The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 220

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 41

“Arrest?”
“Did I mishear that?”
“What did we do wrong to warrant an arrest?”
Splash, splash splash.
The footsteps of those emerging from the water behind me quickened with each passing moment.
Without even turning around, I could sense how menacing their expressions had become.
“…If you do not comply voluntarily, we will resort to force.”
The fact that an Awakeners Association hunter would say such a thing.
“Force… hah.”
Water still dripping from my chin, I couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity of it all.
Under normal circumstances, Kang Han would have reined me in and stepped forward, but seeing him still unconscious and being carried on Jang Su Ho’s back only fueled my anger further.
“Since the Association doesn’t seem inclined to explain properly, Lee In Gyu, why don’t you tell me what’s going on here?”
“Well…”
Lee In Gyu tried to free his arm from the Association hunter’s grip, but when he couldn’t, he spoke through gritted teeth.
“I came out to request support from Cheongmun Guild as instructed, but these Association people showed up out of nowhere. Something about detecting a Double Dungeon signal. Some Cheongmun hunters even got hurt…”
“They got hurt?”
So they’d already used force.
When I glared at him, the Association staff member irritatingly shrugged his shoulders.
As if they’d done nothing wrong.
“Is the Association trying to make an enemy of Cheongmun?”
Ryu Do Kyung, clearly seething with rage, asked through clenched teeth.
The Association staff member glared back at him defiantly.
“It was Cheongmun and Justice Guild who first violated the Association’s protocol against entering Double Dungeons. If you were concerned about your relationship with the Association, you should have followed orders.”
“You mean when a Double Dungeon is discovered, don’t enter it and instead re-bid for the conquest rights?”
“Correct.”
“Even if there’s a time limit on the conquest?”
“That would be… a time limit?”
“Yes, this Double Dungeon had a time limit. More precisely, it was the time remaining until the Boundary collapsed.”
“…Such lies won’t help you escape responsibility…”
“Why would I lie about that?”
Now they were calling me a liar.
“Obviously to avoid being arrested…”
“Enough.”
I gathered my hair to one side and wrung out the seawater as I spoke.
“You’re not the one making decisions anyway. That’s why you’re threatening arrest to drag us to the actual decision-maker.”
The autumn wind blew with a whoosh, and goosebumps prickled across my entire body.
I wanted to stop by the guild and change into dry clothes, but I refused to show weakness in front of the Association Staff threatening arrest.
“And release Lee In Gyu’s arm. Unless you want to see things get ugly.”
They could threaten me with talk of overwhelming force, but if actual violence erupted, it would be the Association’s blood spilled.
Regardless of rank, they were simply outnumbered.
The Association Awakeners, fully aware of this, flinched and looked toward their supervisor.
“…Release him.”
With a metallic click, the handcuffs restraining Lee In Gyu fell away.

[ Awakener Restraint Cuffs (A)
: Handcuffs that seal all abilities of an Awakener.
Effective against Awakeners up to the highest A-rank. ]

…Who in the world designed these things anyway.
After confirming the cuffs returned to the Association Awakener’s waist, I turned to Yang Hwa Yeon.
“Only Team 1 will go to the Association. Hwa Yeon, you head back to the guild with Kang Han and the rest of the team to rest.”
I couldn’t drag an unconscious person all the way to the Association.
I glanced once at Kang Han, whose complexion was ashen, then added for Yang Hwa Yeon’s benefit.
“Keep your phone on just in case.”
“Got it. If anything happens, just call.”
Yang Hwa Yeon answered with a stern expression, her eyes fixed on the Association Awakeners.
Her gaze promised that she’d seize upon any misstep.
It was incredibly reassuring.
I deliberately stepped closer to the Association Staff as I spoke.
“Let’s go to the Association.”
They dared to lay hands on people who had died and returned to life?
I’d been letting other matters take priority and overlooking this, but that ended now.
It was time to replace the Association Director.

