The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 359

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 180

What I displayed on screen was the data I’d requested from Association Director Ji Jung Hwi.
Several bar graphs were labeled with regional names.
“I’m sure you’re all aware that there have been many cases of re-scanning since Awakeners became able to view their status windows. The data I’m showing you represents the number of Awakeners in each region whose skills have been upgraded by at least one level. And next is this.”
The screen shifted to bar graphs with lower numbers than before.
“The number of Awakeners in each region whose overall rank has increased. It’s far more than you’d expect, isn’t it?”
I recalled Ji Jung Hwi’s startled reaction when I’d demanded this data in the Association Chairman’s Office, and I couldn’t help but smile slightly.

“By now, the nationwide trends should have been compiled, right?”
“…I was planning to announce it in a few days. But how did you even know that so many Hunters have been re-awakening?”
“The news keeps going on and on about how many Hunters are getting re-scanned. How could I not know? Once they checked their status windows and saw their ranks had gone up, they’d all rush to get re-scanned.”
“Your intuition is sharp, I’ll give you that.”

The increasing frequency of re-awakening is part of the apocalypse process.
Unlike the extreme and repetitive re-awakening that Kang Han experiences, it must have been happening for quite some time already.
It’s just that no one knew because they couldn’t check their own status windows until now.
“There are really that many cases of re-awakening?”
“Wow, it really is going up….”
This was data from the credible Awakeners Association.
So the reporters’ reactions were essentially a preview of the public response that would emerge once the content of this press conference spread through the media.
And then came the question I’d been waiting for.
“This is Kim Min Ha from Daily News. According to both Guild Master Kang Han’s statements and the Awakeners Association’s data released to support them, it does seem there are many cases of rank increases. But what do you think the reason is?”
“Effort.”
I answered as if it were obvious.
“When I actually asked Awakeners who had undergone skill re-awakening, most of them answered that it was ‘a skill I use frequently.’ In the end, skills improve in rank the more often and harder you use them, just like our physical abilities or cognitive abilities.”
Tap-tap-tap-tap!
The sound of laptop keyboards grew even more frantic.
‘Healer Yeo Joo: Skill Re-awakening Depends on “Effort”‘—something like that would be the headline.
Now that it’s been proven that dedication can actually change your rank, everyone would charge forward with determination in their eyes.
It’s possible that for a while, Guerrilla Gate conquests—which have low entry barriers—might become scarce.
As Hunters’ ranks increase this way, our overall combat power to face the apocalypse rises as well.
‘It wasn’t for nothing that I prepared this press conference.’
The only reason I didn’t publicly reveal my and Kang Han’s new status windows through the Association was this.
To somehow get more Hunters to raise their ranks.
In other words, the “Hey! You Can Do It Too!” project.

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Hunters – [ Free Board ]
Everyone was really re-scanning ㅠㅠ
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Honestly, when I saw posts from people re-scanning this time
I totally laughed at them
There are so many people appealing for a re-awakening lol, and I’m crying about it.
But there really were that many….
I’m really reflecting on this ㅠㅠ
They say skill grades go up with effort…
I think I’ve been enjoying my life as a hunter so much ㅠㅠ
From now on, I’ll work hard and aim for skill re-awakening too!

Comments
Comment 1 I’m thinking the exact same thing
That 2 ㄹㅇ.. How could I have lived so complacently ㅠㅠ!
Comment 3 Kang Han and Yeo Joo both worked hard and achieved re-awakening, so what am I doing…
That4 Everyone, let’s not dig too hard ㅠㅠ Just work hard from now on!
Comment 5 OP, I saw a lot of posts looking for temporary parties for Guerrilla Gates
That6 (author) Wow! Thanks for letting me know! I guess everyone is thinking the same thing ㅠㅠ lol

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Hunters – [ Looking for Strategy Party ]
Anyone waiting for a Guerrilla Gate in Western Seoul tomorrow!
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Everything that showed up to cancel the strategy was filled ㅠㅠ
Tomorrow from 10 AM, wait with me in Mapo and
Looking for 4 people to enter as soon as a Guerrilla Gate appears.
C-rank or higher combat class is fine!
You all know you need to get permission from your own guild, right?
DM me on Hunters!

Comments
Comment 1 (Author) All 4 spots are filled~ I’ll post again if someone cancels!

