The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 418

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 3, Episode 22

…Did I just hear the sound of the sky collapsing?
As I stared at him in bewilderment, Kang Han seemed to conclude that I hadn’t understood.
“I asked if I could get scolded by you, Yeo Joo, if I acted out like Sa Ma Young does.”
“No, I understood you. You don’t need to explain again.”
I raised one hand dismissively, and he simply watched me in return—like a well-trained large dog waiting for its master’s command.
Less like a gentle Golden Retriever, more like a disciplined German Shepherd?
But I thought he was composed, and now it turns out he’s a troublemaker.
“Why?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why do you want to get scolded by me?”
“Because you tend to nag the people you care about, Yeo Joo.”
I asked the question to satisfy my curiosity, but the more the conversation continued, the more question marks accumulated.
“Me?”
“Yes. You’re the type to express your concern through nagging.”
“Now that you mention it, I suppose that’s true.”
“But you don’t nag me.”
His face was the kind others would call expressionless, but I knew better.
Kang Han was deeply hurt and feeling neglected right now.
The slightly downturned corners of his eyes and his steady green gaze were telling me exactly that.
But looking at me that way won’t help.
“I can’t get angry at the Guild Master. There has to be something worth nagging about in the first place.”
“Not getting angry is….”
“A good thing. It means there’s nothing to complain about.”
How could I force myself to be angry when I’m not genuinely upset?
“While I do tend to nag people I care about, I don’t treat someone I can trust the same way. Instead, I rely on them and place my hopes in them.”
“Rely and place hopes.”
Kang Han rolled my words around in his mouth for a moment before stepping closer and asking.
“Then am I someone you want to rely on, Yeo Joo?”
“Of course. I depend on you so much, Guild Master. I didn’t realize you didn’t know that.”
Who else would I rely on in this harsh world if not the protagonist?
Was he really asking something so obvious?
Unlike me, who was flustered by the unexpected question, Kang Han looked pleased.
Very much so.
“It seems I’m someone who wants to rely on Yeo Joo.”
The sharp, keenly honed gaze—like a blade whetted since entering the Gate—melted away like ice cream.
Not dissolving delicately like snowflakes, but far more heavily, and sweetly.
“Ahem.”
“Understood. I’ll work hard from now on so I never give Yeo Joo reason to scold me.”
“Yes, well. Just keep doing what you’re doing.”
I stepped into the tent Ryu Sang Eun had set up, answering casually.
I couldn’t help it—I needed to hide the light flutter in my chest, as if my mouth were filled with sweet vanilla cream.

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After a night shorter than reality, just as the morning sun began to peek over the horizon.
Lee Yu Chan, slinging his bow across his back, spotted something on the ground and quickly picked it up.

[ Security Card Fragment (?)
: A fragment of the security card that grants access to the Research Complex.
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“at las?!”
“It came out!”
“Finally?!”
“Wow, it actually dropped?!”
The C Team members, who had been wrapping up after the battle, threw their arms up and rushed over to Lee Yu Chan’s side.
“It’s bigger than I expected?”
The first to arrive was none other than Moon Na Rin.
As a member of Dongbaek Guild, her physical prowess as a healer was second to none among the combat specialists.
“Right? I thought it’d be way smaller.”
After more than ten grueling hours of forced marching, the card fragment they’d obtained was larger than Lee Yu Chan’s palm, and it weighed considerably more than anticipated.

His hand, which had been drawing the bowstring without pause, gently gripped the card fragment.

