THIS IS NEST,
AN INSTITUTION OPERATING IN THE SHADOWS TO RESOLVE JUNGLE JUICE RELATED PROBLEMS...
...AND HOME TO MANY INSECT HUMANS.
BUT IT WAS VISITED...
NEST
...BY AN UNEXPECTED OUTSIDER TODAY.
SO THIS IS NEST...
IT'S REALLY FULL OF INSECT HUMANS.
ALRIGHT, TIME TO GET TO WORK.
SPECIAL INSECT HUMAN RESPONSE TEAM FEDERAL AGENT GWANG-UK DO
ALTHOUGH I'M DRESSED THIS WAY,
FAKE ANTENNAE
I'M AN UNDERCOVER AGENT OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE.
THE GOVERNMENT WAS AWARE OF NEST AND INSECT HUMANS FOR SOME TIME...
BASE OF SPECIAL INSECT HUMAN RESPONSE TEAM
...BUT HAD BEEN REFRAINING FROM GETTING DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE AFFAIRS OF COUNTER DISASTER COMMITTEE.
THAT IS, UNTIL A REPORT CAME IN THAT...
...SOMEONE FROM NEST HAD KILLED BREEDER.
IT IS STILL UNKNOWN WHO COMMITTED THE DEED...
...BUT BREEDER WAS A HEINOUS CRIMINAL WANTED BY INTERPOL FOR ACTS OF KIDNAPPING, MURDER, AND TERRORISM.
AND HE WAS KILLED BY A POWERFUL INDIVIDUAL.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LET NEST MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL OVER SOMEONE THAT DANGEROUS.
IF IT'S DETERMINED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL POSES A THREAT TO THE NATION, IT GIVES US A REASON TO GET INVOLVED.
THAT SAID, MY MISSION...
...IS TO FIND THIS INDIVIDUAL...
UGH, I COULDN'T SLEEP AT ALL...
...AND REVEAL HOW DANGEROUS THEY ARE TO THE WORLD.
WAIT. HE'S CLEARLY THE DRAGONFLY MAN I SAW IN THE CLIP.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM? IS HE HUNG OVER OR SOMETHING?
OR...
SUCHAN!
WAS IT FUN AT THE BEACH?
WEREN'T YOU BLOWN AWAY BY HUIJIN AND BOM'S SWIMSUITS?
NEST WANTS US TO HELP WITH DESIGNING CLOTHES!
SO WE DRAFTED SOME DESIGNS FOR THE AGENT OUTFIT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DAUN JEONG. 21 YEARS OLD. SPINY ORB-WEAVER SPIDER.
HYEONA BANG. 20 YEARS OLD. SILKWORM MOTH.
WHEN THEY WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL, THEY LIVED TOGETHER IN SEOUL...
...AND ATTENDED MANY COSPLAY EVENTS TOGETHER FOR FUN.
THEY VISITED A SILK MOTH FARM OWNED BY HYEONA BANG'S GRANDFATHER TOGETHER ONE DAY...
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BUGS?! BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE!
...AND WERE EXPOSED TO JUNGLE JUICE, BECOMING INSECT HUMANS.
I HAVE ALREADY ACCESSED THE INTERNAL STUDENT DATABASE...
...AND READ THROUGH THE PERSONAL PROFILES OF ALL STUDENTS AT NEST.
BUT COULD THERE REALLY BE...
...A FEROCIOUS CREATURE THAT DEFEATED BREEDER HERE...?
COME ON, SUCHAN. TELL US.
TAKE A GOOD LOOK.
DO YOU THINK NEST WILL BE ALRIGHT WITH THESE DESIGNS?
WE PAID SO MUCH ATTENTION TO DETAILS, LIKE WITH THESE POCKETS.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
UHM, YOU'RE GETTING TOO CLOSE--
HUH? ARE YOU ALRIGHT, SUCHAN?
IF YOU NEED TO DROP A DEUCE, JUST SAY IT--
AAACK! I'M SO SORRY!!
SUCHAN?
SUCHAN'S BEING WEIRD TODAY.
HE NORMALLY HAS THE BEST REACTIONS TO THESE KINDS OF THINGS.
I'M SURE ABOUT THIS.
THAT PERVERT JUST NOW...
...IS DEFINITELY NOT THE PERSON I'M LOOKING FOR.
12:30 PM, TOP OF THE LECTURE HALL
THIS PLACE REALLY...
...IS DIVERSE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE TYPES OF INSECT HUMANS.
PROFESSOR MA CLAIMED THAT THEY ARE JUST SUBJECTS OF HIS INHUMANE EXPERIMENTS DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE,
BUT WE KNOW THAT IT WAS A LIE HE FABRICATED TO PROTECT THE INSECT HUMANS AT NEST.
