The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 235

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 56

“How did you even figure that out?”
“You drink a stamina tonic every time you use a skill. How could I not know?”
“Oh.”
“‘Oh’? Were you really trying to hide it?”
“I thought I was, anyway.”
“And you’re admitting it this easily?”
“…Hmm.”
I should have stuck to my guns from the start.
Now that I thought about it, I’d given in far too quickly.
But I couldn’t bring myself to lie to someone looking at me with those eyes.
When I fell silent, Im Chung Soo gazed at me with a melancholic expression before letting out a long sigh.
“Don’t hold back. If you do, I’ll just give you less next time.”
“Got it, got it. Sheesh, you’re such a nag.”
I stopped being stubborn and accepted the wooden box from him.
Now that I looked at it more carefully, it wasn’t just an ordinary box—it was an item I could store directly in my Subspace.
So the penny-pincher Im Chung Soo actually spent some money.
I was about to ruffle his hair in appreciation when—
“Noona.”
Im Chung Soo grabbed my hand as it reached toward his head.
“When you go into the Double Dungeon, be really careful. Don’t go in without Guild Master Kang Han, okay?”
His round eyes held an unusual gravity.
Clearly, the Double Dungeon experience he’d had in Cheongna last time had left quite an impression on him.
“Yeah, don’t worry so much.”
“How can I not worry?”
I pinched his round cheeks as he sighed heavily, as if carrying all the world’s troubles on his shoulders.
“You still have baby fat, and here you are sighing like that. You’ll never get married, you know?”
“Ow! That hurts! Let go!”
“Keep sighing like that and you’ll grow old before your time. Then what?”
“Let go! Stop talking and let go! Ow!”

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After spending quite some time pinching and tormenting Im Chung Soo’s cheeks, I made my way back down to the Break Room.
It was to spend some quality time with Baek Young and Na Baek Ho, whom Kang Han had entrusted to my care before heading off to training.
“Baek Young.”
Chirp.
“Our beautiful Baek Young.”
Chirp chirp—.
The slightly larger Baek Young wrapped her entire body around my arm and responded to my call with affectionate gestures.
“Where, where—let’s see just how much our Baek Young loves her sister?”
[ (,,• ֊ •,,)♡ ]
At my words, Baek Young shot an emoticon mixed with hearts above her head, and I checked her affection level while stroking her head.

