Get Schooled — Chapter 113¶
Complete Detailed Panel-by-Panel Transcription¶
Scope and conventions¶
This transcription follows all 29 ordered reader images supplied for Chapter 113. Readable English dialogue, narration, labels, and major sound effects are reproduced as printed where legible. Visual descriptions explain staging, expressions, clothing, movement, and transitions. The scanlation sometimes alternates between Teacher’s Rights Protection Agency, Teacher Protection Agency, and similar forms; those variations are preserved in quotations.
Sequence 1 — “They came to help me”¶
The chapter opens with the scanlation banner and a dark, introspective image of a teenage girl who has posted an accusation online. She initially interprets the arrival of the Teacher’s Rights Protection Agency as rescue.
Narration / thought:
TEACHER’S RIGHTS PROTECTION AGENCY EXISTED.
THEY CAME TO HELP ME!
A tall, neatly dressed young man with rectangular glasses questions her across a sparse room. His posture is controlled and professional, but his tone is colder than she expected.
Bespectacled man:
FIRSTLY, LET ME ASK YOU ONE THING.
THE REASON YOU POSTED THAT ONLINE…
WAS IT IN ORDER TO GET REVENGE?
The girl stiffens. He lists the conventional routes that were available to her: the police, the Ministry of Education, and a protection agency where victims can report abuse and obtain help. Because she instead made the allegation public, he argues that she selected the option most damaging to the celebrity.
BUT STILL, THE REASON YOU CHOSE THAT OPTION…
WAS BECAUSE THAT WOULD DO THE MOST DAMAGE TO THE CELEBRITY…
IN ORDER TO INDUCE THE SAME PAIN YOU EXPERIENCED.
WASN’T IT ALL DONE FOR REVENGE?
The girl’s face darkens. The framing closes in on her eyes and clenched mouth as she wonders whether even the person supposedly investigating her case believes she is at fault.
Girl’s thought:
IS HE SAYING I WAS IN THE WRONG?
The man says that, because this is work, he will begin with an investigation. He asks her to provide evidence that she was bullied and to contact him after formally submitting a report.
Sequence 2 — The victim explains that the post was survival¶
The girl’s restraint breaks. Images of the celebrity’s advertisements, smiling face, and public appearances crowd around her. She describes trying to shut out every reminder of the past.
Girl:
IT WAS SO I COULD LIVE…
NO MATTER HOW MUCH I BLOCKED MY EARS,
NO MATTER HOW MUCH I BLOCK MY EYES, I SEE HER EVERYWHERE.
EVERY TIME I SEE YUJUNG’S FAKE SMILE,
I GET NIGHTMARES OF THE HORRIBLE PAST!
She insists that the online text was not a calculated entertainment-industry attack but a desperate attempt to continue living.
THAT TEXT WAS ME STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.
WAS I SO WRONG TO DO THAT?!
The bespectacled man gives her his contact information and asks her to contact him. The sequence establishes the conflict that will dominate the chapter: whether the agency exists to provide revenge, deliver punishment, or keep a victim alive.
Sequence 3 — Interview for the Teacher’s Rights Protection Agency¶
The setting changes to a formal government interview room. The same bespectacled man sits before a panel that includes Na Hwa-jin. He is now clearly an applicant rather than an established agent. Several interviewers are irritated by his bluntness.
One panelist asks why he speaks to victims so harshly. Another asks how he feels after seeing the field and why he applied. He refuses to answer the latter immediately.
Applicant:
I WILL ANSWER THAT QUESTION LAST.
PLEASE ASK YOUR NEXT QUESTION.
The panel says he must answer in order for the interview to proceed and tells him to leave if he intends to disrupt the flow. The applicant leans forward, eyes narrowed behind his glasses, and accuses them of discriminating against him because they dislike him.
THE REASON YOU’RE TELLING ME TO LEAVE IS NOT BECAUSE OF MY ATTITUDE, BUT BECAUSE YOU HATE ME?
YOU AREN’T A PRIVATE COMPANY BUT A GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT’S HIRING.
IF YOU DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE INTERVIEWEES IT MAY LEAD TO LEGAL ACTION.
He adds, with dry confidence, that he could humiliate them during a hearing. Hwa-jin stops the escalating argument and tells the others to ask the prepared questions.
Sequence 4 — He refuses every prepared question¶
The interviewers ask a string of broad policy questions:
- Why are teachers assaulted?
- What causes school violence?
- What does he think about current support options for victims?
- What does he want to accomplish by joining the agency?
