AH.
IS THIS IT FOR ME?
THE WINNER IS ALWAYS RIGHT IN THIS WORLD.
THAT'S THE LAW OF THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
EXCEPT...
...HUMANITY HAS JUST LOST...
...THE GRAND OPPORTUNITY TO EVOLVE.
YOU MAY CONTINUE TO MAKE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS...
...BUT YOUR SOFT AND FOOLISH NATURE...
...WILL EVENTUALLY BE YOUR DOWNFALL.
WILL YOU REALLY BE FINE WITH THAT?
WOULDN'T IT BE FAR BETTER TO BECOME A SUPERIOR BEING...
EVEN IF IT MEANT TURNING INTO A MONSTER?
YOU HAVE CHANGED THE FUTURE OF MANKIND FOR THE WORSE.
CAN AN ORDINARY COLLEGE STUDENT LIKE YOU LIVE WITH THAT GUILT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
THE FUTURE OF MANKIND AND EVOLUTION...
ARE CONCEPTS FAR TOO GREAT FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME.
I'M JUST A COLLEGE STUDENT, AFTER ALL.
BUT NOT EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD...
...IS AS SOFT OR AS FOOLISH AS YOU CLAIM.
THERE EXIST PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY...
...TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
AND I'M GOING TO HELP THEM.
THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING I CAN DO...
...TO PUT SMILES ON THE FACES OF THOSE AROUND ME.
YOU'RE A NAÏVE FOOL.
TO THINK YOU'D STILL TRUST PEOPLE, AFTER ALL THEY DID TO YOU...
YOU'RE A SPECIAL KIND OF STUPID.
BUT PERHAPS YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THIS.
THAT NOT EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD IS FOOLISH.
TELL THIS...
...TO PROFESSOR MA.
THE COMBINATION OF OXYGEN TANK AND MEGANEURA...
...WAS A BRILLIANT IDEA.
APPRENTICE...
A FEW DAYS LATER
DUDE, CHECK THIS OUT.
WAIT. I KNOW THIS.
THE DRAGONFLY MAN THAT WAS SEEN TWICE IN GANGWON PROVINCE.
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I SAW IT ON THE NEWS TOO. THERE WAS APPARENTLY A TERRORIST ATTACK OR SOMETHING.
DRAGONFLY MAN? GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE.
BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF WITNESSES.
THANKFULLY, NOBODY WAS HURT.
I HEARD THAT THE DRAGONFLY MAN STOPPED THE TERRORIST ATTACK.
WHAT THE F***? ARE THOSE INSECT WINGS?
HELLA CREEPY, IF YOU ASK ME. THAT CAN'T BE REAL.
DEFINITELY AI SLOP.
MAYBE.
BUT LOOK AT THE COMMENTS.
SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL.
I WOKE UP...
...AND FOUND MYSELF HOSPITALIZED IN NEST INFIRMARY, GETTING TREATED.
AS I HAD WORRIED...
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THE CLASH BETWEEN BREEDER AND ME QUICKLY BECAME VIRAL ONLINE.
NEST TRIED ITS BEST TO COVER IT UP...
...BUT THIS ONE WAS WAY TOO BIG TO CONTAIN.
AS A RESULT, THE EXISTENCE OF INSECT HUMANS CAME TO LIGHT.
THEY WERE NO LONGER CONSIDERED A MYTH.
AT THIS RATE, PEOPLE WILL FIND OUT...
...ABOUT NEST AND THE INSECT HUMANS THAT LIVE HERE.
...WAS WHAT I THOUGHT.
Press Conference about Insect Humans in Gangwon
I AM DOHYEON MA, A GENETIC ENGINEER AND CREATOR...
...OF THE TWO INSECT HUMANS RECENTLY SEEN IN GANGWON.
FIRST OF ALL, PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE APOLOGIES FOR INSTILLING A SENSE OF INSECURITY...
H-HE DOESN'T HAVE ARMS OR LEGS...!
...AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
YOU SAID YOU ARE THE CREATOR OF THE INSECT HUMANS.
DOES THAT MEAN THEY WERE ARTIFICIALLY ENGINEERED?
THAT'S CORRECT.
THEY ARE THE VICTIMS OF MY INSECT HUMAN RESEARCH...
