The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 6

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 6

The Examination Room resembled an interrogation chamber painted entirely white.
The moment I stepped through the door, the visible space overflowed with machinery, and beyond a glass partition that revealed everything inside, a single reclining chair sat solitary and waiting.
What is this?
I was nervous, but it’s nothing special?
“Please, sit over there. The examination should take about two to three minutes.”
One of the two staff members in the Examination Room guided me with considerable kindness.
The scanner was quite plush and comfortable, exactly as it appeared.
“Once the wavelength examination confirms you as an Awakener, your skill window will automatically be read and displayed, and you’ll be registered with the Awakener Association immediately. You can collect your Awakener registration certificate upstairs.”
“Ah, yes.”
“If no awakening wavelength is detected, you can only retake the examination after a minimum of thirty days, but based on the preliminary report, that shouldn’t be an issue.”
“Yes.”
“Relax, sit back, and it’ll be over before you know it.”
The staff member spoke in a gently soothing tone.
Though the unexpected kindness from the Awakener Association felt strange, my anxiety stemmed from an entirely different source.
‘What if all my skills get exposed?’
I knew it intellectually.
The current timeline was the early stages of 【The Age of Sejong】.
The Awakener Association’s scanner still had limitations—it couldn’t detect S-rank skills yet.
But anxiety doesn’t care about logic.
Then, a whirring sound began as the machine activated.
‘Right, the Information Window skill can be detected. But the Dark Addiction Treatment skill—absolutely not!’
The moment that became known, someone would capture me and ensure I never saw sunlight again.
This world had plenty of madmen capable of such things!
I gripped the armrests of the chair tightly and continued praying.
How much time had passed?
The faint vibration gradually subsided.
“Damn it.”
A curse escaped my lips unbidden.
I could see activity beyond the glass partition across from me.
The staff member who’d guided me and the one operating the machine were alternating their gaze between a printed sheet, their movements becoming noticeably hurried.
“Yeo Joo, the examination is complete. Could you step out for a moment?”
I rose from the chair and followed the staff member’s gesture outside.
“The results show you’re a Healer with healing abilities. However….”
“However?”
“You’re A-rank.”
“That’s all?”
“Pardon?”
“Oh, no. Could you show me the test results?”
The results sheet I received had my skill window printed on it.

Yeo Joo A
1. Body and Mind Fortification (A)
2. Even Dried Squid Yields Water When Squeezed (A)
3. [Empty]
Equipped Items – None

“Thank goodness.”
No information skill, no dark addiction treatment skill either.
And there was no mention of the reclamation clause.
I was needlessly anxious.
“More than fortunate, really. You’re an A-rank healer.”
“What? Oh, right. How wonderful.”
“A-rank healers are rare enough as it is, and you don’t even have a buff-type skill. Plus, it looks like you have a skill that increases byproduct harvest rates. Your luck is truly exceptional.”
I seem to be hearing that I’m lucky quite often these days.
“Thank you. I live a good life and do good deeds regularly.”
“….”
The Doctor last time too—why do they always make that expression whenever I say something like this?
I mean, I’m the person who’s going to save this world in the future.
“Would you mind waiting here for a moment? I’ll get your Hunter License made.”
“Huh? But you said earlier we’d have to go upstairs to get it made….”
“Oh no, that’s not it. Think of it as a special courtesy for an A-rank healer. Besides, we’re not busy right now anyway.”
That didn’t seem right.
The place was packed with people outside.
Well, if they’re going to bring it to me, I might as well sit in the chair they offered and review my test results once more.
‘The addiction levels still aren’t detectable, as expected.’
It’s a hundred times fortunate that I possessed this body at the very beginning of the Sejong Chronicles.
Hunters in this era can only gauge their addiction levels by how their bodies feel.
When addiction levels rise and their condition deteriorates, they abstain for a while, then suffer through what feels like a severe flu outbreak before it passes.
And since each person has a different constitution, their vulnerability to the ‘darkness’ flowing from the Gates varies, making everything even more confusing.
“But it works out well for me.”
Before the addiction-monitoring watch gets released later, even if I use my dark purification skill, they’ll just think their bodies feel lighter because of my healing skill.
“Yeo Joo, your Hunter License is ready.”
After more time had passed than expected, the Hunter License was placed in my hand.
It was about the size of a standard employee ID, with a high-resolution photo of me from the wavelength scan earlier displayed on it.
My name, Yeo Joo, and the Rose of Sharon emblem of the Korean Awakeners Association were clearly imprinted on it.
It was finally starting to feel real.
The fact that I had truly possessed Sejong Mak’s body and had now become a Hunter.

