The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 44

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 44

Why did you have to say something so hurtful?
“Teacher, how old are you this year?”
“I’m thirty-two.”
“Then we’re only nine years apart.”
“Yeo Joo.”
Seo Yu Baek looked at me with an expression that seemed to say, “What am I going to do with this one?”
“Nine years is a significant gap. Especially for someone like you who’s only recently become an adult. You should meet someone more age-appropriate.”
“But…”
I didn’t back down.
“I don’t think age is that important when it comes to being friends.”
Right?
Sure, it mattered in school, but once you’re out in society, a three-year difference is basically the same as being the same age anyway.
And even though Seo Yu Baek is nine years older than me, honestly, his face is still so firm and youthful that people would believe him if he said he was in his mid-twenties.
“…”
But Seo Yu Baek fell silent for a moment.
I watched as countless thoughts flickered across his pale, clean face in the silence.
Was the suggestion to be friends really that big of a deal?
Did I cross a line?
Just as I was beginning to second-guess myself, Seo Yu Baek asked.
“You really meant… to be friends?”
“I don’t think I was being indirect about it, was I?”
“Ah, yes. You’re right.”
Seo Yu Baek murmured this while removing his glasses and splashing his face with water.
“Teacher, are you okay?”
“Yes, just for a moment… I felt like garbage.”
If someone as virtuous as Seo Yu Baek is garbage, what does that make me?
“If a teacher like you is garbage, then I must be non-recyclable garbage. Well, perfect—let’s be garbage friends together.”
At my words, Seo Yu Baek suddenly let out a self-deprecating laugh, put his glasses back on, straightened his posture, and returned to his composed demeanor.
It was the familiar Seo Yu Baek I knew.
“Yes, let’s do that.”
I’d accomplished what I came here for.
“Oh my, look at the time. I have another appointment, so I should get going. Call me if you get bored, teacher!”
If I stayed any longer, I’d just hear more nagging.
Seo Yu Baek called out to stop me as I tried to make my escape.
“You should come find me anytime you’re struggling, Yeo Joo.”
“Of course!”
That’s exactly why I’d gone to the trouble of buying a fruit basket loaded with apple mangoes!
“See you again!”
Perhaps because we’d become friends, Seo Yu Baek didn’t say what he had last time—that we shouldn’t see each other too often.
Just as I stepped out of the Medical Office, a cheerful chime sounded in my ears.

《 ♥ 18 》

Excellent. The plan was proceeding exactly as intended.
To think I’d become friends with Seo Yu Baek, the man whom novel readers had called a paragon of virtue.
It was a truth about life I’d learned through all my years of experience.
The more fake friends you have, the better.

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Hunter Supporters – [ Justice Guild Bulletin Board ]
Finally!
Justice Realized | Views: 12

We also have a bulletin board ㅠㅠㅠ!!!!!
In the meantime, every time the Justice Guild was cursed in my sleep, I said ㅂㄷㅂㄷㅠㅠ
Now I can finally speak freely here!!
We’re still just a handful, but…
I’m worried it might not even be a handful…
Is anyone else here besides me?

Comments
Comment 1: Me! I’m here!
Reply 2: Me too! It’s so refreshing not having to worry about what others think.
That3 Maza ㅠㅠ The operator must have felt sorry for us too haha, seeing as how he made it so quickly.
But honestly, that was unexpected. Usually it takes forever, but ten minutes lol
└ Wait… Could the admin be on our side too?
Haha, maybe that’s true?
Comment 4: I think we’re bigger than just a handful! Maybe… two handfuls?

What should we do after the Justice Guild?
Chan Chan | Views: 35

My heart is racing so much!
I’ve always been someone who tends to worry about minor things,
but seeing the Justice Guild, which had hit rock bottom, about to change like this…
To be honest, before Dunbree, the Justice Guild was the highest major ㅠㅠ
I really hope we hear news soon about what we’ll do next!

Comments
That 1 Maza ㅠㅠ My dad still says he feels sorry for the Justice Guild when he sees the news ㅠㅠ
Comment 2: I bet they’ll keep attacking Guerrilla Gates, right?
└ I’m voting for this too
└ 222 Because if you’re lucky with Guerrilla Gates, you can even get streaming coverage
└ 3333 Wow.. I just imagined it and got chills
Comment 3: If it gets streaming coverage, our server will probably get way more players!

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Saturday morning.
The Justice Guild, having finished their training, gathered cozily in the Guild Office for the first time in a while.
“Was this place always this cramped?”
“They say tadpoles don’t remember being tadpoles. You’ve gotten used to the spacious Training Facility.”
“Idiot, that means the frog doesn’t remember being a tadpole.”
“Be quiet.”
“Yes.”
There were so many things I needed to discuss.
At my single word, the twins quietly closed their mouths.
Though beneath the desk, they seemed to be kicking each other and bickering.
When would I ever finish raising those two?
For now, I pretended not to notice and got to the main point.
“As the financial backer and manager of our Guild, the reason I’ve called this meeting today is.”
I pulled out two items from my subspace.
“My sword!”
Lee Yu Eul’s eyes lit up as she eagerly extended both hands, practically jumping with excitement.
“There you go.”
I returned the machete to Lee Yu Eul and handed over Jung Je Hwa’s appraisal certificate as well.
“A scabbard too!”
Just in case, I had brought along a crocodile leather item, and Jung Je Hwa crafted a scabbard that fit the machete perfectly in no time.
Even while using his skill, his hands moved with surprising precision in the crafting process.
Munching on the candy I had bought him, Jung Je Hwa completed it in less than five minutes.

