The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 405

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 3, Episode 9

Jung Da Eun, a B-rank non-combat Hunter who had joined the Justice Guild merely a month ago, gasped for breath as she thought to herself.
‘How did I end up like this…?’
When she had passed the Justice Guild’s notoriously selective recruitment exam—harder to get through than the eye of a needle—with her relatively common spatial teleportation ability, she had believed her future was painted in rose-tinted hues.
But reality was a different color entirely.
It was the color of the sky she gazed up at while sprawled on the Outdoor Training Ground once a day.
“Haaah…”
She wanted to scream with all her might, but all that escaped her lips was a feeble groan.
It was the price of her recklessness from two weeks ago.
The Re-awakening Induction Training Program—or re-awakening training for short.
When the Guild had announced recruitment for additional training beyond regular sessions, she cursed the hand that had so eagerly written down her name.
“Ugh!”
Hearing a fellow new recruit nearby retch, she thought even they had the strength to vomit—that was how grueling the re-awakening training was.
‘Should I quit?’
Despite the nightmarish difficulty of the training, the Re-awakening Induction Program was entirely voluntary.
Though it was specified as a three-month commitment, one could drop out at any time.
In fact, most of her cohort who had started with Jung Da Eun had already quit.
What glory or fortune was she chasing?
Just as her resolve was wavering toward dropping out, it happened.
“Ugh, I’m dying!”
While everyone else could barely manage labored breathing, Jang Su Ho was the only one groaning in a voice that remained somewhat coherent.
“Aren’t we going to die before we even re-awaken…?”
Sung Yo Na, who still had the presence of mind to hand water to others, was also there.
Lee Yu Eul, receiving the water bottle, barely managed to open the cap with trembling hands, grinding her teeth.
“Even if I become filthy, I’ll re-awaken…”
Thud.
It was her twin, Lee Yu Chan, who set down an entire cooler full of drinks beside her.
“Stop talking and just re-awaken already.”
“Shut up, Lee Yu Chan!”
“What? S-rank ears don’t hear the weak words of an A-rank very well, do they?”
Lee Yu Chan, who had recently become S-rank through re-awakening, smirked.
“You shouldn’t say things like that, Yu Chan.”
Lee Tae Yoon, the leader of Team 3, sternly distributed towels to the exhausted Guild members while speaking.
He too was a case of becoming S-rank through training, just like Lee Yu Chan.
The two of them were helping the others with their re-awakening training.
“It’s frustrating. I thought they’d definitely succeed faster than me.”
Lee Yu Chan grumbled as he unscrewed the cap from a cold water bottle freshly retrieved from the cooler and placed it in Lee Yu Eul’s trembling hands, replacing the lukewarm water she had been drinking.
“Everyone has their own ‘trigger,’ right? They’ll all manage it soon enough.”
“But at this rate, I feel like we’ll all be heading to the afterlife before we re-awaken, hyung.”
Jang Su Ho wiped the back of his neck with a towel, his expression miserable.
While they complained about how difficult it all was, to Jung Da Eun, a rookie hunter, they all seemed like monsters.
‘They still have the energy to chat like this.’
The original members had been undergoing similar training for a long time, so their stamina was clearly exceptional.
But there was someone truly terrifying.
“Will you be lounging around leisurely inside the Gate, taking it easy?”
The chilling voice sent shivers down her spine despite the sweat-inducing weather.
The Kang Han Guild leader’s inhuman beauty on the first day of joining—when she had been so dazed she seemed to have lost her mind—was now merely an element that amplified the fear.
‘That warm, handsome man can go to hell!’
The image of Kang Han that she had known through the media was practically a national scam.
He seemed like a decent person most of the time, but once training began, he was a demon incarnate.

“Is this all the willpower you have toward re-awakening? We’re starting from the beginning again.”
“Doing it half-heartedly is worse than not doing it at all. From the beginning.”
“Throwing yourself at it with all your might also requires practice. Again.”

Again! Again! Again!
By now, just hearing the word “again” made it feel like sand was grinding between her teeth.
“Rest time is over.”
Jung Da Eun pushed her trembling body upright at the guild leader’s words.
She had already experienced how brutally she would be worked during the sparring training that would follow if she dawdled.
“Everyone regroup and again….”
But the cold, biting voice suddenly cut off.
The guild members who had glanced at Kang Han in confusion opened their mouths wide.
The guild leader who had been driving them like a demon moments before was gone, and in her place stood the guild leader with sparkling green eyes and a faint smile, speaking in a gentle voice to Yeo Joo, the healer, who was just entering the training ground.
“Yeo Joo, what brings you here?”
In that moment, Jung Da Eun understood.
Our guild leader is only that warm, handsome man in front of the healer!