- What is the best way to deal with bullies?
Each time, he gives the same answer:
I WON’T ANSWER.
The repetition becomes almost comedic. One panelist loses patience and curses; Hwa-jin, amused, tells them to keep going because it is proceeding “great.” When the list is exhausted, the panel returns to the first question: why would a man who plainly dislikes the organization apply to it?
Sequence 5 — His case against the agency¶
The applicant says he came specifically to hear that question. He describes the agency’s existence as unconditional, extrajudicial, and disturbing—especially as it expands.
THE EXISTENCE OF THE TEACHER’S PROTECTION AGENCY ITSELF IS UNCONDITIONAL AND HAS EXTRAJUDICIAL POWERS.
I FOUND IT EERIE THAT AN AGENCY LIKE THAT WAS INCREASING ITS SCALE.
He says the interview has confirmed his suspicion: the organization does not understand teenagers. It sees only victims and aggressors, uses a simplistic idea of justice to stimulate public emotion, and provides revenge.
YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND TEENAGERS AT ALL.
YOU’RE A SHORTSIGHTED ORGANIZATION THAT ONLY SEES PEOPLE AS THE VICTIM AND THE AGGRESSOR.
WITH YOUR SIMPLE VIEW OF JUSTICE, YOU STIMULATE THE EMOTIONS OF THE MASSES.
He announces that he will use the interview material and begins to leave. Hwa-jin calls after him. Rather than expelling him, Hwa-jin invites him to observe what cannot be learned by “burying your head in books.”
Sequence 6 — Revenge versus survival¶
Hwa-jin acknowledges that the agency can look like a provider of revenge. Many reports do ask it to do to aggressors what aggressors did to victims. Yet, he says, the people in the deepest despair want something more fundamental.
Hwa-jin:
BUT THE ONES IN TRUE DESPAIR HAVE SOMETHING THEY WANT MORE DEEPLY THAN REVENGE.
AND THAT IS SURVIVAL.
The visual focus returns to the desperate girl from the opening: exhausted, isolated, and unable to escape the celebrity’s face. Hwa-jin explains that the agency’s main goal is to protect and listen to those struggling to survive, not simply to retaliate.
The applicant concedes that the leader appears to have decent standards. He then points to a subordinate’s emotionally driven conduct and warns that expansion could bring in worse personnel.
IF THE NUMBER INCREASES, THERE’S A CHANCE THAT PEOPLE WORSE THAN HER…
CAN YOU HANDLE THE ISSUES THAT COME WITH THAT?
Hwa-jin answers that this is precisely why he selected a new recruit capable of challenging them. The applicant understands that the offer is now real.
Sequence 7 — Acceptance¶
Hwa-jin asks whether he intends to leave the situation unfinished. The bespectacled man straightens, adjusts his suit, and replies:
DON’T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
I’VE NEVER ONCE IN MY LIFE DONE ANY WORK HALF-ASSED.
I WILL DO MY VERY BEST AS A MEMBER OF THE TEACHER’S PROTECTION AGENCY.
The chapter thereby introduces Lee Ju-bin / Lee Joobin—the scanlation’s romanization varies—as a new field agent whose legalistic opposition to the agency is exactly what Hwa-jin wants inside it.
Sequence 8 — The celebrity investigation begins¶
The final section shifts to the entertainment-industry case. A glamorous young idol is shown in carefully styled clothing and makeup while lawyers and investigators question her. She dismisses the accusations as jealousy and a common kind of false claim made against stars.
An investigator says that, for the moment, they will treat her statement as a denial. He then asks whether she knows who made the accusation.
YOU KNOW WHO DID THIS.
IS IT PERHAPS KIM EUNJI?
The idol’s polished expression cracks immediately. Her eyes sharpen and her mouth twists in fury.
IT’S THAT FUCKING BITCH, RIGHT?!
The chapter ends on the question:
WHAT WILL YOU DO?
The abrupt emotional reaction gives the investigators their first useful indication that Min Yujung—stage name Fairy—recognizes the victim and is far more personally invested than her public denial suggests.
End-of-chapter continuity note¶
Chapter 113 introduces Lee Ju-bin as both critic and recruit. His central concern is that the Teacher’s Rights Protection Agency can become an unchecked revenge machine; Hwa-jin’s answer is that its true purpose is survival. The chapter then places that philosophical conflict inside a concrete case involving student Kim Eunjin and celebrity Min Yujung, whose angry recognition of Eunjin launches the investigation continued in Chapter 114.