The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 33

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 33

As I’ve mentioned before, Guerrilla Gate raids are something established guilds actively avoid.
So the system was set up where guilds could simply register their names on the Awakeners Association’s list and receive automatic assignments.
But suddenly, the Justice Guild was rejected—told it couldn’t register as a Guerrilla Gate raid guild.
“What’s the reason?”
Kang Han, unable to hold back any longer, asked with visible irritation.
“…Insufficient experience.”
“That’s complete nonsense.”
For newly formed guilds or small-scale guilds like ours, Guerrilla Gate raids are both a gateway and a proving ground.
We build experience by clearing Guerrilla Gates, then advance to the next stage—tackling official Dungeons.
“Guilds created just yesterday can register on the Guerrilla list, but you’re saying we can’t because of insufficient experience?”
It’s like applying for an internship to gain experience, only to be told I don’t have enough experience. Ridiculous.
They’re basically recruiting experienced interns.
“It’s a new policy from the Awakeners Association.”
The Association staff member had clearly received orders from above and had been mechanically repeating the same response ever since.
There really are countless ways to make someone’s blood boil.
“If it’s a new policy, when did it take effect?”
Because I’ve never heard of it before.
If such a rule had been implemented, the Hunters Community would have been in an uproar long ago.
“…As of today.”
I could practically smell the Association Director’s fingerprints all over this.
“Sigh.”
What am I supposed to do about this?
I hadn’t expected the Association Director to move so petty and so quickly.
He’s not someone with that kind of intellect.
Something felt off.
As infuriating as it was, if the Association Director used his position to obstruct us like this, the Justice Guild—still lacking in power—had no way to mount a proper counterattack.
“Is there any way around this?”
Kang Han and I stepped back and began racking our brains for a solution.

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At that same moment, in the Association Chairman’s Office.
Sa Ma Young watched the Justice Guild’s confrontation with staff members unfold across the CCTV screens.
White steam rose gently from the coffee the Association Chairman’s secretary had brought, but he didn’t even reach for the cup.
He simply sat with his legs crossed, his gaze fixed on the monitor.
“Jun Kyung.”
At Sa Ma Young’s call, Woo Jun Kyung of the Sama Guild, who had been standing motionless like a statue with a smile on his face, stepped forward and responded immediately.
“You called for me, my lord.”
Some of those closest to Sa Ma Young referred to him as “my lord.”
There had been considerable controversy at first, but it had long since become recognized as a privilege.
Sa Ma Young did not grant that title to just anyone.
“That female healer—what was her name again?”
“Yeo Joo, twenty-three years old. According to records, she showed no signs of awakening in any of the wave detection tests conducted until she collapsed and struck her head, after which she awakened as an S-rank healer.”
“So the secret to awakening really does lie in the brain, doesn’t it.”
Sa Ma Young added briefly, stroking his chin and tilting his head slightly.
“I’d like to open that head up and take a look.”
“Shall I bring her in?”
Woo Jun Kyung placed his hand on the folding fan suspended at his waist—a weapon he always carried with him.
(摺扇)
His smile, beautiful as a flower bearing exquisite poison, deepened.
Her flower-like smile, which harbored a brilliant poison, deepened even more.
“No, it’s been a while since something interesting came up. Let’s watch a bit longer. When I get bored, bring her then.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Morality and common sense were meaningless.
For Woo Jun Kyung, counted among Sa Ma Young’s closest associates, Sa Ma Young’s words were law itself—divine revelation from the heavens.
“I wonder why that woman, Yeo Joo, took all the mega lottery winnings and went to the Justice Guild.”
It wasn’t really a question.
Sa Ma Young spoke to himself, gazing at the pretty face with its bangs roughly swept back.
“But originally, she had no connection to the Justice Guild whatsoever.”
Something like a smile played at his crimson lips.
“Interesting, isn’t it, Jun Kyung.”
“Yes, indeed it is.”
Woo Jun Kyung’s dark, ominous eyes—like venom itself—followed Sa Ma Young’s gaze toward Yeo Joo.
After receiving word from the Awakener Center that a new S-rank healer had registered, he had moved personally.
Sa Ma Young’s instruction had been to recruit her, no matter the cost.
Yet Woo Jun Kyung had failed to carry out the order.
It was the first mission in which he had “disappointed” Sa Ma Young, whom he had served since childhood.
“What did that woman say to you again?”
“She asked, ‘How much have you found out about me?'”
“Yeo Joo is quite an interesting woman.”
Two figures wearing masks of perfect blankness and sinister smiles seemed to be having a conversation.
Even in his own office, the Association Director stood in the corner, barely breathing, his back crawling with goosebumps and cold sweat streaming down his face.
“Director.”
“Yes! Guild Master Sa Ma Young.”
“The Justice Guild should never appear on that list.”
“Yes, I’ll do everything in my power! If necessary, I’ll even mobilize Awakeners Association hunters to shut down the Justice Guild——.”
“Please don’t do that.”
“Did I mishear you?”
“Where’s the fun in that?”
The Association Director stared blankly at Sa Ma Young’s beautiful profile.
He said not to let them get assigned a Guerrilla Gate, but not to shut them down?
It was a line of thinking that no ordinary person could possibly follow.
“If they find another way instead of the list… just leave them alone.”
“But if that happens…”
“The Justice Guild has multiple bombs inside, and if even one of them detonates, that’s good for me.”
While imagining swallowing the Justice Guild whole in that chaos, Sa Ma Young smiled toward Yeo Joo on the screen.
“If that woman gets torn apart, it would really be something to see.”

