With a grip several times stronger than a handshake, she seized his hand firmly with both of hers.
Then she spoke.
“Let’s make a contract.”
“A contract…?”
“Yes, sign a contract with the Justice Guild, Choi Su Won.”
The warmth radiating from her clasped hands and the shock of the word “contract” left Choi Su Won blinking dazedly as he wondered.
‘Where on earth is this day heading?’

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The Concentration Potion production line had been restored.
No—it came back even more upgraded.
“So you’re saying that even though I made it exactly the same way, the duration of the effect increased?”
“Yes. Perhaps because the quality of the raw materials improved, it extended from 15 minutes to 20 minutes.”
“Hmm.”
I pressed the bridge of my nose with my finger, feeling the dull ache, and nodded.
“When the original ingredients are fresh and of good quality, any dish made from them turns out delicious.”
“That really does seem to be the case.”
Im Chung Soo enthusiastically agreed with me and carefully stroked Choi Su Won’s hand as if handling treasure.
“Such precious hands. How can this be? You shouldn’t carry anything heavy from now on. I’ll take care of it.”
“But I was hired as your assistant. How could I let you do that?”
“Well, you just focus on tending to the plants in the Greenhouse. Leave the rough work to me.”
I was also quite fond of Choi Su Won, who had recently joined the Justice Guild as Im Chung Soo’s assistant and Greenhouse manager.
But it couldn’t compare to how Im Chung Soo felt, working right beside him every day and experiencing the effects of the Urban Farmer skill firsthand.
How different this was from when he used to insist on not letting anyone else into his workshop.
Now whenever anything happened, he’d call out “Su Won hyung!” like a chirping baby bird—it was quite something.
“Im Chung Soo, are you finished with everything Su Won needs today?”
“Well, yes, but… why? Don’t give my hyung any weird odd jobs. He’s my assistant.”
“What are you talking about? Today’s the day Su Won’s moving in. I’m going to show him his room in the Dormitory Building.”
At my words, Choi Su Won’s eyes sparkled.
When he signed the contract and heard that housing would be provided free of charge, he’d even gotten teary-eyed.
Now, as he quickly washed his hands and prepared to leave, it was clear he was eagerly anticipating his new home.
“Shall we go, Su Won hyung?”
“Yes!”
“I want to come too.”
“Fine then.”
With Im Chung Soo—that one goldfish poop attached solely to Choi Su Won—we headed over to the Dormitory Building.
Though Choi Su Won had come and gone from the Research Building and Training Building over the past few days, his eyes widened as he entered the Dormitory Building for the first time.
“The Dormitory is really clean and nice.”
“We put as much care into it as the Training Building. Your room is on the 8th floor.”
“Wow, you can’t even hear the elevator moving.”
Choi Su Won, who had been continuously marveling at everything, even gasped at the flooring material laid throughout the Dormitory Building’s hallway.
It looked like stone, but supposedly felt soft and cushioned underfoot.
Of course, from the perspective of the builder who had invested considerable money and attention into each material, it was very pleasant to hear.
Beep—.
After unlocking the door, I stepped back slightly.
“The room’s owner should enter first. Since no one has lived here before, this is the first occupancy.”
“F-first occupancy…”
Choi Su Won swallowed hard and carefully pushed the door open, stepping inside.
“Wow!”
“How do you like it?”
“It’s so clean and beautiful….”
Choi Su Won couldn’t close his mouth.
After staring blankly at the dormitory for a while—furnished so perfectly that one only needed to bring their body—I pushed open one of the curtains, and he was left completely speechless.
“A, a veranda….”
“I assigned you a room with some outdoor space, perfect for placing potted plants.”
“The sunlight… really comes in wonderfully. I think my plants will grow splendidly here even without my skill….”
After that, Choi Su Won said nothing.
Rather, it seemed he couldn’t say anything at all.
When too many thoughts swirl and too many emotions surge through you, your voice simply won’t come.
“I’m truly… grateful.”
Ding—

《 ♥ 12 : Noble Person 》

“Then I’ll see you when you come in tomorrow.”
I left Choi Su Won’s dormitory with Im Chung Soo.
From behind us, through the gap of the closing door, I heard a small murmur.
“…This is nice.”

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On the first floor of the Training Building, there is a large common area that anyone belonging to the Justice Guild can use.
It was created as a recreation of the underground training facility in the Jongno Building, with a massive television occupying an entire wall.
Not only that, but several comfortable sofas for sitting or lying down were arranged throughout, surrounded by refrigerators stocked with beverages and light snacks, as well as various amenities like an ice maker and coffee machine.
So naturally, as evening fell, people would gather one by one, turning it into a kind of common room.
“Hey! Na Baek Ho! Don’t stand there!”
I was chasing Na Baek Ho through the space, my clothes completely soaked.

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