The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 72

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 72

“Im Chung Soo, you’re really…”
a genius, aren’t you?
Standard potions don’t exceed a vitality enhancement value of ‘+30’.
Even the high-grade potions exclusive to elite hunters from Maestro only reach around ‘+45’.
But this ‘tonic’ that Im Chung Soo just created has a value of ‘+60′.
For someone like me, whose vitality drops to around ’20’ and causes dizziness and complete exhaustion, requiring bed rest for hours—drinking just one bottle of this would mean I could sleep deeply, wake up refreshed, and head straight into a Dungeon raid feeling completely revitalized.
And on top of that.
“This duration you mentioned…”
“It maintains a minimum vitality of 60 for 10 minutes.”
“So… it won’t drop below that?”
“That’s correct.”
“Wow, seriously.”
The cap was sealed, but the fragrance of the tonic was unmistakably wafting through the air.
Otherwise, there’s no way Im Chung Soo could look this beautiful to me.
While I was lost in rapture, Im Chung Soo wore an expression of dissatisfaction.
“It seems the tonic won’t rank higher than A-grade because the highest-grade ingredient used was A-grade.”
“So the Dirt Dragon scales from this time went into it?”
“Yes, though only a small amount.”
My mind began running calculations.
“How many can you make in one batch?”
“Not that many. About 10 bottles? This time I only made 3 as a test.”
“10 bottles?”
That’s more than enough.
“How long does it take? How much time are we talking about?”
“About 3 days? Once I get more practice, I think it’ll take around a day.”
I’m going to faint.
You’re telling me you can produce 10 bottles of this tonic in a single day?
I smiled brightly at our cash cow—no, our precious S-grade craftsperson—and asked.
“Im Chung Soo, is there anything else you need?”

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I couldn’t sleep at all that night, too excited about Im Chung Soo from earlier in the day.
I’d been lying in bed for a while now, my heart racing at the thought of how much I could earn per bottle of tonic, and I’d been staring at the ceiling with wide eyes for hours.
“Ah, forget it. I’ll just go downstairs and watch TV.”
I kicked off my blanket and headed down to the Underground Training Facility.
Since everyone would be asleep at this hour, I reached for the light switch as I opened the door.
“What? Why is it so bright?”
The training ground, which should have been pitch black, was illuminated like midday.
“Ji Sung’s Secret Workshop is… empty.”
Han Ji Sung, who’d been forbidden from working through the night due to overwork, wouldn’t be down here at this hour.
Tilting my head in confusion, I walked a few steps further and noticed the Simulation Training Ground was active.
Was it Kang Han?
But the person inside was far smaller in build than Kang Han.
“Lee Yu Chan?”
It was Lee Yu Chan, conducting combat training against a B-rank monster—a Swordsman Orc.
His athletic wear was wrinkled and stretched out like a rag from how much he’d rolled across the ground to maintain distance for his bow shots.
The time was 2:30 AM.
After checking the clock, I walked over and pressed the pause button on the simulation.
[“Huh, what?”]
“What do you mean ‘what’? It’s me, Yeo Joo.”
I immediately opened the door to the simulation chamber, and Lee Yu Chan stood there looking caught.
“You little troublemaker, you’re late for dreamland. Get going, quickly now.”
“Where’s a big child like you?”
“You’re not that tall yourself. If you don’t sleep, you really won’t grow?”
Normally, he’d snap back with something like “Don’t talk about my height!” but instead—
“…It doesn’t matter if I don’t grow.”
“What?”
“Because this is more important than height right now.”
As he turned his head away, barely concealed anxiety hung heavy on his shoulders.
I couldn’t fully understand what Lee Yu Chan was feeling right now.
But the source of that anxiety was something familiar to me as well.
The sense of defeat that everyone else was growing while I alone was falling behind.
The helplessness of swimming in place while the shore grew distant and I had no idea where to go.
“I won’t tell you not to worry.”
I spoke to Lee Yu Chan.
“Because I think I would’ve felt the same way.”
It’ll be okay.
Don’t be anxious.
Don’t push yourself too hard.
All hollow comfort.
I opened a pocket dimension and retrieved something I’d forgotten about for a while.
“Instead, let me help you.”
“What is this…?”
“It’s yours.”
Lee Yu Chan slung the bow over his shoulder with a bewildered expression and opened the box I handed him.
“A-rank gloves?”
Lee Yu Chan’s eyes widened so far they could barely grow any larger as he examined the certificate.
Then he flipped that nagging switch of his back on.
“Unnie, how much money are you spending?!”
“Don’t worry about it, kid. I made them from materials you obtained.”
“Materials I obtained?”
“From the priest’s robes that dropped when we cleared the Crocodile King Dungeon last time. So you can say you obtained them.”
“You made gloves like this from those?”
“And I still have leftovers. I’ll use them for various things going forward. I’m telling you not to feel burdened about it.”
Lee Yu Chan didn’t dare put the gloves on yet, only touching them gingerly with his fingertips the way I had.
“Besides, money spent on the Justice Guild isn’t wasted money. It’s all an investment.”
“Unnie.”
Lee Yu Chan lowered his head slightly.
The kid seemed quite moved.
I smacked his shoulder and urged him on.
“Stop being sentimental. Put them on already.”
Lee Yu Chan stared at the white gloves for a moment, then carefully slipped his fingers into them.
“Wow, it doesn’t feel like I’m wearing anything.”
“Right? I was shocked the first time too. But that’s exactly the level of comfort you need so there’s no awkwardness when shooting the bow.”
“It’s not awkwardness—it’s more like my sense of touch feels more vivid.”
Good.
The gloves’ concentration-boosting effect seems to be working perfectly.
“Since I gave you a gift, be honest with me. What time did you start training?”
“O-one o’clock?”
*Tsk.*
“…Midnight.”
“So you’ve already been at it for two and a half hours.”
He seemed to think he was in for a scolding, so he just fidgeted with his gloved hands.
‘System, can I use the Body Healing skill to restore only stamina?’
[ Yes. Would you like me to recover stamina only, leaving external injuries as they are? ]
‘Yes.’
I immediately grabbed Lee Yu Chan’s shoulder and activated the skill.

