The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 410

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 3, Episode 14

“Hey, Lee Dan Woo.”
Moon Na Rin hurried over and grabbed Lee Dan Woo’s arm, apparently deciding she couldn’t shout in front of the Guild Masters.
“Moon Na Rin, I’ve missed you too….”
“Are you out of your mind? Why are you sitting here?!”
“Huh?”
“You’re completely oblivious. It’s a miracle you’re still alive, honestly.”
Then Moon Na Rin bowed respectfully toward Sa Ma Young on behalf of her friend and seated Lee Dan Woo in a chair a little distance away.
“You’ve got a good friend there.”
Sa Ma Young smiled with satisfaction, and Kang Han naturally took that spot.
What? Am I the only one who doesn’t understand?
The moment of strange isolation in the crowd was brief—the Conference Room, which had been chaotic with the arrival of several people, quickly settled into calm.
Yoo Myung Hwa and Moon Na Rin from Dongbaek Guild, Sung Ro Sa and Lee Dan Woo from Fantasia, and Kang Han, Sa Ma Young from Justice Guild, and myself.
When five S-rank Awakeners and two A-rank Awakeners gathered, the large space felt somewhat cramped despite its size.
“Since everyone here is busy, I’ll keep this brief.”
All eyes turned toward me.
Among them, the gazes of Sung Ro Sa and Yoo Myung Hwa were particularly sharp.
They must have sensed to some degree what I was about to say.
So I threw a fastball at both women.
“Do Fantasia and Dongbaek Guild want to steal our Healers?”
“That’s harsh language, Healer Yeo Joo.”
“You’re barging into another guild’s affairs—are you asking for a fight?”
The reaction was immediate.
Both Guild Masters didn’t hide their displeasure, and the young Healers held their breath, watching their expressions.
But I didn’t back down.
…Truth be told, I was a little scared.
Still, I could hide it.
Right now I had the invincible formation of Sa Ma Young on my left and Kang Han on my right!
Having already gone this far shamelessly, I lifted my chin slightly and asked the two Guild Masters across from me.
“If that’s not it, then why are you preventing Healers Moon Na Rin and Lee Dan Woo from doing what they want? Both of them want to enter the Gate with their other guild members right now, don’t they?”
“Of course that’s…!”
Yoo Myung Hwa answered calmly, stopping Sung Ro Sa, who couldn’t control his temper and was about to explode.
“You must know why we’re preventing Na Rin and Dan Woo from entering. So what’s the reason you’re bringing this up again?”
She’s not an easy opponent after all.
It would have been far easier to persuade them if Sung Ro Sa had simply flared up and rushed at me instead.
I clicked my tongue inwardly at the missed opportunity and shrugged my shoulders.
“It’s frustrating. To be honest, I was quite disappointed.”
“Disappointed?”
“Yes. Last time, when I arranged the volunteer work at the Awakened Hospital, I genuinely expected both Guild Masters to recognize something. I thought they’d soon understand just how sincere these two young friends truly are.”
At my words, Lee Dan Woo and Moon Na Rin’s faces grew taut with emotion.
They’d endured considerable hardship over the past few months.
After all, this was an emergency room where injured people were constantly being brought in.
In an environment that even adults found difficult to bear, these two young healers had smiled brightly and done their absolute best.
“Lee Dan Woo even said, ‘I think I finally understand why the Guild Master won’t let me enter the Gates.’ What did he say at that moment?”
“That he hadn’t realized Gate accidents could be so horrific….”
Lee Dan Woo answered carefully, even as he glanced toward Sung Ro Sa.
“When they come to me, they’ve all received first aid and used potions, so they arrive in much better condition than when they were actually injured. I always watch the dungeon conquest broadcasts, but it was so different. Seeing it through a screen versus reality…. That’s why I felt so ashamed of myself. I realized I was just an ignorant child who knew nothing.”
The two fists clenched atop his knees looked quite firm.
“But it’s fine now. I can use my healing skills much more skillfully, and I’ve learned various emergency treatment methods from the hospital staff. I can perform well in the Gates too.”
“That’s not the issue.”
Sung Ro Sa let out a small sigh and shook his head.
If this continued, the conversation would simply remain at an impasse.
Rather than appealing to emotion, I needed to speak as an adult would.
“It is an issue. Every other healer is entering the Gates now.”
It wasn’t difficult to learn about newly awakened healers.
It was almost embarrassing how much I’d missed—each one’s recruitment by various guilds had become news.
And all of them brought healers into the Gates.
“Rather, I’d like to ask you. You’re not unaware that neither Dongbaek nor Fantasia can afford to keep healers sitting idle in their guilds anymore, so why do you insist on this?”
The difficulty of Gate conquests continues to rise.
Until now, they’ve managed with the trauma potions Chung Soo creates, but the current method of keeping healers outside the Gates cannot be sustained much longer.
“If things continue this way, the competitive edge of both Dongbaek and Fantasia will steadily decline. Of course, it will accelerate even faster if guild members start dying before they can exit the Gates.”
“Yeo Joo!”
Finally, Yoo Myung Hwa could no longer contain herself and raised her voice.
But anger born from a direct hit didn’t frighten me.
“I agree that young awakeners need a certain degree of protection. But there are limits. If you only coddle them unconditionally, they’ll later be exposed defenseless to far more dangerous situations.”
This wasn’t merely a hypothetical meant to scare them.
Soon, the boundary between inside and outside the Gates would blur.
“That’s why I asked. Whether the two guilds wanted to lose their healers. There’s no reason for an A-rank healer to remain in a guild that blocks the will and growth of those involved.”
The meaning behind Lee Dan Woo’s earlier question—’Did you come to pick me up?’—was likely the same.
It wasn’t simply about taking them to volunteer work, but a question about guild transfer.
“Affection is admirable, but decide clearly now. Do you want to play house, or will you treat them as healers?”
On behalf of these tender young sprouts with fragile hearts, I delivered an ultimatum to the guilds.
Of course, I had no way of knowing whether Lee Dan Woo and Moon Na Rin truly wanted to transfer guilds.
I hadn’t asked them.
But they wanted to enter the Gate, and they were sufficiently prepared.
To protect the two of them safely, I couldn’t afford to delay any longer.
Dongbaek and Fantasia weren’t fools.
Now that guild transfers were on the table, they would never let go of a healer.
A heavy silence filled the Conference Room.
If this were about me alone, I wouldn’t have cared whether the silence was oppressive or not, but I could see Lee Dan Woo and Moon Na Rin’s faces growing increasingly pale.
That’s when Kang Han gently wrapped his hand around my clenched fist on the armrest and spoke.
“Since each side’s position is clear, would it be acceptable if I proposed a compromise?”
Huh?
I hadn’t informed Kang Han of my plan beforehand since I didn’t know I’d be visiting Fantasia today after meeting Yoo Myung Hwa.
That’s why I’d called Kang Han here in a rush.
After all, the authority over how to conquer the Gate rested with him.
One wrong move and everything I’d carefully laid out would crumble to dust.
I was about to interject out of anxiety, but Kang Han was faster.
“We’re planning to conquer the Jongno A-rank Gate. What if Moon Na Rin and Lee Dan Woo accompanied us as healers?”
“Guild Master?”
Feeling my bewildered gaze, Kang Han met my eyes and smiled faintly.
He hadn’t been called here to oppose his proposal.
Quite the opposite, actually.
‘How did he know my plan…?’

