The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 383

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 204

“Escape…? You mean escape?”
Je Hwa’s expression darkened.
“Who’s keeping Yeo Joo confined right now?”
This was going to cause a misunderstanding.
I hurried to explain.
“I haven’t been able to leave the dormitory for three days now because of all the reporters outside!”
“Ah, I see what you mean.”
“Yes. So let’s run away together, boss.”
But at my words, Je Hwa’s expression grew serious again.
I felt his grip on my hand tighten.
“Boss?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Did I hurt you?”
Je Hwa quickly released the pressure from his grip and apologized.
“I have a lot of calluses from handling tools, but I didn’t hurt you, did I?”
“A tight grip won’t hurt me. But why….”
“You just asked me to run away with you. So my heart got a little….”
“It wasn’t meant to be anything that grand. I just meant I really want to get out of here.”
“I know. I know, but I’m excited.”
A soft chuckle was followed by tender reassurance.
“I came because I thought you’d be frustrated. You haven’t been able to leave the dormitory for days now.”
“You’re always so thoughtful, boss.”
“If it were up to me, I’d rather create a separate space for you at Jamsil Tower instead of having you stay here, but I don’t think that’s what you’d want.”
“Well, home is more comfortable, after all.”
“That’s true. This is your home.”
His gaze swept across my room with a strangely fresh perspective.
“Still, a home doesn’t have to be just one place.”
“What?”
“It’s nothing. By the way, do you remember when I asked you to make some time for me last time?”
Now that I thought about it, I had promised to spend the whole day with Je Hwa after the Guild Cup ended.
As I nodded, Je Hwa’s eyes brightened slightly as he asked.
“How about today?”
“Today…. Actually, there’s somewhere I need to go.”
“Then let’s spend some time together first, and I’ll take you there.”
Well, there’s no need to coordinate our schedules precisely.
“Sounds good. It’s sudden, but that’s what makes dating fun—the spontaneity.”
“Dating….”
“Na Baek Ho, do you want to come too?”
I suddenly remembered Na Baek Ho in the room and asked him.
The creature, who had been listening to Je Hwa’s and my conversation with only his head poking out from under the blanket, shook his head firmly.
“[That human is fine. Not dangerous. Baek Ho, taking the day off today.]”
“You rest every day—what vacation are you talking about? Alright, keep the home safe.”
“[When you come back, fish-shaped pastries.]”
“What are you saying, seriously.”
Still, before the weather warmed up completely and the fish-shaped pastry shops disappeared, it wouldn’t be bad to buy some on the way back.
The escape turned out to be easier than I’d expected.
“Wow, this item is really amazing, isn’t it? An invisibility coat, no less.”
Walking toward the Training Building where the Sugar Workshop Branch Office was located, I marveled at it several times.
It was incredibly fascinating that my body became invisible, just like the invisibility cloak from Harry Potter.
“Keep it. It’s an item custom-made to fit your size, Yeo Joo.”
“Really?!”
I’d spent an enormous amount of money just buying that pathetic mask and baseball cap compared to this invisibility coat.
Yet he was offering it so readily.
I was grinning, thinking of all the things I could do while avoiding people’s eyes with this coat, when Je Hwa poured cold water on my excitement.
“I’ll keep it in storage instead. Come get it whenever you need it.”
“What do you mean? You said it’s mine.”
“If you keep it, Yeo Joo, I’m worried what kind of trouble you’ll cause.”
“I’m not some walking disaster who causes accidents everywhere.”
“That seems accurate to me.”
Without worrying about being seen, my heart felt considerably lighter.
As we chatted about this and that, before I knew it, we’d entered the Sugar Workshop Branch Office and moved to Je Hwa’s secret workshop.
And when I opened another door, I found myself standing in Je Hwa’s home inside Jamsil Tower.
Looking out at Seoul’s skyline through the window, I felt my breath open up even before stepping outside.
“Escape successful!”

