True Education — Chapter 260 Detailed Visual + Dialogue Transcript

Source: uploaded MangaTown .mht archive for Chapter 260.
Reading order: reconstructed from the <img> order embedded in the saved page.
Scope: story dialogue, narration/captions, visible written material, major reaction lettering, sound effects, and detailed visual/action descriptions.
Notation: - Visual = what is visibly happening in the panel/strip. - Dialogue / Narration / On-screen text = readable English text in the image. - SFX = stylized sound/reaction lettering. Korean SFX are transliterated/described where the exact characters are readable; otherwise the physical sound is described rather than guessed. - [partially obscured] / [small text] = the archive image does not permit a reliable verbatim reading of every word. Supported meaning is preserved rather than inventing missing text. - Scanlation/promotional pages are identified separately from story content.

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Chapter 260

Opening / title — d001.jpg

Visual: A Qi Scans merger-announcement graphic occupies the top of the page, while the story title appears lower on a black field.
Story title text: “THE CRIME OF FORCING STUDENTS”
Non-story promo: merger announcement for multiple scan groups joining Qi Scans.

Scene 1 — The “13 sins” performance continues (d002–d015)

d002.jpg — Sin: forced academy attendance

Visual: Overhead view of the masked female dancer in a black sleeveless dress. She stretches one arm upward while twisting her body, as if physically constrained by an unseen authority.
Displayed text: “TO ATTEND A SPECIFIC ACADEMY WITHOUT GIVING THEM A CHOICE.”

d003.jpg — Sin: punishment/discrimination after transfer

Visual: A pale arm/hand is isolated against black, followed by a cropped view of another performer, visually suggesting a student being singled out.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF DISADVANTAGING OR CONSPICUOUSLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST STUDENTS IF THEY TRANSFER TO ANOTHER ACADEMY.”

d004.jpg — Sin: using students for admissions lobbying

Visual: Park Do-hee’s face and upper torso are shown in an exaggerated, choking/panicked pose; a red scarf/tie-like element is pulled tight at her throat.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF USING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS.”

d005.jpg — Sin: forcing students to entertain lobbying targets

Visual: The masked dancer’s legs and black skirt fill the upper panel, evoking coerced performance/entertainment.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF FORCING STUDENTS TO POUR DRINKS FOR LOBBYING TARGETS.”

d006.jpg — Sin: extracting money/valuables

Visual: The masked dancer lunges across the stage and appears to seize or strike at another performer, the choreography becoming more aggressive as the accusations escalate.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF DEMANDING MONEY OR VALUABLES UNDER THE PRETEXT OF SCHOLARSHIPS.”

d007.jpg — Sin: threatening students with the small arts world

Visual: Close-up of the masked dancer turning sharply toward camera, jaw set and eyes narrowed.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF THREATENING STUDENTS BY TELLING THEM THAT THE ARTS WORLD IS A SMALL ONE.”

d008.jpg — Sin: excluding disliked students

Visual: The dancer is presented in profile/three-quarter view against black, a visual metaphor for gatekeeping and being shut out.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF BARRING DISLIKED STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIONS.”

d009.jpg — Sin: grading according to gifts

Visual: Music students sit in an ensemble room with stands and instruments. Some wear the same black masks used in the performance, connecting ordinary school evaluation to the “accomplice” motif.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF GRADING PRACTICAL PERFORMANCE BASED NOT ON ABILITY, BUT ON THE VALUE OF GIFTS.”

d010.jpg — Sins: retaliatory dismissal and framing

Visual: A student performs with a wind instrument in one panel; another masked student stands among the ensemble. The sequence emphasizes the institution rather than one isolated bad actor.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF ARBITRARILY DISMISSING INSTRUCTORS WHO, DESPITE HAVING THE STUDENTS’ TRUST, REFUSED TO FOLLOW THE SCHOOL’S ORDERS.”
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF FRAMING NON-COMPLIANT STUDENTS AND SUBJECTING THEM TO SEVERE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.”

d011.jpg — Sin: silencing students

Visual: A red-haired female student/young woman sits with a dark mug while the accusation appears beneath her. The mundane setting contrasts with the institutional intimidation being described.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF SILENCING STUDENTS THROUGH MASS TEXT MESSAGES TO CONCEAL THE TRUTH.”