IN REALITY, MOST PEOPLE HERE BECAME INSECT HUMANS DUE TO THE JUNGLE JUICE DISTRIBUTION BY PET SHOP.
PRACTICAL ENTOMOLOGY MAJOR HYESEONG CHA, WITH THE KATYDID COMPLEX.
PRACTICAL ENTOMOLOGY MAJOR DOHWA CHEON, WITH THE EMPEROR SCORPION COMPLEX.
AND JUNHYEONG LEE, NOW DECEASED, WITH THE TARANTULA COMPLEX.
THEY ARE ONLY A FEW OF MANY WHO BECAME INSECT HUMAN AS A RESULT OF PET SHOP'S TERRORISM.
MOST OF PET SHOP'S VICTIMS HAVE THIS IN COMMON - THEY HAVE POWERS OF INSECTS RARELY FOUND IN SOUTH KOREA.
BUT I MUST CLOSELY MONITOR...
...THE GROUP OF STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST GPA AND RAREST ABILITIES.
PROPOLIS.
IF ANYONE FROM NEST DEFEATED BREEDER, IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THOSE GUYS.
THAT'S WHY I'VE DONE EXTRA RESEARCH ON THE MEMBERS.
YUHYANG HONG. 23 YEARS OLD. SENIOR. MATERIAL ENGINEERING MAJOR.
ARACHNOCAMPA LUMINOSA.
SHE WAS BORN TO A MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY AND LED AN ORDINARY LIFE AS THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF SUPPORTIVE PARENTS,
BUT WAS PICKED UP BY NEST AFTER BECOMING AN INSECT HUMAN DUE TO PET SHOP'S SCHEME.
WOOGUN OH. 23 YEARS OLD. SENIOR. FACILITY ENGINEERING MAJOR.
GIANT EMERALD PILL MILLIPEDE.
HE WAS A JUDO PROSPECT WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE THANKS TO HIS SIZE AND STRENGTH,
BUT JOINED NEST AFTER BECOMING AN INSECT HUMAN DUE TO PET SHOP'S SCHEME AS WELL.
ASIDE FROM THEM,
JUNIORS SAN, SONGHA YONG, AND ARA SA...
...ALSO POSSESS UNIQUELY BRILLIANT POWERS.
HOWEVER...
...THAT’S THE MAN I SHOULD KEEP MY EYES ON.
JAESEONG HYEOK. 24 YEARS OLD. SENIOR. PRACTICAL ENTOMOLOGY MAJOR.
HE’S KNOWN AS THE PILLAR OF NEST, OR THE STURDIEST MAN.
HE’S THE BEST FIGHTER AS WELL AS LEADER OF PROPOPOLIS.
I’M INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT HE’S THE ONE WHO OVERPOWERED BREEDER.
MY INSTINCTS AND EXPERIENCE AS A SECRET AGENT ARE STRONGLY TELLING ME THAT.
NOBODY WAS FOLLOWING US, CORRECT?
WHAT THE...
OTHERS ARE ALREADY WAITING FOR US INSIDE.
ARE YOU READY?
YEAH. I TRAINED HARD FOR THIS DAY...
THEY'LL REALIZE THAT WE'RE UPPERCLASSMEN FOR A REASON.
TRAINING...?
SO THAT'S WHERE THEY HOLD SECRET TRAINING SESSIONS?
AS EXPECTED.
HE HAS TO BE THE INDIVIDUAL THAT DEFEATED BREEDER!
IF I CAN FILM THE KIND OF TRAINING HE GOES THROUGH...
...IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALERT THE WORLD HOW DANGEROUS THEY ARE!
HOW DO YOU LIKE MY ATTACK?
GOOD MOVE. HOWEVER...
...NOT AGAINST MY MISSED ATTACK CARD.
MANCATO!
Missed Attack!
ARGH, THAT WAS MY TRUMP CARD, TOO!
YOU F***ING SUCK.
YOU'D BETTER NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE SHERIFF OF THE WILD WEST.
GREAT WORK, SHERIFF.
THIS IS A MISUNDERSTANDING, SIR SHERIFF! I'M ACTUALLY ON YOUR SIDE--
DIE.
NOOOO!
...FINALLY. UGH, WHAT AN ANNOYING GUEST HE IS.
I CAN WIN ON MY NEXT TURN...!
BAN BANG! BAN BANG! BAN BANG! BAN BANG! G!
WHY DOES NEST WANT US TO PRETEND WE KNOW NOTHING?
NOT THAT I HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST ACTING LIKE AN ORDINARY STUDENT.
CAN YOU LET ME LIVE JUST ONCE, JAESEONG?
DIE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION WITH MYSTERIOUSLY DANGEROUS POWERS...
YET NONE OF THEM ARE SHOWING THAT.
INSTEAD, EVERYONE HERE...
WAIT. YOU TWO...!
...SEEMS TO BE ENJOYING CAMPUS LIFE.
