The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 360

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 181

Following Kang Han as he led the way, I arrived at his room.
I had rushed after him frantically upon hearing that Baek Young Ee had something to say, but standing at the threshold, I found myself hesitating.
“Yeo Joo?”
Yet my hesitation was brief—driven by a single determination to hear Baek Young Ee’s voice, I boldly stepped into the unknown territory of Kang Han’s room.
The interior layout of the dormitory was no different from my own room.
Yet it was different.
‘It’s so perfectly him.’
Unlike my room, which I had coordinated in white, his space featured solid wood furniture that created a calm, composed atmosphere.
In particular, a specially ordered bed stood out—custom-made to accommodate his exceptional height and build.
As expected, even the bedding was arranged with razor-sharp precision.
The only soft, plush elements throughout the room were the comforter draped over the bed and Baek Young Ee’s exclusive ultra-fine microfiber cushion placed by the window.
“Baek Young, my precious one.”
My heart racing with anticipation, I called out to Baek Young Ee and approached the window where sunlight streamed in beautifully.
I had expected something like ‘Oh, you’re here?’ in response to the news that he could speak, but Baek Young simply blinked his emerald-green eyes and stared at me as usual.
“You said you could speak?”
“I did, certainly.”
“What did you say?”
Let me hear what my child’s first words were.
“…Frustrating.”
“Pardon?”
“He said ‘frustrating’ to me.”
…Somehow, I could actually believe Baek Young Ee would say exactly that.
I stepped closer to the window and called out to Baek Young Ee once more.
“Baek Young, let me hear your voice.”
“[Yeo Joo, do something about him, would you?]”
“Huh, what?”
Baek Young Ee’s voice was distinctly different from Na Baek Ho’s.
Where Na Baek Ho’s was crisp and mischievous, Baek Young Ee’s was luminous and cynical.
“Do something about whom?”
“[My owner has no sense of restraint whatsoever.]”
“Baek Young Ee, you speak so well! When did you even learn a word like that?”
“[When did I learn it? I’ve known it since the word came into existence.]”
“…Na Baek Ho still struggles with difficult words.”
I let out a dry chuckle, and Baek Young Ee narrowed her almond-shaped, pointed eyes, shaking her head.
“[That’s because he only cares about eating and playing.]”
“[No! Baek Young Ee is the dumb one!]”
“[I never called you dumb? So you do realize you’re dumb yourself?]”
“[Baek Young Ee! Idiot!]”
So giving them the ability to speak came with the side effect of making them bicker.
I quickly patted both their heads affectionately to calm them down.
“You’re both amazing, beautiful, and the best.”
“[…I know.]”
“[Hehe. Yeo Joo, good.]”
Watching the embarrassed Baek Young Ee and the delighted Baek Ho, I suddenly asked a question.
“But Baek Young Ee, why did you suddenly become able to speak?”
“[Because my master became stronger.]”
“You’re saying you grew because I became stronger?”
Kang Han’s question made Baek Young Ee blink.
“[Of course. You’re my master. Whenever my master grows stronger, the Familiar grows stronger too. My master and I are one body.]”
Her words were filled with affection for Kang Han.
“But wait, if Kang Han became strong enough for you to speak, you could have been talking for quite a while now, right?”
“[….]”
Baek Young Ee quickly averted her gaze, pretending to look out the window.
It had already been several days since we emerged from the Dream Dungeon!
“Baek Young Ee?”
When Kang Han called out, sounding slightly shocked, Baek Young Ee finally confessed.
“[…It was bothersome.]”
I patted Kang Han’s dejected shoulder.
Ever since Na Baek Ho started speaking, he had wanted so badly to hear Baek Young Ee’s voice.
But Baek Young Ee’s laziness had won out over Kang Han’s earnest wish.
“[I never planned to speak anyway. But my master was being so frustrating about it.]”
“What exactly happened?”
“W-well….”
Kang Han suddenly became flustered and glanced at me nervously.
“[She’s embarrassed in front of Yeo Joo.]”
“Embarrassed in front of me? About what?”
“[Yeo Joo purified the darkness with good intentions, but it seems like she’s reacting strangely because her own heart wasn’t pure.]”
“Ah.”
Now I was embarrassed too.
I’m not entirely sure why, but I’m definitely embarrassed.
“Ahem.”
I cleared my throat unnecessarily and then deliberately stared at Kang Han with brazen confidence.
So he’d been using the silent Baek Young Ee as a bamboo grove all this time?
“I’m ashamed to face you, Yeo Joo.”
“You worry about the strangest things, Guild Master.”
I already understood why Kang Han reacted differently from everyone else.
‘It depends on the nature of his feelings toward me,’ I recalled.
Watching Kang Han’s eyes tremble as if an earthquake had struck, I realized I couldn’t simply repeat what I’d heard.
“I asked the System about it, and apparently this can happen when you suddenly purify a lot of darkness. It’s a kind of side effect.”
“But that makes it worse, doesn’t it? If you feel such emotions every time you use your skill on someone…”
“It varies from person to person, and since it’s random with low probability, it should be fine. Well, even if it isn’t, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Before the conversation could stretch further on this topic, I quickly changed the subject.
“But I noticed this time that the addiction rate is rising much faster than before. So I think I’ll need to use the purification skill more frequently going forward. Look at this right now.”