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‘Did I see that wrong?’
I couldn’t help but tilt my head in confusion.
Kang Han approaching me after spotting me looked as gentle as always.
He wasn’t as expressive as Sa Ma Young or Jung Je Hwa, but at some point, he’d started smiling more often.
It was the change I appreciated most, right alongside the Justice Guild’s development.
‘I must have seen it wrong.’
Kang Han speaking so harshly to struggling guild members—that didn’t sound like him.
“I just thought the weather was nice, and I was curious how training was going. I’m not interrupting anything, am I?”
“Not at all. I was delighted to see you and asked out of genuine interest.”
“Hmm, but it seems like I might have caught you at an awkward moment?”
That made sense—a moment ago they’d simply looked exhausted, but now an eerie silence hung over the training ground.
“If I’m getting in the way…”
“Not at all. Everyone’s happy to see you here, Yeo Joo. Isn’t that right?”
“Y-yes, that’s right!”
“We were j-just taking a break anyway!”
As Kang Han looked around and asked, the guild members nodded their heads vigorously.
“Well, that’s a relief.”
Something felt off about the situation, but the twins suddenly threw themselves at me, and I quickly forgot about it.
“Big sister!”
“Noona!”
“Oof!”
So this is what it feels like to be tackled by two large dogs.
Though I was just as happy to see their faces after so long, I was holding my breath from the impact when Kang Han slightly frowned and pushed the twins’ foreheads back with the heel of his hand.
“You two need to think about your size.”
“Ah!”
“Did that hurt, noona?!”
“…It looks like you’ve grown again.”
The Eul Chan twins were in the midst of a growth spurt these days.
Especially Lee Yu Chan—he complained constantly that every joint in his body ached, and he was stretching upward like bamboo after rain, his height noticeably different each day.
Everyone’s growing except me. Just me.
At the sound of my grumbling, Lee Yu Eul hugged me tightly again, saying, “Noona’s pocket-sized!”
“Hey, Lee Yu Eul, you’re all sweaty!”
“Ah, I don’t care. Training’s been so intense, I need Yeo Joo energy!”
“Is training really that tough?”
I used my skill to boost the stamina of the twins clinging to me while looking at Kang Han.
“Re-awakening is good and all, but aren’t you pushing them too hard?”
Lee Yu Eul and Lee Yu Chan would endure even if training was difficult, but the newer guild members wouldn’t.
The way Sung Yo Na and Lee Tae Yoon were distributing water—which the others drank like it was the elixir of life—looked incredibly grueling.
What on earth would make A-rank combat specialists end up like this?
“If the new recruits run away at this rate, what will you do?”
“Run away?”
Though Kang Han’s voice wasn’t particularly loud as he repeated the question, I could see several guild members’ shoulders flinch.
Some even glanced at Kang Han nervously from the corners of their eyes.
…What was that about?
I turned my head to follow their gaze and looked up at Kang Han, but when he met my eyes with a tilted head, I couldn’t find anything remotely frightening about his expression.
“Since you’re all here anyway, let me help restore your stamina.”
“Really, truly?”
“An S-rank Healer’s healing…”
The guild members brightened with delight.
Even Jang Su Ho, who somehow heard from far away, shouted “Me too!”
The only one who didn’t seem pleased with my offer was Kang Han.
“Won’t that be too exhausting for you?”
“No, you know how effective Chung Soo’s medicinal tonic is.”
“Still…”
“I’m fine, really? Come on, hurry up!”
Kang Han let out a small sigh but soon began calling people over one by one to help me.
Though there were over thirty people, none of them were injured—I was simply replenishing their depleted stamina, so it didn’t take long.
I felt slightly tired, but a single stamina potion would easily take care of it.
“Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it.”
After restoring Kang Han’s stamina last, I checked the time.
“I should get going now.”
“Do you have an outside schedule today?”
“I’m going to see Yoo Baek.”
“…Again?”
Kang Han’s hand, which had been tidying my fallen hair, suddenly stopped.
“You saw him yesterday too.”
“Something came up suddenly.”
“Lately, it seems like you two are meeting quite often.”
“Is that so?”
Now that I thought about it, that did seem to be the case.
At the same time, I understood why Kang Han kept asking.
“I’ll make sure to eat dinner properly with the teacher, so don’t worry.”
“You’re eating dinner with him too? Should I pick you up from the Hospital?”
It was a tempting offer, but I shook my head.
“I don’t know when I’ll be done. It could get really late. I’ll be back before midnight for sure!”
“…Midnight.”
I gave the twins’ heads one last affectionate pat before leaving the Training Facility.
My heart raced at the thought of all the work waiting for me at the Awakened Healer Hospital.
“We’ll restart training from the beginning. Straight through until midnight.”
“W-why…!”
“This can’t be!”
Though I caught fragments of what seemed like an intriguing conversation behind me, I didn’t turn around to look.
Kang Han would handle it just fine on his own, anyway.

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