The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 90

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 90

Bewildered, I glanced around at my surroundings, only to find the other guild members shared Kang Han’s expression of disbelief.
“You raided a zoo… No, what exactly do you take me for?”
No one answered, but they began exchanging meaningful glances with one another.
Seriously.
“Let me introduce you. This is my Beast, Na Baek Ho.”
“A Beast?!”
“Unnie, you picked up a stray cat—no, a Beast?!”
“Yeah. It just happened that way.”
I was answering the three high school students when I heard a relieved sigh from beside me.
In the meantime, Kang Han wiped his exhausted face—as if he’d run past three Gates—and spoke.
“A Beast, then… Thank goodness.”
“Were you worried I’d stolen a tiger from a zoo?”
“…What is this child’s name?”
Look at how he dodges the subject.
Regardless, this was Na Baek Ho’s first proper introduction, so I held my tongue.
I gave Kang Han a sharp look before turning to Na Baek Ho.
“Come on, Na Baek Ho, say hello.”
“So his name is ‘Na Baek Ho’!”
“Na Baek Ho….”
“It’s strange but adorable.”
I’d expected Na Baek Ho, being so quick to understand words, to bow his head right away.
It seemed he was nervous too.
His small shoulders were tense and rigid.
I crouched beside Na Baek Ho and gently stroked his soft fur.
“They’re a bit loud, but they’re good people. It’s okay.”
“Whimper.”
Right—he’d just been rescued from the Dog Fighting Ring.
I hadn’t thought it through.
Meeting so many strangers all at once could be difficult for him.
“Na Baek Ho, let’s go back to your room….”
I was about to say the word “go” when it happened.
Na Baek Ho’s slightly glistening blue eyes looked up at me.
But I felt something strange.
It was as if I could read Na Baek Ho’s thoughts.
‘Ah, is this the effect of the Imprint?’
Rather than inferring emotions from speech bubbles, it felt as though Baek Ho’s thoughts and feelings were transmitting directly into my mind.
That’s how I could tell.
Baek Ho was unfamiliar with the situation, but not afraid.
He simply needed a little courage.
“It’s okay.”
It seemed my feelings had reached him as well.
As if having made a decision, the moisture faded from Baek Ho’s eyes, and with his mouth firmly shut, he took a few confident steps forward.
And then.
“Kyaaow!”
He tried to let out a grand cry, but it came out as just a regular howl.
He was still a baby, after all.
Yet with his chest puffed out and his dignified bearing, there was the noble spirit of a divine beast that had long protected the eastern lands.
And at that valor, the humans collapsed and fell to their knees.
“Ugh, so cute.”
“Those teeth, they’re tiny as grains of rice….”
“Baek Ho really is adorable—no, magnificent!”
“Huff!”
Baek Ho was delighted.
So he walked over to Jang Su Ho, the largest of the collapsed humans, lifting his front paws high with each step.
Then he lay down on the floor beside him.
Flop.
The moment his pink belly was exposed, even Han Ji Sung, who had been clinging to reason, finally succumbed.
Sung Yo Na, her fists clenched tightly, quietly approached me and asked.
“What does Baek Ho eat?”
“Hmm? Since he’s a divine beast, he doesn’t technically need regular food, but fundamentally he’d probably prefer meat.”
“Hehe, I see. Then I’ll make sure to give him plenty so he grows nice and plump.”
Ah, so they all noticed.
That he hadn’t been living in good conditions until now.
The Justice Guild members, who had lowered themselves to Baek Ho’s eye level by kneeling and making themselves small, looked different to me somehow.
“Baek Ho, would you let your sister just touch your paw pads once? Just once?”
“Squeak!”
…No, perhaps they were simply losing their human dignity to cuteness.
As I watched Baek Ho receiving everyone’s undivided attention, I thought of another creature.
“Oh, and there’s another divine beast in my Room.”
“Really?!”
“But that one… probably needs more time to prepare. Both body and heart.”
“Ah….”
The bustling Guild Dining Hall fell silent.
But it didn’t last long.
“I see.”
“That could be the case.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, then resumed fawning over Baek Ho.
Among them, Im Chung Soo brushed dust from his school uniform pants, approached me, and pulled something from his bag.
“Noona, I made this snack and emergency ration for Maeng Yi.”
“Oh, that’s right. I was actually going to ask you for a favor. Perfect timing.”
“…From now on, I’ll try to make them more nutritious. Both Baek Ho and probably the one in the room—they seem like they’ll need proper food.”
“Thanks, I appreciate it.”
Im Chung Soo’s nutritious snacks would be a tremendous help for the gaunt Gung Gi.
“But speaking of Maeng Yi, where’s the owner of these snacks?”
Maeng Yi, who had taken up residence in Im Chung Soo’s pocket and spent the entire day exploring the world with him, had grown fond of sightseeing.
Every morning, it would scamper up and down its squirrel tower in the Guild Dining Hall with excitement, but today it was nowhere to be seen.
“There’s Maeng Yi.”
Im Chung Soo pointed toward the kitchen counter.
Maeng Yi, whose cheeks were puffed out as it gathered macadamia nuts used as toppings on a salad, sensed our gaze and scurried over to Im Chung Soo, settling into his hair.
It clearly intended to hide the macadamia nuts there.
“Hello, Maeng Yi.”

