The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 291

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 112

And today, Sung Yo Na had done it.
She had instantaneously created a Subspace and realized in reality the method of applying it to combat.
The System Message window that Sung Yo Na must have been seeing as she charged toward the second wolf pack materialized before my eyes as well.

[ Using skill ‘Subspace Creation’. ]

There were no complicated additional explanations attached.
Sung Yo Na possessed only the ‘Subspace Creation’ skill.
All she could do was manipulate the flow of time within the Subspace she created as she wished.
She hadn’t awakened a new skill or evolved into a different one.
That ability had existed within Sung Yo Na from the very beginning.
She was simply now using a talent she’d always possessed properly.
“So a girl like that nearly died after all that suffering.”
For some reason, my head burned hot with indignation.
Originally, Sung Yo Na was supposed to die.
She was destined to be falsely accused of killing multiple people and escaping, hunted by those hired by her own blood relatives, until she was exhausted beyond measure and murdered.
It was a fragment that revealed just how wretched the world within 【The Age of King Sejong】 had been.
Whoosh—
With a soft, low vibration, the five wolves that had been lunging at Sung Yo Na became separated from the world.
It wasn’t as though they were trapped in something like a translucent soap bubble.
Outwardly, there was no change whatsoever.
Only a faint sense of ‘disconnection’ could be felt.
And the reason became immediately apparent.
“They’ve slowed down this time!”
As Yang Hwa Yeon cried out, having regained her composure, the wolves’ time had slowed—the opposite of how Sung Yo Na’s time had accelerated moments before.
As if struck by a slow spell, their movements instantly decelerated.
To a degree that made me wonder if it was intentional.
One stark difference was that they showed no signs of confusion at their bodies suddenly moving slowly.
Quite literally, they hadn’t yet become aware that time flowed at an extremely sluggish pace within the Subspace compared to the outside world.
Those creatures, now little more than living statues, became mere chunks of meat beneath Sung Yo Na’s dazzling twin blades before crumbling to ash and vanishing.
It was a skill so absurdly broken that the word ‘incredible’ seemed insufficient.
With that technique alone, one could practically prevent the world’s apocalypse.
As my thoughts reached that point, I suddenly grew curious.
“But how many times can you use that skill?”
As if she’d heard the question, Sung Yo Na began the hunt against the third and final wolf pack.
This time, there was no sense of strain in creating the Subspace.

[ Skill ‘Spatial Compression’ activated. ]

“Ohhh, there it is! There it is!”
“Right, she had that skill too!”
The Guild members cheered.
That’s right. Sung Yo Na didn’t only have the Subspace creation skill.
Five wolves were suddenly lifted into the air.
Then they began spinning wildly in the sky, as if caught in a current being sucked down a drain.
“Whimper?”
“Yelp, yelp!”
They thrashed desperately trying to escape the current, but it was futile.
When space itself was compressing, there was no way to break free from it.
In the end.
Crack!
With a sound even more tremendous than when Ryu Do Kyung had crushed monsters with telekinesis, all five wolves were obliterated without even a chance to scream.
“[Simulation terminated.]”
With the announcement, the Snowy Field vanished and the Training Facility returned to its original state.
And at the same moment, Sung Yo Na collapsed.
Thump.
“Haa, haa….”
She lay sprawled in the middle of the vast space, breathing heavily with difficulty—a sight that was somewhat pitiful, but not surprising.
After using such a monstrous skill twice in succession, it would be stranger if she were fine.
I opened the door to the Simulation Training Ground and approached Sung Yo Na, restoring her stamina adequately before handing her a bottle of Chung Soo’s tonic.
“Haa. Th-thank you….”
She was no longer in an exhausted state, but as Sung Yo Na accepted the tonic and offered her thanks, her voice lacked all vigor.
Her mental strength must have been completely depleted.
“That looked rough.”
“Ah, I’m just not used to it yet….”
Her hands trembled as she accepted the water bottle Kang Han offered from behind me.
“That’s how incredible the skill is. It must take a heavy toll on your body, right?”
“Y-yes, it seems so.”
This time, she’d used it consecutively almost inadvertently while in a state akin to complete absorption, fully unleashing her power, and in a Gate, she might need to save it like a finishing move.
But before that, there was something I needed to say first.
“So, how does it feel? Coming back out like this?”
“Huh, unnie….”
“It’s not as bad as you thought, right?”
Sung Yo Na gazed up at my smiling face with a dazed expression.
But only for a moment—as if my laughter were contagious, a brilliant, radiant smile bloomed across her pale, sweat-dampened face.
“I believed in you, noona.”
What was she talking about now?
“From now on, I’ll only trust and follow you, noona.”
*Ding!*