[ Machete Sheath (B)
: A lightweight and portable sheath crafted from crocodile leather.
Craftsman – Workshop Sugar ]

“That Jungle item you picked up—it really did materialize into an item. And it even has your imprint on it.”
“An, an imprint?”
Lee Yu Eul hastily unfolded the appraisal certificate and read through it.
“Really? It’s A-rank? And now only I can use it?”
“Someone else could wield it, but they wouldn’t get the same effect you would.”
“Wow, incredible. What should I name it?”
Watching Lee Yu Eul beam like a child who’d just received a Christmas present, I felt a quiet sense of pride.
All I’d done was confirm that she’d found it and earned the blade’s recognition.
Lee Yu Eul was still squeaking with delight, rubbing her face against the machete, so I decided to move on before she settled down.
“This is a crystal that came out when we went mining in the Glacier-type Gate last time.”
I placed a small wooden jewelry box on the table and unfolded the appraisal certificate to show everyone.
“My eyes aren’t deceiving me, are they?”
Jang Su Ho rubbed both eyes as he spoke.
Lee Yu Chan was much the same.
“Noona, I think the appraisal certificate might be wrong.”
“The certificate is fine. A very reliable person appraised it.”
“Then this is really…?”
Han Ji Sung and Kang Han, who didn’t say much, read through the appraisal certificate several times over.
At this point, I opened the jewelry box.
“Ah! It’s so bright!”
“It’s really beautiful!”
“Ooh, the radiance! The radiance!”
The three hell hounds had the best reactions, as expected.
So this must be how Jung Je Hwa felt watching me make a fuss.
“Ta-da. Thanks to a skilled craftsman’s handiwork, a B-rank crystal has been reborn as an A-rank earring!”
“Wow!”
Even a few rounds of applause rang out.
“That’s a fine item. With a stamina recovery effect of 40%, it’ll be a great help to you, Yeo Joo.”
Han Ji Sung said.
“This is for Han Ji Sung.”
“…What?”
It wasn’t just Han Ji Sung who’d assumed the earring was for me—everyone’s eyes went wide.
“No, looking at it any way you slice it, isn’t this design clearly meant for Han Ji Sung?”
“The design isn’t what matters—a stamina recovery effect is better suited for a healer….”
“I went through all the trouble of commissioning this custom-made specifically for Han Ji Sung, and you’re ignoring the design now?”
“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant.”
Teasing the cold, handsome type really is entertaining.
With that pale complexion flushed a delicate pink, he looked even better.
“I mentioned it before, didn’t I? Han Ji Sung needs to replenish his stamina. That’s the only way he can endure the rampage.”
“But still, Yeo Joo…”
“No buts about it. This is for Han Ji Sung.”
I pushed the jewelry box toward Han Ji Sung as I spoke.
“Try putting it on.”
Yet Han Ji Sung still couldn’t bring himself to touch the earring so easily.
He simply gazed at it with those blue eyes brimming with emotion.
“Go on.”
As I urged him again, he carefully withdrew the earring from the box and fastened it to his left ear.
“Wow.”
“It really suits you.”
“You look wonderful, hyung.”
Han Ji Sung, adorned with the earring, was breathtaking—so much so that even Kang Han offered his praise.
Where he had once resembled a handsome plaster statue, he now radiated an almost ethereal sanctity.

Han Ji Sung S
1. Absolute Zero ( S )
2. Ice Spear ( A )
3. [Empty]
Abnormal Status – Darkness Addiction 80%, Darkness Vulnerability
Engraved Skill Recovery – None
Equipped Items – Serene Reinforcement Ring ( B ), Ice Crystal Earring ( A )
Stamina – 100/168

Though the earring’s effect might seem modest now, as time passes, that 40% difference will compound into something far more significant.
“Here, make sure you keep the certificate safe as well.”
“Thank… you.”
Han Ji Sung spoke to me, unable to hide his gratitude.
Ding—

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“If you’re grateful, drop the formal speech. Honestly, it’s a bit awkward hearing formal language from someone who’ll be thirty next year.”
Since the opportunity had presented itself, I brought up something I’d been meaning to address for a while.
Maintaining mutual respect was fine, but Han Ji Sung was still the eldest in the Guild.
“That is….”
Han Ji Sung’s pupils trembled visibly.
But after moving his lips a few times while looking at me, he spoke clearly, though quietly.
“You’re right. Thanks for the earrings, Yeo Joo.”
*Ding!*

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A most satisfying outcome.
Now it was time to get to the real matter at hand.
“Well then, I need to discuss our next course of action.”
Five pairs of eyes turned toward me.
“Clearing the Guerrilla Gate is important, but ultimately, our main source of income lies elsewhere, doesn’t it?”
“Then you mean….”
“Exactly. We’re going mining again!”

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