KNOWN AS PROJECT JUNGLE JUICE...
...WHICH WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A SERIES OF UNLAWFUL HUMAN EXPERIMENTS.
H-HUMAN EXPERIMENTS?!
YOU EXPERIMENTED ON HUMAN SUBJECTS?!
WHAT MADE YOU RESORT TO SUCH INHUMANE METHODS?!
WHERE IS THE DRAGONFLY MAN RIGHT NOW?!
ARE THERE OTHER INSECT HUMANS?!
WAS THE GOVERNMENT AWARE OF THIS FACT?!
PLEASE TELL US WHAT OTHER INSTITUTIONS WERE INVOLVED!
I AM THE ONLY PERSON REMAINING FROM THE RESEARCH TEAM.
IT WAS A SECRET PROJECT THAT WAS SPONSORED BY A CRIME SYNDICATE,
AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO WAS INVOLVED IS DEAD.
THIS INCIDENT IS A RESULT OF THE NEGLIGENT MANAGEMENT OF THE TWO SPECIMENS.
I WILL TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATING THE BIOETHICS AND SAFETY ACT, AS WELL AS FOR TERRORISM...
...AND TURN MYSELF IN.
PROFESSOR MA'S UNEXPECTED PRESS CONFERENCE...
CAUGHT EVERYONE AT NEST BY SURPRISE.
CONSEQUENTLY, WE WERE SEEN AS VICTIMS INSTEAD OF MONSTERS BY PEOPLE.
THEY STARTED FOCUSING MORE ON PROFESSOR MA'S PAST INSTEAD OF US.
HE REVEALED HIS DARK PAST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC...
...IN ORDER TO PROTECT NEST AND US.
PERHAPS HE WAS PLANNING TO DO THIS ALL ALONG...
...TO ATONE FOR HIS APPRENTICE'S SINS.
PLEASE ANSWER ANOTHER QUESTION FOR US!
ARE THEY HUMANS... OR ARE THEY MONSTERS BORN FROM THE EXPERIMENT?
THAT IS A STRANGE QUESTION.
THEY MAY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT ON THE OUTSIDE...
...BUT THEY'RE HUMANS, JUST LIKE YOU.
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT PROFESSOR MA?
DO NOT BLAME YOURSELF FOR IT.
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING TO SAVE PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
NEST IS NOT PREPARED FOR THE ATTENTION THIS WILL ATTRACT FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
THERE STILL ARE REMNANTS OF PET SHOP,
ON TOP OF ALL THE DAMAGE DONE TO US BY BREEDER.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A PERFECT ENDING.
THIS IS... THE SOLUTION PROFESSOR MA CAME UP WITH.
SO DON'T--
SUCHAN!
TOLD YOU HE WAS GONNA WAKE UP SOON.
PERFECT TIMING!
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE AWAKE!
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE ALL SAFE.
I'M RELIEVED--
YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD US RIGHT AWAY!!
ACK!
WE WERE WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU, BUDDY!
G-GUYS, I CAN'T BREATHE!
WE'RE STILL PATIENTS, YET THEY DON'T CARE.
ALL THAT'S LEFT FOR YOU...
YOU'RE GETTING AWFULLY CLOSE, HUIJIN.
TSK, I WISH I WAS POPULAR WITH GIRLS.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, SUCHAN.
...IS TO PURSUE YOUR OWN HAPPINESS, KIDS.
THEY SAY A HERO IS BORN WHEN THE WORLD NEEDS ONE THE MOST.
NEST Lab
AND HE ACTUALLY WENT AHEAD AND DEFEATED BREEDER...
WITH THEM AROUND, NEST IS IN GOOD HANDS.
IT SHOULD BE OKAY FOR ME TO RETIRE NOW.
DEAN... I MEAN, MASTER UN.
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT...
...LEAVING NEST LIKE THIS?
IT WAS YOU WHO TOLD ME...
...THAT JUNGLE JUICE DISTRIBUTION OVERSEAS IS STILL A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
AS LONG AS THEY STICK AROUND...
...NEST WON'T NEED MY HELP.
A FEW DAYS LATER...
...NEST SET UP A SMALL MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE...
THE VICTIMS OF PET SHOP.
