The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 272

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 93

How could he throw Ju Sa Eun—someone who called him her lord and followed him—to a vampire monster like she was nothing but food? He had to be out of his mind.
There was no other explanation.
“Sa Ma Young, have you lost it?”
“Ju Sa Eun is an A-rank Hunter. She won’t die from that.”
I couldn’t bring myself to believe Sa Ma Young as he spoke as though nothing was wrong.
If my favorability had sound effects, they would be ringing out in a continuous downward spiral right now.
I’d forgotten for a moment.
This was who Sa Ma Young truly was.
A man with no blood, no tears—utterly cold-blooded.
I was completely done with him.
As I backed away and distanced myself from him, Sa Ma Young spoke.
“It’s dangerous, so stay quietly inside the barrier, Yeo Joo.”

* * *

Whoosh—!
Sa Ma Young incinerated the last two Mostics in one fell swoop, and the battle came to an end.
The moment Bang Wi Jin’s barrier dissipated, I rushed toward where Ju Sa Eun lay collapsed.
Bang Ri Ri, who had arrived first, was already examining Ju Sa Eun.
“Sa Eun! Open your eyes for me!”
“Ugh… Sister Ri Ri…”
I couldn’t fathom how much blood had been drained from her—Ju Sa Eun’s face was ashen and pallid.
Fortunately, there were no major external wounds, but her condition was dire.
I was about to use a healing skill when Sa Ma Young approached and produced a supreme-grade potion, handing it to Bang Ri Ri.
“Give it to her.”
“Thank you, Master!”
Watching Bang Ri Ri’s actions, it was clear she cared deeply for Ju Sa Eun, yet there wasn’t a trace of resentment toward Sa Ma Young—not even a speck of it.
Rather, her face as she received the supreme-grade potion radiated pure gratitude.
The relationship between Sa Ma Young and his subordinates was something I neither could nor wished to comprehend.
Suddenly, I found myself missing the people of the Justice Guild.
“Sa Eun, drink this. You’ll feel better soon.”
Leaning against Bang Ri Ri’s embrace, Ju Sa Eun drank the potion with difficulty.
Fortunately, the supreme-grade potion’s effects were potent.
Her complexion gradually began to return.
The puncture wounds where the Mostic’s fangs had pierced would naturally heal in time, but it would require patience.
“Allow me to assist.”

[ Skill ‘Body Restoration’ is activated. ]
[ Current Health: 106 / 150 ]
[ Consuming 21 Health to restore the target’s body. ]

Since I still had plenty of stamina remaining, I deliberately avoided drinking any tonics.
“Sigh.”
Ju Sa Eun bowed her head toward me with a strained exhale.
“…Thank you.”
“Are you feeling better?”
“Yes, I think I can walk now.”
“Don’t push yourself too hard.”
“No, I can’t impose on you any further.”
…Seeing Ju Sa Eun so thoroughly cowed, indignation surged within me.
Since she belonged to another guild, I couldn’t interfere, so I swallowed the words threatening to spill out and simply nodded before rising to my feet.
Then Sa Ma Young approached and held out a stamina potion toward me.
“Yeo Joo, drink this.”
“It’s fine. I know how to manage my own body. Why don’t you look after your own guild members instead.”
“Why are you upset?”
Sa Ma Young furrowed his brow as if he couldn’t comprehend my reaction.
“It seems to be because of Ju Sa Eun, but are you saying I should have left her to face danger?”
He was completely wrong.
My anger wasn’t directed at Ju Sa Eun—it was directed at Sa Ma Young.
It wasn’t that I was angry about not preventing a dangerous situation; I was disgusted by how he failed to cherish those who trusted and followed him.
I shook my head slowly as I spoke.
“You have your own methods, Sa Ma Young. That’s all there is to it.”
That was all I had to say.
Ignoring Sa Ma Young as he opened his mouth to respond, I turned my back and left the Prayer Chamber.

