Get Schooled — Chapter 193¶
Complete Detailed Panel-by-Panel Transcription¶
Scope¶
This transcription follows the 11 ordered long story strips embedded in the supplied Chapter 193 MHT, excluding its separate title/header asset. Readable dialogue, legal and Ministry language, livestream material, and major actions are preserved where legible. Where the scanlation wording is unclear, the sequence is described conservatively rather than silently “corrected.”
Content note¶
The chapter discusses a child’s death after prolonged bullying, eight years of litigation, litigation-cost recovery by a public institution, alleged attorney negligence, public protest, and political intervention.
Strip 001 — A grieving mother meets Minister Choi Gang-seok¶
The woman who has been protesting outside the Ministry is brought into an office and seated across from Minister of Education Choi Gang-seok.
She explains that eight years earlier she sued the students and adults she believed responsible for the suffering and death of her daughter, Yunju.
The legal battle consumed years of her life and left her with heavy costs. She says she had to borrow roughly ₩13 million to cover expenses connected to the first trial, yet the education authorities are now also seeking litigation costs from her because the public institution prevailed on part of the case.
Her voice breaks as she asks:
HOW CAN THE COUNTRY DRIVE A STAKE INTO THE CHEST OF SOMEONE POWERLESS?
HOW CAN THEY BE THIS HEARTLESS?
Choi begins crying too.
He tells her that he also lost a daughter and understands that no formal explanation can compensate for such a loss.
Strip 002 — Legal procedure versus manifest injustice¶
Choi explains that the education office did not necessarily act illegally. Public institutions are generally required to follow procedures for recovering litigation costs after winning a case.
Officials who simply waive money without authorization may themselves be accused of misconduct.
The mother hears another version of the same answer that has followed her for eight years: every institution says it is only following the rules.
Choi then distinguishes legality from inevitability.
Special review procedures exist for exceptional hardship and manifest injustice.
He says the Ministry should not use legal formality to deepen the suffering of a person already devastated by a school-violence case.
The chapter title appears amid the conversation.
Strip 003 — Choi calls the department personally¶
Choi telephones the relevant office.
THIS IS THE MINISTER SPEAKING.
He asks for the records connected to the Yunju case and directs staff to review the provisions allowing litigation costs to be reduced or waived.
He emphasizes that public institutions must not follow procedure so rigidly that lawful administration produces an obviously cruel result.
The woman listens, uncertain whether this is another promise that will disappear after she leaves.
Choi tells her to trust him and wait a little longer.
She bows deeply and thanks him.
Strip 004 — “Investigate that damn lawyer”¶
After the woman leaves, a tall, long-haired man dressed in black approaches Choi.
Choi says the litigation-cost problem can now be handled, but the deeper loss remains: eight years of struggle may have been rendered meaningless by the conduct of the lawyer entrusted with the appeal.
He tells the man to investigate attorney Lee Janghyup, including his public broadcasts, disciplinary record, failures to appear, and possible negligence.
He also asks that reporters receive accurate information.
The long-haired man notes that the Teachers’ Rights Protection Agency cannot simply intervene in a private civil lawsuit.
Choi agrees. He is not assigning an ordinary TRPA field case.
He is asking for facts powerful institutions have ignored.
Strip 005 — Lee Janghyup’s legal livestream¶
Attorney Lee Janghyup hosts a loud online show titled approximately:
LEGAL TIME — ALL OUT!
He comments on politics, pensions, low birthrates, courts, and public agencies with theatrical anger.
His persona depends on speaking more boldly than ordinary lawyers.
During the broadcast, breaking notifications begin appearing.
Reporters and online users are discussing the mother’s case and Lee’s repeated absence from hearings.
He sees that public opinion is turning against him.
THIS SON OF A—!
The lawyer who previously controlled the case narrative is now becoming the subject of one.
Strips 006–007 — Lee tries to end the dispute privately¶
Lee argues publicly that the original lawsuit was nearly impossible to win and that his missed appearances did not materially change the likely result.
He says the mother’s expectations were unrealistic from the beginning.
Behind the scenes, however, he arranges to meet her.
He presents a written settlement or memorandum and offers partial compensation if she stops the protest, media activity, and further proceedings against him.
He insists he is only being honest:
- the underlying case was weak,
- a complete victory was improbable,
- and even a successful malpractice claim may produce far less money than she expects.
The mother says money is no longer the central issue.
She wants a judgment about whether a lawyer may abandon a client’s appeal and then dismiss the consequences as inevitable.
Lee tells her she cannot defeat his legal knowledge, media reach, and professional connections.
She answers that she does not mind losing again if continuing is the only way to establish the principle.
Strip 008 — “What the hell are you?”¶
The long-haired investigator observes Lee’s behavior from nearby.
Lee continues treating the dispute as a contest of influence. He boasts about his audience and implies that he can recast the mother as irrational, vindictive, or responsible for prolonging a hopeless case.
The mother asks him:
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?
She trusted him as the only professional standing between her and a legal system she did not understand.
Now he speaks as though her grief is merely bad strategy.
Strip 009 — “See you in court”¶
Lee says the mother herself insisted on continuing the appeals and that he repeatedly warned her about the difficulty.
He suggests she should be grateful for the partial result achieved earlier.
The conversation becomes heated.
The mother strikes the table, throws an object, or slaps him during the confrontation.
She says she no longer needs to talk.
I’LL MAKE YOU LOSE THAT LAWYER’S ROBE.
SEE YOU IN COURT!
Lee mocks the threat. He asks whether she is secretly the daughter of the Minister of Justice or believes some powerful official will rewrite the law for her.
The long-haired man continues watching with open contempt.
Strip 010 — The law and those who know how to use it¶
The mother leaves the law office alone.
Narration reflects:
THE LAW WAS NEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE WEAK.
IT WAS ALWAYS ON THE SIDE OF THOSE WHO KNEW HOW TO USE IT.
She collapses or crouches outside, crying.
The eight-year fight has cost her property, health, time, and nearly every relationship that once supported her.
Still, she resolves:
I HAVE TO FIGHT.
TO CLEAR THE INJUSTICE DONE TO ME AND MY DAUGHTER… I MUST FIGHT TO THE END.
Strip 011 — A new lawyer accepts the scarred victory¶
A younger, bespectacled attorney meets the mother.
He does not promise an easy or profitable case.
He explains that compensation in attorney-negligence suits is often modest and that the original school-violence lawsuit may still be considered difficult to win.
Then he offers a different standard.
If she can accept:
A VICTORY THAT LEAVES ONLY SCARS,
he will represent her.
The mother looks at him with exhausted caution.
The chapter ends with the first professional in years who begins by naming the likely cost instead of selling certainty.
Chapter-level continuity notes¶
Choi’s intervention stays within administrative procedure¶
He does not simply erase a debt by personal command. He orders officials to use an existing exception process rather than hide behind the default rule.
The legal-cost claim symbolizes institutional repetition¶
The mother believes schools failed Yunju first and the justice system then punished her for attempting to prove it.
Lee treats probability as absolution¶
The fact that the original lawsuit was difficult does not answer whether he fulfilled his professional duty to attend and preserve the appeal.
Public influence cuts both ways¶
Lee built power through livestream commentary. Once reporters focus on his own conduct, the same attention becomes dangerous.
The new lawyer promises no miracle¶
His willingness to describe a painful, limited victory distinguishes him from professionals who used certainty to gain the mother’s trust.