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As I moved to the Awakeners Association with Ryu Do Kyung and his sister from Cheongmun, my irritation skyrocketed.
The uniform maintained my body heat, but there was nothing I could do about the clammy discomfort of wet hair and soaked clothes.
And that irritation reached its peak the moment we arrived at the Association and entered what appeared to be a Conference Room.
“We will now commence the hearing regarding Cheongmun Guild and Justice Guild’s violation of the Double Dungeon protocol.”
“…Sigh.”
I’ve laughed several times today.
At the word ‘hearing’, the lid I’d been precariously keeping shut began to rattle open.
As representatives of the two guilds, Ryu Do Kyung and I were seated in chairs while high-ranking Association officials lined up in front of us.
They were attempting some psychological intimidation tactic, but it had no effect whatsoever.
If anything, it was only sharpening my combat instincts.
Ever since the strategy meeting with the Gong Gil Yeon Alliance last time, I disliked this table arrangement—though I couldn’t say who had arranged it.
I stared directly at the Association Director seated at the head of the table and thought.
‘Come at me, you bald bastard.’
Though he couldn’t possibly read my thoughts.
The Association Director, twitching one eye, opened his mouth with his characteristic gruff voice.
“We commence this hearing to determine the level of punishment for Cheongmun and Justice Guild’s violation of the Association’s Double Dungeon directives. First, I will question Cheongmun Guild Master Ryu Do Kyung and Justice Guild Master’s representative Yeo Joo. Is it true that you unlawfully entered the Double Dungeon that occurred in the Class A Underwater Dungeon located in the Incheon Cheongna District at approximately 11 AM?”
“Unlawfully, you say….”
“Answer only the question, Cheongmun Guild Master!”
Showing off his authority in front of Hunters—whatever this was.
Association Director Jo Gye Young slammed the table.
He was probably trying to intimidate Ryu Do Kyung, but such tactics wouldn’t work on a Class A Hunter.
Whether he was the type to become calm when angry, Ryu Do Kyung spoke with clear, measured precision.
“Since it occurred within a Dungeon owned by Cheongmun Guild, I cannot agree with the term ‘unlawfully.’ However, the fact that we entered is correct.”
“Justice Guild representative Yeo Joo, answer.”
“We entered.”
But what came next from the Association Director was even more absurd.
“Tsk tsk. Let’s say Cheongmun Guild Master has the right to enter since it occurred in a Dungeon owned by Cheongmun Guild. But what possible authority did Justice Guild have to enter the Double Dungeon?”
See that?
He was subtly letting Cheongmun off the hook while putting only Justice Guild on the chopping block, ready to carve us up.
The reason was obvious.
Cheongmun belonged to the Gong Gil Yeon Alliance.
“If you’re thinking of denying it now, don’t even dream about it! The Association already has evidence of the Double Dungeon wavelength detected by our Gate Prediction System….”
“I already answered that we entered the Double Dungeon just moments ago.”
“Silence! Do you know where you are, speaking so carelessly!”
“Isn’t this a hearing? If you’re not going to listen to our position, then this entire proceeding is meaningless, isn’t it? And I never said we didn’t enter the Double Gate. Don’t distort the situation by claiming I said something I didn’t.”
“You, you! There’s absolutely no sign of remorse!”
“How can there be remorse when there’s nothing to be remorseful about?”
“Listen here, Hunter Yeo Joo! Justice Guild had no authority to enter that Double Dungeon! Yet you entered anyway! That’s the problem….”
I was beginning to feel the weight of reality as I sat in this supposedly official hearing, arguing with the Association Director.
Ryu Do Kyung cut off the Association Director’s words.
“I made the request.”
“What? What did you say?”
“As the leader of Cheongmun Guild, I requested that Justice Guild help us conquer the Double Dungeon together.”
The Association Director’s mouth gaped open like a fish—apparently he hadn’t anticipated that Ryu Do Kyung would publicly side with Justice Guild.
“According to what you just said, Association Director, Cheongmun has the right to enter the Double Dungeon first. Since we made the request and Justice Guild simply responded to it, isn’t the responsibility ours?”

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