Get Schooled — Chapter 195¶
Complete Detailed Panel-by-Panel Transcription¶
Scope¶
This transcription follows the 11 ordered long story strips embedded in the supplied Chapter 195 MHT, excluding its separate title/header asset. Readable livestream dialogue, professional-discipline language, press statements, courtroom argument, and major actions are preserved where legible.
Content note¶
The chapter discusses professional suspension, political opportunism, performative apology, legal damages, grief, and intense public scrutiny.
Strips 001–002 — Lee turns scandal into a campaign asset¶
Lee Janghyup sits at his computer, furious that the Bar Association president personally attended the disciplinary proceeding.
His livestream audience is growing.
Comments, views, and donations rise as viewers debate whether he is a victim of political pressure.
Lee recognizes the opportunity.
If the controversy gives him national recognition, losing ordinary legal work may be temporary.
He imagines election rallies and a future political career.
An election is roughly three years away, and popularity may matter more than professional respectability.
BESIDES, WHO CARES ABOUT BEING A LAWYER?
MY NEXT GOAL IS…
His fantasy ends when the disciplinary notification arrives.
Strips 003–004 — An exceptional five-year sanction¶
The Korean Bar Association president addresses the press.
Lee failed to appear in court a record number of times—approximately five—and damaged trust in both the legal profession and judicial process.
The Association imposes an exceptionally severe sanction: the wording corresponds to a five-year suspension or disqualification from practice.
Lee had expected a short suspension.
He stares at the paper in disbelief.
The president says the legal profession has been criticized for protecting its own members.
BUT THIS ENDS NOW.
A LAWYER MUST UPHOLD THE LAW AND LIVE BY IT.
Lee decides to appeal the disciplinary result.
He also focuses on the civil trial. If he can defeat or reduce the mother’s damages claim, he may argue that the public scandal exaggerated conduct that did not actually cause serious loss.
Strips 005–006 — The mother sees institutional change¶
The mother is working a cleaning job when news of the sanction appears.
She watches the Bar Association president promise stronger independence and fairness.
For years, nearly everyone told her that lawyers protect one another and that meaningful punishment was impossible.
The result does not restore Yunju, but it proves that an institution can change its response under sufficient pressure.
Lee then appears at her workplace.
He bows deeply.
I’M SO SORRY.
She asks why he is apologizing now.
He says he originally believed the case was impossible and thought his advice was correct, but now wants to offer a sincere apology.
The timing makes the purpose obvious.
The civil trial is still pending.
Strip 007 — An apology prepared as evidence¶
The mother tells Lee that an apology delivered during active litigation feels like another form of mockery.
Lee knows words cannot repair the damage, yet he ensures the interaction can be documented.
In court, his attorney argues that one reason for the damages demand is the claim that Lee never apologized.
The defense says that claim is now false.
The judge asks the mother to confirm whether Lee expressed regret.
The legal system converts a painful encounter into a disputed evidentiary fact: was it remorse, mitigation strategy, or both?
Strip 008 — Public meaning overwhelms private fact¶
Reporters ask the mother what the trial means.
She says Lee’s apology was unilateral and arrived only after the lawsuit and disciplinary crisis.
The new lawyer worries that media simplification is turning the case into a national morality play.
The core legal issues remain technical:
- whether Lee breached his duty,
- whether attendance would have changed the result,
- and how much of the eight-year loss can be attributed to him.
Public outrage cannot substitute for causation evidence.
At the same time, the enormous attention is the reason institutions are finally examining the conduct seriously.
Strips 009–011 — The first civil judgment approaches¶
The mother, Lee, the new lawyer, and observers gather for judgment.
The long-haired man appears in the gallery.
The new lawyer is surprised to see him.
The judge reviews the competing claims.
Lee failed to perform a fundamental professional duty, but the underlying lawsuit had uncertain prospects.
The court also considers:
- the length of the mother’s suffering,
- the disciplinary outcome,
- Lee’s apology,
- the mother’s media campaign,
- and the possibility of comparative responsibility.
Lee’s defense argues that the mother publicly vilified him and caused nationwide psychological harm.
The judge says:
HOWEVER…
The chapter ends before announcing the amount.
Chapter-level continuity notes¶
Lee interprets punishment through political opportunity¶
He does not initially reflect on the client’s loss. He calculates whether scandal can be converted into votes.
The professional sanction is exceptional¶
Its severity signals an attempt to redefine what the Bar Association considers intolerable neglect.
Apology becomes litigation strategy¶
The mother may genuinely receive words of regret, but their timing makes them inseparable from damage mitigation.
Public pressure is both necessary and distorting¶
It creates accountability while encouraging every participant to perform for an audience.
The court must measure causation, not only outrage¶
Even obvious negligence does not automatically prove that the entire original claim would have succeeded.