The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 79

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 79

‘Hwa Cheon? Is it Hwa Cheon?’
The guild that kills Sung Yo Na?
In 【The Chronicles of King Sejong】, Sung Yo Na’s death was not covered extensively.
It was merely given a few lines as ‘an A-rank awakener who was Sung Ro Sa’s younger sister died while resisting capture.’
However, among readers, it was remembered as the starting point of Fantasia Guild’s downfall.
I quickened my pace, rummaging through my memories.
Hwa Cheon, blinded by the reward and hastily convinced that Sung Yo Na was a murderer, attempting to subdue her roughly.
And Sung Yo Na resisting.
As she tried to escape using a skill, one desperate hunter attacked her back.
It was an attack that any ordinary spatial manipulator could easily avoid as a fatal wound, but for some reason, Sung Yo Na took the full brunt of it.
And she died right there.
It was a futile death.
‘I should have searched the back alleys from the start!’
I had been far too complacent.
At this rate, Sung Yo Na might actually die.
The conviction that had suddenly arrived grew stronger as I followed Hwa Cheon into the alley.
‘An evening as the sun sets, a back alley in Sinchon where few people venture even in the bustling district.’
The situation was becoming increasingly similar to the description of the place where Sung Yo Na died.

“Thank you for entrusting me with this task!”

The image of Sung Yo Na bowing flashed through my mind, accompanied by ragged breathing.
“Haa, huff.”
But with an A-rank healer’s physique, I couldn’t keep up with Hwa Cheon, who was built entirely for combat.
“Follow them, follow them.”
I pointed toward the corner where Hwa Cheon had disappeared, speaking to our guild members who had caught up with me.
“Please rest for a moment.”
Kang Han, who said that, was the first to chase after Hwa Cheon.
“Haa, I should have exercised more beforehand.”
I clutched my aching side and bent my waist halfway, struggling to catch my breath.
‘Should I have just pretended not to know her back then?’
I’d judged that if I approached too hastily and asked “You’re Sung Yo Na, right?” she might bolt.
So I’d occasionally called her over under the pretense of maintaining the Training Facility, trying to build rapport first.
But the truth was, I’d been so busy lately that I’d half-forgotten about Sung Yo Na’s existence.
“Ugh, seriously.”
I should have kept my head on straighter.
Regret—it wasn’t like me.
Then, through my squinted vision, I saw a woman emerging from the opposite alley.
I couldn’t make out her face because of her hair, but her profile seemed familiar somehow.
I bolted forward before my thoughts could catch up with my body.
“Wait, Sung Yo—no, Gua Ri!”
I called out her alias, worried that other hunters nearby might hear.
But the woman with her head bowed didn’t turn around.
“Oof!”
My side, now past aching and into cramping, I pushed myself to run harder.
And the moment I finally caught up with the woman.
“…What? Who are you?”
It wasn’t Sung Yo Na.
I apologized to the startled woman.
“Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you were a friend.”
“Yes.”
As if this were a common occurrence in a college district, the woman picked up her phone again and continued her conversation with someone as she walked away.
“Haa.”
The moment I confirmed it was a face completely different from the Gua Ri I knew, all strength drained from my body.
“Just… let me rest for a moment.”
I moistened my dry lips and finally braced my hands on my knees.
The thought was to recover my stamina quickly and follow the others.
But even so, my eyes swept across the women walking the streets.
Hwa Cheon might have been mistaken after all.
I didn’t know how far the range extended, but Sung Yo Na, who could teleport, might have escaped their encirclement.
“Tsk. That’s it.”
After taking several deep breaths, I was about to move my feet to run in the direction the others had scattered.
Zzzzzt—
Before my phone rang.

[Sung Yo Na spotted in Jeju Island.
Contract terminated until further notice.
– Fantasia Guild]

“J-Jeju Island?”
Right, Sung Yo Na was A-rank.
I never imagined she’d suddenly leave Jeju Island when she’d been circling Seoul all this time.
“Ugh.”
My energy drained away completely.
I leaned my back against the wall and looked up at the sky.
“Follow her all the way to Jeju Island?”
If I left for the Airport right now, I might arrive by dawn.
But I quickly concluded that wasn’t the right move.
With Fantasia Guild having terminated their contract, would the Justice Guild really go all the way to Jeju Island to find Sung Yo Na?
That would invite suspicion.
It was better to stop here.
“Well, she won’t stay in Jeju Island forever anyway.”
Jeju Island is small.
Besides, it’s an island.
Given how well Sung Yo Na had evaded Fantasia Guild’s search net all this time, she wouldn’t linger there long.
Just keep running well and come back to Seoul, Sung Yo Na.
“But where exactly am I?”
Having spent my twenty-three years of life far from the university district, I’d gotten lost in the heart of Sinchon.
And then, I heard Jang Su Ho’s voice calling me.
“Yeo Joo!”
I lowered my gaze from the sky and saw guild members approaching me.
When you’re lost, the best strategy is to stay put.
“Did you receive the message?”
Kang Han somehow found me and asked.
“Yes.”
“What would you like to do?”
“We should withdraw, of course.”
Kang Han seemed to share my thoughts, nodding silently.
Honestly, I had no strength left to walk further, but I somehow scraped together what remained and made it to the parked van.
“Ugh, I’m exhausted.”
As I sank into the seat, I finally felt like I could breathe, but my heart felt hollow.
Days of hardship alongside my guild members had yielded nothing, and.
‘I was concerned about Sung Yo Na.’
Even setting aside her status as an A-rank spatial manipulator, I wanted to help her.
The way she lived so resolutely without a single place to rely on—it reminded me of myself.
Besides, I couldn’t shake my worry about Sung Yo Na’s status window from our last encounter.
Fear, anxiety, guilt, and social phobia.
What must it feel like to continue hiding away in such a state, constantly hunted by numerous hunters?
“We’ve arrived!”
At Jang Su Ho’s announcement—he was driving today—I glanced out the window to find the van had already pulled up to the Justice Guild Building.
“Everyone did great work. See you tomorrow….”
I was offering a casual farewell and reaching for the building door when Kang Han grabbed my hand.
Then he brought a finger to his lips.
What? What is it?
He gestured for silence, so I closed my mouth, but I had no idea what was happening.
Kang Han opened the door without a sound.
He listened toward the interior for a moment, then his brow furrowed slightly.
‘A break-in?’
But our guild has nothing worth stealing.
All our money is in the bank.
Even if the Justice Guild seemed like easy prey, would any thief really be bold enough to target our guild building?
Yet strangely, Kang Han’s path didn’t lead to the Guild Office upstairs.
His black combat boots headed downward—to the basement.
With each step down the staircase, the expressions of my fellow guild members shifted subtly.
And I could sense it too.
Faint, but unmistakably—a human presence.
As we descended, the guild members naturally positioned me and Sung Yo Na at the very back.
And the moment Kang Han’s hand flipped the light switch on the basement wall.
“Huh?”
Someone was crouched in front of the Training Facility door, curled up in a tight ball.
And as soft sobbing sounds echoed, they lifted their head.
“P-please… help me….”
It was Sung Yo Na—who was supposed to be on Jeju Island.

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