The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 276

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 97

“5! 4! 3! 2! 1!!”
“Happy New Year!”
“Let’s all stay healthy this year!”
As the year changed, the people gathered in the Break Room exchanged well-wishes and New Year’s greetings.
I clinked my glass with the other guild members and shouted “Happy New Year!”
“Yeo Joo, Happy New Year to you.”
“And to you, Guild Master. This year, let’s focus on staying healthy and avoiding injuries above all else. Cheers!”
Two glasses of non-alcoholic champagne collided with a cheerful clink.
“Oh, this is actually quite delicious.”
I hadn’t expected much from a fake drink, but the champagne’s quality was better than I’d anticipated.
Perhaps it was the excitement of New Year’s Day that made it taste even better.
As I savored the sweet yet slightly bitter taste lingering on my lips, the twins came over and tugged at my sleeve.
“Sister, let’s go already.”
“It’s past midnight!”
“Okay, okay.”
These two were whining despite being legally adults now.
Though, becoming an adult at the stroke of midnight doesn’t mean you suddenly mature overnight.
“Where did I put the car keys…”
“I’ll drive.”
It was Kang Han who spoke, already holding up the car keys in his hand.
“Huh? You’re coming too, Guild Master?”
We’d been sitting together and talking, but since he hadn’t said anything particular, I thought he wasn’t interested.
At my question, Kang Han lowered his eyebrows with a look of disappointment and said,
“You were going to leave me behind?”
“…Let’s go together then.”
Lately, that man’s expressions have become quite varied.
When such a handsome face makes a pitiful expression like that, anyone would be flustered.
I suddenly felt like I’d become a bad person.
“It’s cold outside, so dress warmly.”
Kang Han, now wearing a long black coat, brought my white long padding and said this, then naturally helped me slip my arms through the sleeves before smiling and asking,
“Would you like a scarf too? It looked good on you.”
“Did I do something wrong to the Guild Master?”
“Did I do something wrong to the Guild Master?”
“That can’t be. Why are you even asking that?”
“…It’s nothing.”
It had been several days since I first noticed the change in Kang Han.
It started after we returned from the Jungle-Type Dungeon.
‘He’s subtly different somehow.’
If someone asked whether it warranted a serious conversation, the answer would be no.
He’d simply become a bit warmer, and correspondingly more gentle.
“Lee Yu Chan, Lee Yu Eul are already waiting outside. Shall we go?”
Look at him now.
His manner of opening the door was the same as before, but even someone as insensitive as me could see the warmth radiating from his eyes.
“Yes, let’s go.”
And so, with Kang Han driving and the excited chatter of the twins in the back seat, we arrived at a pojangmacha in Jongno.

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Hunter Supporters – [ Justice Guild Bulletin Board ]
guys i just clocked in
Twin Sister | Views: 5671

I’m working part-time right now ㅠㅠ
But Hani and Yeoju came to our store with their children ㅠㅠㅠ
How?? I’m really so nervous phewㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Comments
Comment 1 so jealous!111
It looks like Dat2 came out at 12 o’clock to have a drink together ㅠㅠ
Comment 3 thats actually so sweet…
That4 Why am I at home right now ㅠㅠ
Comment 5 go tell them youre a Hunter Supporter!
Comment 6 nah that might be awkward? theyre just out having fun together..;;
It might interfere with the room;;
Comment 8 asking for an autograph when they leave should be fine tho
That9 I’m really jealous ㅠㅠ Why am I at home right now ㅠㅠ
The Justice Guild is the real family that teaches their younger members how to drink for the first time.

