The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 39

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 39

I didn’t notice it at first.
As someone without combat abilities, I didn’t recognize it as killing intent.

[ Skill ‘Body Healing’ is being used. ]
[ 50 stamina consumed to heal the target’s wounds. ]

I was too frantic treating Lee Yu Chan to notice anything else.
With 50 stamina drained in an instant, drowsiness crashed over me again.
I hastily pulled a stamina potion from my subspace and downed it in one gulp.

[ Detection: ‘Stamina Potion’ consumed. ]
[ Excessive drug use is dangerous. ]
[ Overuse of potions may result in penalties. ]

Then what am I supposed to do?
As I dismissed the system’s warning, Lee Yu Chan, who had been lying motionless like a corpse, struggled to open his eyes.
“…Ugh.”
“Lee Yu Chan, are you coming to?”
“Y-Yeo Joo… noona.”
“What is it? Are you hurt somewhere else?”
“R-Run away.”
“What are you talking about?”
The moment I looked away from Lee Yu Chan and lifted my head, the situation around me had already transformed.
Yang Hwa Yeon stood before me with a hardened expression, while Han Ji Sung, staggering from excessive mana expenditure, had already retreated to stand near me.
In that instant, I belatedly realized that the strange sensation piercing my crown since moments ago was killing intent directed at me.
“That bastard isn’t coming to his senses.”
Yang Hwa Yeon clenched her fists as flames ignited around them, grinding her teeth.
And beyond her, I locked eyes directly with Jang Su Ho’s crimson gaze fixed upon me.
‘Ah, I’m the next target.’
It was an instinct that required no further explanation.
At the same moment, Jang Su Ho began charging toward me.
The shield was nowhere to be found; with each thundering step, the monster’s blood left black specks in his wake.
Without hesitation, I shouted to Kang Han.
“Run!”
Crackle—!
Kang Han unleashed a formidable bolt of electricity at Jang Su Ho.
But Jang Su Ho merely staggered for a moment; if anything, his charging speed only accelerated.
“Jang Su Ho!”
Kang Han cried out the name like a shout, unleashing another surge of electricity.
Crackle-crackle-crackle!
This time, it had some effect.
Jang Su Ho’s momentum slowed.
And when, finally, a condensed sphere of electrical current struck Jang Su Ho squarely in the back.
Thud!
At last, Jang Su Ho collapsed.
It was only a few paces away from where I stood.
“Come to your senses, you bastard!”
Yang Hwa Yeon seized the moment and rushed in, pinning Jang Su Ho to the ground.
Yet he thrashed with desperate strength, struggling to break free like a wild beast refusing to be tamed.
“Hey, Jang Su Ho.”
“It’s dangerous. Please step back.”
Kang Han, who had moved to help Yang Hwa Yeon restrain Jang Su Ho, spoke to me.
For a moment, I thought, ‘Should I?’
But I couldn’t simply abandon Jang Su Ho out of fear.
“No, wait. Just a moment.”
I approached Jang Su Ho and extended my hand.
Kang Han no longer tried to stop me.
Instead, he only pressed down harder, his forearms straining with tension.
“Jang Su Ho, it’s me. It’s Yeo Joo. Look at me. Look.”
I brought my hand to the forehead of Jang Su Ho, who glared at me even as he lay pinned to the ground.
His body temperature burned like fire itself.

[ Skill ‘Dark Purification’ activated. ]
[ Purification efficiency reduced due to target’s abnormal condition. ]
[ Health 1 → Purification Rate 0.5% ]

Still, mercifully, the effect was better than it had been with Han Ji Sung.
‘How much health do I have left?’

[ Current Health 65/100 ]

‘I’ll purify 20%.’
That should be enough to bring him back to his senses.

[ 40 Stamina required. ]

I heard the system’s notification and deliberately murmured aloud.
“Just to be safe, let me try using a healing skill.”
As a wave of exhaustion washed over me, the system announced that the skill had been successfully activated.
And fortunately, focus began to gradually return to Jang Su Ho’s eyes.
“Ugh… Ughhhh….”
As consciousness returned, Jang Su Ho’s pupils trembled, unable to comprehend why he found himself pinned down by his companions.
“Why… why am I….”
And then despair consumed him.
“Did I transform again?”
“Let him go now. He seems to have regained his senses.”
At my words, Yang Hwa Yeon and Kang Han released their hold and stepped back.
“Is anyone hurt? I didn’t injure anyone again… did I?”
“No.”
“No one was hurt?”
“Right, no one. I told you—I wouldn’t let that happen.”
“Thank… goodness.”
As if to fully regain his composure, Jang Su Ho struck his forehead against the ground several times with audible thuds, muttering like a prayer.
“No one was hurt, no one.”
Then, lifting his head, blood trickling from his forehead, Jang Su Ho spoke to me.
“Thank you, Yeo Joo.”
*Ding-*

《 ♥ 20 》

Jang Su Ho’s affection surged dramatically in an instant.
But just like with Kang Han before, a single word appeared after the affection value.

