Get Schooled — Chapter 118¶
Complete Detailed Panel-by-Panel Transcription¶
Scope¶
This transcription follows all 26 ordered reader images in Chapter 118. It records the resolution of the Yujung case, the ideological confrontation between Lee Ju-bin and Na Hwa-jin, and the introduction of two new agency recruits.
Sequence 1 — Eunjin stops Lee¶
Lee advances on Yujung after invoking Article 8 and implying that even murder would not be punished. Yujung’s face drains of color. She insists that, no matter how influential the agency is, it cannot possibly be allowed to kill.
Eunjin steps between them and asks Lee to stop. She explains that she came because she could not refuse the help being offered, but an apology is not what she truly wants.
EVEN IF I RECEIVE AN APOLOGY, IT’S ALL WORDS ANYWAY…
AND EVEN IF SHE REPENTS, WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH ME?
Eunjin articulates the difference between revenge and accountability. She does not need Yujung’s moral transformation. She wants a punishment proportionate to the harm—neither excessive nor inadequate.
WHAT THE VICTIM WANTS ISN’T THE PERPETRATOR TURNING A NEW LEAF OR AN APOLOGY.
THE APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENT THAT IS NEITHER TOO LITTLE NOR TOO MUCH.
Lee lowers the immediate threat. The victim, not the agency’s anger, determines how the confrontation ends.
Sequence 2 — Consequences for Min Yujung¶
A news and social-media montage follows. Headlines state that Yujung has been summoned over school violence and is expected to receive at least a Level 8 punishment, requiring transfer. Police consider criminal punishment because of the severity and number of incidents.
Yujung goes live online and claims she was sacrificed as part of her agency’s noise marketing. Even after the evidence, witnesses, suspension, and victims, she adopts a new strategy rather than admit responsibility.
The imagery shows that her public status has collapsed: reporters, police, school proceedings, and hostile screens replace the glamour shots that once surrounded Eunjin.
Sequence 3 — Lee returns to his law office¶
Back at his private office, Lee is told that he has a guest—not a client. A loud, confident older colleague enters and announces himself as Lee’s former superior. The visitor praises the office view and asks about the rent while Lee repeatedly asks why he came.
The visitor says he considered explaining Yujung’s case in detail but decided it was unnecessary. He summarizes the outcome: Yujung changed tactics, claimed she was used by the entertainment company, and continued refusing responsibility.
Lee replies that this is the reality he was concerned about. Some people will not change even after countless opportunities. The victim is not a saint either; Eunjin wants Yujung to experience consequences comparable to the harm she caused.
The two men debate whether severe punishment is therefore correct.
Sequence 4 — Personal feeling and unlimited power¶
Lee asks whether the agency’s choice between victim and aggressor is influenced by personal feelings. The answer is yes: these matters involve people, and Hwa-jin admits there are many times he wants to beat an aggressor regardless of formal work.
Lee points out that he also lost emotional control and nearly strangled Yujung. This, he says, is the central reason the Bureau/Agency of Protection of Educational Rights must disappear.
WHEN PERSONAL INTEREST AND UNLIMITED POWER ARE COMBINED, AN IRREVERSIBLE TRAGEDY WILL OCCUR.
BE PREPARED. I’M GOING TO GIVE IT MY ALL AND DISMANTLE THE AUTHORITY!
Hwa-jin does not deny the danger. He admits he is not certain that the agency’s method is right. He hoped Lee might show him another answer.
MAYBE, IF IT’S YOU… I THOUGHT YOU’D BE ABLE TO SHOW ME ANOTHER ANSWER.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE’RE BOTH IN A SITUATION WHERE WE CAN’T FIND THE ANSWER.
Rather than pretending certainty, Hwa-jin proposes that they both continue working until they find an answer that can satisfy their opposing standards.
Sequence 5 — Eunjin’s letter¶
Lee later reads a handwritten letter from Eunjin. The scanlation’s cursive text is partly difficult to parse, but the message clearly thanks him for helping when no one else listened and expresses the will to continue living.
The visual sequence lingers on Lee’s hands, the letter, and his quiet expression. It answers the question raised in Chapter 113: the agency did not give Eunjin revenge or a miraculous apology. It gave her enough protection and recognition to survive.
Sequence 6 — Two new recruits¶
The setting changes to agency headquarters. A young woman bursts into the room with loud energy. She has short purple-black hair, an athletic build, a varsity-style jacket with a large red 3, cropped black top, and red shoes.
HELLO! NICE TO MEET YOU!
I’M THE NEW RECRUIT OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION’S OFFICE OF PROTECTION OF EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS, GU SERA!
A caption identifies her:
GU SERA (20 Y.O.) — HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL
Beside her stands a tall, muscular young man with swept brown hair, pale eyes, and rectangular glasses. He introduces himself more quietly.
I’M HYUN.
His caption reads:
HYUN DANIEL (22 Y.O.) — FROM NEW YORK, MANHATTAN
Daniel silently thinks that his new colleague is noisy. The chapter closes on the contrast between Sera’s explosive informality and Daniel’s controlled reserve, opening the agency’s new-recruit arc.
End-of-chapter continuity note¶
Chapter 118 resolves Eunjin’s case without presenting apology as healing. It also leaves the agency’s legitimacy deliberately unsettled: Lee plans to challenge its unlimited authority, while Hwa-jin accepts the criticism and asks him to keep searching for a better answer. Gu Sera and Hyun Daniel then enter as the young personnel through whom the organization’s expansion—and its dangers—will be tested.
Additional visual and text details¶
- Eunjin’s intervention physically places the victim between Yujung and the state’s unrestricted violence. Her quiet request stops what legal procedure could not.
- News panels distinguish school discipline, police investigation, and public broadcasting. Yujung faces consequences from several systems rather than one theatrical beating.
- Lee’s former superior occupies his office casually, commenting on the view and rent before discussing ideology. Lee remains rigid and impatient, emphasizing their different temperaments.
- Their debate does not resolve the moral question. Lee believes personal emotion invalidates unlimited authority; Hwa-jin believes emotion cannot be removed from decisions involving human survival.
- The thank-you letter is handwritten and visually imperfect, contrasting the polished legal documents and company statements that dominated the arc.
- Gu Sera’s bare midriff, varsity jacket, broad grin, and forward-leaning stance make her entrance almost explosive. Hyun Daniel stands straight, minimally expressive, and already appears burdened by her volume.