The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 282

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 103

Whether Je Hwa or Master—they were the same person, so it didn’t really matter how I referred to him.
“Is something wrong? Does the ring feel burdensome…?”
“No, it’s not that. I was just thinking the item’s effects are incredibly good.”
“Honestly, I wish I could make it recover twice as fast, but I’m still far from satisfied.”
“…Boss, please don’t say things like that in front of other craftspeople.”
“Haha.”
Je Hwa laughed out loud—a rare occurrence.
I’d been concerned that he’d lost weight in the days since we last met, but seeing him smile so brightly eased my worries.
“Let me see your hand for a moment, boss.”
As his wrist extended toward me, a black wristwatch came into view.
It was the Darkness Addiction Scanner I’d seen before.
Six of the total slots were lit up, and checking his status window revealed his addiction rate was a staggering 69%.
Je Hwa never enters Gates directly.
So his addiction rate had climbed this high simply from being near Gate byproducts.
“Now I understand why you’ve lost weight.”
There’s no way he’d have an appetite when his body was in this condition.
I clicked my tongue softly and activated my skill.

[ Skill ‘Darkness Purification’ is activated. ]
[ Purification efficiency increases due to special constitution 【 Precarious Muse 】. ]
[ Purification efficiency increases due to high affinity. ]

“Sigh.”
Je Hwa closed his eyes slowly, exhaling a weary breath.
“…I’ll survive.”
“If your condition were that serious, you wouldn’t have waited this long to come see me.”
“I felt bad asking Yeo Joo for help.”
“Then should I feel bad too?”
At my question, Je Hwa opened the eyes he’d been keeping closed.
“What could Yeo Joo possibly owe me?”
“Items arrived at Maestro today in mountains of quantities. The ring you gave me is one of them. I’m only receiving, so I feel like I owe you enough to make up for it, don’t I?”
“Yeo Joo, I wanted to give those things to you because….”
“I hate seeing you in pain. It’s not bothersome at all, and I’m not busy, so just use me like a fatigue remedy.”
“…Understood.”
Je Hwa answered obediently while squeezing and releasing the hand I’d been holding, lost in thought for a moment before suddenly speaking.
“I worry a lot. What if other people find out about your abilities like this?”
“I can’t hide it forever anyway. Once everything comes to light, I think I’ll actually feel relieved. I could help more people too.”
“…That’s what worries me.”
“What?”
“Before the Guild Cup, I wanted to confirm one last time with you. The Darkness Purification skill—are you ready to reveal it?”
Je Hwa’s dark brown eyes fixed directly on me.
Facing that profound gaze, my heart naturally grew calm.
With my quieted mind, I asked myself once more.
‘Am I ready?’
Without needing to deliberate long, the answer came immediately.
“Yes, I’m ready.”
“…I see. If that’s your will, Yeo Joo.”
“But why before the Guild Cup?”
At my question, Je Hwa sank deeply into the chair’s backrest and spoke.
“You’ll understand when you see it that day.”

