The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 65

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 65

The topmost floor of the Jamsil Maestro Building.
That was where the guild master’s fortress—Master’s personal domain—stood.
“Hm.”
Geum Eun Dong swallowed hard as he watched the elevator doors open without a sound.
Every time I set foot in this fortress, my entire body tenses.
It wasn’t because of the special flooring that swallowed even the loudest footsteps, nor was it the masterpieces scattered throughout with no safety measures whatsoever.
“Geum Eun Dong.”
It was the sheer presence of my guild master—Master.
“Y-yes, sir. You called for me, Guild Master?”
“This way.”
The fact that he was calling me into the living room rather than the entryway suggested this conversation would be lengthy.
My shoulders shrank inward, the complete opposite of Master’s imposing silhouette walking ahead of me.
“Sit.”
“Y-yes. I, I apologize for the intrusion.”
I quickly planted myself in the exact spot Master indicated.
Usually in these moments, he would make me wait deliberately, as if administering punishment, before finally speaking.
During that silence, I would desperately try to recall what I’d done wrong.
So today as well…
“It’s been noisy outside.”
“…I beg your pardon?”
I was seized by shock and dread.
For a full five years, Master had been in seclusion.
It wasn’t merely that he’d stopped external activities.
Even before that, Master had maintained strict anonymity.
His seclusion meant literally not stepping outside the Maestro Building.
Hunters from across the globe sent hundreds of commission requests daily, yet he created no items and locked himself away within Jamsil Tower.
Moreover, Master had severed all interest in worldly affairs.
The few times I’d been summoned here were due to internal guild matters—never once had outside events been the topic.
“There’s supposedly a problem with the Gate system.”
“Y-you were watching TV?!”
My eyes widened as I glanced at the screen that was already dark.
“The Gate Prediction system is absolutely fine! I, I verified it myself!”
“So the Awakeners Association lied.”
“M-Master, you know how the Association is. They’ll lie about anything to save face…”
The Master didn’t respond.
He simply waved his hand through the air and turned the TV back on.

[“According to the Awakeners Association, there’s a problem with the Gate Prediction system, isn’t there!”
“We can’t just ignore this! Master, you need to take responsibility….” ]

‘Unbelievable. The Guild Master is actually watching the news.’
Geum Eun Dong’s jaw dropped open.
The Guild Master, who devoted himself entirely to creation and remained indifferent to worldly affairs, was quietly listening to the panelists with veins bulging in their necks spouting nonsense about him.
Witnessing a sight he couldn’t believe even as he watched it, Geum Eun Dong held his breath, forgetting even to blink.
“Eun Dong.”
“…Yes?”
“Release a statement immediately. Tell them the system has no problems.”
“…Guild Master?”
“I’m seeing it with my own eyes right now. There’s no trace of error in the system.”
As if examining the code of the prediction system that Geum Eun Dong couldn’t see and couldn’t dare imagine, the Master’s eyes traced through empty space.
“T-that’s obvious, of course! But the problem is, th-that’s not it!”
I had never harbored a shred of doubt toward the creations I had made.
But as Vice Guild Master of the Maestro Guild, there were several complicated issues I needed to consider.
“If we do that, it’ll become a b-bother, a real bother. The Association Director has a vindictive streak, you see. If we release a statement, th-then, th-then the Association would be l-lying.”
“And?”
At the Master’s short question, Geum Eun Dong’s mouth snapped shut.
In truth, my pride was wounded just as much—I was the Master’s eyes, ears, and voice.
“If that h-happens….”
“Are you afraid of the Association?”
“N-no, that’s not it! At m-most they’re just old folks playing p-politics, so why would I…!”
Since the former Association Director retired, the Association had slowly and relentlessly rotted away.
The current Association was nothing more than a social club of ambitious people from politics and business who wanted a respectable business card in their twilight years.
But Sa Ma Young, standing behind them, was somewhat frightening.
Geum Eun Dong couldn’t bring himself to say anything and just rolled his large eyes around.
‘But if we leave it like this?’
Ever since clearing the Gate yesterday, Geum Eun Dong had been seething with anger, reading every single article that poured out.
Articles that initially discussed the confrontation between the Association and the Gate Prediction Division had quietly shifted direction to an ‘Association VS Master’ narrative.
‘They’re still alive because of who? How dare they doubt our Guild Master’s abilities?’
Right up until the Guild Master called for me, I had been gripping my phone and fuming.
But this was a different matter entirely.
Now that the media was ablaze with the question of who was right between the Association and the Master, if the Maestro were to release an official statement.
‘…And?’
The question the Master had asked just moments ago surfaced in my mind.
Fear had gotten the better of me due to my timid nature, but another thought was quietly rising its head.
‘So is there really going to be a problem?’
Of course, taking over the guild’s external affairs in place of Master would multiply my workload exponentially.
For days, I wouldn’t even be able to sleep, let alone attempt any item crafting.
But at least I wouldn’t have to stand by and watch people question the guild leader’s abilities.
“Geum Eun Dong.”
“Y-yes?”
“I’ve rested long enough.”
“Ah, I see….”
Geum Eun Dong quickly shut his rambling mouth.
And in the next moment, shock widened his eyes.
“Then…?”
“There’s no problem with the Gate Prediction system. The Guerrilla Gate that opened at Gangnam Station was predicted as A-rank from the beginning.”
Master spoke quietly.
“Announce it that way.”
“H-heh.”
If Maestro, who had always adhered to a policy of non-response, declared it so decisively, it would corner the irritating Awakeners Association.
Geum Eun Dong, imagining a satisfying revenge, quietly chuckled.
The Association had been able to lie in the first place only because they believed Maestro would remain silent as always.
“And.”
But Master added one more thing.
“Announce it under my name, Master—not Maestro.”
“…G-guild leader?”
Since Maestro’s creation, Master had never stepped into the spotlight.
Even now, with chaos erupting, people urged the guild to issue a statement, but no one expected Master himself to speak.
‘But he’s asking me to release a statement under Master’s name?’
Behind his thick glasses, Geum Eun Dong’s pupils trembled.
‘Why? Why go that far?’
It couldn’t be explained by mere indignation at an insult to his creation.
Master was Maestro Guild itself.
So it would have been enough to step forward as usual.
But to issue an official statement under the name ‘Master’…
‘There’s something else going on here.’
His intuition, honed from serving Master closely for so long, was telling him so.
“Do it that way.”
“Y-yes.”
Geum Eun Dong quickly bowed his head in response.
And then, he stole a glance at Master’s face.
His deep burgundy eyes remained fixed on the television.
Geum Eun Dong quietly followed his gaze.
The large screen was filled with the face of Yeo Joo, the A-rank healer of the Justice Guild.

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