The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 266

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 87

Sa Ma Young’s Father would be Sa Ma Jin, the chairman of the Sama Group.
The two of them seemed to be having a private conversation, and if I stayed here, I’d end up eavesdropping.
But before I could move elsewhere, Sa Ma Jin’s voice reached my ears.
“That’s exactly why you won’t succeed.”
On the surface it sounded gentle, but the content was anything but.
“Young, you need to know your place.”
Telling his own son to know his place.
How many fathers in this world would speak like that?
I was struck simultaneously by shock and confusion.
Sa Ma Young was indeed Sa Ma Jin’s illegitimate son.
But hadn’t he earned the Sama family’s recognition through his outstanding abilities, even surpassing Sa Ma Jung, the eldest son?
“What exactly is my place?”
Sa Ma Young asked sharply.
It would have been easier to listen if this were a father and son raising their voices at each other in a typical quarrel.
“My, you’re asking such difficult questions today.”
Sa Ma Jin, consistently composed, felt like an immovable wall.
I understood why Sa Ma Young was sharpening his edge.
“Haven’t I already proven myself sufficiently! I’ve made both the Sama Guild and the Hunter Market, which you entrusted to me, successful. Yet Sa Ma Jung…!”
“Jung has good blood running through his veins.”
Sa Ma Jin’s meaning was unmistakable.
Sa Ma Young and Sa Ma Jung were fundamentally different from birth.
“Do you really think that managing a group is something that can be done just because you excel at one thing?”
Sa Ma Jin clicked his tongue disapprovingly.
“Jung has a maternal family with a long lineage of politicians. That boy has many people willing to support him from all sides without needing to work as hard as you do. If you still don’t understand how fatal that difference is, then I’m truly disappointed in you.”
After unleashing such cutting words, Sa Ma Jin then spoke to Sa Ma Young in a soothing tone.
“So don’t create friction with your brother. What use would brothers be to me if you end up harming each other over pride?”
“So you knew that Sa Ma Jung tried to kill me.”
I could hear Sa Ma Young grinding his teeth from where I stood.
But Sa Ma Jin’s response remained utterly serene.
“Thanks to that, you didn’t re-awaken as an S-rank. You should be grateful.”
Grateful, he said.
Sa Ma Young’s re-awakening as S-rank was a desperate struggle for survival.
My blood was boiling just hearing this as a third party—I could only imagine what Sa Ma Young must be feeling.
At that moment, Sa Ma Jin mentioned the Justice Guild.
“And you still haven’t completed the most important task I gave you, Young. Didn’t I tell you to erase the name Justice Guild? Yet not only has it failed to disappear, the Justice Guild has been thriving lately.”
“That is….”
“Moreover, you’re gathering the family’s children and entering Gates with the Justice Guild’s healer? Tell me, do you think you could bring her over to the Sama Guild?”
“…I’m working on it.”
“Let me tell you a method that would please me. If you can’t bring that healer to the Sama Guild, kill her. If I can’t have her, it’s best to destroy her entirely.”
From now on, I wouldn’t be able to curse freely every time Sa Ma Young did something insane.
There’s no way he could have turned out normal under a father who spouted such things.
Sa Ma Jin left behind cruel parting words and walked away.
“If you truly want to prove yourself, bring down the Justice Guild. Then my opinion of you might change.”
After Sa Ma Jin’s footsteps faded completely into silence, the sound of a door opening and closing echoed once more through the corridor.
Sa Ma Young had gone back inside.
I leaned against the wall for a moment longer, then turned and walked in the opposite direction.
It seemed I wouldn’t be able to get Sa Ma Young’s help finding my way.
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After asking for directions and finally returning to the Cafe, I found Woo Jun Kyung waiting for me with a troubled expression.
“I’m sorry. I got a bit lost on the way.”
“Not at all. I should have guided you properly to the Restroom. That was my mistake.”
“It’s really not your fault, Woo Jun Kyung. Shall we head to our meeting place now?”
“Of course. I’ll guide you to the Simulation Training Ground.”
As we descended one more floor on the escalator, a space resembling a multiplex cinema appeared.
Through a large electronic display, one could see at a glance which hunters were using each Simulation Training Ground and at what time, and several hunters were gathered comfortably in front of it, chatting.
Woo Jun Kyung led me into Chamber 1.
“There are apparently…10 of these training grounds.”
I wasn’t newly falling into Sama Guild supremacy.