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“No matter how I think about it, the only answer is to take on subcontracting work from another guild.”
Kang Han said.
I agreed with him.
Large guilds that don’t want to tackle Guerrilla Gates pay money to pass that obligation to smaller guilds.
But who in the world would entrust such work to the Justice Guild?
Though we’ve grown somewhat lately and are better off than before, the Justice Guild is still at the very bottom of the guild food chain.
Everyone wanted to avoid us in every way possible.
Then someone approached and spoke to us.
“Kang Han, it’s been a while.”
“Huh? Guild Master Yang Hwa Yeon?”
It was Yang Hwa Yeon, a flame-type mage and guild master of the Magma Guild, which was currently expanding its power.
She was a woman with short red hair and a face that looked genuinely good-natured at first glance, making her stand out even more.
She was also much taller than me, and standing beside Kang Han, she looked like those models you see in photo shoots.
“We’re meeting for the first time, right? I’m Yang Hwa Yeon.”
“I’m Yeo Joo. I’m the healer of the Justice Guild.”
“Right, right. If you don’t know Yeo Joo these days, you’re not a Korean hunter. But.”
Yang Hwa Yeon glanced toward the desk where we’d been arguing with them moments before and spoke.
“It seems like something went wrong because they won’t put you on the list.”
“Ah, yes.”
I had no ill feelings toward Yang Hwa Yeon, but remembering the situation from moments ago made my mouth feel bitter.
Before she made an unexpected proposal with a slight smile.
“I was getting annoyed thinking it would be our turn soon anyway. Would you like to take our request?”
What a stroke of luck.
I instinctively looked toward Kang Han.
Authority over the Guild’s dungeon strategy belonged to the Guild Master, Kang Han.
“You’re saying you’ll help us?”
“Well, out of old sentiment. I used to belong to the Justice Guild, you see. Though it was only briefly.”
So there was such a connection between us.
It must have been long before the Sejong Incident began.
“So, what do you say? Will you take it?”
In truth, this was a subcontract I should accept without hesitation or deliberation.
We might even need to pay them instead of receiving payment.
I asked while mentally prepared to offer up to ten million won.
“What are your conditions? How much were you thinking?”
“I can’t offer much. Five million won.”
I had to seize this opportunity.
I absolutely had to take it.
They were offering five million won, not asking for payment!
“…Five million won is a bit stingy. In exchange, Magma stays out of it.”
“Hmm. Instead of five million won, I have one more condition.”
“What is it?”
“I’ll accompany you on the dungeon strategy.”
“Is that really necessary?”
“I’m free, but my guild members aren’t.”
That’s true. I recalled the broadcast I’d seen at the Awakener Center.
Magma Guild’s direct involvement in the Guerrilla Gate strategy was so unprecedented that they’d even streamed it.
“Why is that?”
“Just curious.”
Yang Hwa Yeon seemed unwilling to explain further what she was curious about.
But regardless of her reasons, it was honestly an enticing proposal.
If my predictions went wrong and even Kang Han stepping in couldn’t properly suppress Jang Su Ho, there was a possibility of failure.
There was no reason to refuse when an A-rank awakener was offering to join for free.
“Hmm, well, that’s a bit…”
But the fundamental rule of negotiation is never to show your true interest until the very end.
It was a skill I’d honed while apartment hunting.
“We need our Guild Master’s permission first, you understand?”
“I have no objections.”
Kang Han said that, but his face showed inner relief.
“Then we have no choice. You said you have connections with our Guild Master anyway. I understand.”
Even the Association Director couldn’t interfere with contracts between guilds.
I hurried toward the desk before Yang Hwa Yeon could change her mind.
“Five million won is a pittance, but whatever. Let me go grab the commission contract. If they say they don’t have one, I’ll smash the printer myself.”
Excellent—I’d just secured an A-rank safety belt.

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