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Right.
I should have known something was off the moment they suddenly offered to create a Hunter License for me.
The culprit was definitely that Examination Room staff member from earlier.
“Hello, Yeo Joo. Our King Guild….”
“I’m Park So Young, Vice Guild Master of Innocent Guild. Could we have a moment to talk….”
The moment I stepped out of the Examination Room, this happened.
The head hunters from various guilds who had been staring at their phones in one corner of the Waiting Room all rushed toward me.
“Ah, you smaller guilds step aside! How dare you set your sights on an A-rank Healer! Healer, you know Nuri Guild, right? If you’d consider our guild….”
They all knew my rank, classification, and name right after I’d registered.
The problem was that these people’s voices were incredibly loud.
“A-rank…?”
“An A-rank Healer, you say?”
From the moment the head hunters from each guild rushed toward me, hundreds of eyes in the Waiting Room fixed on me, and now the room was filled with whispers about an A-rank Healer.
“Seriously.”
I let out a deep sigh, then looked directly at the people surrounding me and spoke.
“Give me your business cards.”
“…Pardon?”
“Isn’t that why you grabbed me—to give me your cards? Otherwise, you can leave.”
The head hunters, who had been buffering blankly for about two seconds, began fumbling for their business cards and handing them to me.
“Yes, yes. Oh, so Magma Guild is here too. Yes, thank you.”
As I collected the cards one by one, the stack became quite thick.
These people really do use quality cards.
If someone were to ask why I’m keeping cards when I have no interest in guilds other than Justice Guild anyway.
Then why wouldn’t I keep them?
Even if it looks like I’m just wasting time out here with nothing to do, these are people with enough influence in their respective guilds to have decision-making authority and offer contracts to newcomers.
Their contact information is a valuable asset.
But then, a piece of paper was suddenly thrust in front of me.
Except it wasn’t a business card—it was larger.
“A contract?”
Looking up at the owner of the hand holding the paper, a tall man was smiling down at me.
“Whoa. Hey, it’s Sama Guild.”
“So an A-rank Healer really does attract even Sama Guild….”
“I’m so jealous.”
Ah, no wonder the atmosphere felt different from the start.
The man from Sama Guild wore a smile so perfect it seemed drawn.
Right, no rookie would reject a contract from one of the Big Four Guilds.
Especially not from Sama Guild, famous for their generous spending.
“Ah, damn.”
“Sama Guild again.”
The headhunters around me showed their disappointment openly, as if they’d already accepted the game was over.
The Sama Guild representative’s smile deepened—his appearance closer to that of an entertainer than a hunter, though not quite at Sa Ma Young’s level.
He carried himself with tremendous pride in the Sama Guild name.
“Hmm.”
So Sama Guild really does hire based on looks.
One thing was certain: this man hadn’t been in the Waiting Room before I entered the Examination Room.
Someone with this kind of appearance wouldn’t have gone unnoticed.
‘They stalled for time until this guy could arrive.’
The unusually kind Examination Room staff member hadn’t just sold my information to the guilds waiting outside—they’d done something more.
Whenever a promising new hunter with a good rank appeared, they’d tip off Sama Guild in advance and keep the rookie occupied until their people arrived.
‘Sama Guild, you corrupt bastards.’
Their methods left a bad taste in my mouth.
I accepted the contract the Sama Guild representative confidently extended.
The remaining headhunters’ faces fell further, whatever slim hope they’d harbored now extinguished.
Flip.
I skimmed through the contract, turning the pages one by one.
Gate conquest obligations, refusal rights, free rental of B-rank and above items.
After checking each section, I addressed the Sama Guild headhunter.
“How much research did you do before coming here?”
“…Pardon?”
“I mean, money’s the most important thing, but the amount is blank.”
My counterpart stiffened briefly, then recovered his smile.
“Of course. Sama Guild always recruits our hunters under the finest possible terms. Especially for rare talent like yourself, Yeo Joo.”
“So what’s my price tag?”
“You’re quite direct, aren’t you? Why don’t we move to the guild instead and grab a drink—”
“I’m busy right now, actually. Just whisper the number to me here.”
I leaned in casually as I spoke.
“Ah, that’s a bit… Let’s go to the guild. We’ll arrange a meeting with our Sa Ma Young—”
“Like I said, I have a tight schedule.”
Are they insane?
Why would I meet with that bastard Sa Ma Young?
I’d been doing everything to avoid him.
As I adopted a firm stance, ready to leave at any moment, the pressure shifted to my counterpart.
“…How about 50 billion won for a five-year contract?”
Well, so that’s what I’m worth.
I nodded and replied.
“I’ll be in touch.”
At that moment, the manager’s mask-like smile vanished.
Anyone with a bit of social experience would understand.
‘I’ll be in touch’ was just an empty rejection, no different from ‘let’s grab a meal sometime.’
But regardless, I turned without hesitation and headed toward the escalator.
I’d never intended to join the Sama Guild from the start.
I simply wanted to objectively gauge the market value of an A-rank Healer in this world through concrete numbers.
This world wasn’t so lenient that I could prevent the apocalypse simply by joining some ordinary guild.
“Phew, that’s done.”
Ah, I’d tried to stay composed, but it wasn’t working.
Laughter kept threatening to bubble up.
I clutched my Hunter License, savoring the surging joy.
At last, all my preparations were complete.
The one existence that would prevent my money from becoming digital currency.
I was ready to meet Kang Han, the protagonist of this world.

