The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 293

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 114

“Didn’t you go visit Sa Ma Young, the guild master, yesterday?”
Lee Yu Eul—this girl was really something.
I’d thought she was too preoccupied munching on snacks in the back seat, making crunching sounds, but of all things, she had to bring that up.
“Huh? Oh, yeah. I just handed over the wristwatch and came straight back.”
“Was something different about him then? The way he’s acting out today is really unusual.”
“Maybe he picked up some new item, like Ji Sung mentioned. But are we still far from the hotel?”
“We’re almost there. We should arrive in about thirty minutes.”
Fortunately, Kang Han picked up on my attempt to change the subject.
Excluding the Justice Guild employee handling the driving, there were seven of us total in the minibus.
The five members of the squad, myself managing player conditioning, and as a backup player brought along just in case,
“Oh, I can see traditional houses outside!”
Ryu Sang Eun from Team 2.
The decision based on preliminary match performance was made with complete confidence.
True to his assassin nature, he’d severed the wolf’s neck with impressive speed.
In any case, just as Ryu Sang Eun said, charming traditional Korean houses were coming into view through the windows, one or two at a time.
I would have loved to admire that scenery with the excited feeling of someone on vacation.
Unfortunately, my gaze couldn’t easily leave the tablet on my lap.
The match between the Sa Ma Guild and Bo Guk Guild was still ongoing.
[ “And so, we can see the end of this match approaching! With the extraordinary performance of Guild Master Sa Ma Young, the first match of the inaugural Association Director Cup Guild Tournament is drawing to a close! Hunter Bae Suk Myung, what are your thoughts on the match?”
“Yes, I completely agree with the caster. To be honest, the outcome was somewhat predictable from the start. For Guild Master Sa Ma Young, an S-rank fire attribute hunter, to be given the Tree Dungeon—he was truly fortunate. This can only be explained as heaven itself favoring the Sa Ma Guild!”
“Exactly! After all, isn’t the Sa Ma Guild one of the strongest championship contenders for this inaugural Guild Cup? You can see from the betting site data that the Association specially opened for this event that many people are already predicting a Sa Ma Guild victory….” ]
“A betting site? There’s something like that?”
That the Association had specially opened one for the Guild Cup was completely news to me.
But it seemed the slow information was only on my end—surrounded by guild members nodding with expressions of “you didn’t know that?”—Kang Han casually held out his phone to show me.
On the screen, which bore the Association’s emblem prominently at the top, confirming it was an official site created by the Association itself, the names of all guilds participating in the Guild Cup were listed in order of how many people had selected them.

The First Guild Cup—Who Will Be Champion?

1. Sama Guild (35.7%)
2. Dongbaek Guild (19.8%)
3. Fantasia (18.8%)
4. Utopia (10.2%)
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15. Justice Guild (1.2%)
16. Bo Guk Guild (0.8%)

I had to scroll quite far to find the Justice Guild’s name.
So it meant that only about one percent of people predicted the Justice Guild would win the Guild Cup.
“That’s more than I expected, though?”
Despite the dismal ranking, it still meant one out of every hundred people supported the Justice Guild.
Given that the winners who correctly guessed the champion guild would receive a potion set (wound-healing potion, concentration potion, advanced stamina potion), some people had probably voted for guilds with less competition, thinking they had nothing to lose.
Scrolling down without a care, my face suddenly twisted at one particular section.
“Our betting ratio against Cheongmun is 8 to 2?”
It meant eight out of every ten people had bet that Cheongmun would defeat us.
“This is infuriating.”
I handed the phone back to Kang Han while exhaling an angry breath.
Then I logged into the betting site on my own phone, and upon registration, I was automatically credited with 1000 coins.
The explanation stated that once the Guild Cup ended, the coins could be used at Maestro Shopping Mall, the official sponsor of the tournament.
People would naturally distribute their coins across various bets.
[ Do you wish to bet 1000 coins on “Round of 16 Justice Guild Victory”? ]
I pressed the confirmation button without hesitation.
“Let’s see if we can do some free shopping at Maestro.”

