Get Schooled — Chapter 137¶
Complete Detailed Panel-by-Panel Transcription¶
Scope¶
This transcription follows all 23 ordered reader images in the supplied Chapter 137 archive. Readable English scanlation text is preserved, including awkward grammar and punctuation. Korean sound effects are described by their visible action when no printed English equivalent appears.
Content note¶
The chapter depicts severe child abuse, coerced loyalty to an abusive institution, physical injury, and a victim preparing to attack an adult.
Reader Images 001–003 — Daniel turns the shovel away from Suchan¶
The chapter begins with Daniel holding the blue shovel over his head while the principal stands directly in front of him. The principal laughs nervously:
HAHA… MR. HYUN…?
IT’S ALMOST LIKE YOU’RE DIRECTING THAT AT ME…
YOU’RE NOT… REALLY… RIGHT…?
Daniel swings. The principal flinches and looks up in terror, but Daniel drives the shovel into the dirt rather than into him. The blade bites deeply into the ground beside the injured students.
Daniel straightens and says:
I’M RESIGNING.
The title card follows. The principal asks, stunned:
MR. HYUN…? WHAT’S THIS ABOUT…?
Daniel gestures toward the children and the schoolyard:
THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
FORCED LABOR, HIERARCHICAL BULLYING… AND NOT EVEN TAKING AN INJURED CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL…
I CAN NO LONGER WORK IN SUCH AN IRRATIONAL PLACE.
The principal begins to object, but Daniel has already established that the resignation is part of the undercover operation rather than a retreat.
Reader Images 004–006 — Daniel takes the injured boy to a clinic¶
Na watches the confrontation from outside the school and reflects that his cover as a support-project verifier has worked:
I CAME TO VERIFY IF THE NATIVE SPEAKER TEACHER IS INDEED PRESENT. THERE’S SO MUCH FRAUD THESE DAYS~
Because Daniel has now publicly resigned, the principal no longer has a reason to restrain his movements. He reluctantly hands Daniel the car key:
HERE, THIS IS THE CAR KEY.
Daniel tells the principal:
HURRY AND TAKE THE CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL.
Instead, Daniel takes responsibility himself and accompanies the injured boy to a small neighborhood clinic.
A doctor examines the swollen lower leg and says:
LAST TIME, YOU LEFT A KID WITH A TORN LIGAMENT FOR ABOUT TEN DAYS BEFORE COMING, RIGHT?
HOW’S THAT KID DOING? IT MUST BE HARD FOR HIM TO WALK EVEN NOW…
The doctor’s question shows that the school has a documented pattern of delaying care for serious injuries.
He studies the new X-ray and clicks his tongue:
TSK TSK TSK… THE BONE IS COMPLETELY FRACTURED…
HE’LL NEED TO BE IN A CAST, SO HE SHOULD PROBABLY BE HOSPITALIZED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS.
The doctor asks whether the child’s guardian is present. The boy answers that the school’s principal will contact them, though the exchange is hesitant and clearly rehearsed.
Reader Images 007–009 — Daniel invites Suchan to dinner¶
Daniel leaves the clinic with Suchan. The doctor is surprised the school representatives arrived so quickly and asks why Daniel came with the student.
Outside, Daniel says:
I COULD HAVE COME ALONE, SO WHY DID YOU INSIST ON FOLLOWING ME?
Suchan looks down and answers:
AH, BECAUSE I AM THE CLASS PRESIDENT…
I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE STUDENT’S CONDITION…
Daniel recognizes that Suchan is monitoring him on the principal’s behalf, but he does not accuse him immediately.
As they walk through town, Daniel suggests:
NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT… IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU’VE BEEN OUTSIDE, RIGHT?
IT’S ABOUT DINNER TIME. LET’S GO EAT SOMETHING.
They enter a Korean restaurant. Suchan admits that this is his first time eating in a restaurant since coming to the school.
Daniel points to the meal:
OH~ IS THIS WHAT THEY CALL KOREAN-STYLE PORK CUTLET?
Suchan asks:
IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME EATING IT?
Daniel explains that he studied intensely before returning to Korea and is still learning ordinary details of daily life.
Reader Images 010–012 — Daniel tells Suchan about his own childhood¶
Daniel says the school must seem very different from outside institutions and asks how Suchan came to Dowon Gyeongdang.
Suchan hesitates, then mentions that the last meal he shared with his mother was tonkatsu. Daniel gives him space and begins speaking about himself first:
THE PLACE I GREW UP IN IN THE UNITED STATES WAS ONE OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS SLUMS.
ASSAULT, DRUGS, AND DISCRIMINATION WERE EVERYDAY OCCURRENCES. GUNFIRE WAS ALSO NOT UNCOMMON.
IT WAS A HORRIBLE PLACE WITH NOT A SINGLE GOOD MEMORY.
Daniel says he promised himself that if he ever escaped, he would go to his mother’s country.
Suchan asks:
BUT HOW DID YOU END UP AT THIS SCHOOL?
Reader Images 013–015 — Suchan’s family breakdown¶
Suchan says his parents never got along:
MY PARENTS NEVER GOT ALONG WELL, SINCE I WAS YOUNG.
He remembers constant arguments, objects breaking, and being left alone while the adults fought.
I GREW UP HEARING THINGS BREAKING ALL THE TIME.
His parents divorced when he was seven, and he lived with his mother.
I CAN’T EVEN REMEMBER MY DAD’S FACE ANYMORE.
