The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 209

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 30

“If you’re going to use your face like that, get me a different one!”
At first, I rejected the photos several times.
I told them I’d give them more time to take better shots.
But these hunters seemed to have declared war on their phone cameras.
How was there not a single decent photo among them? They were all blurry, with the focus on the wrong spot, and some even had fingers bigger than faces.
Only a handful of people had sent photos worthy of being used as photo cards.
When I finally heard that all the photos needed to be sent to the printing house by this evening, I decided to take matters into my own hands.
“Let’s go catch these selfie disasters.”
I had made my warning clear.
Send weird photos, and I’d come find you.

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Current time: 1 PM.
Right in the middle of lunch hour.
There was only one place where hunters with appetites as voracious as theirs would gather at this time.
The Guild Dining Hall.
“Just as I thought, they’re all here.”
I slipped quietly into the dining hall without drawing attention.
Then I pulled out my phone—its lens freshly cleaned—and opened the camera app.
I was going to try the “paparazzi shot” that the Guild Office staff had suggested.
Since everyone seemed uncomfortable facing the camera, which was why these useless photos kept coming out, they’d suggested trying to capture natural, candid moments instead.
After all, there was no rule saying photo cards had to be selfies.
My first target was the table where Strategy Team 3 had gathered.
Unlike Team 2, which had diverse skills and a mix of genders and age groups, Team 3 consisted entirely of men in their twenties, giving off the vibe of a university sports club.
Perhaps that’s why their selfies had been even more hopeless.
“Oh, this works, this works.”
Sure enough, when I captured them laughing and chatting with each other without being aware of the camera, the photos turned out much better.
“I should’ve done this from the start.”
Shooting them one by one and in groups, I quickly accumulated dozens of shots.
Still, I needed to get their permission to use the photos.
I selected all the photos I’d just taken and uploaded them to the group chat at once.

▶ Justice Guild Announcement Board (21)
Please check the photos from Strategy Team 3~
If there are any photos you particularly like, feel free to let me know~
(photo)(photo)(photo)(photo)…

