HUIJIN...
WHERE COULD SHE BE...?
HUIJIN?
I SAW HER HEADING TO THE BEACH WITH SONGHA NOT TOO LONG AGO.
SONGHA'S PROBABLY HITTING ON HER.
THAT PERVERT... HE'S A NOTORIOUS SKIRT-CHASER.
HUIJIN CAN'T HAVE WILLINGLY FOLLOWED A GUY LIKE HIM.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER REASON.
BUT...
FOOTPRINTS...?
WAIT.
COULD THEY HAVE GONE INSIDE THE CAVE?
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING HERE. IT'S SO DARK.
AND IT'S LIKE A MAZE.
WHY WOULD THEY COME TO SUCH A DANGEROUS PLACE...?
THERE SHE IS--
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
ACK!
I WAS WONDERING WHY YOU WOULD BRING HER TO A PLACE LIKE THIS.
I WAS REALLY HOPING YOU WOULDN'T CROSS THE LINE...
H-HOLD ON. THIS IS JUST A HUGE MISUNDERSTANDING.
CALM DOWN. I CAN EXPLAIN.
SHUT UP, YOU PERV.
I'LL MAKE SURE YOU NEVER HAVE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE URGE AGAIN...
...BY TAKING CARE OF THE SOURCE.
NOOOO!
OVER THERE!
THERE YOU WERE, YOU NEST VERMIN...
INSECT HUMANS...?
DON'T TELL ME--
GOSH, THANKS FOR BLOWING OUR COVER.
OH, BOY.
COULD IT GET ANY WORSE THAN THIS?
YOU WANT ME TO...
USE MY ANTENNAE TO HELP YOU FIND MUSHROOMS?
I'M AFTER A RARE KIND OF MUSHROOMS THAT WERE RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN THIS REGION.
I HEARD THEY ONLY GROW IN DEEP CAVES.
CAN'T YOU USE YOUR COMPLEX TO LOCATE THEM?
UNFORTUNATELY, LEAFCUTTER ANTS ARE ONLY GOOD AT CUTTING LEAVES AND GROWING MUSHROOMS.
THEY'RE NOT BETTER THAN OTHER INSECTS AT FINDING FUNGI.
ON THE OTHER HAND, ROACHES ARE INCREDIBLE MUSHROOM FINDERS.
SOME PEOPLE EVEN USE DRIED MUSHROOMS TO LURE THEM OUT, IN FACT.
WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO USE THEM ON?
I CAN'T TELL YOU THE DETAILS.
LET'S JUST SAY THEY'RE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS TO MAKE A CERTAIN WOMAN FALL IN LOVE WITH ME.
ALTHOUGH JAESEONG WILL BREAK ME IN HALF IF HE FINDS OUT, GIVEN HOW DANGEROUS THOSE MUSHROOMS ARE.
SORRY, BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED--
OF COURSE, YOU WILL BE REWARDED.
I WILL SHARE SOME OF THE MUSHROOMS WITH YOU.
ITS SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE...
...!!
R-REALLY?
OKAY, I'LL HELP YOU.
THINGS WERE GOING SO SMOOTHLY, I THOUGHT.
HOWEVER...
WE HAD TO HIDE IN A NASTY CAVE LIKE THIS, AWAY FROM THE EYES OF NEST...
...BUT HERE YOU ARE, FOLLOWING US ALL THE WAY HERE TO PERSECUTE US.
DO NOT LET THEM LEAVE THIS PLACE ALIVE.
...I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FIND THE REMNANTS OF PET SHOP HERE!
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE...
...THEY ARE FUNGUS BEETLES.
THESE INSECTS IN THE FAMILY EROTYLIDAE MAINLY FEED ON FUNGI.
MY MUSHROOM COMPLEX DOESN’T WORK ON THEM.
I LEFT MY PHONE IN THE ROOM BECAUSE I DIDN’T WANT JAESEONG TO FIND OUT.
YOU SAID YOU WERE IMMUNE TO POISON...
I THOUGHT ABOUT RUNNING AWAY ON MY OWN...
...BUT...
I NEED... THESE MUSHROOMS...
I NEED TO...
