The Heroine Saves the World

The heroine saves the world episode 16

“The building is really nice.”

The weather is clear and the sunlight is so bright that it blinds the eyes looking up.

It is so large that it is laughable to compare it to the Jeongui Guild, which is just an old four-story building in a corner of Jongno.

“As expected of the maestro.”

In fact, it’s not for nothing that the rumor goes that Maestro is the richest of the four guilds.

Because they have the financial power to buy the entire Jamsil Tower, which was built by a major corporation with the company’s fate at stake.

Even now, the proportion of non-combat awakened people from the production world is higher than expected.

So there are various production guilds, but even if you put them all together, they would only be able to reach the level of the Maestro.

The type, quantity, and quality of items produced are unparalleled.

Maestro is always ranked first when compared to famous production guilds overseas.

“It’s not called the luxury of the hunter world for nothing.”

Even among such maestros, the most famous and expensive are the guild master’s ‘works’.

These are things that have reached a level that is too far removed from being called mere items.

However, the guild leader remained anonymous, not revealing his name, face, or any other personal information.

Last time, Geum Eun-dong, the vice-guild leader who barged into my hospital room, was only acting as Maestro’s guild representative.

“Let’s go in and take a look.”

I stepped into the Maestro Tower, which was so glossy that it felt burdensome to walk.

“It’s similar to a department store?”

On the first floor, where there was the most floating population, cosmetics, perfumes, and health foods containing the skills of the Awakened Craftsmen were sold.

The effect wasn’t that great compared to regular products, as the main buyers were the general public, but who are we?

Koreans are a people who eat even the roots of trees if they think it is good for their health.

The health food products sold on the first floor of Maestro have long been popular items that are out of stock during holidays.

“What do they sell on the second floor?”

I went up to the second floor on an escalator that felt like I was standing on a cloud, with no noise or shaking.

“Oh, this store is here.”

As soon as I got on the escalator, the first thing I saw straight ahead was a dessert shop.

A design that mixes pink and fluorescent green, and even a large lollipop model that will make your eyes spin when you look at it.

This store with its dazzling exterior is said to be famous for its desserts.

Jang Su-ho, the only one in the guild who likes sweets, even gave me his little pocket money that he had been saving and asked me to buy him some.

“Welcome to Candyland!”

The moment the employee spoke to me with a big smile, I thought.

I want to go out again.

I was thinking of trying a few different flavors since I heard it was so famous, but I changed my mind.

“Please give me a bag of the most famous candy here.”

I need to buy only what Jang Su-ho asked for and then leave quickly.

“Okay, I understand! I’ll help you pay at the counter!”

Looking at the employees’ uniforms, which were as colorful as the store’s interior, I suddenly said.

“Oh, please give me two bags.”

There is another person who loves sweets as much as Jang Su-ho.

* * *

“Ha, I’m happy.”

After buying the candy, I turned around and went down the escalator without any regrets.

As we went down past the first floor, where the scent of perfume and cosmetics still enticed people, a delicious smell began to waft in the air.

“This is perfume, this is perfume.”

The smell of the food corner on the basement floor made my heart start to beat faster.

“Sushi, sushi, sushi.”

As expected, conveyor belt sushi is the rule in department store basement restaurants.

I started searching through the vast food court like a hungry hyena.

“there is!”

There were about three conveyor belt sushi restaurants gathered in one place.

I sat down in the store that had the most people sitting in it.

And then I immediately picked up the egg roll sushi and put it in my mouth.

“Eww, it’s delicious.”

The soft and sweet sushi seemed to sing in my mouth.

I inhaled the two pieces of sushi that were on the plate in an instant and was about to reach for the small shrimp sushi.

“… …a golden plate.”

A gold-rimmed plate that I had never even glanced at in my life was slowly approaching.

I checked the menu and it was tuna belly sushi.

“Do, challenge?”

But that’s a gold plate.

It’s really expensive.

I quickly opened my banking app and checked my account balance.

I haven’t had the kind of money you’d expect from a lottery winner because of all the expenses I’ve had, but I still have enough money to afford that gold-rimmed sushi.

Yeah, that was good.

“challenge.”

After calming his mind meaningfully, he picked up the gold plate.

And after wiping the chopsticks I used to pick up the omelet sushi with a napkin, I put the tuna sushi in my mouth with a reverent heart.

“Oh, the orchestra!”

If the white plate sushi I ate a little while ago was my happy home singing with the recorder, this is a symphony played by an orchestra.

The title of the song is Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 from the New World.

From then on, I only ate from the golden plate.

Anything is difficult at the beginning, but now I have become a mouth that cannot go back to a white plate.

“Ha, I’m full.”

As I pat my round belly while eating the service udon that the boss, who saw the feast on my golden plate, specially prepared for me, I want to forget about all my plans and go back to my room and sleep.

While enjoying the lingering aftertaste of the symphony in your mouth.

But I came all the way to Jamsil on purpose, so that can’t be possible.

I have to go make money.

I checked the time.

“There’s still some left.”