“Huh? What’s this?”
“We just took these? What’s this background?”
Strategy Team 3, upon reviewing the photos, spun around frantically in confusion.
“Yeo Joo is over there!”
I was quickly discovered hiding behind the water cooler.
“How do the photos look? They came out well, right?”
As I approached the table where Strategy Team 3 was sitting and asked, Lee Tae Yoon, the team leader, furrowed his brows and questioned me.
“Yeo Joo, was the selfie I sent really that bad?”
“Tae Yoon, to be honest, do you even know where the front-facing camera is?”
“Huh? No, I do know.”
“Then why do your fingers keep making a guest appearance? Not a single shot without them?”
“Oh? You’re right. Puhaha!”
Lee Tae Yoon, finally noticing the photos he’d taken, slapped the table and burst into laughter.
“You’re laughing? It’s funny? If you’d just sent good ones from the start, I wouldn’t have gone through all this trouble!”
“Come on, the photos turned out great thanks to that, so all’s well that ends well, Yeo Joo.”
“Sigh.”
I shook my head and spoke to Strategy Team 3.
“Are you happy with the photos?”
“Yeah, can I use this as my profile picture?”
“No. Wait until the photo cards come out.”
At my firm response, Lee Tae Yoon, who had looked slightly disappointed, nodded in agreement.
Just then, I spotted Han Ji Sung entering the dining hall from a distance.
“And don’t cry later saying the photo cards came out weird. Check them first, and if there’s anything that really doesn’t work, mention it in the group chat!”
After giving Strategy Team 3 a quick reminder, I approached Han Ji Sung.
“Ji Sung, did you come for lunch?”
“Yeah, Yeo Joo.”
Han Ji Sung, who was selecting a sandwich in front of the convenience refrigerator, smiled warmly upon seeing me.
Remarkably, Han Ji Sung was one of the people who had sent a selfie that did justice to his appearance.
“Ji Sung, be honest with me. You know you’re handsome yourself, right?”
“Huh? All of a sudden?”
“Your selfie skills are impressive. How about you teach that technique to the others?”
Just then, Jang Su Ho, wearing a uniform jacket, casually strolled into the dining hall.
“Are you thinking about teaching Jang Su Ho selfie skills?”
“I think I just heard my name?”
Jang Su Ho, with his keen ears, spotted Han Ji Sung and me and came rushing over.
“Yeah, you. A selfie? Is that really the best you can do?”
“My photo? Didn’t it turn out well?”
“Turn out well? Hardly.”
I gently grabbed Jang Su Ho’s chin and began lecturing him.
“You have beautiful eyes, you know. Everything else about you looks innocent, but your eyes have this slightly mischievous quality—that’s your charm. But look at this. The photos you sent me. They’re all blurry and washed out, aren’t they?”
“…Isn’t ‘blurry and washed out’ a bit harsh?”
Jang Su Ho ran his fingers over the chin I’d been holding and pouted his lips.
“Sigh, well, compared to the first photos you sent, you’ve improved a lot, so I’ll let it slide. But Ji Sung, do you know who’s the worst offender?”
“Hmm. Sung Yo Na?”
“You’ve seen them too?”
Han Ji Sung laughed awkwardly at my question, avoiding a direct answer.
I picked out his favorite arugula jambon sandwich and pulled him along by the arm.
“Sung Yo Na’s right over there, actually. Teach her some selfie techniques, would you? She’s not capturing that beautiful face of hers properly.”
“Sung Yo Na just seems really uncomfortable with cameras in general.”
Jang Su Ho, who had just checked the selfies Sung Yo Na sent, offered a fairly accurate diagnosis.
“Should I take candid shots then? I’ve been doing that already, but….”
“Wait, Su Ho, come here for a second.”
Han Ji Sung, smiling as he thought of something, led Jang Su Ho toward Sung Yo Na.
Even as he did, he turned back and mouthed something to me.
‘Get the camera ready.’
I quickly pulled out my phone from my pocket and held it up, just as Han Ji Sung instructed.
Han Ji Sung, with one arm draped over Jang Su Ho’s shoulder, approached Sung Yo Na and called out to her.
“Sung Yo Na.”
“Huh? Ji Sung?”
And the moment Han Ji Sung put his arm around Sung Yo Na’s shoulder as well.
Click.
“Got it.”

I’d only taken one shot, but the three people in the photo looked adorable and handsome—nothing to add or subtract.
Especially Sung Yo Na’s bewildered expression was absolutely precious.
“Sung Yo Na, can I turn this photo into a photo card?”
“Huh? I don’t mind, but…I sent you a lot of selfies yesterday, didn’t I?”
“Yeah, the quantity was definitely there.”
I dodged a direct answer and began moving to find my next target.
“What, Yeo Joo. Aren’t you eating?”
“I had snacks at the Guild Office earlier, so I’m not that hungry. Besides, I have one more person to catch right now.”
“Who?”
“There is one. The final boss.”

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The final prey proved elusive, befitting a true final boss.
It was strange.
I had searched the Training Facility thoroughly—a place that was practically his second home—yet found nothing.
After circling through the Guild’s interior corridors, I finally spotted him at the Outdoor Training Ground, following a hunch.
Kang Han—the very embodiment of reckless selfies despite his handsome face.
He appeared to have finished his training, showered, and ventured out for a quiet stroll.
With his hair tousled by the breeze, he looked so strikingly handsome and composed that one could photograph him as-is and create a magazine spread.
“How does he take such terrible selfies with a face like that?”
It was utterly incomprehensible.
I approached Kang Han, who sat perched on the Outdoor Training Ground’s steps, gazing into the distance.
He seemed unaware of my approach.
I considered startling him with a sudden shout, but I couldn’t bring myself to disturb his peaceful moment of rest.
Instead, I settled beside him and gently tapped his knee.
“Do you have a moment to spare?”
“…Yeo Joo?”

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