[ Status Abnormality – Darkness Addiction 37% ]

I checked the exact numbers through my status window, then pulled the scanner Kang Han was wearing to verify once more.
“It’s showing 37% right now, see? I used it once after the Round of 8 ended, and it’s already gone up again. It never used to be like this. Something’s strange.”
“It seems the way I use my power has changed somewhat since my re-awakening.”
“How has it changed?”
“Before, it felt like I was using my own power. Now, my body is more like a conduit, if you will. That’s the feeling.”
“I see. There’s nothing we can do about this either. Let me use a skill. Don’t be startled.”

[ Using skill ‘Darkness Purification’. ]
[ Purification efficiency increases due to special constitution 【 Separation Anxiety 】. ]
[ Purification efficiency increases due to high affinity. ]

That ‘Separation Anxiety’ keyword hasn’t changed either.
Muttering inwardly, I lifted my head without thinking and felt embarrassment wash over me again.
“Ahem.”
It was because the area beneath Kang Han’s eyes had flushed red.
Moreover, his chest was rising and falling slightly faster than usual, and no matter how he tried to appear composed, he couldn’t hide that his state was different from normal.
I said nothing, and Kang Han said nothing.
It was Baek Young, who had been staring intently at us, who broke that awkward silence.
“[At least he’ll survive now.]”
The creature sighed softly before burying its face in the cushion, adding briefly.
“[We’ll have many visitors today.]”

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Sung Yo Na wiped her slightly damp palms on her clothes, struggling to suppress her nervousness.
“Are you okay, Yo Na? You don’t have to push yourself. I think Bae Do Yoon would understand.”
Yeo Joo, who had come out to the front entrance of the Justice Guild with her, spoke, but Sung Yo Na smiled and shook her head.
“No, it’s fine. Do Yoon is coming, so of course I should greet him.”
Today was the day Bae Do Yoon officially became a member of the Justice Guild.
The Muwoon Guild, overwhelmed by complicated internal affairs, had essentially given up and handed Bae Do Yoon over.
“We brought him to the Justice Guild because we were concerned about leaving him at Muwoon due to various circumstances. If I’d known things were awkward between you and Bae Do Yoon, I should’ve just sent him back to Fantasia.”
“It’s not awkward. It’s just… I have so much I’m sorry for.”
Sung Yo Na’s small shoulders sagged even lower.
“That day, when Min Jung unnie went berserk. Do Yoon’s older brother was in that dungeon with her.”
“Ah, I see.”
Only Kim Min Jung, the one who had gone berserk, and Sung Yo Na herself had survived.
The image of Bae Jung Yoon, Do Yoon’s older brother, collapsing still visited her dreams occasionally.
“Do Yoon must have gathered a lot of courage when he left Fantasia. So I need to muster at least this much courage too.”
“Were you two very close?”
“Yes, we were childhood friends. Before that incident, we were each other’s closest friend.”
From the days when she knew nothing yet, Bae Do Yoon had always been by her side.
No matter which childhood memory she recalled, it was always the same.
Then, the roaring sound of an engine echoed from a distance.
“My, what a racket.”
Yeo Joo muttered as she watched the approaching car.
It was a bright yellow sports car with a low chassis that hugged the ground.
The yellow automobile shot up the hill leading to the Justice Guild’s main gate, deftly parked itself within the lines, and then the driver’s side door swung upward.
“Sung Yo Na—!”
Bae Do Yoon, already with tears streaming down his face, bolted from the car and embraced Sung Yo Na in one swift motion.
“Bae, Bae Do Yoon.”
“You, you, Sung Yo Na, you bastard!”
Bae Do Yoon held Sung Yo Na tight, his voice trembling with emotion.
As his friend, whom he hadn’t seen in years, was pouring out his affection so earnestly.
A taxi appeared on the same hill where Bae Do Yoon’s sports car had climbed just moments before.
“Baek Young said there would be many guests today.”
Yeo Joo tilted her head in curiosity.
Soon the taxi came to a stop, the rear door opened, and two people stepped out.
“Thank you so much, driver!”
“Drive safely!”
The two people, or rather two teenagers, who had politely greeted the taxi driver, were wearing uniforms from the Awakener School.
But the boy who had gotten out first pointed at Bae Do Yoon, who was embracing Sung Yo Na, and shouted.
“Huh?! Why is Do Yoon hyung here?!”

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“Yo Na, it’s been forever!”
It seemed Bae Do Yoon and Sung Yo Na both knew each other well?
But I was meeting them for the first time.
“Students… who are they?”
I stepped forward and asked, whereupon the two youths brightened and bowed respectfully to me.
“Greetings, Master!”
“It’s an honor to meet you, Master!”
…Who exactly are these people?

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