The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 194

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 15

“Did I get the auction start time wrong?”
“1 p.m. That’s correct.”
“Then why are there so few people here?”
Has this place gone under?
For a while after that, the four of us just stood there, staring blankly at each other.
Normally, if we’d been blocking the entrance like this, we would’ve caught an earful of complaints by now, but nothing came.
It was because no one was trying to enter the Auction House behind us.
“Let’s go inside for now.”
Kang Han, the first to regain his composure, spoke up.
As we walked forward, I could see a few scattered people sitting in the seats.
Fortunately, it seemed the place hadn’t completely gone under yet.
“Oh, you’re here?”
Yoo Myung Hwa, the Dongbaek Guild Master, waved at us in greeting.
I approached her immediately and asked.
“Why are there so few people today?”
They say curiosity kills the cat, but I can’t help myself.
“It’s because of the double Dungeons.”
“Double Dungeons? The announcement came out yesterday. They conducted a full survey of all fixed Dungeons and said no additional double Dungeon cases were discovered.”
“That’s true, but everyone’s scared. They’re being cautious.”
“Hmm.”
Even so, this was ridiculous.
Giving up on Dungeon raids entirely?
Over just one double Dungeon?
Knowing all the changes that would come in the future, I couldn’t quite understand it.
The world’s apocalypse roller coaster has only just begun its run.
Kang Han seemed equally displeased, his thick brows furrowing slightly.
“No damage has actually occurred yet due to the double Dungeons, has it?”
“I’m a bit surprised too. Even if smaller guilds are like this, I never expected guilds large enough to participate in auctions to be so frightened and hide away.”
I scanned the seating area while listening to Yoo Myung Hwa’s complaints.
After the Jung Dong Alliance and Gong Gil Yeon Alliance emerged, the seating arrangement in the Auction House naturally changed.
Left seats for the Jung Dong Alliance, right seats for the Gong Gil Yeon Alliance.
No one had designated it, but it naturally divided that way.
So the difference was immediately apparent.
“The Gong Gil Yeon Alliance is nearly wiped out.”
“Those bastards.”
Yoo Myung Hwa clicked her tongue and shook her head.
“I don’t like it one bit. Selfish lot.”
Moments later, an announcement rang out that the auction was beginning.
With fewer participants, the Dungeon auction still had to proceed regardless.
Whether or not a Guild could clear it, the Gate would open anyway.

