The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 355

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 176

The space prepared to replace the stage in front of the Gate was a small studio within the Association Building—a room typically used for filming Korean Awakener Association promotional materials or conducting press interviews with Hunters.
The PD and writer, who had relocated here half by choice and half by circumstance to conduct the Justice Guild interview, discreetly wiped away beads of nervous sweat.
Since the Hunters had just finished the match and arrived via spatial transfer, they’d expected to proceed smoothly while everyone was still disoriented—but that assumption proved naive.
Much like the Hunters who had traveled from Mokpo, the Justice Guild’s publicity director arrived at the studio and immediately requested the interview questions, then began scrutinizing them with the intensity of a hawk.
The question sheet had now been passed to Yeo Joo, the Healer.
The PD, whose ribs had been jabbed repeatedly by the writer, cautiously approached once the lighting setup was complete.
“Um, Healer.”
“Yes?”
“Since this interview will be broadcast live, many viewers are waiting right now.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“So we should probably proceed quickly….”
The PD couldn’t finish his sentence.
Yeo Joo’s gaze, which had been fixed on the question sheet, turned toward him.
It wasn’t a stern look—just a simple glance—yet it was the kind of gaze that could make even a veteran with fifteen years of experience falter.
“You’re working hard, PD.”
“What? Oh, no. I’m just doing what needs to be done….”
“Exactly.”
Yeo Joo smiled brightly.
“Your job is to conduct this interview well for all the viewers who are waiting, isn’t it?”
“That’s… right.”
“So it should proceed without any problems, don’t you think? Just give me a moment and I’ll finish reading quickly.”
After saying that, Yeo Joo finished reviewing the question sheet that the publicity director had already checked once, then asked the PD.
“It looks fine overall.”
“Ah! Then let’s start right away——”
“These are all the questions, correct?”
The writer standing beside them quietly slipped away from their position.
The PD nodded with a smile that caused his lips to twitch involuntarily.
“Yes, Healer.”
Once this interview ends, I need to take a vacation abroad.
While the PD was mentally committing to requesting time off from his desk, all broadcast preparations were completed.
The opening countdown finished, and waiting viewers entered the broadcast.
The host, confirming that viewership had jumped from hundreds of thousands to over a million in an instant, began the opening remarks with a bright smile.
“Hello everyone! Thank you for your patience! The Quarterfinals ‘After Interview’ begins now!”
The broadcast proceeded smoothly.
With the highlight moments of the match displayed on screen and the Justice Guild hunters sharing their impressions directly, the viewers’ reactions were intense.
Just then, the screen showed Lee Yu Chan shooting a flaming arrow at the curtains of the Banquet Hall, the boss arena.
“Hunter Lee Yu Chan! You seemed quite hesitant at that moment. How were you feeling?”
“Sigh.”
Lee Yu Chan let out a small sigh before answering.
“To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I should do it. I’ve never even played with fire when I was younger.”
The live chat immediately erupted.

– Boss monster clear = playing with fire lol
– You’re still young, Yu Chan! lol
– Yu-chan is coming! Godgi ㅠㅠ
– His sudden realization was hilarious lol
– Playing with fire in a dungeon is fun~
– Really a legendary moment even watching it again

The conversation naturally shifted to Yeo Joo.
“Ah, the scene showing now is where Healer Yeo Joo discovered the hidden Supply Depot. You found the candle item there as well, right?”
“Yes, that’s right. It’s a torch used to create the sacred flame.”
Yeo Joo pulled out a candle from her Subspace as she spoke.
“Wow! You could bring it out!”
“Most items disappear when you leave the Gate unless they’re drops from monsters. But sometimes, items like this manage to remain outside, you know?”
“Exactly! The Jungle Machete I’m using now was one of those cases!”
Lee Yu Eul also proudly displayed her weapon.
But then, Jang Su Ho quietly drew out his sword as well.
“Actually, this time I also….”
The broadcaster’s eyes widened as he recognized it as a one-handed sword acquired from the secret warehouse.
“Wow…. Wait, I thought that was really rare!”
“There are actually more items you can bring out that way than you’d think?”
“No, wait, Healer Yeo Joo! I’ve been curious about this for a while! Sometimes it seems like you know exactly what’s going to happen in the dungeon and move accordingly. Finding the secret warehouse this time was like that too! I’m really curious about your secret!”
The broadcaster, having caught Yeo Joo just as she tried to slip away, paused as she shrugged her shoulders and answered.
“I just happen to have pretty good luck.”
“That luck of hers.”
“I wish she’d have bad luck instead, just so we could finish the dungeon safely without incident.”
“Seriously, my heart’s been racing constantly because of you, unnie!”
At the flood of complaints pouring out from the Justice Guild hunters, the broadcaster burst into laughter.
“I’m starting to think that this unusually strong bond might be the secret behind the Justice Guild’s continued success! In that regard, I’d like to ask the Kang Han Guild Master, who was the hero of this quarterfinal victory. The two skills you displayed while defeating the boss monster Noscrain are becoming a huge topic right now! Did you perhaps undergo a recent re-awakening?”
At the broadcaster’s question, Kang Han glanced at Yeo Joo once before nodding readily.
“That’s correct. The skills I used this time are newly acquired ones.”
“As I thought! Congratulations! But those skills seem similar to the signature skills of your mother, Hunter Kang Young Won, and your grandfather, Hunter Kang Myung Heon….”
“I share that sentiment. Though I’m not entirely certain of the exact reason.”

