The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 338

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 159

Late at night.
I stirred awake in my room at the Dormitory Building to the alarm I’d set beforehand.
Changing into my outdoor clothes, the events from earlier that day came flooding back.
“Good grief!”
An error?
An… error?
Even if someone had suddenly struck me on the head while I walked down the street, it wouldn’t have been as bewildering as this.
After I’d gone through all the trouble of lowering the addiction rate, he came back from the Restroom, gave me a look of displeasure, and the changed keyword was ‘error’!
I was so flabbergasted that I even looked it up in the dictionary.
I wondered if there was some other meaning to the word ‘error’ that I didn’t know about.

[ Error: A mistake; something that does not accord with reason or logic. ]

In truth, there was no need for that.
It was plainly written in English below: ‘Error’.
At first, I was confused about whether the System had encountered a malfunction, but Je Hwa’s subsequent behavior made it clear.

“I think it would be best if we called it a day, Yeo Joo.”
“What? No, I was going to—”
“I’ll contact you.”

Then he even pushed my back and drove me out of the Secret Workshop.
That’s how unbearable it was for him to be in the same space as me.
“…But seeing his favorability actually increase makes it seem like it’s not entirely bad.”
Still, calling someone an error! A glitch!
I hurled the socks I’d been holding onto the floor.
Watching the bundle of socks roll across the ground, I pondered.
‘Did I make some mistake?’
The anxiety stemmed from the fact that someone like Je Hwa wouldn’t have flipped his attitude so drastically unless something was wrong.
“Ah… Could it be?”
Was he deliberately keeping darkness accumulated in his body?
What if I had carelessly purified it without knowing it was necessary for creating the scanner?
Though I wondered if it was worth enduring physical pain for, it could be an important matter for a creator.
“He might have disliked holding hands.”
Since I didn’t attach much significance to physical contact, I had simply regarded it like a handshake.
But Je Hwa might not welcome anyone’s skin touching his.
“…I need to apologize.”
And I should tell him that a skill has emerged that doesn’t require contact.
“Sigh.”
As I was sighing, Na Baek Ho, who had transformed into his small form after a long time, waddled toward me.
The creature dropped the bundle of socks I had thrown earlier at my feet with a soft tap and spoke.
“[Yeo Joo, late. Put on.]”
“Got it, got it.”
Even during the brief moment I was putting on my socks and shoes, Na Baek Ho was so excited that his front paws were bouncing with anticipation.
“[Dungeon, hurry!]”

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Approximately 24 hours earlier.
Feeling the need for a Dungeon to assess Kang Han’s new skill, I diligently searched the Awakener Association website for any Gates that might be understaffed or had their conquests cancelled.
I found a suitable Guerrilla Gate.
It was a location that a small Guild affiliated with the Jung Dong Alliance had been assigned but left vacant due to circumstances.
I quickly registered the Justice Guild’s name, and I recalled Lee Yu Chan, who had been whining about wanting to see Item Information right away.
‘Wouldn’t it be better for the Guild members who will be fighting together anyway to witness Kang Han’s changed skill?’
I first asked Kang Han for his opinion, and he agreed with my thoughts.
“I don’t mind. Everyone will find out anyway once the Round of 8 begins. If there are people from Team 4 and the Junior Team who want to come, let’s bring them along.”
With permission granted, I quickly notified the Justice Guild group chat about this news.

▶ Justice Guild Announcement Room – 40 members
We’re heading out to clear a Guerrilla Gate tomorrow night~
Since it’s C-rank, attendance isn’t mandatory
(Korean Awakener Association Gate Info https://buly.kr/Yefkvv)
Just raise your hand if you’re interested!
Current attendees: Kang Han, Yeo Joo.
Justice Guardian.
I can’t miss this!
🤚
YuChaniChani
Me! I’m going!! Hand up!!!!
EuriEuriEuri
Ugh, Lee Yu Chan is so loud
Lee Yu Eul too!!!!!!
Take her with you!!!
Hand!!!!!!!!
JusticeHeroine muted YuChaniChani and EuriEuriEuri.
Anyone else coming? ^^
Han Ji Sung
Take care and come back safely ^^
Hwa Yeon>_<
I'll pass~
(Junior)Se Yoon
Can juniors participate too?
♥Seo Yu Bin♥
What about Team 4 as well…
Team 4 can definitely go~
Juniors can go with the instructor's permission~ @Yoo Jin Rok
Im Chung Soo
Soo Won and I are going too
Soo Won
I'll just quietly gather materials so we don't cause trouble ^^;;