* * *

Sa Ma Young had disappeared.
More precisely, no one could reach him.
“If you’re going to be like this, why make a phone in the first place!”
Sung Ro Sa, who had already called Sa Ma Young twenty times only to fail each time, hurled his phone roughly onto the sofa.
At the sight of this, Yoo Myung Hwa, who had visited Fantasia, clicked her tongue.
“Tsk tsk, such a temperament.”
“Shut it!”
“But seriously, something must be wrong if you can’t reach him at all like this.”
“The timing is absolutely terrible.”
Sung Ro Sa furrowed his brow and crossed his arms in frustration.
The government was extending its reach toward the Gong Gil Yeon Alliance.
Utopia had already fallen through pressure and strategic appeasement.
The movements of other major guilds affiliated with the Gong Gil Yeon Alliance were equally suspicious.
They hadn’t fully sided with the government because they were still watching Sa Ma Young’s reaction.
“I heard the Sama Guild has already joined the Special Task Force?”
Captain Yoo Se Ran, who had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Association Director, finally drew her sword.
It was clear that military Awakeners alone would struggle against the Jung Dong Alliance, so they had decided to persuade hunters affiliated with the Gong Gil Yeon Alliance to cooperate temporarily.
And they called this organization the “Special Task Force.”
A Special Task Force formed to apprehend the healer Yeo Joo.
“You know how complicated the Sama Guild’s lineage is. The ones attached to Captain Yoo Se Ran aren’t under Sa Ma Young but under Sa Ma Jung. That’s why the other guilds are still hesitating.”
“Guild Master Sa Ma Young’s power is quite formidable, though.”
“Anyone who’s seen the way Sa Ma Young looks at Yeo Joo would never dare move carelessly. Who knows what kind of retaliation Sa Ma Young might take?”
“Yeah, that’s true.”
Yoo Myung Hwa nodded in agreement.
Sa Ma Young made no effort to hide his feelings toward Yeo Joo.
Obsession, affection, or longing.
Whatever burned in those crimson eyes was as greedy and fierce as the flames he wielded.
“What about Fantasia’s position?”
Yoo Myung Hwa broached the main topic.
“Are you interested in joining that Special Task Force too?”
“Are you insane? Did your brain not recover properly after that rampage?”
“Listen to how you’re talking.”
“Why would we do something so stupid as handing Yeo Joo over to the government? Every time someone goes berserk, the government uses it as leverage. Besides, we can’t do that to our lifesaver.”
“Well, you’ve entrusted your own sister to the Justice Guild, haven’t you?”
The moment Sung Yo Na came up as a topic, Sung Ro Sa’s lips pressed firmly shut.
Pretending not to hear, acting as though nothing was wrong while mindlessly tapping his phone screen, Yoo Myung Hwa felt her frustration mounting to the breaking point.
‘That stubborn fool.’
Having grown up fighting and bickering since childhood, the bond between Yoo Myung Hwa and Sung Ro Sa was as thick and permanent as perennial snow—a mixture of affection and resentment.
That’s why she understood Sung Ro Sa’s nature better than anyone: his inability to be honest, his pride more precious than life itself.
“She’s your sister. Are you going to keep it like this forever? When are you going to clear up this misunderstanding?”
“…Shut up.”
Sung Ro Sa refused to discuss Sung Yo Na any further and this time called Woo Jun Kyung, Sa Ma Young’s close associate.

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Woo Jun Kyung was in no position to pay attention to the vibrations of his phone buzzing in his pocket.
“What do you mean I can’t go in?”
“The Chairman ordered that no one be allowed inside before he gives his permission.”
“That’s exactly why I’m asking you to just let me confirm that the Young Master is safe!”
Eventually, Woo Jun Kyung lost his composure and shouted.
The killing intent radiating from an A-Rank Hunter drained the color from the bodyguard’s face, but he had to obey Sa Ma Jin, the Chairman of the Sama Group, rather than Woo Jun Kyung standing right before him.
“The, the Chairman’s permission is required before….”
Crash—!
Unable to bear the same answer repeating like a broken machine, Woo Jun Kyung struck the wall with his fist and turned away.
Gulp.
The bodyguard swallowed dryly at the sight of the large hole left by his fist, his resentful gaze turning toward the door he was guarding.
Beyond that door, down a long and winding corridor, in a large room at its end, Sa Ma Young sat with his back against the headboard of the bed, his pale face etched with exhaustion.
After yet another failed attempt, sensing Woo Jun Kyung’s receding presence, Sa Ma Young brushed back his fallen hair and opened his mouth.
“How much longer do you intend to keep me confined here, Father?”
“And how much longer do you think you can go without drinking potions?”
Sa Ma Jin placed another bottle of supreme-grade potion on the table beside the bed and asked.
But Sa Ma Young didn’t even glance in that direction.
All potions used within the Sama Guild were manufactured by the Potion Production Division, which was under Sa Ma Jung’s faction.
Ever since losing consciousness inside the Double Dungeon and awakening in this room, I had to be wary of everything.
With my body already weakened, and having barely eaten or drunk anything for days, my nerves were fraying thinner by the hour.
“Stubbornness like this only makes things harder for you.”
“Tell me what you want.”
“…Frustrating boy.”
Sa Ma Jin regarded Sa Ma Young, who resembled his biological mother far more than himself, with displeasure for a moment before speaking.
“There is something you must do for me. If you accept, I will officially recognize you as the successor of the Sama Group.”
Official successor.
It was the position Sa Ma Young had always desired.
Something that had always been beyond reach because of his illegitimate birth, no matter what he accomplished.
Sa Ma Jin swallowed a secretive smile as he watched the pupils of the visibly shaken Sa Ma Young.
“It’s not a bad proposal for you either. All you need to do is extract the healer Yeo Joo from the Justice Guild.”
Crimson eyes turned toward the father who was less than human.
“The government has already finished negotiations. They say if you hand over the healer Yeo Joo to the military, the Sama Guild will receive priority access to purification potions. Of course, various forms of cooperation would be possible as well.”
Sa Ma Jin’s smile deepened with the words “various forms of cooperation.”
“What do you say? A chance to obtain the woman you desire and claim the position of successor.”
Sa Ma Young remained silent for a moment.
He stared at Sa Ma Jin with eyes that revealed nothing, then slowly sank back into the headrest of the bed.
“Hmm.”
And for the first time since regaining consciousness, a crimson smile bloomed across his face.

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