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A large bus drove down Jongno Street, devoid of both pedestrians and vehicles.
Since Jongno had earned its name, it had never been this quiet before.
“Completely empty, utterly empty.”
[ “Are you still dissatisfied even though I did exactly as you asked?” ]
Association President Ji Jung Hwi’s voice came through the phone with a hint of displeasure.
“Dissatisfied? Not at all—I meant it as genuine satisfaction, sir.”
[ “Why are you calling me ‘sir’?! I’m not that old yet, you punk!” ]
“Then what about mister?”
[ “You’re not planning to respectfully call me Association President?” ]
“Come on, between us.”
As I chuckled, Association President Ji Jung Hwi let out a long, exasperated sigh before asking cautiously.
[ “… Do you think this is going to be very dangerous?” ]
I had made an unreasonable request of Association President Ji Jung Hwi.
To completely clear the entire Jongno area.
Even for an A-rank Gate, it was certainly an excessive measure.
Yet Association President Ji Jung Hwi complied without hesitation.
Despite the fact that preventing even commuters from entering Jongno, where major corporations were concentrated, was something that would require him to stake everything, even as Association President.
“Well, there’s no harm in being careful.”
[ “That’s true. I need to get back to work now.” ]
“Yes, I’ll be going then.”
[ “… Don’t get hurt.” ]
It was clearly his gruff way of doing his best.
A laugh escaped me as the call ended without waiting for my response.
And just then, the bus came to a stop.
“We’ve arrived.”
At the driver’s announcement, I unfastened the seatbelt that had been holding me securely in place.
Now it was time to go prevent the sixth Dungeon Break.

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