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I exited the Prayer Chamber and arrived at the Library.
Standing apart from the Sa Ma Guild group, waiting for the door to open, Sa Ma Young’s eyes narrowed.
“I hear voices inside.”
Crash—! Boom!
As Sa Ma Young drew his sword and struck, the door panel shattered instantly.
“Ahhhhh!”
“H-Hemeres, divine one!”
In the darkened interior, those who startled and called upon the god were all Priests dressed in white robes.
Huddled together in the corner, they were visibly terrified.
After a tense standoff, an elderly Priest who appeared to be the oldest among them rose with support and questioned us.
“W-who are you people?”
Sa Ma Young sheathed his sword and countered.
“Are you the Priests of this Temple?”
“That we are, but….”
“We came at the request of a Priest who asked us to reclaim this Temple from the monsters occupying it.”
Color returned to the Priests’ faces at Sa Ma Young’s words.
“Y-you are heroes!”
“Hemeres, divine one, thank you!”
“Bishop, did you hear? Heroes have come to save us!”
“Yes, what a blessing it is, Reina.”
The elderly man called Bishop patted the Priest supporting him and asked a question.
“Might we know the name of the Priest who made this request of you?”
There was no way I could know his name.
He only gave me the Quest to reclaim the Temple before his breath stopped.
“He had red hair and gray eyes. He was tall and had a lean build.”
As I described the appearance I could recall, the Bishop sighed.
“Ah, Bion. So it was Bion…. Then perhaps Bion….”
“Left only a request to look after the Temple….”
“And it came to pass.”
Deep sorrow settled across his weathered face.
But soon the Bishop composed himself and explained to us.
“Five days ago, monsters appeared from the east and attacked the Temple. The Priests tried their best to fight them off together, but we who have spent our entire lives serving only Hemeres found ourselves hiding and awaiting death. Yet you heroes have come to us—it seems Hemeres has not yet abandoned us.”
The Bishop murmured words that seemed like a prayer, then bowed deeply to Sa Ma Young.
“Heroes, we beseech you to condemn those wicked creatures in our stead. We shall not forget this grace and will repay it.”
For someone who had accepted a Quest, his words carried profound meaning.
Sa Ma Young, sensing the weight of it, nodded and asked.
“Where is the boss monster?”
“That would be….”
The Bishop’s skeletal finger, pointing in one direction, trembled slightly.
“It occupies the Grand Cathedral.”

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The path to the Grand Cathedral was treacherous beyond measure.
Insectoid monsters of every variety clustered in scattered groups throughout, appearing sporadically along the way.
Fortunately, they were low-ranked creatures, though there were countless moments when we nearly suffered severe casualties.
By the time we reached the Grand Cathedral after all those trials, my stamina was nearly depleted.
And this was despite not participating in combat and using my healing skill only twice.
In the end, I drained an entire stamina potion, and I could feel Sa Ma Young’s gaze fixed intently upon me.
I didn’t avoid that stare.
I simply wiped my mouth with my sleeve and gestured with my eyes toward the sealed doors of the Grand Cathedral.
All I wanted was to clear this Quest quickly and return to the Justice Guild.
“….”
Fortunately, Sa Ma Young chose to open the Grand Cathedral’s doors rather than engage in a verbal sparring match with me.
Creeeeak—
The massive stone doors swung open with a low, grinding sound.
The interior was far more spacious than I had anticipated from outside.
And it was devastated.
Mangled corpses of Priests lay scattered throughout, covered by tattered curtains as if in a mockery of reverence.
But what struck me first, even before that gruesome sight, was the stench of brine.
It emanated from a deep pool carved into the center of the Grand Cathedral.
‘That swamp from back then.’
I recognized it instantly.
This was the original form of that very marsh where the Crocodile King and his horde had basked in the sunlight when we entered the Jungle Guerrilla Gate.
But there was no time to leisurely survey the Grand Cathedral’s interior.
“Krrrrgh, krrrrgh.”
“Kreeeeek!”
The creatures occupying the Grand Cathedral detected our intrusion and unleashed piercing shrieks.
“Giant Mantises, my lord,” Woo Jun Kyung reported to Sa Ma Young.
Woo Jun Kyung reported to Sa Ma Young.
They were A-rank monsters that occasionally appeared in Jungle-Type Dungeons, so he clearly knew them well already.
But the problem was that there weren’t just one—there were four.

[ Female Giant Mantis (A) ]
[ Male Giant Mantis (A) ]
[ Male Giant Mantis (A) ]
[ Male Giant Mantis (A) ]

“Hmm.”
Oh Young In let out a low hum.
That much made it clear that four A-rank creatures were far from easy to handle.
But the difficulties didn’t end there.
“Did the praying mantis—no, the giant mantis have a tail?”
At Bang Ri Ri’s question, everyone’s gaze turned toward the female giant mantis in the center of the tank.
Just as she said, a long black tail-like appendage stretched from the female’s rear end across the vast aquarium.
In that moment, the long black thing undulating in the water’s ripples writhed.
And Ju Sa Eun spoke in a trembling voice.
“It’s not a tail—it looks like a parasite.”

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