For a while, he says, his mother seemed to be doing her best. Then, when he reached third grade, she began coming home late and dressing differently. Suchan remembers her applying makeup she had rarely worn before.
THEN, STARTING FROM THE THIRD GRADE, MY MOM BEGAN TO LEAVE THE HOUSE MORE FREQUENTLY.
SHE WOULD PUT ON MAKEUP EVERY DAY, WHICH SHE USUALLY DIDN’T, SO I GUESS SHE HAD A NEW MAN.
He reassured her:
YEAH, I’LL MANAGE, SO DON’T WORRY TOO MUCH.
In sixth grade, she left him because of that man. Suchan says adults described Dowon Gyeongdang as a good place with natural scenery, kind children, and classes that were not too strict.
MY MOM SPOKE AS IF SHE WAS SENDING ME TO THIS SCHOOL FOR MY SAKE,
BUT I KNEW EVERYTHING.
Reader Images 016–018 — Suchan admits he stayed to survive¶
Daniel listens silently, then asks:
SO… WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?
Suchan explains that the school initially appeared to be his only remaining home. Daniel challenges him:
AREN’T YOU HERE IN THE POSITION OF AN AGGRESSOR?
Suchan answers:
I’M JUST LIKE YOU, SIR.
I DON’T HAVE ANY GOOD MEMORIES HERE EITHER. I WANT TO ESCAPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE…
I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE TO STAY HERE…
NO, EVEN IF I LEFT, I’M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD DO…
Daniel says Suchan is putting on a performance, acting like a tragic hero who had no choice.
Suchan then explains how the older students recruited him. Before he became class president, they beat him constantly, made him fight others, forced him to perform humiliating chores, and punished him until bones nearly broke. He learned that refusing to participate simply returned him to the bottom of the hierarchy.
Reader Images 019–020 — The principal deliberately maintains the cycle¶
Suchan recalls the principal saying:
IF YOU DON’T KEEP THE KIDS IN LINE, YOU’RE THE ONE WHO’S GOING TO SUFFER, GOT IT?
A black narration bubble summarizes the logic:
ONLY THEN COULD I SURVIVE.
Daniel reflects:
THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IS TRULY VICIOUS.
UNLESS SOMEONE BREAKS IT, IT WILL CONTINUE ENDLESSLY…
The principal tells Suchan that he needed an English teacher, so he hired Daniel, but insists the disciplinary order must remain untouched. He cannot simply expel Daniel because of the promised support funding.
Suchan wonders how he is supposed to act. Daniel responds:
ALRIGHT, THEN LET’S TRY THIS.
The principal gives Suchan a direct instruction:
SO HERE’S THE THING, SUCHAN, YOU NEED TO TAKE SOME ACTION.
Reader Images 021–022 — Suchan decides to leave through violence¶
Late at night, the principal tells Suchan:
STARTING TOMORROW, DON’T FOLLOW MR. HYUN’S INSTRUCTIONS,
AND TRY TO PROVOKE ANGER TO THE MAXIMUM.
IF HE LASHES OUT IN ANGER AND BEATS THE KIDS, THEN HE’LL START TO LISTEN.
The plan is to manufacture evidence that Daniel is violent, undermining his position and restoring the principal’s authority.
Suchan bows, then says quietly:
I PLAN TO TAKE THE KIDS WHO HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEAVE
AND LEAVE THIS PLACE.
The principal looks startled:
WHAT…?
Suchan turns away:
THEN, FAREWELL.
The principal explodes, accusing him of ingratitude:
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?!
HOW DARE YOU BETRAY THE KINDNESS YOU’VE RECEIVED ALL THIS TIME…!
He chases Suchan with a wooden club.
Reader Image 023 — Suchan prepares to repay the school’s “kindness”¶
Suchan exits the building and finds a group of children waiting outside with bags and improvised weapons. They ask:
WH-WHAT ARE YOU GUYS…?
One student says the teacher is right and that a disrespectful student cannot leave like this. The principal begins ordering them closer, expecting their obedience.
Suchan steps forward with a bat or wooden club in his hand.
COME CLOSER.
A dark narration bubble shows his expression changing from fear to resolved anger:
THE KINDNESS I’VE RECEIVED…
I’LL REPAY IT ALL TODAY.
The principal looks up in horror as Suchan raises the weapon.
Chapter-level continuity notes¶
Daniel’s resignation is a tactical withdrawal¶
By publicly quitting, Daniel breaks the principal’s power to threaten dismissal and gains freedom to take the injured student outside the institution. The clinic visit creates an external medical record of the school’s abuse.
The school has a history of untreated injuries¶
The doctor’s question about an earlier torn ligament establishes that delaying treatment is routine. Children are returned to the school with injuries severe enough to cause permanent impairment.
Suchan’s aggression is rooted in abandonment and survival¶
He was not merely tempted by status. His mother left him in an institution he understood was a convenient way to remove him from her new life. Inside the school, violence became the only available route from victim to relative safety.
Daniel refuses Suchan’s self-exoneration¶
Daniel understands the causal chain but still calls out Suchan’s performance of helplessness. Being victimized explains his choices; it does not erase the suffering of the children he later abused.
The principal manufactures aggressors¶
The principal explicitly tells Suchan that violence is necessary to keep the children in line and later orders him to provoke Daniel. Student cruelty is therefore a delegated management system, not spontaneous delinquency.
Suchan’s escape plan contains both liberation and revenge¶
He gathers children who want to leave, but the confrontation begins with a weapon in his hand. The chapter ends before showing whether he will simply force passage out, assault the principal, or repeat the same logic of violence he is trying to escape.