The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 262

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 83

The moment I stepped out of the car, I hurried toward the Training Building entrance with Kang Han in tow.
“Ji Sung! Boss!”
At my call, both Jung Je Hwa and Han Ji Sung turned to look at me simultaneously.
“Yeo Joo, Han—did you have a good trip?”
“Yes, oppa. But how are these two together?”
“I saw this stranger standing here alone, so I asked who he was looking for. He said he came to see you, Yeo Joo.”
“He’s my client. Boss, you said you’d come after preparing for the move, but you’re already here?”
“I didn’t have much to prepare.”
That made sense, considering the nature of the move.
I nodded and introduced Jung Je Hwa to Han Ji Sung.
“Ji Sung, this is the owner of Sugar Workshop. Remember? The earrings you’re wearing are his work too.”
“Ah! Yes, I remember. It’s a pleasure to meet you, sir.”
Han Ji Sung extended his hand warmly and shook hands with Jung Je Hwa.
“The pleasure is mine. I’m Jung Je Hwa. I look forward to working with you.”
Of course, he kept his identity as Master hidden, but I hadn’t expected him to reveal his real name.
“Working with me…?”
“Oh, I forgot to mention. Sugar Workshop is going to set up shop at the Justice Guild.”
“Set up shop?”
“Yes, though that doesn’t mean he’ll become a guild member. He’ll commute to the guild and create items for our guild members from now on.”
This was the final condition Jung Je Hwa had set.
Sugar Workshop would establish itself at the Justice Guild.
Really, it wasn’t even a condition—it was a request.
To have Master serve as the exclusive workshop owner for the guild? I would have bowed deeply in gratitude.
“I see… but will that be alright?”
Han Ji Sung asked with concern.
“We have a sponsorship contract with our Maestro.”
“It’s fine.”
Jung Je Hwa explained in my place.
“I’m acquainted with Master, the guild master of Maestro.”
“Then… has this already been coordinated?”
“Yes. I’ve already obtained his understanding, and Master agreed readily. Of course, there will be no issues with the sponsorship contract between Maestro and the Justice Guild either.”
“Then that’s a relief.”
“I understand that as part of the sponsorship, research items were provided to Han Ji Sung recently. Are you using them well?”
“Huh? Something like that happened?”
I asked in surprise, and Ji Sung smiled and nodded.
“You didn’t know about it, Yeo Joo. Well, that makes sense—it arrived while you were still hospitalized. The Master sent over a bunch of things like microscopes and mana circuit samples for us to use in our research.”
“Oh wow. Thank you, boss.”
“…I don’t think that’s something you should be thanking me for, Yeo Joo.”
“Oh.”
I realized I’d carelessly thanked Je Hwa and scrambled to correct myself.
“No, I mean, since the Master and I know each other, I meant to ask you to pass along my thanks—it just came out wrong.”
“You do that sometimes, Yeo Joo. Your personality is so rushed that words just tumble out all at once.”
Ji Sung laughed and patted my head.
“But what do we do? Is there even space in the guild right now for the Workshop to move into?”
“There’s an empty room next to the Chung Soo Greenhouse.”
“That seems too small for the Workshop to fit in.”
“We don’t need a large space.”
Je Hwa explained.
“Since there are dangerous equipment involved, we’ll keep the Secret Workshop outside. We’re planning to install a spatial connection item and move between both locations. The space that will appear in the guild will serve as a kind of reception room, so a small space is fine.”
It was a solution Je Hwa offered to me, who had been worrying just like Ji Sung about not having enough space to allocate to the Workshop.
In short, he would connect the Sugar Workshop located in the Jamsil Maestro Tower and the Justice Guild with an item.
“Then I’ll guide you to the Workshop space, boss.”
“Oh, right. Yeo Joo, one of the Administrative Team staff was looking for you earlier.”
“For me? Is there something urgent?”
I pulled out my phone to check, and sure enough, there were several messages from Goo Eun Ah piled up.
“I should go to the Administrative Team. Then guiding the boss…”
Ji Sung was busy these days.
The mana storage research was in its final stages.
So among the people here right now, the only one without pressing matters was…
“Guild Master.”
I called out to Kang Han, who was leaning against the wall beside the entrance, a little distance away from us.
“Could you guide the boss to the Workshop?”