And so it came to pass that seventeen members of the Justice Guild entered a small Guerrilla Gate.
Since we were already committed to this, we decided to bring along the Familiars as well—it had been a while.
"[Slowpoke, you're faster than Yeo Joo.]"
"Tch! This won't do. Bad-mouthed Baek Ho stays here—I'm going."
"[Idiot. Slowpoke can't run.]"
He snorted derisively, and his stocky rear end bolted out the door in a flash.
"Well, it'll work out somehow."
I stretched and followed Baek Ho out of the room.

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Having a large bus available for constant use at the Guild was convenient.
The bus, wrapped elegantly with the 'JUSTICE' logo and fitted with dark tinting, looked like a space where national team athletes steeled their resolve, but in reality it resembled a high school field trip bus.
"Now then, what did the instructor say earlier?"
"No solo actions! No combat! And ask lots of questions!"
The three junior team members answered Yoo Jin Rok's question in perfect unison.
"Oh my, how adorable. Like little chicks."
"Chirp?"
I gave Lee Yu Eul, who suddenly made that strange sound right in my ear from the seat beside me, a stern look.
"What is it? Why are you doing that?"
"You said the juniors are like chicks. But they're all first-year high school students now?"
"And?"
"Yu Eul was a high school student not long ago too!"
"Ah, what was I thinking."
Now that I thought about it, that was true.
Lee Yu Eul and Lee Yu Chan never had a junior phase.
They were thrust into reality the moment they awakened and suffered through all manner of hardships, which made me sympathize with them, though I didn't show it.
"Honestly, from the moment I first saw you and Lee Yu Chan, you didn't strike me as chick-like."
"No?"
"…More like young eagles?"
After searching for 'young eagle' based on my answer, Lee Yu Eul let out another shriek.
"That's not cute at all!"
"No, why not. It's cute in its own way. Even if they're a bit bigger, they're fluffy and clumsy, aren't they?"
"Ugh, you don't pamper us. All we get is intense training from Kang Han every day…."
The last part seemed to be the real complaint.
Now that they'd become adults, the training volume had increased, which must be frustrating, but I had no intention of putting the brakes on Kang Han's methods.
Though I should comfort them somewhat.
"The way I show care is different. I called you young eagles, didn't I?"
"…How is it different?"
How did eagles teach their young again?
"Push them off a cliff?"
"Wow! That's abuse!"
I soothed Lee Yu Eul, who was rubbing her face against my chest and making a fuss without considering her own size, and explained.
"No, I'm pushing you because you can fly now. You're ready. Your body has grown, and your wings are stronger."
"…."
"The sky isn't just something for you to look up at anymore."
Lee Yu Eul said nothing.
She simply paused mid-tantrum, breathing heavily without another word.
Ding—

《 ♥ 40 : Nest 》

Seeing the new keyword, what came to mind was "empty nest syndrome."
Was she ready to become independent?
As I blinked at the bittersweet feeling, Lee Yu Eul, who had slipped from my arms, grinned and spoke.
"Ah, I was planning to take it easy, but I guess I can't."
"Why?"
"I need to hunt hard and bring you food."
"For me?"
"Yes, since you're raising chicks, an aging and sickly mother bird needs nutritious food…."
"Hey, go over there. I gave you the seat next to me!"
"You can't move around on a bus in motion!"
"That's hilarious! You run on moving buses! I'm not sitting next to you!"
"I don't want to! I'm not going! The seat next to you is mine!"
While Lee Yu Eul and I bickered back and forth, Chung Soo, the old-faced youth quietly scrolling on his phone across the narrow aisle, opened his mouth.
"The Sama Guild quarterfinals just ended."
"Huh? Already?"
It hadn't even been a few hours since that match started.
Chung Soo turned his phone toward me and showed me the screen as I tilted my head in confusion.
"Is it live streaming?"
"Yes, they finished it in 4 hours after entering the Gate."

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