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Hunter Aspirant Forum – [Free Discussion Board]
I literally saw an A-rank Healer appear today
Aspirant11 | Views: 1253

I donated 50,000 won to the Awakener Association again today
This was the tenth time or something, how much longer do I have to live like this
Got a non-awakened result again and felt so pathetic I just sat in the waiting room
But I saw an A-rank Healer appear right in front of me
She looked like she was in her mid-twenties, and the moment she came out of the examination room, all the guild representatives swarmed her…
I was so jealous
When will I ever look like that, I came home and got hit with reality so hard I just went to bed
Surprisingly, nobody else seems to know about it yet?
I bet articles and news will blow up soon

Comments
Comment 1: An A-rank Healer??
Comment 2: How many years has it been since Korea produced a Healer…
└ Wasn’t it almost 3 years after that B-rank Hunter Ji Na emerged?
Comment 3: All the Guilds in the Waiting Room rushed her lol, wonder where she’ll go
└ Ji Na went to Dongbaek Guild, right? One of the Big Four Guilds will definitely recruit her
└ A Healer rarer than manufacturing-type Awakeners just appeared, no way the conglomerates let this slip
Comment 4: I was there yesterday too, saw Woo Jun Kyung from Sama Guild hand over a contract
└ Wow, if Woo Jun Kyung moved personally, the game’s over;;
└ Sama Guild’s been throwing money around lately anyway, who wouldn’t want it
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Comment 87: But I’m really curious. Where will that A-rank Healer go.

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Before dawn broke, in the darkness of early morning.
I arrived in Yeongdeungpo.
“Wow, this place has changed so much.”
It used to be where a massive shopping mall stood.
It was once counted among Seoul’s most trafficked locations.
It was also the very place where the first Gate had opened.
After that, ordinary people began to avoid this area, and it gradually became an exclusive zone for Awakeners.
Items discovered in Dungeons and the labor market for low-rank Awakeners converged in Yeongdeungpo.
The work available at the labor market was mostly day labor—mining mana stones from Dungeons that had already been cleared.
“With all the taxes Hunters bring in, they could at least demolish and rebuild this place.”
I muttered while gazing up at the building’s exterior wall, riddled with holes and scarred by explosions.
When that first mysterious black fissure suddenly appeared in the middle of the shopping mall, people didn’t know how to respond, and a Dungeon Break occurred naturally, spilling monsters everywhere.
Many people died and were injured.
Until an ordinary office worker who happened to be passing by awakened as an S-rank and single-handedly slaughtered the monsters.
Korea’s first Awakener, the first S-rank Hunter, and the hero who ended the Dungeon Break alone.
“That was Kang Han’s grandfather.”
After that, to gather the Awakeners who appeared in rapid succession and respond to them effectively, the Justice Guild was established.
While other nations suffered from countless Guilds operating chaotically and fierce power struggles that resembled wars, Korea alone had remarkably few casualties—all thanks to Kang Han’s grandfather and the Justice Guild.
Following in his footsteps, Hunter Kang Young Won, who also awakened as an S-rank, developed the Justice Guild into Korea’s undisputed greatest Guild.
Even after the Awakener Association was established and various Guilds took their places, the Justice Guild was always ranked first.
Yet Kang Han, the heir to such achievements…
“Found it.”
A wide, open ground covered with coarse sand, with scattered bonfires burning to ward off the still-cold dawn air.
Among the crowd of people chattering loudly, I spotted a man sitting alone atop a massive chunk of broken concrete, warming himself by the fire.
It was Kang Han, still bearing vivid bruises across his face.

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