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As expected, the response to the ‘Yeo Joo Saves the World’ project was excellent.
Days had passed since the press conference, and every Guerrilla Gate that had previously suffered from staffing shortages was now being conquered without fail.
Not only individual Hunters but Guilds too stepped forward with enthusiasm, competing fiercely for Gate conquest rights, leaving no unpopular Dungeon untouched.
“I hope things continue like this, don’t you?”
I was sprawled across my Dormitory bed for the first time in ages, spending leisurely moments with Na Baek Ho.
“[Yeo Joo, take your medicine.]”
“Huh? Has it been that long already?”
At Na Baek Ho’s words, I retrieved a potion from my Subspace.
Unlike typical potion bottles, it was crude and round like earthenware.
This was a tonic that Im Chung Soo had made for me.

[ Tonic for Money-Loving Noona (S)
: A vitality-restoring tonic made with Crimson Heart Grass as the primary ingredient.
Warning – If given to others without permission, you will experience Im Chung Soo’s back-smashing technique. ]

I’d laughed so hard when I first read the item description.
“But is it really okay that a tonic made just for me to consume is S-rank?”
I could make a fortune selling this.
“[You can’t give it to others. Yeo Joo, drink it.]”
“I got it, I got it. Na Baek Ho, you’ve completely become Im Chung Soo’s puppet, seriously.”
No matter how many times I promised to take it properly, Im Chung Soo didn’t believe me and had thoroughly manipulated Na Baek Ho.
As a result, I had to drink the tonic in front of Na Baek Ho, who watched with hawk-like eyes twice a day like an alarm clock.
“Ugh, it’s bitter.”
The heavy, bitter taste sliding down my throat made my face contort involuntarily.
With Im Chung Soo’s skills, he could easily have made it taste better.
But he refused to modify the flavor, insisting that “medicine tastes best when it’s bitter.”
“Still, now that I’m taking the tonic, I haven’t felt dizzy lately, and it’s really great.”
“[Good, good.]”
Na Baek Ho, having completed his task, nodded contentedly with a satisfied smile.
Watching him tap the empty medicine bottle playfully with his front paws, a sudden curiosity struck me.
What would happen if I used my Dark Purification skill on my Familiar?
“Na Baek Ho, can I try using my Purification skill on you for a moment?”
“[Go ahead.]”
As I activated the Dark Purification skill, Baek Ho narrowed his eyes and hummed contentedly.
“How is it?”
“[Warm. Cozy.]”
“I see?”
But why is Kang Han different?
On the way back to the Guild after the press conference ended.
I asked Kang Han why he’d reacted so intensely when I used my Purification skill at the Sanjeong-dong Gate.

“I felt elevated.”
“You mean you felt good? That’s all?”
“Well….”
“Be honest with me. Think of yourself as a patient describing your symptoms!”
“…My heart races, and I feel an urge to touch you, Yeo Joo….”
“Touch me… Really?!”

After finally admitting the truth, Kang Han had been keeping his distance from me ever since.
If we happened to cross paths anywhere in the Guild, he’d bolt like an arrow.
‘He must be embarrassed. He definitely will be.’
I understood his reaction, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t disappointed.
This was all because of the System.
I tossed a question into the empty air.
“Do all the people I’ve purified so far experience that same… sense of elevation?”
Thinking of the Guild members, Je Hwa, and Association Director Ji Jung Hwi, my head began to spin.
Then a System Message materialized before my eyes.

[ The response to the Dark Purification skill varies depending on the nature of one’s feelings toward ‘Yeo Joo’. ]

…It actually answered me?
At least that’s a relief.
But I had more questions.
“Then why did Kang Han suddenly show such a change?”

[ The intensity of the response is proportional to the amount of darkness being purified. ]

“…What?”
Now that I thought about it, Kang Han had never experienced an increase in his darkness addiction rate until now.
I’d always managed it before it could rise.
So it made sense that he’d show a different reaction than usual.
But understanding the reason didn’t solve all my concerns.
“It’s strange—Kang Han’s darkness addiction rate seems to be increasing faster than before.”
This time, the System didn’t respond.
Perhaps it was because I was asking about someone else.
Instead of waiting for the silent System, I turned to Na Baek Ho.
“Na Baek Ho, do you happen to know?”
But Na Baek Ho only stared at me with those blue eyes, offering no answer.
That was when it happened.
Knock, knock, knock, knock!
Creak!
An urgent knocking sound reached my ears, and my dormitory door swung open.
“Guild Master?”
Speak of the devil!
But something was off about Kang Han’s expression.
He looked both excited and startled.
“Baek Young Ee is speaking.”

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