The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 368

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 189

For a moment, I doubted my own ears.
Wondering if he was joking, I looked at Je Hwa, but he wasn’t smiling.
“There was another Double Dungeon resonance? What do you mean by that?”
“Exactly as I said. My hypothesis is that the Gate opened once more.”
“Wait, so you’re saying.”
I steadied my breathing, trying not to get overly excited, and continued.
“It wasn’t a Double Dungeon at all—it was actually a Triple Dungeon?”
“I’m not certain. Whether it was a Triple Dungeon or simply another Gate opening entirely can’t be determined from resonance analysis alone.”
“Huh.”
This was content that hadn’t been covered in 【The Chronicles of Sejong】.
Something like that happened inside the Cheon Ho Dong Gate where the 5th Dungeon Break occurred?
“Yeo Joo.”
“Yes?”
“If you don’t believe me, I could verify it once more——”
“No, there’s no way you could be wrong, Director. I’m just… shocked.”
I meant it sincerely.
Not for a single moment did I doubt Je Hwa’s words.
After all, these were results derived from resonance analysis, and Je Hwa wasn’t the type to make careless mistakes like misreading data.
“…Then that’s fortunate.”
Je Hwa murmured those words with an odd expression.
【The Chronicles of Sejong】 was never an omniscient revelation in the first place.
It was more like an edited version that focused in detail only on events surrounding the protagonist, Kang Han.
So it wasn’t surprising that there were facts hidden within it that I, as a mere reader, had never discovered.
Still, I felt a certain helplessness creeping in.
‘What should I do?’
Until now, I’d solved problems as if I possessed an ability to see the future like Bishop Yi did.
In most cases, I knew the answers, and when I didn’t, at least I had hints.
But now, facing a completely unexpected situation, I felt defenseless—as though I’d been thrown onto a battlefield without armor.
It was a bewilderment I hadn’t even felt when I first crossed over into this world.
“Nothing has changed, Yeo Joo.”
And it was Kang Han who reassured me in that moment.
“What’s been objectively proven is that there was an unavoidable reason—the Double Dungeon—behind the 5th Dungeon Break that was reported to have been caused by the Justice Guild. So the Awakeners Association will conduct an official reinvestigation. Isn’t that right?”
“It should. For the Justice Guild’s sake, and for those who were sacrificed that day.”
Ji Jung Hwi, the Association Director, nodded with a solemn yet resolute expression.
“And as for what the second Double Dungeon resonance signifies… unfortunately, we have no way of knowing what transpired within it.”
Watching Kang Han methodically piece together the situation, clarity returned to me.
The one who should be astonished right now wasn’t me—it was Kang Han, the person directly involved.
I found myself recognizing something anew.
How profoundly he’d been healed by the truth of the Fifth-Rank Dungeon Break he’d learned in the Dream Dungeon.
The man who once couldn’t lift his head before others, crushed beneath the weight of guilt, no longer existed.
Kang Han had become confident and unshakeable.
I steadied my crumbling composure and spoke toward the Association Director.
“You’re right, sir. What matters is what we do moving forward.”
“We’ll need to announce a reinvestigation first. But the method is the problem…”
Simply releasing a press statement felt inadequate for something of this magnitude, and reconvening the journalists would be recycling a card we’d already played.
Then Je Hwa spoke up.
“There’s a suitable opportunity coming up soon, Yeo Joo.”
“An opportunity?”
“I heard they’re planning a broadcast gathering the guilds that made it to the semifinals.”
“Oh! That’s right!”
Why hadn’t I thought of that sooner?
I clapped my hands together and turned to Ji Jung Hwi, the Association Director.
“We’ll announce the reinvestigation ourselves—the Justice Guild will do it.”

