The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 384

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 205

“This place really suits you, boss.”
That was my first impression upon seeing Je Hwa’s penthouse at the top of Jamsil Tower—a place I’d only heard about until now.
“What do you mean by ‘suits me’?”
I was too busy marveling at everything as Je Hwa led me around, but the homeowner himself seemed uncomfortable, his face flushed slightly.
“Well… it’s clean and uncluttered, yet lived-in. And it’s luxurious, but also feels warm somehow?”
My description was vague and scattered, but it was honest.
“Thank you for the compliment.”
Fortunately, the homeowner seemed satisfied with my words.
“But now that I think about it, boss, you’re really rich.”
The interior design was certainly beautiful, but what impressed me most was the sheer wealth required to lease an entire floor of Jamsil Tower for personal use.
The weather was clear, and the Han River, Namsan Tower, and Seoul’s skyline were breathtakingly beautiful from every angle of the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Je Hwa would never sell this place, but I couldn’t even begin to estimate its value.
I found myself standing before the glass wall, lost in the view, when Je Hwa approached and extended his hand.
“Could you give me your phone?”
“My phone? Why?”
“You said you’d give it to me for the day. I’d feel hurt if you weren’t fully focused on me because of your phone.”
…What?
“Boss, you’re acting different from usual today.”
“You called it a date, so I want to do it properly. It’s our first date, after all.”
“That was just a figure of speech…”
Was Je Hwa also a bit like Sa Ma Young?
I tilted my head in confusion while checking the favorability tooltip.

《 ♥ 50 : Error 》

Her favorability rating wasn’t low by any means, but compared to last time, there hadn’t been any significant change either.
The keywords were the same, the numbers were the same.
So why was it suddenly changing like this?
In any case, since he’d pulled me out of the semi-confinement that had lasted for days, I’d cooperate.
I handed my phone to Je Hwa and spoke.
“I don’t know who it is, but whoever ends up dating the boss later is going to have a rough time.”
“A rough time? Why would you think that?”
“You seem to have a subtle controlling tendency. How should I put it….”
I paused to choose my words carefully, worried I might say something too rude, then continued.
“It feels like you’d decorate someone from head to toe according to your own taste?”
“I’ve never thought about it that way, but that doesn’t sound so bad.”
Je Hwa held my phone, which looked particularly small in his large hands, and smiled softly.
“Then would you mind waiting a moment? I’ll go get ready to go out.”

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[ “You don’t need to worry about Yeo Joo. She won’t notice anything and will be having a good time.” ]
Click.
Kang Han hung up without even saying goodbye, unable to bear Je Hwa’s laughter-filled voice any longer.
“Sigh.”
He set his phone down on the table almost like throwing it, and wiped his rough face with a deep sigh.
He’d received a call from Association Director Ji Jung Hwi early this morning.

“Captain Yoo Se Ran seems like she’ll make a move soon, so it’d be good to prepare.”

Captain Yoo Se Ran, who had made a forceful attempt to take Yeo Joo from the Awakened Hospital, was a persistent person.
I didn’t know exactly what orders had come from above, but in any case, she didn’t seem willing to give up until she had Yeo Joo in her hands.
The best response would be to take Yeo Joo somewhere they couldn’t find her, but I couldn’t move directly myself.
I didn’t know what they might do to the Justice Guild while I was away, and above all, if the guild master wasn’t visible, they’d quickly realize that Yeo Joo wasn’t at the Doksan Gate Branch.
That’s when I thought of Je Hwa.
More precisely, I needed Je Hwa, who could use the portal installed at the Workshop Branch.
With him, I could get Yeo Joo out of the guild without anyone knowing.
So I called him directly.
With my own two hands that I wanted to cut off right now.
“Han, the government has released a statement.”
Ji Sung hurried into the guild master’s office to report.
The internet was already buzzing with the statement.