I already knew objectively that the Simulation Training Ground we had at the Justice Guild was sufficiently excellent as well.
But being overwhelmed by this unprecedented scale was unavoidable.
“It’s incredibly massive. It’s practically the size of a full Competition Arena.”
I spoke my honest impression and walked deeper into the training ground.
I could see the people waiting for Woo Jun Kyung and me inside.
I greeted them first, as their faces were familiar from the broadcast of the Ruins Dungeon strategy where the Chimera appeared.
“Hello, I’m Yeo Joo.”
“Hello.”
I greeted four people excluding Woo Jun Kyung, but only Bang Wi Jin greeted me back.
The other three simply bowed silently.
It seemed they didn’t particularly welcome me, but it didn’t matter.
They weren’t people I’d be seeing often anyway.
Instead, I examined the four people standing with their hands clasped behind their backs one by one.
Bang Wi Jin, who has barrier abilities, and Bang Ri Ri, who uses throwing knives, are cousins.
Oh Young In, who primarily uses a mace but displays more destructive power when fighting bare-handed, was actually even more imposing in person.
It seemed like it would be even larger than Jang Su Ho or Je Hwa.
And finally, the one with distinctly jet-black hair and eyes was Ju Sa Eun, a debuffer who used talismans to reduce her target’s stats.
(debuffer)
That’s what she was.
With abilities that were the complete opposite of the Utopia Guild Master’s, it was less a buff and more akin to a curse.
Except for Bang Ri Ri, who was a fervent follower of Sa Ma Young and disliked me, the rest of them seemed curious about me instead.
“I’ll be counting on you for this Gate conquest.”
“Counting on me? If Yeo Joo joins us, we’ll feel much more assured.”
Bang Wi Jin, who had the appearance of a diligent college student with good grades, spoke respectfully.
Just then, Sa Ma Young entered the Simulation Training Ground.
“Did everyone introduce themselves?”
“Welcome, my lord.”
Five people, including Woo Jun Kyung, bowed respectfully toward Sa Ma Young.
Sa Ma Young, dressed in a light shirt and pants without a suit jacket, presumably for training, looked as relaxed as always.
He didn’t look like someone who had just been verbally abused and insulted by his father moments ago.
I found myself wondering if he had always hidden his emotions like this, and I ended up making eye contact with him while observing him closely.
Then Sa Ma Young smiled faintly and asked.
“Did you enjoy the Guild tour, Yeo Joo?”
“Yes, well. Woo Jun Kyung took good care of me.”
“Is that so? I made the right choice leaving you in Jun Kyung’s hands.”
“Thank you, my lord.”
…Wasn’t Woo Jun Kyung in his mid-thirties?
Both Sa Ma Young, who called someone at least six years his senior “Jun Kyung,” and Woo Jun Kyung, who showed no complaint and instead seemed delighted by the praise, made me feel uncomfortable.
Wanting to finish what I needed to do and leave quickly, I brought up the main topic.
“So seven people will enter the Gate like this?”
“For now. Why, should we bring more? Jun Kyung, how many A-rank hunters are available from Team 1?”
“Three, sir.”
“No, never mind. All the people here are team leaders anyway.”
“How did you know?”
Sa Ma Young’s eyes widened.
“I saw it on the conquest broadcast.”
“You watch our conquest broadcasts?”
“Just the ones you’re in.”
The way he selects only the most lucrative Gates and enters them is so obvious that you end up watching even if you don’t want to.
But Sa Ma Young laughed playfully at my words.
“Seems like you’re more interested in me than I thought?”
“Know your enemy and know yourself, and you’ll never lose a battle. How else would I know what the number one Guild is doing so Justice Guild can take that position later?”
It was when I snorted dismissively and turned my gaze away without thinking.
“…Ju Sa Eun, you don’t seem to be feeling well. Are you alright?”
Now that I thought about it, Ju Sa Eun had been unusually quiet, and she was standing there covered in cold sweat.
“I’m… I’m fine.”
“Fine? Let me take a look at you for a moment.”
I approached Ju Sa Eun and checked her status window.
Ju Sa Eun A
1. Strength Reduction (A)
2. Mana Reduction (A)
3. Weakness Detection (A)
4. Throwing (B)
Abnormal Status – Confidence Drop, Isolation, Darkness Addiction 87%
An A-rank Hunter wouldn’t suffer from minor ailments, so the real problem was the Darkness Addiction.
At 87%, it must have been incredibly difficult, yet she attended the training without defying Sa Ma Young’s orders.
If she went berserk inside the Gate, that would be troublesome.
“Excuse me.”
I took out a bottle of Im Chung Soo’s tonic, drank it, then grabbed Ju Sa Eun’s hand and activated my skill.

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