d012.jpg — Sin: continuing despite student deaths

Visual: Park Do-hee’s face fills the panel, eyes bulging and skin deeply shaded with fear. She looks as if the performance is naming the one accusation she cannot spin away.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF REPEATING THE SAME ACTS EVEN AFTER STUDENTS TOOK THEIR OWN LIVES.”

d013.jpg — Final transition

Visual: Nearly all black.
Displayed text: “AND…”
Effect: a deliberate pause before the students accuse themselves.

d014.jpg — The students face their own complicity

Visual: Five uniformed students wearing black eye masks stand in a row, heads lowered. The central student is bowed more deeply than the others.
Displayed text: “DESPITE KNOWING ALL OF THESE CRIMES…”

d015.jpg — Sin: concealing the truth

Visual: Close-up of a masked female student touching and beginning to remove her mask. Her eyes are closed, conveying shame rather than defiance.
Displayed text: “THE CRIME OF FOUR STUDENTS WHO CONCEALED THE TRUTH AND DONNED THE MASK OF ACCOMPLICES.”
Meaning: the “13th sin” is the students’ own silence and participation in the cover-up.

Scene 2 — The students unmask and confess (d016–d022)

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Visual: A bright white-to-gray background replaces the black performance stage. Several students are shown without their masks, making the transition from symbolic performance to personal confession explicit.

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Visual: The leading girl walks forward while classmates behind her remove their masks.
Caption: “THE SINS OF OUR STUDENTS.”

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Visual: An unmasked female student speaks directly toward a seated red-haired listener/teacher figure. Her face is earnest and tense.
Student: “BECAUSE WE FEARED SUFFERING REPERCUSSIONS… BECAUSE WE THOUGHT, ‘AS LONG AS IT ISN’T ME…’”
Student: “WE, TOO, WHO HAVE CONCEALED THE WHOLE TRUTH, ARE ACCOMPLICES WHO HAVE MADE THE SCHOOL SICK.”

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Visual: The red-haired listener smiles faintly; the students’ confession has shifted from shame to resolve.
Student / group: “BUT NO LONGER!”

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Visual: A student stands upright before the class/camera as the declaration becomes collective.
Student / group: “WE WILL NOW CAST OFF THE MASKS OF ACCOMPLICES!”
Student / group: “WE WILL EXPOSE EVERY ONE OF THE SCHOOL’S CRIMES!”

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Visual: Close-up of the leading student shouting with her mouth fully open, no mask hiding her identity.
Student / group: “WITH OUR OWN HANDS!”

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Visual: Park Do-hee watches in horror, sweat covering her face, while the final declaration lands.
Student / group: “WE WILL CHANGE OUR SCHOOL!”

Scene 3 — The video explodes online and official investigations begin (d023–d030)

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Visual: White transitional space and a small distant silhouette/partial figure. The performance sequence ends.

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Visual / title card: Korean series logo 참교육 with YLAB branding and Korean creator credits. No dialogue.

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Narration: “THE VIDEO ‘WE ARE ACCOMPLICES TOO!’, PRODUCED BY THE STUDENTS OF SEONGGYEONG ARTS HIGH SCHOOL…”
Visual: News footage shows the masked students from the video; a lower-third reports that the clip has become major news.

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Narration: “THE VIDEO BECAME A MAJOR SENSATION AFTER SURPASSING ONE MILLION VIEWS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF ITS RELEASE.”
Narration: “EVEN STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN MAKING THE VIDEO TOOK TO THE STREETS…”
Visual: students and supporters begin handing material to members of the public.

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Visual: Students distribute leaflets; one placard clearly reads “PLEASE SAVE OUR SCHOOL.”
Narration: “HANDING OUT LEAFLETS TO CITIZENS AND CALLING FOR THE SCHOOL TO BE SAVED.”

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Visual: Officials gather in a school office/classroom around tables, paperwork, binders, and laptops.
Narration: the TRPA, together with the local Office of Education, launches a sweeping audit of Seonggyeong Arts High School.

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Visual: National Assembly hearing chamber. Park is seated at the witness table facing committee members and cameras.
Narration: Park is summoned “AS A WITNESS FOR THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE’S AUDIT.”

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Narration: “REALISING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE MATTER, THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUMMONED SEONGGYEONG ARTS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL PARK DO-HEE…”
Visual: exterior/establishing image of the hearing context leads directly into questioning.

