Jungle Juice — Chapter 226

NEST PARK

YOU GOT CRUMBS ON YOUR CHEEK.

R-REALLY? CAN YOU TAKE IT OFF?

EEK!

YOU DUMMY! WHAT IF OTHERS SEE US?!

HAHA, SORRY. IT LOOKED SO GOOD.

YOU PERV!

WHAT THE HELL DID WE JUST SEE...?

I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN SHIPPING THEM FOR A WHILE...

THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES...

...BUT WE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE THIS HAPPY!

I'M KINDA JEALOUS. I WAS LOW-KEY HOPING SUCHAN WOULD LIKE ME INSTEAD.

I WANNA BE IN LOVE, TOO...

WHAT? SINCE WHEN?

YOU NEVER TOLD ME!

I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET.

THEY CLEARLY HAVE NO INTENTION OF HIDING THEIR FEELINGS.

WHATEVER. IF THEY’RE HAPPY, I’M HAPPY.

I’M JUST ANNOYED BY THE FACT THAT THEY’RE STILL TOP OF THE CLASS.

I’M THE REAL FOREVER-ALONE ONE NOW.

DON'T LOOK AT MY TAIL.

PERVERT.

WH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THE TREE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!

IS THAT A TERMITE COMPLEX...?

HUH?

WAIT. THIS IS...

Fake Hyeseong (Ant)

HOW ARE YOU, HYESEONG CHA.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN OVER ONE YEAR SINCE YOU GUYS LEFT THE BLACK ISLAND.

YOU TOLD ME THIS THAT DAY, AFTER I HAD LOST MY HOPE...

...THAT THERE HAD TO BE A WAY.

THAT THERE WOULD BE A WAY TO BECOME HUMAN AGAIN.

AND YOU WERE RIGHT.

I AM HUMAN AGAIN.

FACULTY FROM NEST VISITED AND GAVE ME THE SUBSTANCE CALLED CINDERELLA.

YOU'RE A FINE YOUNG LADY... IN FACT, PERFECT FOR MY GRANDSON!

I APOLOGIZE ON HIS BEHALF...

THANKS TO THEM, I RETURNED TO MY OLD SELF.

SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN HELPING MY GRANDFATHER WITH HIS WORK.

THEY ALSO REMOVED ALL TRACES OF PET SHOP FROM THE ISLAND.

WE GOT RID OF ALL PET SHOP FARMS.

HE'S SO FINE...

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THEY EVEN MADE SURE THERE WAS NO MORE THREAT ON THE ISLAND.

YOU SHOULD VISIT US ONE DAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

IT HAS BECOME A MUCH BETTER PLACE, FOR SURE.

WHO YA TALKIN' TO?

WHAT THE F***? GET OFF ME!

JEEZ, STOP OVERREACTING.

BLACK ISLAND...

I WAS THERE SUCH A LONG TIME AGO...

I WONDER WHAT IT'S LIKE NOW.

RIGHT.

THAT WAS THE PLACE...

ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

...I FIRST ATE HUMAN MEAT.

WHY DO I HAVE TO BE ON STANDBY AT THE PORT UNTIL HIGH TIDE?

IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING TO DO HERE.

I WASN'T A PREDATOR BACK THEN,

AND I HAD ONLY JUST JOINED PET SHOP.

INSECT HUMAN OF PET SHOP NEULPUREUM LEE COMPLEX: DEATH STALKER

MOST OF US THERE WERE LIKE ME, IN FACT.

BREEDER GATHERED SPECIMENS HE HAD HAND-PICKED ON THAT ISLAND...

...AND SAID THIS.

"YOU ARE SPECIAL. YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN."

"YOU WILL BE MUCH STRONGER AT THE END OF THIS TRAINING."

NOBODY WAS FORCED TO GO THERE.

EVERYONE WENT THERE VOLUNTARILY TO GAIN SOMETHING.

SO HE'S PET SHOP'S LEADER...

AND SO DID I.

AH.

ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

THAT WAS WHEN I MET...

SORRY. I'M BLIND...

INSECT HUMAN OF PET SHOP BORAM JANG COMPLEX: SPIDER WASP

...MY FIRST EVER VICTIM.

SHE FOLLOWED ME AROUND.

SHE WAS SO WEIRD...

UHM, AREN'T YOU HUNGRY?

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT?

...AND ANNOYING AS HELL.

I'M BORAM JANG. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

HASN'T MASTER BREEDER TOLD US TO FORGET OUR HUMAN NAMES?

S-SORRY, I FORGOT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL YOU.

UHM, CAN I CALL YOU SLOTH, THEN?

THAT NAME SUITS YOU, SINCE YOU SEEM SO LAZY.

I'M GONNA STAB THIS WOMAN ONE DAY.

SLOTH.

WHAT MADE YOU JOIN PET SHOP?

WELL, I HATE GETTING DRAGGED INTO ANNOYING THINGS.

BUT BECAUSE I WAS SO SMALL SINCE I WAS A KID...