《 ♥ 41 : Unwavering Trust 》

…This was rather embarrassing.
“Ahem.”
I cleared my throat to deflect a little, then turned to Kang Han.
“What’s Yo Na’s time?”
“Three minutes and forty-four seconds.”
There was no need to compare her performance against anyone else’s.
With her Subspace skill alone, and especially with that space compression technique she’d demonstrated at the end, her contribution rating would skyrocket.
I nodded as I watched the guild members gradually gather around, patting Sung Yo Na’s shoulder and celebrating with her.
“Well, the Guild Cup Round of 16 squad is basically decided now.”

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Hunter Supporters – [ Justice Guild Bulletin Board ]
Round of 16 squad roster is out!!!
JusticeStrike | Views: 13224

Official announcement screenshot ▼
Kang Han
Han Ji Sung
Sung Yo Na
Yang Hwa Yeon
Lee Yu Eul

These five are supposedly entering the Jeonju Gate
Cheongmun, just you wait!

Comments
Comment 1: Huh? Yeo Joo isn’t on the list??
Comment 2: The roster is completely unexpected…
Comment 3: I’m sure they picked carefully, but I naturally assumed it would be all Team 1 members?
Comment 4: Fire-type hunters do have an advantage in places like the Glacier Dungeon
That5 Ha ㅠㅠㅠㅜ Finally, Yona is able to sortie properly ㅠㅠㅠ…
That 6 ㅁㅈ It was a shame that there wasn’t much activity so far ㅠㅠ
That7 Yona must have been very courageous to appear in the Guild Cup with her personality ㅠㅠ!!
That8 people say that of course Cheongmun will win, but I wish my kids would have flat noses ㅠㅠ
Comment 9: So we just head to Jeonju now?
Comment 10: Comment 9, are you… going to Jeonju too?
Haha no way!! I’m going too!! Are we all gonna end up meeting in Jeonju?
Comment 12: Justice Guild in full attack mode minus Yeo Joo is so exciting!!

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Snow fell heavily beyond the window.
In six hours, the Sama Guild would face off against the Bo Guk Guild in a decisive battle at the A-rank Tree Dungeon opening in Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, yet Sa Ma Young’s Mansion remained as serene as always.
Cold air drifted through the wide-open window, causing the tea in the large cup to steam and cool, but Sa Ma Young’s crimson eyes remained fixed solely on the broad garden where white snow accumulated steadily.
Hong Joo, who had been chasing snowflakes drifting through the window, soon lost interest and returned to his master’s side.
“Meow.”
The Familiar had learned early on that maintaining a small, youthful form garnered more of his master’s attention, so he kept this appearance unless circumstances demanded otherwise.
But today, even that strategy seemed futile.
The hand stroking Sa Ma Hong Joo’s round, small head as he pressed it forward moved with mechanical indifference.
The Familiar, looking up at his master’s profile with crimson eyes, refrained from troubling him further.
He simply lay down at Sa Ma Young’s feet, his ears twitching occasionally at the sound of snowflakes accumulating.
By the time thin ice began to form over the tea surface in the biting, howling wind below freezing, it happened.
Tap, tap.
The deliberate footsteps of Woo Jun Kyung, Sa Ma Young’s trusted aide, drew near.
“My lord, Yeo Joo has come to see you.”
Sa Ma Young’s gaze, which had remained motionless as death, finally shifted slowly.
“When did my home become a place where anyone could walk freely?”
“…I apologize.”
“Tell her to leave the item and go.”
The reason for her visit was obvious.
For the first time since coming to know Yeo Joo, I genuinely did not wish to see her.
But the deeply bowing Woo Jun Kyung uttered something entirely unexpected.
“I shall escort Yeo Joo to your inner chambers.”
“…What?”
At his aide’s sudden defiance, Sa Ma Young’s piercing eyes turned toward Woo Jun Kyung.
When Sa Ma Young’s anger flared, the temperature in the room—which had felt no different from the outdoors—spiked noticeably, a sensation I could feel prickling across my skin. Yet Woo Jun Kyung answered quietly.
“You have been waiting for him all along, have you not?”

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