Scene 4 — Park denies everything before the National Assembly (d031–d042)

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Visual: A female committee member in a blue blazer leans aggressively toward the microphone, brows lowered.
Committee member: “DO YOU ADMIT TO VIOLATING THE STUDENTS’ RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND COLLUDING WITH PRIVATE EDUCATION…”
Committee member: “…TO ILLICITLY PROFIT FOR PERSONAL GAIN?”

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Visual: Park sits at the witness microphone, eyes closed and chin raised in performative composure.
Park: “THERE WAS NO SUCH THING.”

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Committee member: “DO YOU ADMIT TO TAKING STUDENTS TO A ROOM SALON AND FORCING THEM TO PERFORM AS PART OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS LOBBYING?”
Visual: Park turns to answer, lips pursed.

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Park: “IT WASN’T FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS LOBBYING. IT WAS TO PERSUADE STUDENTS WHO HAD TAKEN JOBS AT THE ROOM SALON.”
Visual: Park presents the answer as though she were protecting students.

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Committee member: “IS IT TRUE THAT YOU THREATENED A STUDENT BY TEXT FOR GOING TO THE TRPA TO REVEAL THE TRUTH?”
Park: “IT WAS A WARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SPREADING FALSE INFORMATION, NOT A THREAT.”

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Visual: A committee member raises the official audit material in the chamber.
Committee member: “LOOK! HERE IS THE AUDIT REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE TRPA AND THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION!”

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Visual: Im Han-rim, seated behind/among observers, watches Park without smiling.
Committee member: “ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS ENTIRE REPORT IS FABRICATED?!”

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Visual: Park’s expression becomes smug; she looks upward with a faint smile.
Park: “YES. EVERY BIT OF IT IS FALSE.”

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Park: claims the TRPA “DECIDED ON ITS CONCLUSION FROM THE VERY BEGINNING” and intimidated students with the extreme measure of temporary school closure.
Park: states that Seonggyeong Arts High School intends to formally sue the TRPA and the Office of Education.

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Visual: Han-rim is shown in her black suit, impassive.
Park: completes the threat: “FOR FABRICATING A FALSE REPORT.”

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Visual: The female committee member lowers her head toward her notes/microphone, visibly disgusted.
Committee member: “FOUR YEARS AGO, A STUDENT TOOK THEIR OWN LIFE,”
Committee member: “AND THIS YEAR, THREE STUDENTS ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THEIRS, YET YOU STILL INTEND TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO IT ALL THE WAY TO THE END?”

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Visual: Park is isolated at the witness podium against a black background, making her look small despite her defiance.
Committee member: “AS AN EDUCATOR, THE WITNESS SHOWS ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY!”

Scene 5 — Four years earlier: how Park survived the previous death (d043–d058)

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Committee demand: “THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION MUST IMMEDIATELY DEMAND THAT THE SEONGGYEONG ARTS HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISMISS THE WITNESS FROM HER POSITION AS PRINCIPAL!”
Visual: Park’s face darkens as the word “dismiss” hits her.
Park (thought): “DISMISS ME…? YOU’D DISMISS ME??”

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Visual: Park is shown in a sinister, almost horror-style close-up in a darkened room; her eyes appear red/black under heavy shadow and she smiles unnaturally. Loose paper floats through the space.
Purpose: transition into her memory of the prior student death and cover-up.

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Visual: A falling/fallen figure and sheets of paper evoke the earlier suicide. A handwritten farewell letter fills much of the page.
Park (narration): “YES… SOMETHING UNFORTUNATE DID HAPPEN FOUR YEARS AGO.”
Visible letter: a long apology/farewell addressed to “Mom, Dad,” describing distress and apologizing; the smallest body text is too compressed in the archive for a reliable word-for-word transcript, but it is unambiguously presented as the deceased student’s final note.

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Park (narration): describes the death as “THAT UNFORTUNATE BUSINESS OF A WEAK CHILD WHO COULDN’T SURVIVE IN THE ARTS WORLD ENDING UP AT OUR SCHOOL…”
Park (narration): “IT WASN’T A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AUDIT LIKE THIS ONE,” — she remembers the sustained Office of Education scrutiny that followed instead.