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“A new friend came today. Want to say hello?”
At my words, Maeng Yi tilted its head once, then stood on its hind legs and looked around.
A single macadamia nut fell with a soft tap onto Im Chung Soo’s head.

[ (оﾟдﾟо) ]

Unable to believe what had happened, Maeng Yi washed its face a few times before climbing down Im Chung Soo’s body to the ground.
“Huh?”
“Maeng Yi’s coming first?”
It was slightly different from when it had greeted Baek Young last time.
Baek Ho also noticed Maeng Yi approaching hesitantly.
It stopped rolling around on the floor with Jang Su Ho and began moving toward Maeng Yi.
As the two Beasts drew closer, the thoughts running through Baek Ho’s mind began to surface in my own consciousness one by one.
Surprise, curiosity, the brown dog from the cage across the way, something small.
Meanwhile, Baek Ho and Maeng Yi stood face to face.

[ (оﾟдﾟо) ]
[ (๑ᵔᗜᵔ๑) ]

A fleeting worry crossed my mind—what if the relatively larger Baek Ho attacked Maeng Yi?—but it quickly dissipated.
After all, there was no room for negative emotion in his mind right now.
Im Chung Soo, Maeng Yi’s owner, watched their first meeting with equal parts amazement and curiosity.
Step by careful step, the two Beasts drew closer until they stood face to face.
The moment Baek Ho took his final step forward, Maeng Yi hesitated and retreated half a pace backward.
Even his luxuriant tail trembled with tension.
Seeing this, Baek Ho’s spirits fell.
‘I shouldn’t push this. It won’t help.’
Just as I was about to intervene, something happened.
With a soft thud.
Baek Ho lay down before Maeng Yi, exposing his pink belly.
Then he let out a contented, rumbling purr and gently pawed at the air with his still-soft front legs.
As if to say: come closer, it’s safe.
Fortunately, Baek Ho’s effort paid off.
Maeng Yi, who had retreated moments before, tilted his head at Baek Ho’s gesture, then cautiously approached him on his own.
“Aww.”
“Ugh, they’re so cute my eyes hurt….”
I couldn’t agree more with Sung Yo Na’s sentiment.
A baby tiger and a baby squirrel—what a combination.
Maeng Yi, charmed by the tiger’s natural warmth, nestled against the pink belly and began grooming himself, while Baek Ho licked his fur affectionately.
“Haha, Maeng Yi’s going to be soaked, Baek Ho.”
Han Ji Sung approached the two Beasts and spoke to them gently.
I thought he was trying to stop Baek Ho, but instead he turned Maeng Yi around.
“Come on, you need to do the other side too.”
So Maeng Yi had to endure Baek Ho’s affection until both sides of his fur were soaked.
In the end, it was I who had to step in and dry off Baek Ho.
“Chung Soo, take Maeng Yi. We’re going to be late.”
“Huh? Oh no! Is it really that late already?!”
“Ah, I wanted another bowl too. I completely forgot.”
Lee Yu Chan grumbled as he slung his bag over one shoulder.
“You should’ve eaten first like me and watched afterward. You’ve still got a long way to go, little brother.”
Lee Yu Eul laughed triumphantly and clicked her tongue mockingly.
“We’re heading out!”
“See you later, Baek Ho!”
“Watch out for cars, watch out for people, watch out for Gates!”
At Han Ji Sung’s words, the three well-fed high schoolers answered loudly and left the Guild Dining Hall.
“Yes!”
“We’ll be back!”
With the boisterous teenagers gone, the Guild fell quiet.
“Well then, maybe I should grab some food too. Baek Ho has the meat that Yo Na grilled for him… wait, what’s that?”
Baek Ho was rolling something with his front paws, playing with it.
“Oh, Na Baek Ho, you’ve already received a gift.”
“Yelp?”
Lying before Baek Ho, who tilted his head in confusion, was a single macadamia nut.

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