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here it is.”
Kang Han opened the door to an empty room located on the fifth floor corridor of the Training Building and spoke.
“The space is a bit small, but since you said you didn’t need a large area, that shouldn’t be a problem. Here’s the key.”
Kang Han dropped a small key into Je Hwa’s palm.
“When are you planning to move in?”
“Today.”
“Today, right now?”
“I’ve already brought everything I need. Why, is there a problem?”
Je Hwa’s question made Kang Han swallow a sigh before answering.
“…There’s no reason it can’t work. Then please go ahead.”
I had finished what Yeo Joo asked of me, so I was thinking of heading to the Administrative Team.
I didn’t know much about guild management, but perhaps there was still something I could do to help Yeo Joo.
But as I turned to leave, Je Hwa called me back and spoke.
“Could I take a quick look at the Silent Spear that Guild Master Kang Han uses?”
I stopped in my tracks and simply stared at Je Hwa without answering.
The hostility radiating from me, standing at a distance, was enough to make his skin prickle.
Yet Je Hwa extended his right hand instead.
“There’s no need to be so wary. The Silent Spear is an item I created.”
“I know, Je Hwa. I remember the creator’s name.”
I answered curtly and handed over the Silent Spear I retrieved from my Subspace to Je Hwa.
The Silent Spear bore scratches and dents all over its surface.
They were scars left by the fierce battles I had endured.
Je Hwa examined the condition of the Silent Spear as if assessing it for a moment, then spoke.
“Since it was made so early on, I can see many areas for improvement. The blade shape also doesn’t quite suit Guild Master Kang Han’s combat style.”
“I’d appreciate it if there were some mechanism on the shaft to prevent slipping—anything would work. During prolonged combat, the spear sometimes becomes slippery from the monsters’ blood. And….”
“That problem can be solved by reinforcing the decoration here like this….”
The conversation between the two men continued for quite some time.
Thanks to this, Je Hwa was able to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the item he had created long ago and made a proposal.
“If you give me just a few days, I’ll improve the problems.”
“Then, I’d appreciate it.”
“In the meantime, use this instead.”
The new spear Je Hwa offered was such an excellent item that it seemed wasteful to use it as a temporary replacement.
The creator’s name was prominently stamped on it as ‘Master’.
“Thank you.”
“There’s no need for the guild master to thank me. It’s all for Yeo Joo.”
“I know. That’s why I’m watching.”
As the conversation about the Silent Spear continued, the atmosphere that had briefly softened froze instantly.
I recalled when Yeo Joo had told me about the Sugar Workshop’s entry into the guild.
I had no justification to stop what Yeo Joo was trying to do.
It wasn’t just another craftsperson—it was Master.
Master was offering to craft items for the Justice Guild—I should be grateful even if he demanded an entirely new building instead of just one spare room in the Training Building.
So when Yeo Joo asked if things had worked out well, I could only nod in agreement.
As the guild leader of the Justice Guild, that was what I had to do.
But that was entirely different from welcoming Je Hwa’s presence.
I mocked myself for being petty, yet I couldn’t help it.
I hated how close Je Hwa was becoming to Yeo Joo.
“I understand why you’ve opened a workshop in the Justice Guild. However, Je Hwa is ultimately the guild leader of Maestro. As an outsider, the Underground Training Facility is a restricted area.”
Trrrrr—
My phone rang at that moment.
I glanced at the name on the screen, smiled slightly, and spoke to Je Hwa.
“Then I’m counting on you to improve the workshop, Je Hwa. Since you set this condition yourself, I’m looking forward to seeing how it develops.”
After a brief bow, I stepped into the hallway and answered the call.
“Yes, Yeo Joo. Understood. Don’t lift anything heavy and just leave it. And please don’t get hurt again.”
Listening to my voice growing distant with laughter mixed in, Je Hwa stood alone in the empty room for a long time.

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