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Visual: In the flashback, Park sits opposite an adult man who hands her or reviews documents.
Park (narration): “BUT THERE WERE HELLISH DAYS WHEN INSPECTORS FROM THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION CAME EVERY SINGLE DAY…”

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Visual: Park stands before a room full of parents, hands raised in an appeal.
Park (narration): “TO SOMEHOW OVERCOME THIS PREDICAMENT AND TURN THE SITUATION AROUND,”
Park: “I HELD A MEETING WITH THE PARENTS.”

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Park, to parents: “IF THE SCHOOL’S REPUTATION IS TARNISHED OVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHAT UNIVERSITY WOULD ACCEPT OUR STUDENTS?”
Visual: she uses fear for the children’s futures as leverage.

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Park: “PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR CHILDREN’S FUTURES, I NEED YOU TO HELP ME.”
Visual: anxious parents look down or at one another, visibly pressured by the choice she has framed for them.

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Narration: “THE PARENTS WHO UNDERSTOOD MY INTENTIONS SUBMITTED A STATEMENT TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION DECLARING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SCHOOL.”
Narration: “SINCE I HAD ALWAYS MADE A POINT OF MAINTAINING GOOD RELATIONS WITH LOCAL NEWSPAPER REPORTERS,”

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Visual: a web search/news article about a Seonggyeong Arts High School student’s suicide appears. The article frames the death around pressure and family claims, but Park notes that coverage was limited.
Narration: “THERE WAS ONLY ONE ARTICLE, WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE SITUATION FROM SPREADING.”

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Narration: the Office of Education demanded severe disciplinary action from the school’s board of directors.
Board chairman / decision: “THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST PRINCIPAL PARK DO-HEE WAS A ‘REPRIMAND’.”
Visual: Park’s older male relative, the board chairman, sits comfortably in a large executive chair.

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Visual: Park stands before the board members, bowing slightly.
Park: “TH… THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF ME.”
Narrative effect: “reprimand” is exposed as an intentionally mild outcome.

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Visual: Park is viewed from behind at the long board table while the chairman speaks as if resolving a family inconvenience.
Chairman: a concluding statement is followed by the familiar reassurance: “DO-HEE, YOU’VE HAD A HARD TIME ALL THIS TIME~”

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Visual: Close-up of the uncle/chairman with a paternal smile.
Chairman: “LET’S MAKE SURE NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN FROM NOW ON~”

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Visual: Park forces a compliant smile, sweat at her temple.
Park: “YES, UNCLE.”

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On-screen legal text: “ARTICLE 54, CLAUSE 3 OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL ACT. THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN ITS JURISDICTION MAY DEMAND DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST TEACHERS AT PRIVATE SCHOOLS.”
On-screen legal text: “ARTICLE 74, CLAUSE 1 OF THE SAME ACT. IF A SCHOOL FAILS TO COMPLY WITH A DISCIPLINARY DEMAND WITHOUT SPECIAL CAUSE, IT MAY BE FINED UP TO 10 MILLION WON.”
Meaning: Park believes the financial penalty is tiny compared with the value of retaining control of the school.

Scene 6 — Park believes her family cartel still protects her (d059–d066)

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Visual: Back in the present hearing, Park stands/speaks at the witness microphone.
Park (thought): “IN OTHER WORDS, EVEN IF WE REFUSE TO COMPLY, IT BARELY HURTS THE SCHOOL.”
Park: “LET ME GIVE YOU THE CONCLUSION FIRST.”

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Park (thought): “THAT MEASLY FINE IS INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO THE SCALE OF THE SCHOOL.”
Visual: her hand rests confidently on the podium/table.

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Visual: Park smiles upward with complete confidence.
Park: “THERE IS NO CARTEL!”

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Visual: Park’s eye shifts toward Han-rim, who stands in the background with arms crossed.
Park (thought): “THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IS MY MOTHER’S YOUNGEST BROTHER!”

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Park (thought): “NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PEOPLE PRAY FOR THIS SCHOOL TO GO UNDER,”
Park (thought): “THIS SCHOOL IS MY FAMILY’S HOME GROUND!”

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Visual: Close-up of Han-rim. She says nothing; her expression is neutral and patient, implying Park’s confidence is already obsolete.

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Visual: The board chairman sits before an official disciplinary proceeding.
Formal statement: “THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST PRINCIPAL PARK DO-HEE…”

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Visual: The chairman’s hand/arm and formal setting fill the panel.
Decision: “…HAS BEEN DECIDED AS [DISMISSAL].”