BUT IT'S TOO EARLY TO GIVE UP.
I HAVEN'T CHECKED OUT THIS GROUP YET.
A BAND OF MONSTERS, WHOSE BODIES WERE MODIFIED BY PET SHOP...
...KNOWN AS THE STRAY DOGS.
ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO RECORDS ABOUT THEM IN THE STUDENT DATABASE...
IT IS SAID THAT THEY ARE MONSTERS RAISED BY BREEDER HIMSELF.
EVEN IF THEY DID NOT KILL BREEDER...
...THEY SHOULD BE DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO THREATEN US.
I'LL FILM THEIR BEHAVIOR...
...AND GIVE THE GOVERNMENT A REASON TO GET INVOLVED WITH NEST!
IS EVERYONE READY?
ALRIGHT, HANSEONG!
WE'RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK!!
USE A FORK, HANSEONG!
YIKES, WHY ARE YOU EATING LIKE A PUPPY?!
THEY SAID IT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME FOR HIM TO FULLY RECOVER.
HE ONLY JUST GOT BACK TO THAT FORM...
BUT I'M SO RELIEVED. I REALLY THOUGHT HE WAS A LOST CAUSE...
STOP CRYING, SILLY. YOU'RE MAKING ME TEAR UP TOO...
WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING ON THE STREET...?
DON'T TELL ME THOSE ARE REAL BUGS.
THEY LOOK SO... HARMLESS. THEY CAN'T HAVE BEEN MODIFIED.
THIS IS BAD. NEST WILL FIND OUT ABOUT ME SOON...
GOTTA DO MY UNDERCOVER DUTIES...
...BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHO HAS KILLED BREEDER.
THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE MONSTERS. THEY'RE ALL SO YOUNG...
...AND SEEM TO BE ENJOYING THEIR LIVES IN COLLEGE.
THEY'RE NORMAL...
WAIT A MINUTE.
MAYBE...
WHAT?!
UGH, I LOST MY FOOTING...!
I'LL BE DONE FOR--
ARE YOU ALRIGHT, SIR?
MAYBE THIS...
IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE IN DANGER, SO...
...IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THEY CAN ENJOY ORDINARY LIVES.
AND MAYBE...
...WE WERE TRYING TO TAKE THAT PLACE AWAY FROM THEM.
THE NEXT DAY
SO...
...THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING AT NEST.
I WAS FOLLOWING HIM THE WHOLE TIME JUST IN CASE...
...BUT HE SEEMED LIKE A DECENT PERSON.
HE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO THREAT IN NEST WHATSOEVER...
...AND CONVINCED THE ENTIRE AGENCY HIMSELF.
YOU PREDICTED THAT...
...AND TOLD NEST NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, RIGHT?
NEST ISN'T A PLACE ONLY FOR INSECT HUMANS ANYMORE.
IF THERE IS A WAY FOR US TO PEACEFULLY CO-EXIST...
...I DON'T WANT US TO BE AN OBSTACLE.
N 24
THAT'S A NEW CONVENIENCE STORE.
WANNA CHECK IT OUT?
MY NAME IS GWANG-UK DO.
ROYCE
24 NEST
Love
True Love
SALT FREE ALLOWEEN
ALTHOUGH I'M DRESSED THIS WAY, I'M AN UNDERCOVER AGENT OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE.
AFTER CONVINCING THE SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM THAT DAY...
...I WAS DISPATCHED HERE AGAIN TO CONTINUE MONITORING THEM, AS AN OFFICIAL STAFF OF NEST.
I WILL WORK AS A CONVENIENCE STORE EMPLOYEE...
...AND KEEP WATCHING THE STUDENTS AT THE CAMPUS.
BUT I PLAN ON FOCUSING ON THE POSSIBILITY OF OUR CO-EXISTENCE...
...INSTEAD OF THE DANGER THEY POSE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
I WONDER IF THAT RATHER HEALTHY YOUNG MAN...
24 NEST
Love 1,300 Love 1,300
True Love 1,300
SALT FREE LLOWEEN
...IS STILL STRUGGLING WITH GIRLS.
J-JUST THESE.
UHM, EXCUSE ME.
LOBSTER SNACK
EAL
BUT THAT ONE... ISN'T CANDY.
OH.
WHAT A CUTE MISTAKE.
...I KNOW.
Jungle Juice Chapter 223 follows undercover NIS agent Gwang-uk Do as he infiltrates Nest wearing fake antennae to find who killed Breeder and prove Nest is dangerous. He profiles Suchan, Daun Jeong, Hyeona Bang, Propolis leader Jaeseong Hyeok, and the Stray Dogs, but finds only outfit designs, a Wild West card game, and a warm reunion. Saved from a fall, he reports Nest poses no threat and stays as a convenience store clerk to watch over coexistence.