Jungle Juice — Chapter 227

NEST LECTURE HALL

THINGS HAVE BEEN...

...WEIRD AT NEST AS OF LATE.

THERE.

THERE.

WHY IS EVERYONE...

THIS WILL MAKE YOUR NIGHT LIFE MUCH MORE... ENJOYABLE. I GUARANTEE YOU!

GUARDS? DO SOMETHING!

Love Potion Just $99.99

...IN LOVE ALL OF A SUDDEN...?

TO BE FAIR, WE'RE INSECT HUMANS. MAYBE IT'S THE MATING SEASON...

WHAT AM I SAYING. WE'VE ALL JUST BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH TOGETHER THAT WE CARE MORE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER... IS A MORE PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION.

EXCEPT...

HUIJIN'S SO BUSY SPENDING TIME WITH SUCHAN THESE DAYS.

I MEAN, SHE WON'T EVEN DRINK WITH US ANYMORE.

WHAT THE HELL YOU LOOKING AT?

...WHY THE F*** AM I ALSO AFFECTED?

I MUST BE REALLY DESPERATE TO FIND DOHWA CUTE...!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?

EST.

IT'S THE MATING-SEASON PHEROMONES. THEY'RE MESSING ME UP.

AH, JUST THE PEOPLE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

DOHWA AND HYESEONG.

COULD YOU... HELP ME A LITTLE?

MR. JU...?!

MY APOLOGIES FOR OUR... UNKEMPT APPEARANCE.

TA'S CAN'T LEAVE

CAN YOU PLEASE LET US GO HOME?!

YOU CAN'T SLEEP NOW... YOU WON'T WAKE UP...

PROFESSOR YU JUST SPOKE IN BABY GIBBERISH...

THE TA'S HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET PROPER SLEEP...

FOR THE PAST FOUR DAYS DUE TO SHORT-STAFFING.

WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TO PROFESSOR JI?

I AM UNABLE TO MAKE THE DELIVERY MYSELF.

I GUESS SO.

YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON MEETING BEGINS.

WHAT? ALREADY?!

PROFESSOR JI IS OFF TODAY, SO HE SHOULD BE HOME!

YOU CAN DROP IT OFF IN HIS MAILBOX IF YOU'D LIKE!

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME...!

... DAMN. MR. JU LOOKS SO BUSY.

I'M NEVER WORKING AS A TA.

HERE WE ARE.

THIS MUST BE PROFESSOR JI'S HOME.

IT'S NICE AS HELL.

DO ALL PROFESSORS LIVE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS?

LET'S DROP IT OFF IN HIS MAILBOX AND GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT.

HOLD ON.

WHAT IF IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT? WE CAN'T JUST DROP IT OFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S SAFER TO GIVE IT TO HIM IN PERSON.

I GUESS THAT MAKES SENSE.

I DIDN'T KNOW DOHWA HAD SUCH A THOUGHTFUL SIDE.

WE SHOULD FIRST SNEAK IN TO SEE IF HE'S THERE.

NOT THAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE!

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG! WE'RE NOT DOING THAT, YOU IDIOT!

PEOPLE DON'T LOCK THEIR BALCONY WINDOWS THESE DAYS.

YOU'RE TRESPASSING, DAMMIT!

SNEAK 100.

YOU IMMATURE LITTLE S***...

WHY AM I...

WHY IS IT SO QUIET HERE THOUGH?

HE'S PROBABLY NOT HOME.

WHEW, WHAT A RELIEF.

LET'S DROP OFF THE DOCUMENT AND LEAVE.

TSK, HOW BORING.

NOTHING INTERESTING HERE...

BORING MY ASS, WE COULD GET ARRESTED FOR THIS--

HUH?

CE M

GAYEON SIN--

MIL

?

AM I HEARING THINGS?

F***. F***. F***!

WHY THE HELL DID WE HAVE TO HIDE... HERE?

WHY ARE WE EVEN HIDING?

ARE YOU KIDDING? WE JUST WITNESSED PROFESSOR JI'S SECRET LIFE...!

GAYEON SIN SHOULD BE IN PRISON, IF ANYTHING.

THERE'S ONLY ONE EXPLANATION I CAN THINK OF.

FORBIDDEN LOVE WITH HIS FORMER STUDENT...!

WHO BROKE YOU OUT OF PRISON? SAY IT.

You CAN'T DO THIS, PROFESSOR...!

YOU ARE A SPECIAL KIND OF PERVERT.

WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING HERE, OKAY?

HE'S OUR PROFESSOR, AFTER ALL--

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. JUST STOP MOVING.

YOU SMELL LIKE SWEAT.

WH-WHAT?

SAYS SOMEONE--

NEVER MIND.

WHAT?

SHE SMELLS SO GOOD. F***.

OKAY, I'M SORRY I'M SWEATING.

I'LL STAY AWAY. HAPPY?

HOLD ON, YOU CAN'T JUST...

AH...!

WE'RE GONNA GET CAUGHT BECAUSE OF YOU!