「
An Appeal for Public Safety and National Responsibility
South Korea now faces an unprecedented disaster: the emergence of high-grade Gates and Double Dungeons. This catastrophe is not the burden of field Hunters alone—it is a crisis that the entire nation and society must bear together. The South Korean Government recognizes its grave responsibility to protect the lives and safety of its citizens above all else.
For this reason, the South Korean Military has formally requested that Yeo Joo, an Awakener Healer from the Justice Guild, join the Awakener Unit to undertake special operations. This is not control over an individual, but a public request to protect all citizens. Her purification ability is currently evaluated as the only practical means to overcome this national crisis.
Nevertheless, the Justice Guild has refused this request, stating that it will not surrender the individual to the military, citing her personal safety and freedom.
The Government deeply concerns that this decision extends beyond one Guild’s autonomy and could significantly impact the entire national disaster response system. In particular, this decision threatens the public interest and the right to life of all citizens as guaranteed by the Awakener Act and Disaster Response Act.
The Government continues to prioritize dialogue and cooperation. We earnestly request that the Justice Guild face the true nature of this matter and reconsider its judgment for the greater
good
that transcends individual rights.
This is not merely a legal matter. Even now, amid the danger of rampage, someone loses a loved one, and someone fights for their final survival.
Just as the nation must stand beside them, all Hunters must also bear that responsibility.
The South Korean Government assures its citizens that it will continue to spare no effort in guaranteeing the rights of all Awakeners and citizens of South Korea.」

As the Government’s statement was released, public opinion was swept up in its wake.
National security and the greater good.
These were words that the masses, who entrusted their daily lives to Awakeners, could not help but react to sensitively.
“So this is the path they’re determined to take.”
Kang Han sighed quietly.
Both his grandfather and mother had deep trust in the government and the nation.
That was why, unlike other countries where high-grade Hunters and Guilds monopolized power, South Korea remained one of the few nations where the government still stood firm even after Gates appeared.
It was the result of close cooperation between the government and Kang Myung Heon, the first Awakener and the first Guild Master.
But it seemed the Justice Guild would now have to walk a different path from them.
“Let’s prepare a statement of our own.”
“…Yes, I think that would be best.”
After Han Ji Sung left, saying he would draft something, Kang Han was alone once more.
And whenever he was alone, as always, he pulled out a photograph of Yeo Joo saved on his phone.
He was worried about her.
Worried that she might blame herself for the events that would unfold.
As Kang Han gazed at her smiling face, he carefully whispered the sincere words that would soon scatter and fade into the air.
“I miss you, Yeo Joo.”

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To be honest, I’d been hoping for something more.
Wouldn’t the Master who owned Jamsil Tower travel by helicopter or something?
But after Je Hwa finished preparing to go out, the destination was the underground parking lot.
He was simply traveling by car.
Except the car was anything but ordinary.
“Boss, are we really taking this car?”
At my question, Je Hwa stopped in his tracks and tilted his head curiously.
“That’s what I was thinking, but… do you not like this car?”
“No, it’s not that I don’t like it.”
Even I, who knew nothing about cars, could tell.
That this seemingly ordinary SUV was incredibly expensive.
It would be more accurate to say an apartment building had been given wheels.
As I hesitated, wondering if I should even be getting into such an expensive vehicle, Je Hwa seemed to misunderstand and asked.
“Should I get a different car?”
“…Do you have something a bit less expensive?”
“Hmm, I don’t actually know all the prices myself. Why don’t you pick one, Yeo Joo?”
He gestured toward the parking lot.
“Don’t tell me you own all the cars here?”
“Yes.”
“No wonder they’re all expensive.”
His wealth was utterly incomprehensible to me.
“Let’s just take this one, boss.”
At least it looked the most unassuming of the bunch.
But it was still intimidating, so I carefully wiped my shoes clean before getting in.
“Pfft.”
Je Hwa had been chuckling intermittently ever since, even now.
“Does the boss understand the heart of an ordinary person?”
“Ahem, sorry. It’s just cute.”
“…I’m grateful you didn’t call it pathetic.”
“I could never think of you that way, Yeo Joo. Just relax. After all, a car is just a car.”
“When I think about an apartment building moving at incredibly high speed, I can’t possibly relax.”
If even a pebble flew up and left a small scratch on the car, I’d probably lose sleep over it tonight.
The interior was equally luxurious, and seeing me sitting rigidly at attention, Je Hwa laughed once more before suddenly asking me.
“Do you have a driver’s license, Yeo Joo?”
“I got it as soon as I became an adult. I’m a Class 1 standard license holder, if you can believe it.”
The kind of person who drove a van and even raided an illegal dog fighting ring, that’s me.
“Then do you want to have this car?”

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