The owner of Gongbang Sugar is so unmotivated that he doesn’t open the shop until 1 o’clock, past lunchtime.

I went into Hunters, a community exclusively for hunters, with the intention of digesting it a little.

But every now and then I see posts about me.

[ Does anyone know which guild the A-class healer went to? ]

[ It seems like they are walking a tightrope between the four major guilds, since there hasn’t been a single article about recruiting them yet ]

[ The moment you sign the contract, there will be breaking news, right? In this day and age when healers are precious. ]

“Oh, that’s right.”

I was busy so I forgot.

It’s not like the guild puts out a press release every time they recruit a new Hunter, but it’s different when it comes to things like mine.

Just as news articles publish photos of famous soccer players smiling brightly while holding the uniform of their new team, Hunters also widely spread photos of themselves holding their guild uniforms and shaking hands with the guild leader.

It’s a kind of declaration that says, ‘Don’t look at this guy anymore.’

“But we don’t have uniforms yet.”

Besides, usually this kind of work is done by the guild leader, vice-guild leader, or someone in charge of management.

The guild leader is a strong man who doesn’t care about worldly affairs and only practices the Tao, and Han Ji-seong is probably too busy building his own body to even think about promoting the guild. In that case, the only person left is the person in charge of the management department.

“That’s me.”

To be honest, articles about recruiting are as uninteresting as pickled ginger that I don’t even touch with my chopsticks.

Right now, the Justice Guild is in dire need of even one line of articles that could have a positive effect on their already rock-bottom reputation.

At that moment, a call came on my cell phone from an unknown number.

“Yes, who are you?”

[ “Ah, you finally got it! Hello, Ms. Na Yeo-ju. I am Lee Ji-han, a reporter for Live News.” ]

Is there such a thing as such exquisite timing?

If it were normal, I would have hung up right away, but things are different now.

“hello.”

[ “I know you must be very busy these days, but the public is very interested in Ms. Na Yeo-ju’s future! If anything has been decided, could you please let us know a little bit about it through our live news?”

“Um. Yes, it is possible.”

[ “A, is it possible?” ]

Rather, the reporter who asked the question was surprised.

It’s not the early bird that gets the worm, but the lucky bird that gets the worm.

I rinsed my mouth with green tea and said.

“I joined the Justice Guild.”

[ “Yes? Where?” ]

“It’s the Justice Guild.”

[ “… … .” ]

The reporter was speechless for a moment.

A few seconds later, a voice that seemed to have finally come to its senses came through the phone.

[ “Is that Justice Guild the Justice Guild I know?” ]

“Probably so. I signed a contract with the Justice Guild, which has a strong guild leader.”

[ “Why, why?” ]

It was almost time to go to the workshop, so I was going to give a vague answer, but I answered carefully, thinking that I was picking out the headline for the article.

“I highly value the potential of the Justice Guild. I think people underestimate the Justice Guild. Personally, I have also received help from the former guild leader, Hunter Kang Young-won.”

[ “Oh, something like that… … .” ]

“That doesn’t mean that it was a decision made solely by the supervisor. As I said earlier, the Guild of Justice is currently in a difficult situation due to a number of unfortunate events, but I believe that it will eventually regain its former reputation. Everyone may be questioning my decision now, but as time goes by, you will realize that my choice was the right one.”

[ “Oh, I see. Then please answer one more question. You said earlier that you had a connection with Hunter Kang Young-won… … .” ]

“I’m sorry. I have somewhere to go right now. Please take good care of the article.”

[ “Hey, Miss Na Yeo-ju!” ]

The reporter’s voice calling my name anxiously echoed, but I resolutely hung up the phone.

Now it’s time to go achieve the real purpose of coming to Jamsil.

* * *

I went down the escalator, dangling a bag of candy in one hand.

The atmosphere is a little different from the second basement level.

If the upper floor was a department store, the atmosphere from here on out is like that of an electronics shopping mall in Yongsan.

The upper floor exhibition hall that used to be like a museum has disappeared, and now it is filled with objects that look a bit crude at first glance.

‘There is definitely a difference in level.’

The Maestro’s basement was a space where apprentices who had not officially joined the guild could sell their work.

[Crude Potion (F)], [Clumsy Dagger (E)]… … .

The level of items becomes more and more dire as you go down the tiers.

To be honest, it wasn’t something I was paying for, but it was something that I had to pay them to use.

And the lowest floor, the 4th basement level.

Among them, in a tiny store located in the very corner, there was a sign that didn’t even have any lights on.

‘Workshop Sugar’

The 4th basement floor was originally empty with no one coming and going, but there was no sign of people on the workshop side.

If you see the door is open, it looks like there is an owner inside.

I entered the workshop with a slightly pounding heart.

“hello.”

I greeted him in a small voice, but there was no answer.

But there were people.

A man with a bushy head of hair, hunched over with his large shoulders in front of a desk next to the counter, fiddling with something.

This is Jeong Hwa, the owner of the enormous Jamsil Tower and the leader of the Maestro Guild.