...MAKE UP WITH SUCHAN...
I COULDN’T HELP IT.
I HATE SEEING WOMEN CRY...
...BECAUSE I’M A PROPER GENTLEMAN.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
I WAS IN NEED OF HUIJIN'S SKILLS...
...AND SHE WAS LOOKING FOR MUSHROOMS TO RECONCILE WITH YOU.
LEAVE THEM TO ME AND TAKE HUIJIN BACK.
YOU SHOULD ASK SAN FOR AN ANTIDOTE, SINCE SHE WAS POISONED.
SHE DIDN'T LOOK LIKE SHE WAS IN DANGER WHEN I CHECKED...
...BUT BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.
I SEE...
I'M SORRY. I HAD NO IDEA...
SO HUIJIN WANTED TO RECONCILE WITH ME TOO...
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THAT MUSHROOM?
EXPLAIN.
YOU'RE CURIOUS ABOUT THAT?!
I'LL TELL YOU LATER! JUST GO ALREADY!
WE CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW!
FAIR ENOUGH.
TELL ME AS SOON AS I GET RID OF THEM, THEN.
WHAT IN THE WORLD...?
WHY ARE PET SHOP SPECIMENS HERE...?
I WAS WONDERING WHERE YOU WERE.
SO YOU WERE FIGHTING THESE GUYS.
R-RIGHT. I ACCIDENTALLY STUMBLED ACROSS THEIR HIDING PLACE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU REPORT TO US RIGHT AWAY?
I DIDN'T WANT TO TROUBLE YOU, SINCE YOU WERE ENJOYING THE VACATION!
I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO HIT ON HUIJIN.
I GUESS I WAS WRONG.
HITTING ON HER?
I'M NOT EVEN INTO YOUNGER GIRLS.
BESIDES...
I NEVER FLIRT WITH GIRLS THAT ARE TAKEN.
AH, YOU'RE AWAKE.
SUCHAN...? WHAT ABOUT SONGHA AND PET SHOP?!
IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF, SO DON'T WORRY.
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR THIS, RIGHT?
THE MUSHROOM THAT KINDA WORKS LIKE A TRUTH SERUM...
WERE YOU TRYING TO FEED ME THESE?
I WAS TRYING TO EAT IT MYSELF.
I DIDN'T WANT TO RUN AWAY ANYMORE.
I HEARD IT GIVES YOU COURAGE.
IF YOU WERE SERIOUS ABOUT... UHM... DOING THINGS FAST...
...I WANTED TO... UHM... GO ALONG WITH IT...
AND...
...IT'S ALSO SUPPOSED TO... UHM, HELP WITH... PAIN.
NO, NO, NO, NO!
IT'S ALL A HUGE MISUNDERSTANDING, HUIJIN!
I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT STEP!
I GOT CARRIED AWAY... AND JUST WANTED TO KISS YOU!
OH. OH...!
(MOMENT OF MASSIVE EMBARRASSMENT)
HUIJIN. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID WHEN WE FIRST MET?
WOW, THAT'S AMAZING.
I WISH I HAD A PAIR OF WINGS.
BEFORE MEETING YOU...
...I REALLY HATED MYSELF.
I HATED MY WINGS. I HATED HAVING GROWN UP WITHOUT PARENTS.
BUT EVER SINCE YOU SAID THAT...
...IT GAVE ME COURAGE TO CHANGE THE WAY I LOOKED AT MYSELF LITTLE BY LITTLE.
I SLOWLY BEGAN TO ACCEPT ME AS I AM.
YOU...
ARE THE PERSON WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
I CARE ABOUT YOU. YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME NOW.
SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO TELL YOU THIS.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
I MIGHT MAKE MISTAKES BECAUSE IT'S MY FIRST TIME.
BUT WILL YOU STILL BE MY GIRLFRIEND?
...YEAH.
Jungle Juice Chapter 221 follows Suchan as he searches for Huijin after she heads to the beach with Songha. Mistaking their cave mushroom hunt for an assault, he confronts Songha before uncovering hidden Pet Shop insect humans. After the fight, Suchan reconciles with Huijin, confesses his love, and asks her to be his girlfriend.