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Je Hwa held back further explanation, saying there was still a bit more preparation needed.
I arrived at the Training Facility with a vaguely unsettled feeling.
The moment I opened the lobby door, which boasted excellent soundproofing, an absolutely deafening roar of noise came pouring out.
It was the sound of Hunters who’d received items from Maestro as gifts playing around like children having a snowball fight.
“Hahahaha! Take this mega fireball!”
“Bring it on! I’m invincible right now!”
Watching Yang Hwa Yeon and Team 3 leader Lee Tae Yoon dash about with a gym-ball-sized ball of flame hovering above their heads, followed by a gust of hot wind, made the worries that had filled my mind just moments ago feel as insignificant as dust in the cosmos.
“Heh heh heh.”
Lee Yu Chan, his cheeks flushed red, came running toward me as I stood in the doorway with my hands clasped behind my back.
“Noona! This bow is amazing! It just goes whoosh and hits with a bang!”
“Oh, really?”
“No joke! With this, I could actually stand up to Kang Han hyung….”
“Kyaaah!”
“What?!”
Startled by the scream, I turned around to see Sung Yo Na pressed against the wall.
I’m not exaggerating.
She was literally clinging to the wall, her face drained of all color, both feet planted against it.
“Yo Na, why are you… up there?”
“I put on these shoes Maestro gave me, and I, I can’t feel gravity!”
“Is that so… but isn’t that spot a bit too dangerous?”
“I, I want to come down too!”
Sung Yo Na’s legs trembled violently—she was clearly terrified.
“Hmm.”
I glanced around the lobby, which had become a cauldron of excitement, and called out the name of someone who could peel Sung Yo Na off the wall.
“Ryu Sang Eun….”
“You called?”
“Oh, you startled me.”
It was Ryu Sang Eun, the assassin-type member of Team 2 who naturally had a faint presence.
But even though I could see him clearly with my eyes right now, his presence was barely perceptible.
Something seemed off, so I stared at him, and he grinned and explained.
“I got a sponsored item too.”
He revealed one ear that had been hidden beneath his hair, showing a gray stud earring.
“Now even if I dance the samba right in front of most monsters, they won’t notice me.”
“Then could you hurry over and get her down?”
“Who… ah, I understand.”
Ryu Sang Eun moved with practiced ease, tapped the wall, and safely rescued the trembling Sung Yo Na.
Then he said to Sung Yo Na, who was whimpering about how much she loved solid ground.
“Those shoes could be incredibly useful for you if you use them right.”
“But it’s so scary….”
“You’ll get used to it. Let me help you?”
“Really, truly?”
Fortunately, it seemed Ryu Sang Eun would be helping Sung Yo Na with her adaptation training.
This kind of virtuous cycle where members helped each other was one of the advantages that emerged as the Guild grew larger.
Yeah, even if the Guild turned into chaos like this sometimes, as long as the bucket didn’t leak outside, it was fine.
I nodded in agreement and had just found the quietest corner with the fewest people and planted myself down when it happened.
“Yeo Joo!”
“Jang Su Ho, do you like the gift you received from Maestro?”
“Ugh… this is a problem.”
What was wrong with him now?
I suddenly felt a surge of worry, wondering if he was having as much trouble adapting as Sung Yo Na.
“What’s the problem?”
“I have no confidence.”
“If the adaptation is too difficult, you can just use a single shield like you’ve been doing until now, and that should be enough…”
“I have no confidence I’ll lose.”
This bastard.
Jang Su Ho swung a massive sword with one hand, flaunting it with exaggerated flair.
“What if we actually end up winning the Guild Cup?”
“You’re already tasting the kimchi broth before you’ve even planted the cabbage.”
“No, think about it! Maestro is backing us this hard—wouldn’t it be weird if we didn’t win?”
…Well, that was actually a fair point.
I found myself being persuaded by Jang Su Ho’s peculiar logic despite myself.
“Yeo Joo, noona!”
“Yu Ga Young is here?”
“…Yeo Joo, could you watch Ga Young for a bit?”
Yoo Jin Rok, who had just entered the Training Facility with his daughter, took one look at the chaotic state of the facility and spoke with a stern expression.
“Of course, go ahead.”
“Ga Young, stay with Yeo Joo noona for a moment. …Yang Hwa Yeon, you! Put out that fire!”
At Yoo Jin Rok’s shout, Yang Hwa Yeon extinguished the flames, and the Training Facility gradually began to settle down.
In the meantime, Jang Su Ho was showing off his new weapon to Yu Ga Young.
“Isn’t it cool? I’ll show off with this sword in the Guild Cup!”
“Uncle is so cool!”
“Yeo Joo and I are the same age, so why is she noona and I’m uncle?”
“Hmm, because you look like an uncle?”
What good was a new sword?
He couldn’t even win an argument against an elementary school student.
I was thoroughly mocking Jang Su Ho as he staggered under the innocent child’s blunt appearance attack, when Yu Ga Young suddenly clapped her hands and spoke.
“But with this, uncle can really win! Last night I dreamed that uncle was smashing a really scary-looking golem—boom boom!”
It was the kind of dream a child might typically have.
Thinking that, I shifted lazily on the sofa, searching for a more comfortable position.
“But uncle had a hard time. That golem was S-rank, and Uncle Kang Han got hurt a lot too. Even Yo Na noona broke her arm. It was moving so fast, but the golem was mean and wouldn’t fight alone—it called its allies. And every time we destroyed one, mini golems just kept spawning. Ugh, it really gave me bad dreams.”
…But the content is far too detailed to be just a child’s dream, isn’t it?

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