Scene 7 — Park’s uncle abandons her (d067–d074)

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Visual: Park whips around toward the board chairman, sweating heavily, eyes and mouth wide.
Park: “WH… WHAT? DISMISSAL??”

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Visual: Park rushes after/grabs at her uncle as he attempts to leave the room.
Park: “UNCLE, THIS ISN’T RIGHT! FOUR YEARS AGO, WE COULD JUST IGNORE THE PRIVATE SCHOOL ACT…”

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Visual: The uncle turns on Park and strikes/shoves her away with a violent motion.
Chairman: “YOU COULD DO THAT WITH THE PRIVATE SCHOOL ACT!”
SFX: large Korean impact lettering accompanies the blow.

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Visual: Close-up of the uncle’s hard profile, no longer paternal.
Chairman: “BUT THIS TIME, WE’RE DEALING WITH THE TRPA!”

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Visual: A tight transitional crop of the uncle’s shoulder/back as he turns away from Park, emphasizing that the family protector is physically leaving her behind.

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Visual: Park is terrified, face blotched and sweating.
Chairman: “WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KNOW OUR PLACE AND KEEP OUR HEADS DOWN!”
Park / thought: “WHAT CAN WE POSSIBLY DO AGAINST THOSE RUTHLESS BASTARDS WHO CAN EVEN SHUT DOWN THE SCHOOL WITHOUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ APPROVAL?”

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Visual: The uncle walks away with hands behind his back while Park leans after him, desperate.
Park: “JUST A LITTLE… PLEASE POSTPONE THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION JUST A LITTLE LONGER, UNCLE!”

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Visual: Park screams with a grotesquely desperate expression, veins/shadows emphasizing panic.
Park: “I’LL DEFINITELY TURN PUBLIC OPINION AROUND!”

Scene 8 — Park tries the same manipulation on the parents and is rejected (d075–d090)

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Visual: Park addresses seated parents in a meeting hall, repeating the tactic from four years earlier.
Park: “IF THE SCHOOL’S REPUTATION IS TARNISHED OVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHAT UNIVERSITY WOULD ACCEPT OUR STUDENTS?”

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Visual: Rear view of Park gesturing with both hands to the parents. The audience is much less receptive than in the flashback.

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Park: “YOU HAVE TO HELP US! PARENTS, PLEASE HOLD A PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CONDEMNING THE TRPA FOR CLOSING THE SCHOOL!”
Park: “AND EVERYTHING YOU’RE SEEING ON THE NEWS RIGHT NOW… IT’S ALL LIES!”

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Visual: A purple-haired, bespectacled mother sits among the parents, her expression tightening as Park speaks.
Park: “ONE STUDENT WHO HAD AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A PRIVATE TUTOR COLLUDED WITH THE TRPA…”

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Visual: A smartphone flies/strikes Park hard in the forehead. Her head snaps back and her face distorts.
SFX: huge Korean impact lettering, a sharp smack/thwack.

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Parent (shocked/angry): “WHAT..? AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A PRIVATE TUTOR?!”
Visual: Park’s lower face/neck is shown as the accusation turns the room against her.

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Visual: Overhead view: Park has fallen/crouched on the floor; the thrown phone lies nearby. A parent stands over her.

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Visual: The bespectacled mother is furious and crying, mouth stretched open as she shouts.
Mother: “UGH…! MY JI-WOO TRIED TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE BECAUSE OF YOU!”
Mother: “AND INSTEAD OF SHOWING REMORSE, YOU’RE STILL SLANDERING MY CHILD TO THE VERY END. ARE YOU EVEN HUMAN?!”

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Visual: Other parents rise from their chairs.
Parent: “EVERYONE! HONESTLY, SOME OF YOU WERE CONSIDERING DOING AS THE PRINCIPAL SAID, WEREN’T YOU?!”

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Visual: The angry mother faces the room rather than Park alone.
Mother: “YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!”

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Visual: Flash to students outside the school distributing “PLEASE SAVE OUR SCHOOL” leaflets.
Parent: “RIGHT NOW, WHILE OUR CHILDREN SHOULD BE IN CLASS,”
Parent: “THEY HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN TO SAVE THE SCHOOL!”

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Visual: Another mother turns to the room, voice firm rather than hysterical.
Parent: “BUT CAN WE PARENTS REALLY JUST SIT BACK AND DO NOTHING?!”