IT'S YOUR FAULT, YOU IDIOT!

OH, YEAH? I THOUGHT YOU HATED SWEATY PEOPLE---

I NEVER SAID THAT.

WHAT?

I NEVER SAID I HATED YOU, IDIOT.

THIS IS F***ING BAD.

WHY THE HELL IS SHE SO CUTE...?

I CAN’T CONTROL THE URGE TO JUST... HUG HER.

I GET IT.

I AM A STUDENT AT NEST TOO, AFTER ALL.

IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF...

SAY NO IF YOU’RE AGAINST IT.

...THE MATING SEASON.

I CAN FEEL HIS HEARTBEAT THROUGH MY RECEPTORS.

IS HE OUT OF HIS MIND...?

UGH.

NOT HERE...!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WHAT...?

TEMPORARY HOUSE ARREST...?

THAT'S RIGHT.

GAYEON SIN HAS BEEN PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOCATIONS OF UNDISCOVERED FARMS.

STOP WEARING MY SHIRT.

I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU GET IN TROUBLE...

SHE DEMANDED LIFE OUTSIDE OF PRISON IN RETURN.

IT IS A DEMAND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REJECTED UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES,

BUT NEST ACCEPTED IT, IN THE FORM OF HOUSE ARREST UNDER SUPERVISION FOR THE DURATION OF THE INFORMATION PROVISION.

AFTER ALL, THE BIGGEST PRIORITY IS TO LOCATE THE REMNANTS OF PET SHOP AND JUNGLE JUICE.

THAT'S THAT...

...BUT WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN MY WARDROBE...?

UHM, WELL, WE CAME HERE TO DROP OFF THE DOCUMENT,

BUT WE SAW A ROACH CRAWLING INTO YOUR WARDROBE, SO...

WH-WHAT'S GOING ON BETWEEN YOU AND GAYEON SIN, ANYWAY?

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO SUPERVISE HER?

OTHERS CAN EASILY GET INFORMATION FROM HER, NO?

NOTHING'S GOING ON. IT'S JUST FOR SAFETY CONCERNS--

HE INTERROGATES ME EVERY NIGHT IN BED.

RIGHT, I INTERROGATE--

YOU'RE GOING TO CRUSH MY HEAD.

I WAS JOKING.

DON'T WORRY, KIDS.

I'M TOO WEAK TO CAUSE ANY HARM.

I'M SIMPLY HELPING NEST BECAUSE I WANT SOME OUTSIDE AIR.

OUT OF THE PET SHOP EXECUTIVES IN CUSTODY,

ONLY FOUR PEOPLE KNOW THE LOCATIONS OF FARMS.

ME, BIDAN LEE, PIL, AND LAUNCHER.

LAUNCHER PROBABLY DOESN'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT LOCATIONS IN KOREA...

...SINCE HE ONLY MANAGED OVERSEAS SITES.

BIDAN LEE IS SO DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH BREEDER...

...FOR RESCUING HER FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.

EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF HER MOUTH IS A LIE, UNLESS SHE'S IN FRONT OF BREEDER.

DON'T EXPECT HER TO COOPERATE WILLINGLY.

AS FOR PIL HENSEN, HE WAS A TEST SUBJECT AT AN OLD LAB.

I THINK HE'S SUFFERING FROM STOCKHOLM SYNDROME.

HE'S JUST AS FASCINATED BY BREEDER AS BIDAN LEE IS,

SO HE WILL NEVER BETRAY HIM.

WHICH LEAVES ME AS THE ONLY PERSON TO HELP.

WHILE I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF ASSISTING NEST,

IT'S PRETTY FUN TO CAUSE PROFESSOR JI TROUBLE.

SO I INTEND TO KEEP LIVING HERE EVEN AFTER--

DREAM ON.

THERE'S YOUR ANSWER. DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA.

THANKS FOR THE DELIVERY. YOU MAY GO BACK--

HUH?

AH. THIS MUST BE THE NEW ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE OF NEST.

I SEE.

DUE TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF CINDERELLA...

...THE NUMBER OF INSECT HUMANS AT NEST DRASTICALLY DECREASED.

HOWEVER, THERE STILL ARE INSECT HUMAN SIGHTINGS AND UNDISCOVERED FEEDING FARMS...

...NOT TO MENTION THE JUNGLE JUICE CANS BREEDER HAS DISTRIBUTED.

NEST IS MASSIVELY UNDERSTAFFED...

...TO HANDLE ALL THAT.

THEN...

...THERE'S ONLY ONE SOLUTION.

THE NEXT DAY

URGENT MEETING...?

NEST.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

ALL MEMBERS OF PROPOLIS ARE HERE...

HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING?

NO.

HELLO.

HI, SUCHAN!

...AND EVEN STRAY DOGS.

IS EVERYONE HERE?

SORRY ABOUT THE SHORT NOTICE,

BUT I SUMMONED YOU ALL HERE TO SHARE GOOD NEWS.

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW...

...I'M ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE TA POSITIONS.

...WHAT?