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A few days later.
“Is it really necessary to go this far?”
Kang Han gazed at me through the large mirror in front of him and asked.
With his bangs pinned back using salon clips, his handsome face was clearly marked by discomfort and embarrassment.
“Well, Guild Master, what do you mean by ‘necessary’?”
Ah, I nearly laughed.
“You’ve done sneaker commercial shoots before, haven’t you? This isn’t your first time—why are you being so shy about it?”
“That was just changing clothes, though. But this time…”
Kang Han’s ears flushed crimson as he offered his own protest.
“There’s no point complaining to me about this. The Association Director is the one who orchestrated all of this.”
“…Sigh.”
His large, rough hands—bearing the small scars of a combat hunter—eventually pressed against his smooth forehead.
Though I’d had plenty of fun teasing him for his uncharacteristic behavior, I gently patted his shoulder, sensing that this personality type would genuinely find this situation distressing.
“Even though it’s more elaborate than expected, it’s just a preliminary interview shoot, so it won’t take long. Just bear with it a little longer.”
Today was the day of the pre-interview filming for the Guild Cup semifinals special broadcast that Je Hwa had mentioned.
When I first heard about it from the Association, I thought it was a decent concept.
‘If we’re going to do this anyway, it’s better to do it properly than half-heartedly.’
So I’d told Kang Han that it seemed like we’d just be doing a quick interview with the Guild Master.
But when they told us to come to a studio in Paju, Kang Han, the interview subject, had somehow ended up sitting in the makeup room waiting for a professional’s touch.
“I think it would be sufficient to just dress properly, like last time.”
“The Guild Master is certainly handsome, but broadcast lighting and cameras are a different matter entirely. We need to prepare accordingly. Honestly, our guild’s greatest pride is the Guild Master’s appearance, and if that doesn’t come across properly on screen, I’ll be so frustrated I won’t be able to sleep.”
“What matters for a hunter is…”
“Not looks but skill—I know, that’s not what you were about to say anyway.”
As I widened my eyes, Kang Han’s mouth snapped shut.
Now it was time to apply the final pressure.
“Surely the Guild Master isn’t saying you can’t make this small sacrifice for the Justice Guild?”
“…That’s underhanded, Yeo Joo.”
“You’re only realizing that now?”
Knock, knock.
Along with a soft knock, the two makeup artists I’d greeted earlier returned to the makeup room.
“Sorry for the wait—we had to organize a few things. Were you waiting long?”
“Not at all. We’re fine.”
The man who’d been complaining about not wanting to do this moments ago had vanished, replaced by Kang Han’s usual stoic expression as he answered.
“Guild Master Kang Han has such an excellent complexion and such good skin that it won’t take long at all.”
“That’s right. Just a light touch-up and fixing the hair should be enough.”
“But do hunters have some secret skincare routine we don’t know about? How is everyone’s skin so flawless?”
“We were shocked when we did the Sama Guild shoot this morning too.”
The two professionals immediately got to work, their mouths moving just as quickly as their hands touching Kang Han’s face and hair.
“Ah, so Guild Master Sa Ma Young came by.”
That face is no less striking either.
I nodded in agreement with their words.
But the Makeup Room suddenly fell silent.
Their hands continued moving busily, yet they exchanged glances without speaking.
“What is it?”
“Hmm, you haven’t heard yet?”
“Heard what?”
“Earlier, Sa Ma Young, the guild master….”
“The PD will explain it soon!”
The one with relatively more seniority cut off the other’s words.
“Hmm.”
Did Sa Ma Young pull some kind of character stunt during the pre-interview?
But that wasn’t particularly surprising, was it?
I’d have to ask when I met the PD.
And as if on cue, the PD responsible for both this pre-interview shoot and the semifinals special broadcast appeared.
“Oh my, our Justice Guild members!”
She appeared with the characteristic smooth smile of a broadcast professional, directing her charm toward Kang Han.
“Goodness, we don’t even need extra lighting! You’re practically glowing, Guild Master Kang Han!”
Then she noticed me sitting in the chair beside her and spoke.
“Ah, are you getting Guild Master Kang Han ready first?”
“…First?”
An ominous premonition flashed through me.
“PD, surely not? Am I being interviewed too?”
“What? Didn’t you receive word that we’re filming two people per guild?”
“This is the first I’m hearing of it!”
“That’s strange?”
She pulled out her phone and checked something, then clicked her tongue.
“One attachment went missing from the email the Awakeners Association sent to the Justice Guild. It was the pre-interview question sheet for Healer Yeo Joo.”
“What?!”
“Oh, don’t worry too much. I brought printed copies just in case.”
A few sheets in a clear file were slid toward me.
“We’ve already prepared the outfit on our end, so Healer Yeo Joo, please look over the question sheet and let me know if there’s anything you’d like to skip.”
“But this interview came out of nowhere….”
“Actually, Healer was supposed to go before Guild Master Kang Han, but we can just adjust our setup for that! Isn’t that fortunate?”
Overwhelmed by the PD’s incredible positive energy, I stood there holding the question sheet at a loss for words, when Kang Han spoke to me in a voice that was clearly tinged with amusement.
“Let’s do our best for the Justice Guild.”
…Guild master or not, I really wanted to punch him just once.
I bet he’d take it.

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