SO MANY INNOCENT LIVES WERE LOST...
NEST
...AND MOST OF THEM HAD CLOSE FRIENDS OR FAMILY.
EVERY TIME I VISIT THIS PLACE...
YERIM JU FROM ANGEL ORPHANAGE
...I WONDER HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE SHED TEARS HAD WE FAILED TO STOP BREEDER.
I HEARD ABOUT YOUR HEROICS, JUNHYEONG.
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU... SO MANY MORE LIVES WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST.
THE WORLD YOU WANTED TO CREATE...
...MAY STILL BE FAR AWAY.
HOWEVER...
...WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MAKE ONE CHANGE AT A TIME.
BECAUSE WE ARE FRIENDS.
NEST DORMS THAT NIGHT
S***, I WAS ABOUT TO STARVE TO DEATH!
LET'S GET F***ING WASTED, YOU IDIOTS!
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT DOHWA,
BUT SHE'S HANDLING IT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
WHOA... RESPECT.
MAYBE I WAS WORRIED FOR NO REASON.
TO BE FAIR, IT'S POINTLESS TO WORRY ABOUT HER.
WE'D DEFINITELY BEEN THROUGH A LOT...
...BUT WE FINALLY RETURNED TO OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.
KEY PET SHOP AGENTS ARRESTED ON SITE...
...WERE INCARCERATED IN DEEP UNDERGROUND CELLS SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR THEM.
MASTER BREEDER...
I DEMAND SOLITARY CONFINEMENT!
I'M SO HAPPY TO SHARE THE CELL WITH YOU, MASTER LAUNCHER.
ONLY THOSE WITH MOLE CRICKET COMPLEXES CAN FREELY ENTER,
SO THEY WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ESCAPE.
EVERYONE WHO TOOK CINDERELLA TO BECOME HUMAN AGAIN...
IS IN THE PROCESS OF RETURNING TO SOCIETY.
THE GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSEDLY AIDING THEM, I HEAR.
HANSEONG HAS ALMOST FULLY RECOVERED AS WELL.
HE'S LOOKING MORE LIKE A HUMAN BEING NOW.
AND CAPTAIN CARL'S EFFORTS WERE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY NEST HE WAS RECRUITED AS A PROFESSOR.
WE ALL...
DECIDED TO STAY AT NEST.
CHECK OUT MY MUSCLES! I CAN MAKE THEM TWITCH!
THAT'S NASTY!
I NEED TO SMOKE...
THAT'S MY BEER!
CHEERS, SUCHAN!
CINDERELLA HAS NO EFFECT ON SOME OF US DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF FEEDING,
AND SOME OTHERS ARE JUST TOO USED TO INSECT HUMAN LIFE TO GO BACK.
ALTHOUGH THE FIGHT AGAINST BREEDER IS OVER,
I'M SURE THERE STILL ARE PLENTY OF THINGS FOR US TO ACCOMPLISH.
MY CAMPUS LIFE AT NEST...
...SHOULD CONTINUE FOR A WHILE.
AH!
SHOOT... I GOT DRUNK AND FELL ASLEEP.
WHERE IS EVERYONE...?
THEY ALL WENT TO THEIR ROOMS.
EXCEPT DOHWA, WHO WENT TO GET SOME FRESH AIR.
WAS IT FUN...
...TO HAVE A DRINK WITH A GIRL ON EACH SIDE?
H-HUIJIN? D-DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA!
I DIDN'T TELL THEM TO SIT NEXT TO ME OR ANYTHING!
UGH, THIS IS BAD.
I DON'T WANT HER TO THINK I'M SO DESPERATE!
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAREFUL!
I NEED TO EXPLAIN.
I LOVE YOU.
I REALLY DO.
YOU DUMMY.
HUH?
WHAAAT?!
A dying confrontation turns ideological as the villain condemns humanity for rejecting evolution and blames the college student for ruining mankind's future. He refuses, vowing to help people smile. Days later, his clash with Breeder as Dragonfly Man goes viral in Gangwon, exposing insect humans. Professor Dohyeon Ma holds a press conference, claiming Project Jungle Juice as unlawful experiments to shield Nest, framing them as human victims. Suchan wakes in the Nest infirmary to friends, a memorial, and a return to everyday life.
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