[ Skill ‘Body Healing’ is being used. ]

“Huh?”
Startled by the sudden surge of energy coursing through his entire body, Lee Yu Chan looked at me with wide eyes.
“What are you staring at? I replenished your stamina, so roll around as much as you want.”
Eventually, you’ll want to sleep anyway, right?
Lee Yu Chan flexed his revitalized body experimentally, then broke into a grin.
“Thank you, noona.”
*Ding!*

《 ♥ 18 》

…This eighteen-year-old brat.

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There are countless ways for a guild to generate revenue.
The most common method is selling Dungeon byproducts and items for profit.
This splits into two approaches.
The first is selling to established companies like Maestro that already have established markets—exactly what I’ve been doing. The second is registering and selling through a guild’s own marketplace.
However, the first method inevitably yields lower profits compared to direct sales.
The second method has its own drawback: unless the guild is already famous, few people will buy through its marketplace.
Beyond item sales, there’s another revenue stream: generating income through advertisements and merchandise.
But this also requires the guild and its affiliated hunters to have established reputations—something Justice Guild cannot yet leverage.
At least, not yet.
And then there’s the mining method we attempted first.
But that’s our last resort.
There’s a perception that guilds engaged in mining are ‘pathetic.’
So if we ever want to attempt the two revenue methods mentioned above—creating our own marketplace to sell Dungeon items or earning substantial income through ads and merchandise—we must avoid mining at all costs.
We also can’t ignore the criticism that we’re stealing the livelihoods of lower-ranked Awakeners.
“The most reliable method is conquering Gates and extracting funds from the Awakeners Association.”
Right now, Justice Guild has been locked out of this path.
And it’s all because of Sa Ma Young and that bald Association Director.
But I haven’t abandoned hope.
*Tick, tick, tick.*
That’s why I’m sitting in the Training Facility, staring intently at the second hand of the clock.
After I’d been watching the clock for quite some time.
*Click.*
“Noona, the medicine is ready.”
*Whoosh!*
I sprang to my feet and rushed into Im Chung Soo’s Secret Workshop.
Just as promised, twenty bottles of dark medicinal tonic were lined up neatly on the table.

[ Stamina Boost Elixir (A)
: Stamina increase effect +60, duration 20 minutes. ]

Perfect.
“Im Chung Soo, well done.”
I ruffled Im Chung Soo’s hair roughly before pulling out my phone.
Then I began typing a message into the group chat I’d created in advance, my fingers tapping rapidly.
“Done. Send.”
I pressed the small yellow arrow button firmly and proudly showed Im Chung Soo the phone screen.

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