I’m so moved, I’m crying.
– It’s a skill similar to that of deceased family members ㅠㅠㅠ
– It really gives me goosebumps ㅠㅠ Good goosebumps ㅠㅠ
– It felt like watching the old Justice Guild, so touching
– Kang Myeong-heon and Kang Young-won both passed away during the attack.
– Kang Han really shows his true colors…
– Third generation hero…
– If Sima Young is the 3rd generation chaebol, Kang Han is the 3rd generation hero ㅠㅠㅠ!!!!!

The explosive reaction from viewers erupted, yet the host could not smile with ease.
It was time for the problematic “that question.”
Anxious eyes searched for the PD standing behind the camera.
He desperately hoped for a cancellation signal even now.
But instead, the host discovered another person standing beside the PD, who was nodding firmly, and opened his mouth carefully, crying inwardly.
“Guild Master Kang Han.”
“Yes.”
“Many viewers and supporters of the Justice Guild are very curious about your new skill. Would you be willing to undergo an official re-scan?”
The lively studio fell silent.
Re-scanning was not mandatory.
Even in cases where one acknowledged self-reawakening, it remained optional.
Moreover, Kang Han had experienced a semi-forced re-scan during the tenure of former Association Director Jo Gye Young.
Yet to ask about re-scanning intentions during an official Association interview, and on live broadcast no less, was an enormous breach of etiquette.
With countless viewers as witnesses, it could hardly be called anything other than pressure from the Association.
“….”
The host, receiving the silent treatment from Kang Han and the piercing gaze of Yeo Joo beside him, found himself involuntarily looking toward the figure standing beside the PD—Association Director Ji Jung Hwi.
‘Please save me, Director….’

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After the interview broadcast concluded, we relocated to where the status window scanner was located.
Watching Kang Han stand with his arms crossed, preparing for the rescan, my emotions twisted beyond control.
“Is this really how it’s going to come out?”
I confronted Ji Jung Hwi, the Association Director, who was similarly observing Kang Han from beside me.
“I didn’t have you recalled from the Mountain Village to favor the Justice Guild, and I’ve never made any personal requests. But this isn’t right, is it?”
Ji Jung Hwi let out a cough and cleared his throat at my pointed glare.
“So you didn’t want the rescan? After using a new skill right in front of the entire nation watching?”
“The rescan itself is annoying, but who’s complaining about just that right now?”
“Then what?”
“You’re trying to use our guild master right now.”
The Justice Guild was only able to participate in the Guild Cup thanks to the Association Director from the very beginning.
Yet they pulled off the upset of reaching the semifinals, and Kang Han even re-awakened skills resembling those of Kang Young Won and Kang Myung Heon hunters.
So for the Association Director, who had hosted the Guild Cup to reassure the anxious public worried about things like the emergence of Double Dungeons, the Justice Guild was the perfect card to play.
“A reliable nation protected by an S-rank hunter who inherited the supreme skills of his grandfather and mother—the successor of the Justice Guild that has protected the country since the first Gate appeared. That’s the catchphrase you’re planning to use with Guild Master Kang Han right now, isn’t it?”
How predictable. So predictable.
For that, you’d need a new status window to reveal, so you orchestrated this ambush question during the live broadcast that couldn’t be refused.
“Ahem, use it? The Justice Guild gets promoted too, and it’ll be a good thing for everyone.”
That’s a fair point.
The truth about the fifth dungeon break hasn’t been revealed yet, but regardless, it’s good for building the narrative that Kang Han grows progressively stronger through repeated re-awakenings.
But that’s one thing.
“The rescan is complete!”
Along with the Association Staff member’s voice, Kang Han’s skill window appeared on the large screen in front of the scanner.

Kang Han S
Judgment of Thunder ( S )
Strike of Heaven ( S )
Spear of Justice ( S )
Information Viewing Rights ( S )

“Hahahaha!”
Ji Jung Hwi burst into unrestrained laughter.
He looked absolutely delighted and satisfied.
It was clear he wanted to boast about those skills all over town immediately.
“Have you seen enough?”
Now then, shall we negotiate?

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