《 ♥ 45 》

“Oh my, it’s gone up quite a bit?”
Chirp!
“Does our Baek Young really love her sister that much?”
Coo, coo.
Clearly delighted to be spending time with me after so long, Baek Young made the most adorable sounds.
Finding it so endearing, I spent time gently scratching her pale belly—smooth as fish scales—with my fingertips.
Then suddenly, I sneezed.
“Achoo!”
I was searching for a tissue while sniffling.
“Sigh, I’m getting old too… Baek Young?”
Before I knew it, a single white tissue was fluttering in Baek Young’s mouth.
“Is this for me?”
[ (￱＞◡＜￱) ]
“Th-thank you.”
When did she become so perceptive?
I wiped my nose with the tissue Baek Young had brought, then glanced around.
Since we were now closer to winter, my body had grown chilly and I sneezed, so I was looking for a blanket.
“I’m sure I brought a thick blanket here somewhere….”
[(* ＾▽＾)／ ]
There was no need to lift myself off the sofa.
Baek Young dragged the blanket over and dropped it in front of me.
I gently stroked Baek Young’s round, glossy head with my fingers as a gesture of thanks, then asked.
“Why are you suddenly doing things you’ve never done before, our Baek Young? You don’t have to do this.”
[ (˵ •̀ ᴗ – ˵ ) ✧ ]
“You’re doing this because you want to?”
[ ヽ(*´∀`)人(´∀`*)ﾉ ]
“So why all of a sudden… Oh!”
A fact I had momentarily forgotten suddenly came to mind.
A Familiar chosen as a companion naturally synchronizes with their master’s emotions.
Which meant Baek Young Ee’s current inability to care for me was causing her distress.
“…Kang Han.”
Now that I thought about it, the way she rushed to fetch tissues when I needed them, or brought blankets when I searched for them, was identical to how Kang Han usually treated me.
“I can’t help it, really.”
Since she was doing this of her own volition, I couldn’t forcibly stop her either.
I shook my head and scooped up Baek Young Ee, cradling her against my chest.
Since she loved warm places, sharing body heat seemed like the right thing to do on such a cold day.
Wrapped snugly in a blanket, I settled into the spot that had looked incredibly cozy since earlier.
“Well, since Na Baek Ho has grown so large, he gets to enjoy these luxuries too.”
Purrrr.
Na Baek Ho’s rumbling purr sounded quite loud as he gently licked my cheek.
It made sense.
Lately, Na Baek Ho seemed to prefer maintaining his adult form rather than his baby tiger appearance, spending more time in his full-grown state.
The creature who once fit in my palm had now grown to a typical tiger’s size, easily occupying an entire sofa.
‘Though he hasn’t reached his true final form yet.’
When Baek Ho truly completed his growth, I wouldn’t even be able to take him in at a glance.
So Na Baek Ho was maintaining this larger form according to his needs.
Moreover, as his body grew, so did his spirit—his demeanor had become noticeably more composed.
It was good that he had passed through his turbulent phase safely, but there was one side effect.
He rarely showed his emotions anymore.
I rubbed my face against Na Baek Ho’s soft, plush fur and spoke.
“Na Baek Ho.”
“…Whine.”
“Don’t push yourself. Your older sister will miss you if you grow too fast.”
Lick, lick.
Instead of flashing those cute emoticons like before, Na Baek Ho simply licked my hair and cheek with his now-enlarged tongue.
Just as I was drifting off to sleep, leaning against Na Baek Ho’s body in drowsy comfort.
“…?”
Na Baek Ho, who had been lounging comfortably with his large eyes blinking in a yawn, suddenly perked up his ears and lifted his head.
Then he nudged me with his face to make me sit upright before leaping down from the sofa.
At first I thought, ‘Am I too heavy?’ but then I noticed him staring toward the entrance, his lips curling back.
“Grrrrr….”
“What? Is something outside?”
Na Baek Ho’s ominous behavior jolted me awake completely.
Still, I tried to calm him down by soothing him.
But before I could pat him even a few times, Na Baek Ho bolted outside like an arrow.
“Hey, Na Baek Ho?”
Startled, I threw off the blanket and rushed after him outside.
When I stepped out into the Training Building Front Yard, what I discovered was.
“Grrrrr….”
Na Baek Ho with his fur bristling on end, fully in alert mode.
“Meow—.”
And a small Sa Ma Hong Joo meowing cheerfully at the sight of Na Baek Ho.
“Hello, Yeo Joo.”
Sa Ma Young waved gently at me as I came rushing out, breathless.
“What are you doing here?”
There was no way my words could come out sweetly toward an uninvited guest who appeared without prior notice.
Especially since there had been time to ask for permission during the hologram meeting just moments ago, yet he’d given no indication of visiting.
Sa Ma Young answered with a laugh, seemingly unbothered by my sharp tone.
“Sa Ma Hong Joo suddenly underwent maturation not long ago. I came to ask if you knew anything about such a phenomenon.”
Sa Ma Young’s amused gaze never left Na Baek Ho, who was glaring at him.
“Looks like there’s no need to ask.”
“Excuse me, Sa Ma Young. Have you heard of something called a telephone?”
“Of course. But since spatial movement exists too, why should I settle for just a voice when I can see your face and talk like this?”
“Telephones exist and spatial movement exists, but so do manners and common sense. Did you perhaps trade those away for candy?”
“Ah, not candy—it seems I traded them for my appearance in my mother’s womb.”
“…I should just stop talking.”
Conversations are meant to be had with people who actually listen.
Not with a pervert who enjoys watching me get angry.
“For now, you should leave today, and we can schedule a proper time later… What are you doing!”
I cried out in shock and tried to stop him, but it was already too late.
Sa Ma Young fearlessly approached the alert Na Baek Ho and reached out his hand.
“Roar!”
Startled, Na Baek Ho let out a loud cry and swatted the hand reaching toward him with his front paw.
Deep claw marks appeared across Sa Ma Young’s pale hand, and blood dripped to the ground.
In that instant, Sa Ma Hong Joo, seeing this, leaped forward to protect his master and underwent maturation.
“Hiss—!”
Resembling a black panther without markings, his crimson eyes gleamed with unmistakable hostility toward the one who had harmed his master.
Na Baek Ho showed no surprise at Sa Ma Hong Joo’s transformation.
Rather, as if he’d expected it, he curled his lips once more, then moved slowly, using his tail to guide me behind him.
It seemed he anticipated Sa Ma Hong Joo would attack me.
Faced with the sudden standoff between two Familiars, my head throbbed with rising fury.
But I couldn’t act thoughtlessly in front of them either.
I exhaled deeply, organizing my boiling anger, then scolded them in a calm but stern voice.
“Na Baek Ho, Sa Ma Hong Joo. Both of you—get your heads on straight.”

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