“Go hunt everything you can find. Then it’ll probably drop?”
It seemed like there was no plan, so I thought, ‘I guess Yeoju noona doesn’t know much this time.’
Yeo Joo was right.
I’d thought it seemed almost like no plan at all, so I figured even Yeo Joo didn’t fully understand what was happening.
“So we just have to listen to what Yeo Joo says.”
Lee Yu Chan flinched, thinking he’d spoken his true feelings aloud, but the voice belonged to Han Ji Sung.
“Yeo Joo really does have a plan for everything.”
“It really seems that way.”
Lee Tae Yoon had quietly approached and was now looking at the card fragment, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.
“I lacked faith.”
“Is our mentor perhaps living through life a second time?”
Moon Na Rin spoke with sparkling eyes.
“You know how web novel protagonists these days regress and stuff like that.”
“Heh, I wish it were something like that.”
Han Ji Sung let out a small laugh at Moon Na Rin’s whimsical yet innocent imagination.
“If that were really the case, it would mean Yeo Joo chose us even after turning back time.”
“Oh… I hadn’t thought of it that way. That’s touching!”
“But you know what.”
Lee Tae Yoon, who had been chuckling along, suddenly glanced around before speaking.
“This looks like the biggest shopping mall in the Commercial District, doesn’t it?”
“Probably? It’s in the central area too.”
“Hmm, the monster that spat out the card fragment also looked like some kind of area boss monster.”
The group nodded, recalling the B-rank monster that had now turned to ash and vanished.
“But then who would have the item from the Residential District?”
If this pattern wasn’t limited to just the Commercial District?
The same question mark appeared above everyone’s heads.
“…A wealthy family in the neighborhood?”
“We can just ask.”
Lee Yu Chan pulled out a walkie-talkie from his pocket with a shrug.
Long-distance communication was possible inside the Gate.
It was so incredible that it would take some time to get used to it.
After pressing the call button, a voice came through from the other end not long after.
[ “C Team, long time no talk. Everything good?” ]
“We found our card fragment.”
[ “Oh, really? That was faster than expected.” ]
“How about you?”
[ “We haven’t found ours yet. But there’s no need for you to come over. We’re resting in front of the Research Complex for now.” ]
“Rest?”
Lee Yu Chan tilted his head, having been about to head to the Residential District to help Team A.
Wouldn’t having more people make it easier to find the item?
“What are you doing right now?”
[ “Oh, us?” ]

[ “We’re about to file some serious complaints with the government officials.” ]

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As the sun rose fully, the tightly sealed doors swung wide open, and a massive banner unfurled above.

– We sincerely welcome all citizens of Wakelas! –
“Everyone remember what I told you, right?”
Though automatically translated through the System, the banner still bore that characteristic bureaucratic tackiness and lack of sincerity.
“Everyone remembers what I told you, right?”
“Yes. Don’t start a fight first, and don’t stop me.”
I gently patted Lee Yu Eul’s head as she answered in a hushed voice, then stepped into the Wakellas City Hall building.
“The interior is… way bigger than I expected?”
Ryu Sang Eun, following behind me, spoke in a tense voice.
The others didn’t look pleased either, clearly taken aback.
The interior of City Hall was an entirely different world.
The high ceiling and the thick pillars supporting it exuded an oppressive atmosphere, and the décor was ornate to an extreme.
“Where did all these things come from?”
“They’re all monsters. High-ranked ones too.”
“Yeah. That one with glasses and rabbit ears is even A-rank.”
The whispered conversation between Jang Su Ho and Sung Yo Na blended with the echo of our footsteps.
‘We just walked in the moment the doors opened, yet…’
I was surprised too.
The massive hall was quite crowded.
But I didn’t have time to examine each monster filling the City Hall one by one.
“Hello! How may I assist you?”

Though its yellow eyes showed no warmth whatsoever.
: An employee of Wakelas City Hall. Combat type. ]

: Employee of Wakellas City Hall. Combat-type. ]
“Hmm.”
“Huff.”
“Ahem.”
The guild members held their breath softly at the A-rank combat monster’s greeting.
Everyone was quick to read the room and didn’t cause a commotion.
‘Don’t be nervous. Don’t show it.’
I muttered this to myself several times before turning to face the bird-headed creature with a matching smile and greeting.
“Hello there.”
“Oh, a new face! Are you perhaps here to register a change of residence?”
Beyond the implication that it remembered the faces of citizens, the words “change of residence” sent an unpleasant premonition through my mind.
Some instinct screamed that answering yes to coming here to register a change of residence would be a grave mistake.
“I wish I could move to Wakelas, but unfortunately that’s not why we’re here.”
“Thank you for the kind words! Wakelas truly is a wonderful place! Now, if you could tell me the reason for visiting our City Hall, I’ll do my best to assist you!”
It was a clear prompt to state our business.
Sure enough, the city hall employee’s gaze grew noticeably colder.

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