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“Be honest with me.”
I narrowed my eyes as I watched Lee Yu Chan and Lee Yu Eul’s glasses fill with a gurgling sound.
“Have you two ever drunk alcohol without the adults knowing?”
“That’s unfair, totally unfair.”
“Sister, you’re not thinking we’re bad kids, are you?”
The twins merely snickered at my sharp questioning.
“No, but then why do you drink so well!”
Everyone knows the first time you drink, you don’t know your limit and make mistakes!
You’re supposed to get cute and drunk, take photos, and tease them later!
Then suffer from a hangover the next day—that’s the real experience!
“It must be our constitution.”
“Our mom and dad said they were the same way.”
“And they say all combat-type hunters have high alcohol tolerance.”
“Are they telling the truth?”
At my question, Kang Han, who had been sitting with his arms crossed in silence, nodded.
“It seems to be the case. Now that I think about it, I don’t know any hunters with low alcohol tolerance.”
“Wow, that’s unfair! There’s a difference even in this?”
Being a squishy healer was nothing but hardship.
“Still, it feels good. It makes me feel like an adult somehow.”
Lee Yu Eul tossed back a shot of soju and rinsed her mouth with udon broth as she spoke.
“Not for me. I probably won’t even get drunk anyway, so I’ll just drink cola. It just tastes bitter and has no flavor.”
Lee Yu Chan, who had wanted to experience intoxication and finished an entire bottle of soju by himself, now shook his head.
“Do you know why that is, Lee Yu Chan?”
“Why?”
“Because you haven’t yet tasted the bitterness of life.”
After drinking a cold, bitter shot of soju, even the cold, hardened egg roll tasted delicious.
That’s just how life is.
“You can’t appreciate sweetness without tasting bitterness.”
“…Sister, is your alcohol tolerance exactly one bottle of soju?”
“How did you know?”
The clever Lee Yu Chan seemed to know everyone’s drinking capacity.
As I tilted my head and reached for another shot, a large hand suddenly appeared and took my glass away.
Following the moving glass, I saw the culprit was none other than Kang Han.
I questioned Kang Han, whose expression didn’t change as he swallowed my drink.
“What are you doing? Why did you take it?”
“Your drink looked more delicious, Yeo Joo.”
“Alcohol is alcohol—what’s the difference?”
I was retrieving my glass from Kang Han’s hand and refilling it when—
“Seriously? Really?”
“I told you! The Justice Guild!”
At a glance, four drunk men were making a commotion in front of our table, talking amongst themselves.
“Damn, are you celebrities or something?”
“Why are hunters drinking at a place like this? Don’t you guys make a ton of money?”
Their voices were so loud that people at nearby tables began to turn and frown in our direction.
“Is there a problem?”
When Kang Han asked, the men who had flinched for a moment soon laughed and answered.
“Oh, we’re huge fans of the Justice Guild, you know?”
“Just take one photo with us!”
“We won’t post it anywhere else, we’ll just brag about it in our class group chat!”
“Don’t be so stuck up about it!”
That was complete nonsense.
Just as I was about to snap back at these men spewing rudeness from their mouths, something unexpected happened.
“I’ll take a photo with you, so please be quiet and leave. Don’t disturb the other guests.”
Lee Yu Chan said with a gentle smile toward the men.
But even though he was agreeing to their request, these troublemakers turned the tables on him.
“Why are you talking like that, you bastard?”
“Are we some kind of damn street vendors to you?”
“Look at this guy getting cocky just because he’s become a little famous.”
“What, we’re just quietly drinking over here—why are you starting trouble with us?”
Kang Han, who had gently grabbed Lee Yu Eul’s shoulders to calm her down as she was about to explode, stood up and blocked the men’s path.
“If you have something to say, go outside and say it. Don’t cause a disturbance in here.”
Even if their brains were marinated in alcohol, they still seemed to be functioning to some degree.
With his hands still inside his coat, he simply stood up, yet the men felt an overwhelming pressure from Kang Han and took a step back.
They stared blankly up at Kang Han, who was a head taller than them, then tucked their tails between their legs.
“Hey, let’s go, let’s go.”
“Damn, this guy’s intense.”
“Oh, forget the photo! We’re good!”
“Damn, if he wanted to, he’d beat us to a pulp.”
True to form for cowards, they muttered complaints even as they fled.
I took another sip of my drink, but the taste had already soured—it was as astringent as an unripe persimmon.
I quickly popped a piece of tteokbokki into my mouth and tried to comfort the twins, whose mood had been dampened on this first day of the new year as adults.
“Those people are just drunk—don’t let it get to you.”
“It doesn’t bother me.”
It was Lee Yu Eul who answered curtly.
“They’d probably trash-talk us however they want anyway, so what’s the difference.”
“This is nothing, really.”
Lee Yu Chan went even further.
“When we were getting a lot of hate before, there were people who would trip us on the street and spit on us saying we were unlucky.”
“…What?”
At words that made me doubt my ears, Lee Yu Eul shrugged her shoulders in response.
“When things are going well, people chase after you and praise you, but the moment something goes wrong, they turn around and curse you. That’s just how people are.”
“You’re right. So noona, don’t pay attention to what people say on the internet or anywhere else.”
I had momentarily forgotten.
What had happened to these kids before.
Even so, thinking I should comfort them as their older sister, I was choosing my words carefully when Lee Yu Chan’s phone on the table rang.

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“Hello? …We’re in Jongno right now, why? …You’re nearby too? Got it. I’ll head over there.”
After the brief call ended, Lee Yu Chan and Lee Yu Eul stood up from their seats.
“Our classmates are playing nearby.”
Kang Han glanced at Yeo Joo, who remained sitting in a daze, then walked the twins to the entrance of the pojangmacha.
“Be back before sunrise.”
“Understood.”
“Oppa, don’t let noona drink too much.”
Concerned about Yeo Joo, who seemed to have exceeded her alcohol tolerance, Kang Han nodded in agreement.
He returned to the table less than a minute later.
But then.
“Yeo Joo, why….”
Kang Han’s green eyes trembled violently, as if an earthquake had struck, as he looked at Yeo Joo sitting alone.
Tears streamed down her pale cheeks.
“Why. Why are you crying?”
Finally, at the soft sound of teardrops falling onto her white padding jacket, Kang Han’s heart sank along with them.

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