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Visual: Tear-streaked close-up of Ji-woo’s mother.
Mother: begins: “THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD BE CONDEMNING AREN’T THE TRPA. IT’S…”

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Visual: Park clutches her head, eyes unfocused as the room rejects her.
Parent: “THAT PRINCIPAL!”
Parent: “SAVING THE SCHOOL DOESN’T MEAN REMAINING SILENT AND DEFENDING THEM.”

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Parent / room: completes the rejection: “THE PEOPLE WE SHOULD BE CONDEMNING AREN’T THE TRPA…” and argues that saving the school means people like Park must be removed.
Emphasized line: “IT MEANS PEOPLE LIKE HER HAVE TO DISAPPEAR!”

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Visual: Online news/search cards document the public reversal.
Headline (readable gist): Seonggyeong Arts High School parents hold a press conference stating “Everything the children claimed is true,” adding allegations of ongoing demands for money/valuables and calling for a thorough investigation.
Second headline (readable gist): Park’s home is searched; investigators probe suspected collusion/corruption, including ties to academies and university professors.
Effect: Park’s media strategy has completely collapsed.

Scene 9 — Park tries to blacklist Ji-woo and is caught on tape (d091–d105)

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Visual: Park is alone at night in a dark, disordered room. Papers, an open laptop, furniture, and a toppled/broken object litter the floor. She sits hunched near the desk, physically diminished.

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Visual: Close-up of Park’s exhausted face; her expression suddenly hardens into spite.
Park: “I SEE… SO IT’S ALL OVER…”
Park: “BUT DO YOU THINK I’M GOING TO DIE ALONE LIKE THIS?”

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Visual: Park’s hand lifts a landline receiver and presses the keypad. The deliberate close-up makes the call feel like a last weapon.

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Visual: Park speaks into the landline.
Park: “PROFESSOR, THIS IS PRINCIPAL PARK DO-HEE OF SEONGGYEONG ARTS HIGH SCHOOL.”
Other end: an angry/hostile reaction is shown in jagged lettering; part of the exact insult at the top edge is clipped in the archive.

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Visual: Park stands beside the desk, receiver to her ear.
Park: “AH, YES… THEY EVEN TOOK AWAY MY PHONE, SO I’M CALLING FROM MY HOME PHONE…”

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Visual: Park’s face turns manic as the conversation shifts to retaliation.
Professor / phone: “DO YOU REALLY THINK WE CAN LET A GIRL WHO DOES NOTHING BUT BLOW THE WHISTLE SET FOOT IN THE DELICATE WORLD OF DANCE?!”

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Visual: Mostly black/white emphasis around Park’s plan.
Park / conspiratorial statement: “WE CAN’T JUST LEAVE THAT LEE JI-WOO…”
Park: “I’LL MOBILISE EVERY CONNECTION THE PROFESSOR AND I HAVE, AND MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE SHE CAN’T GET INTO UNIVERSITY…!”

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Visual: Park freezes, pupils tiny, as a new voice interrupts.
Voice / phone: “…WAS JUST RECORDED, PRINCIPAL.”
Reaction: “!!”

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Visual: Cut to Han-rim on a smartphone, smiling with predatory satisfaction in a bright interview/interrogation room.
Han-rim: “WHAT PERFECT TIMING~”

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Visual: Across a table sits a man associated with the room-salon/admissions corruption case. Han-rim is already questioning him when Park’s call arrives.
Han-rim: “I WAS JUST INVESTIGATING THIS ROOM-SALON PROFESSOR…”

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Visual: Close-up of the implicated professor: middle-aged/older, disheveled, sweat running down his face, shoulders hunched. His silence confirms that Han-rim has him under pressure.

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Visual: Han-rim tilts the phone beside her face and smiles upward.
Han-rim: “YOU SAID YOU WOULDN’T LET HER SET FOOT IN THE DANCE WORLD?”

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Visual: Tight crop of Han-rim’s torso and phone as she pauses, letting Park understand that the conspiracy has been caught in real time.

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Visual: Park grips the landline, sweat pouring down her face, eyes trembling.
Han-rim (through phone): “YOU’RE THE ONE WHO…”

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Visual: The line completes over a dark crop of Park’s body, followed by scanlation recruitment art.
Han-rim: “SHOULDN’T SET FOOT ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD!”
Non-story material: Qi Scans recruitment advertisement follows.

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