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A Korean Traditional Restaurant on the outskirts of Jeonju.
Cheongmun’s players, who had arrived in Jeonju the day before, were having lunch.
The sight of Cheongmun hunters in antiquated Hanok and neat modernized traditional Korean dress harmonized like an old ink wash painting.
“I heard Justice Guild just arrived at the hotel a while ago.”
At the words of Jung Jin Won, the youngest among Cheongmun’s elders and an A-rank archer, Park Song Hwi, the oldest member of this squad and an A-rank swordsman, paused.
But it was only momentary—his face as he resumed eating was filled with composure.
“Those young folks are running a bit behind schedule.”
Then Won Sang Hoon, a B-rank buffer sitting to his left, chimed in.
“That’s right. It would be much better if they came early like us and managed their condition properly.”
“Justice Guild is still inexperienced. It’s only natural when there’s no elder to lead them from the front.”
Park Song Hwi set down his chopsticks and rinsed his mouth with warm tea before speaking.
“That’s good news for us at Cheongmun. To face Justice Guild in the first match—they’re the perfect opponent to warm up against.”
While the elders continued their assessment-like discussion of Justice Guild, Ryu Do Kyung and Ryu Ja Kyung simply ate in composed silence.
Park Song Hwi, not missing this, turned to Ryu Ja Kyung with a question.
“You’re unusually quiet today, Ja Kyung.”
“I don’t agree with what you uncles are saying, so I have no choice but to hold my tongue.”
At the cold reply, the elders’ expressions stiffened in unison.
“Then tell us what you think.”
Clack.
The sound of Ryu Ja Kyung setting down her chopsticks rang out sharply in the quiet room.
“I cannot agree with you uncles saying that meeting Justice Guild was ‘good luck.’ Justice Guild is absolutely not an opponent to be taken lightly.”
“I know you’re thoughtful, Ja Kyung, but aren’t you worrying too much?”
At Won Sang Hoon’s words, Ryu Ja Kyung shook her head firmly.
“You uncles must have seen the Justice Guild roster released a few days ago. It’s not their elite Team 1, but rather a mix that includes former Magma Guild members.”
“What does that have to do with anything?”
“It means they’ve carefully selected members who can be effective in this Glacier Dungeon. That shows how thoroughly they’ve prepared. Cheongmun needs to be more vigilant. If we underestimate Justice Guild while only remembering their past, it could be us who falls in the Round of 16.”
“Do you think the same way, Do Kyung?”
At Park Song Hwi’s question, Ryu Do Kyung, who had been listening quietly to his sister, nodded.
“Both Kang Han, the S-rank Guild Master, and Han Ji Sung have recovered their abilities befitting their ranks. I don’t think Cheongmun will lose to Justice Guild, but we’ll need to pour out all our strength as well.”
“That’s a good mindset.”
Park Song Hwi smiled warmly at the Ryu siblings.
With two such thoughtful children bearing heavy responsibilities, the guild’s future was bright.
In contrast to the three elders, who soon turned to lighter conversation with brightened faces, Ryu Do Kyung and Ryu Ja Kyung’s expressions grew even darker and more somber.
So the problem was that Justice Guild had no senior generation to guide them.
Watching the elders show no sense of crisis despite their earnest pleas, the two siblings found themselves envying Justice Guild instead.
In the end, the siblings swallowed their sighs along with their food, exchanging only quiet, comforting glances with each other.

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The Jeonju Gate is scheduled to open tomorrow around 3 PM.
It’s the result of the prediction system that Je Hwa had updated once more with his own refinements, so there’s not a shred of doubt in its accuracy.
Then the reason Justice Guild left Seoul at the crack of dawn and deliberately timed their arrival in Jeonju for lunchtime was.
“Food! Tour! Adventure!”
“Jeonju is a food paradise!”
Yang Hwa Yeon and Lee Yu Eul, who were perfectly in sync, led the charge out of the hotel with their declaration.
Of course, I followed behind them and quietly thrust my clenched fist into the air.
I’d deliberately worn elastic-waist pants to maximize my eating capacity!
“This is my first time in Jeonju, you know.”
“Really? Sang Hoon, just trust me! I’ve gone through blogs and YouTube to compile a complete list of must-try restaurants!”
Her claim about doing advance research wasn’t mere talk—Lee Yu Eul, also visiting Jeonju for the first time, navigated the Hanok Village with the familiarity of someone walking through her own home.
“Whoa, it’s Justice Guild!”
“Isn’t that Han Ji Sung?”
“Yeah! Lee Yu Eul and Kang Han are here too!”
People who recognized us began to follow, forcing us to walk quickly as if fleeing, but even this minor commotion felt like a warm-up exercise before entering the restaurants.
At least, until I spotted a familiar face in the gathering crowd.
“…Bishop Yi?”

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