《 ♥ 20 : Master 》

Master? Did you just call me master?
In a society built on equality and democracy?
Is this really okay?
While I was stammering, Jang Su Ho pushed himself up on his own strength and bowed deeply to everyone.
“I’m sorry, everyone.”
“…As long as you’re fine, that’s all that matters.”
Han Ji Sung said this while pressing down firmly on Jang Su Ho’s slumped shoulders.
“Anyway, it’s over. Congratulations on the first clear.”
Yang Hwa Yeon spoke with deliberate cheer, clearly trying to lift the mood.
“That’s right, we cleared it!”
Lee Yu Eul chimed in as well.
“Everyone worked hard.”
As Kang Han said this, I too began to recover from Jang Su Ho’s “master” attack and slowly started to feel the reality of it all.
To be honest, I had been rather careless in my thinking about the Guerrilla Gate.
But the Dungeon conquest I experienced firsthand was far more dangerous than I had imagined.
Hunters truly risk their lives with every battle.
“First, let me restore my stamina and then I’ll treat everyone’s wounds.”
Lee Yu Chan wasn’t the only one injured.
Except for Yang Hwa Yeon, who hadn’t participated in direct combat, everyone from the Justice Guild bore wounds both large and small.
I pulled out another potion bottle from my subspace and drank it.
“Ugh, bitter.”
As I felt my stamina replenishing and reached out my hand toward Jang Su Ho sitting before me—

[ Consumption of ‘Health Potion’ has been detected. ]
[ Overuse of medicine is dangerous. ]
[ You receive a penalty for potion abuse. ]

“What is this now?”
A shrill ringing sound echoed from nowhere, and a large circular wheel materialized before my eyes.
Before I could even read what was written on it, the spinning wheel began to rotate furiously and soon came to a halt.
After listening to the cheap slot machine whirring sound for a moment, a system window appeared with a flashy, garish effect.

[ Penalty Random Draw Result! ]
[ You will fall into ‘Unconscious’ status for 16 hours. ]

“Damn it, hitting me from behind like this—.”
That was as far as I got.
I began to collapse sideways before I could even finish my sentence.
And with half-resigned acceptance, I thought:
Jang Su Ho, why are you just standing there in shock?
Catch me so my head doesn’t hit the master.

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Hunter Supporters – [ Free Discussion Board ]
Why is Justice Guild so cool
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Heard that Justice Guild went into the Dongdaemun Guerrilla Gate so I rushed over
Caught a photo of them coming out after clearing it

( Kang Han carrying Yeo Joo as he exits the Gate. jpg )

Why is this so cool?
Why am I trembling?

Comments
Comment 1: Honestly gotta admit it—Kang Han’s visuals are national treasure tier
Comment 2: Even the guild members in the back look like a movie poster lol
Comment 3: Maybe… this is actually cool?
Comment 4: Thought Justice would fail and Magma would clean up after them
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Comment 78: This won’t do. I’m submitting a suggestion to the admin. Justice Guild deserves its own board.
└ Student: That usually takes a month
└ Young-ja: Don’t you know they’re busy these days?
└ But if it happens, I’m going too

10 minutes later.

Hunter Supporters – Announcement Board
[ Notice ] Justice Guild Fan Club Board has been created.

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‘Damn system.’
The moment consciousness returned, I cursed at the system before even opening my eyes.
‘Random penalty draw?’
I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even speak.
Truth be told, I was feeling rather weak.
I’d known this world’s system was a backstabbing hunter, but I never expected it to hide such a massive screw-over.
‘So five potions is the limit after all.’
In a way, it makes sense.
Since I consume stamina to heal others’ bodies and treat darkness addiction, having no restrictions would be equivalent to having unlimited skill uses.
‘But still, that’s ridiculous!’
The irritating system remained silent even as I cursed it like this.
“Sigh.”
I finally exhaled and opened my eyes.
Along with the familiar ceiling of the Awakened Hospital, I saw five round faces staring down at me.
“Yeo Joo, can you see me?”
“Unnie!”
“Sister, are you okay?”
“Why do you always scare us like this?”
“Yeo Joo…”
Each of them said something, but with five people talking at once, it was quite loud.
“Yeah, I look fine, I’m okay, and I’m sorry for scaring you all.”
After giving a rough answer, I rubbed my stiff body and asked.
“Was I unconscious for about 16 hours?”
“Yeah, now that you mention it, that sounds right. How did you know?”
Lee Yu Chan widened his eyes in surprise.
“Just a feeling—my body feels like it slept for exactly that long.”
That harsh system.
It hadn’t given me even an hour’s grace.
I checked my status window first.
And I noticed something had changed.

2. Strengthen Body and Mind ( A )
▷ Physical Healing : I consume my stamina to heal the target’s body.
Current Level – Beginner II
▷ Darkness Addiction Healing ( EX ) : Reduces the target’s darkness addiction level.
The efficiency of addiction healing is proportional to the affection the target holds toward Yeo Joo.

It had risen.
The Body Healing skill that I’d maintained at Beginner I had advanced to Beginner II.
“That’s incredible.”
“Incredible? What’s so incredible about that?”
A new voice interjected.
“Oh, Doctor. It’s been a while.”
The young doctor I owed a debt to every time I visited approached me with a chart in one hand and a furrowed brow.
“We should see each other less frequently if we want to maintain a good relationship.”
“Well, about that….”
Just as I was about to laugh it off, I caught sight of it.
The name embroidered on the pristine white coat fluttering before me.

「 Seo Yu Baek 」

The owner of this Awakened Hospital and S-rank Healer—Seo Yu Baek had arrived.
‘Ah, so that’s why he was so handsome.’

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