TOLD YOU HE'D LOOK LIKE A GIRL WITH GIRL'S CLOTHES ON!

SMILE, DUDE.

STEP ASIDE, BRO. I GOT AN IDEA.

...I GOT DRAGGED INTO SO MANY ANNOYING SITUATIONS.

SO I STABBED AND KILLED ALL THE BULLIES.

BUT BECAUSE GETTING CAUGHT BY AUTHORITIES WAS MORE ANNOYING,

I LEFT HOME AND JUST RAN AWAY.

WHILE I WAS ON THE RUN...

PET SHOP MADE AN OFFER.

BY JOINING THEM, I COULD GET FOOD,

AND POWER TO DOMINATE OTHERS.

IF I'M STRONG ENOUGH, NOBODY WILL LOOK DOWN ON ME.

THEN I WON'T GET DRAGGED INTO ANNOYING THINGS AGAIN.

I SEE... YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU FIT IN.

OH.

WELL, I...

WOW.

I EXPECTED TO FIND ONLY MONSTERS HERE,

NOT A CUTE COUPLE LIKE YOU TWO.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE TWO YOUNG INDIVIDUALS GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER...

...BUT CONSIDER THIS A PIECE OF ADVICE FROM AN OLD MAN.

FROM WHAT I HEAR, WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THIS ISLAND ISN'T REALLY A TRAINING SESSION...

...BUT A BATTLE ROYALE IN WHICH YOU MAY NEED TO KILL SOMEONE.

DON'T GET TOO ATTACHED TO PEOPLE AROUND YOU,

BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE TO KILL THEM LATER.

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE, OLDIE.

AND JUST LIKE HE SAID...

...THAT PLACE DEFINITELY WASN'T FOR TRAINING.

THEY LOCKED US UP IN A HUGE UNDERGROUND FARM...

...AND LEFT US THERE FOR A FEW MONTHS,

WITHOUT GIVING US FOOD OR DRINKS.

THEY HADN'T CALLED US TO TRAIN US.

THEY F***ING LIED TO US!

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ARGH... I'M STARVING. I HAVE NO CHOICE!

ACK! HELP!

THEY WANTED US TO EAT EACH OTHER... THEY ONLY WANTED THE STRONG TO SURVIVE.

IT WAS A HORRID PLACE TO BE.

SLOTH!

THIS WAY, SLOTH!

BEFORE OTHER SPECIMENS TARGET YOU!

I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS SPACE HERE.

I SHOULD BE SAFE HERE FOR A WHILE--

I'M SORRY, SLOTH.

WOW.

I CAN'T CONTAIN MY HUNGER ANYMORE...

PET SHOP'S FEED-TRAINED SPECIMEN BORAM JANG COMPLEX: SPIDER WASP (TARANTULA HAWK)

CAN I EAT YOU?

WHAT A B****.

I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN FED PLENTY OF TIMES BEFORE.

BUT I KNOW YOU WON'T RESENT ME FOR THIS.

I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE A WEAKLING.

I WAS ALWAYS WEAK... WHEN I WAS HUMAN, AND WHEN I WAS ON THE FARM.

SO I BEGAN FEEDING.

YOU CAN RELATE, RIGHT?!

WE ARE ALIKE AFTER ALL!

I ALREADY KNEW...

...THAT I COULDN’T TRUST ANYONE IN THAT S***HOLE.

EVERYONE THERE WAS EITHER AN ASSHOLE...

...OR FILTHY TRASH THAT NOBODY CARED ABOUT...

...EVEN IF THEY DISAPPEARED FROM THIS WORLD.

COMMON SENSE OR HUMANITY...

...DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING THERE.

IN ORDER TO SURVIVE...

...I ALSO HAD TO BECOME A MONSTER.

SO YOU ATE HER AND MADE IT OUT OF THAT PLACE ALIVE. THAT'S HOW YOU ENDED UP BECOMING A PREDATOR.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY?

NICE TRY FABRICATING A DRAMATIC STORY TO JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS...

...BUT IT WAS YOUR CHOICE TO EAT HUMAN MEAT...

...AND IT WAS YOUR LEGS THAT TOOK YOU TO BLACK ISLAND.

YOU'RE A MONSTER, ANY WAY YOU CUT IT.

EVEN AFTER MAKING YOU HUMAN AGAIN, WE ARE NOT GOING TO RELEASE YOU.

SO DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

TSK, THAT DIDN'T WORK.

OH, WELL.

I WANTED HER TO FEEL SORRY FOR ME, BUT SHE DIDN'T FALL FOR IT.

I GUESS I SUCK AT CONVINCING OTHERS... UNLIKE THAT FOOL.

EAT ME, SLOTH.

PLEASE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE EATEN BY OTHERS.

EAT ME... AND...

...LEAVE THIS PLACE ALIVE.

SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE LIVING... INSIDE YOU.

UGH, I'M HUNGRY.

WHAT THE F***.

HOW...

...DID THIS HAPPEN...?