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But the situation I’d feared unfolded without fail.
“Ganghwa Island small-scale A-rank Dungeon—is there any Guild hoping to clear it?”
The Guild representatives sitting in front began scanning the interior of the Auction House.
A low murmur mixed with unease rippled through the crowd.
‘I knew this would happen.’
Fortunately, the lower-ranked Dungeons had been auctioned off without issue.
But the high-rank Dungeons were the problem.
“Of all things, four A-rank Gates clustered together.”
Yoo Myung Hwa muttered to herself, rubbing her forehead as if troubled.
The Dongbaek Guild had already secured two A-rank Gates from the earlier bids.
Both were large-scale Dungeons.
And the Justice Guild had already taken a medium-scale A-rank.
But the last remaining A-rank Gate was the problem.
Relentless rain poured down, lightning struck—the Thunder Dungeon, which boasted higher difficulty even among Gates of its rank.
And its scheduled generation was tomorrow.
“Ganghwa Island small-scale A-rank—is there any Guild hoping to secure it?”
The auctioneer asked the assembly again, but still no paddle rose.
“Should we bid on it?”
I heard the Bo Guk Guild’s Guild Master, seated in the back row, ask his accompanying sub-guild master in a low voice.
“We can’t. Especially not the Thunder Dungeon. It’s incompatible with our Guild. Did you already forget the incident from five years ago, Guild Master?”
“Sigh. I suppose you’re right…”
The other Guilds seemed to be in similar straits.
“We’ll take a brief recess.”
The auction finally halted.
In the meantime, the two Guilds affiliated with the Gong Gil Yeon Alliance that remained left the Auction House entirely.
They weren’t heading to the Restroom.
They were abandoning their seats altogether.
“Do you know the names of those two Guilds leaving now?”
“…It’s Mirirae and Psychedelic.”
“Isn’t Psychedelic capable of handling an A-rank?”
“Since the main raid team consists of A-rank and B-rank dealers, it should be possible.”
“But they ran away.”
I’d make sure not to accept those cowards into the Jung Dong Alliance later.
We don’t need spineless fools like that.
I was glaring at their pathetic figures as they hurried out of the Auction House like routed soldiers when Kang Han carefully opened his mouth beside me.
“Yeo Joo, that A-rank Dungeon.”
“We’ll take it.”
If Kang Han hadn’t spoken first, I would have said it myself.
“That’s what you want to do anyway, isn’t it, Guild Master?”
This wasn’t simply about sympathizing with the protagonist’s sense of justice.
‘It’s actually not bad.’
Normally, this would be something we’d have to compete fiercely over with other guilds for a long time.
Since it’s a small A-rank.
But if we can win the bid at the starting price, there’s no reason to refuse.
“And the A-rank Dungeon we won the bid on first still has time until its generation date.”
It would be tiring, but if we shorten the conquest time as much as possible, we can secure a few days of recovery in between.
“And it’s a lightning Dungeon. It’ll be difficult for other guilds, but we’re better equipped for it.”
I looked at Kang Han and spoke.
“We have a lightning specialist here.”
The S-rank lightning specialist Kang Han, who had suddenly become a “lightning specialist,” let out a small laugh at my joke.
“Thank you for agreeing…”
“But there’s a condition.”
“A condition…? What is it?”
Kang Han answered humbly, as if he would accept whatever I demanded.
I gazed into those straightforward, tree-like green eyes and slowly moved closer.
Then I whispered into his ear.
“That’s…”
“If you can’t do it, forget it.”
Another guild will probably take it even if we don’t push ourselves.
As I muttered that, Kang Han bit his lower lip.
He was clearly deep in thought.
After a moment, Kang Han, whose face had become extremely exhausted in just seconds, opened his mouth.
“I’ll… do it.”
“Good decision.”
He was going to do it anyway, so why all the deliberation?
I tapped Kang Han’s drooping shoulders lightly with my number plate.
Everyone seemed quite frightened by the unknown element of a double Dungeon, but there was no need to be.
At least for now.
‘I should milk this for all it’s worth while the double Dungeon is the only variable.’
But that didn’t mean I intended to silently endure hardship like some dutiful eldest daughter supporting her family.
For whose benefit, really?
True sacrifice only shines when you make a show of it.

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On my way back to the Guild, I posted an urgent schedule in the Guild’s group chat.

▶ Justice Guild Announcement Room (21)
Tomorrow at 5 PM we’re clearing the A-rank Gate on Ganghwa Island~
It’s a small-scale Thunder Dungeon
Team 1 get ready~ ^^
Yoo Cha Ni Cha Ni
Suddenly?
Euri Euri Euri
Wow a Thunder Dungeon! A thrilling date with Yeo Joo unnie~ > <
Han Ji Sung
Do we have any raincoat items? I should look for some..
Yo Na Here
I heard Thunder Dungeons make camping difficult…. Should I bring some instant meals?
Su Ho
@Yoo Jin Rok
Teacher, Yeo Joo's causing trouble again
Yoo Jin Rok
Ga Young's been happy waiting for Dad these past few days, and now she gets to play at the Guild
(photo of smiling Ga Young)
Im Chung Soo
Perfect, bring some of those herbs for me
(photo of herbs)
Strategy meeting at 7 PM tonight
Jang Su Ho, don't be late ^^

"That should cover the announcement."
I pocketed my phone and spoke to Kang Han, who was driving.
"Guild Master, prepare yourself mentally."

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