Jungle Juice — Chapter 50
Dialogue Transcript
Dialogue Transcript Jungle Juice — Chapter 50 156
A FEW HOURS AGO
THE FOCUS OF TODAY'S LECTURE...
WILL BE STRENGTHENING OUR WEAKNESSES.
STRENGTHENING WEAKNESSES...?
HOW EXACTLY DOES THAT WORK, SIR?
N EST. UNIV
SIMPLE.
EACH OF YOU WILL RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES,
AND YOU'LL HAVE ONE WEEK TO COMPLETE THEM.
Daun Jeong Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider
Jihwan Eom
INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES?!
COMPLEXES CAN CLASH AND BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH EACH OTHER.
Daun Jeong Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider
Jihwan Eom Rhinoceros Beetle WEAPONS - Strength, Exoskeleton LAB EQUIPMENT - None WEAKNESS - Slow and uncoordinated, Timid and kind-hearted
WEAPONS - Swings iron mace with web LAB EQUIPMENT - Iron mace needs more functions WEAKNESS - Feeble physique
ARACHNIDS ARE EQUIPPED WITH VENOM AND WEBS, BUT THEIR BODIES ARE WEAK.
BEETLES HAVE STRONG EXOSKELETONS, BUT THEIR MOVEMENT IS SLUGGISH.
SUCH CLASHING ATTRIBUTES WILL DECIDE YOUR FATE IN ACTUAL COMBAT SITUATIONS.
IT CAN BE CRUCIAL IF YOU MEET AN OPPONENT WHOSE COMPLEX CLASHES TOO MUCH WITH YOUR OWN.
I'VE ANALYZED ALL YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN THIS NOTEBOOK.
AND BASED ON THESE NOTES,
I WILL NOW ASSIGN INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN YOUR WEAKNESSES.
UGH, I DON'T WANNA DO INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS...
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT MY WEAKNESS COULD BE...
I PROBABLY HAVE A HANDFUL...
THIS IS SO HARD.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN WITH THIS...
AND WE PROBABLY CAN'T HELP EACH OTHER WITH THIS EITHER...
MAYBE I'LL OPT OUT, SINCE THERE WASN'T ANY PENALTY IN THAT LAST GROUP PROJECT...
FOR YOUR REFERENCE...
...THIS ASSIGNMENT IS IN PLACE OF YOUR MIDTERMS.
?!
SO I WOULDN'T SLACK OFF IF I WERE YOU.
SIGH... THEN WE HAVE TO PASS IT...
FUCK. THERE'S NO WAY AROUND THIS SHITSTORM.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
EVERYONE TRIES TO AVOID MIDTERMS.
NEST MIDTERMS ARE WRITTEN EXAMS LIKE A TYPICAL COLLEGE...
NEST UNIV
...BUT YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT, SO MOST PEOPLE TRY TO PASS WITH AN ASSIGNMENT OR PAPER.
IT'S EVEN HARDER FOR PRACTICAL SUBJECTS LIKE OURS...
NOW...
SHIT... THEN IN ORDER TO BECOME VALEDICTORIAN...
... I'LL ASSIGN YOUR CHALLENGES.
I HAVE TO PASS THIS ASSIGNMENT...
...NO MATTER WHAT?!
NEST OPEN TRAINING FIELD
HYESEONG CHA COMPLEX: KATYDID
SPECIALTIES ARE HIGH SPEED AND STRONG KICKS.
RECENTLY ACQUIRED DEFENSE MECHANISM ALLOWING FOR GROWTH OF PARTICULAR BODY PARTS...
...BUT LACKS TECHNICAL SKILL IN RELATION TO SPEED AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH.
COME ON. LET'S DO THIS!
CHALLENGE: SLICE ALL INCOMING TENNIS BALLS.
SO THIS IS HIS PLAN...
THE CHALLENGES ARE DESIGNED TO TRAIN OUR COMPLEXES!!
BUT IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT’LL BE EASY.
ACK!
WAIT!
SOMEONE TURN THAT OFF!!
HANA SEON COMPLEX: SPOTTED LANTERNFLY
UH... PROFESSOR?
INDUCES EROGENOUS EFFECTS THROUGH CANTHARADIN VENOM.
RELIES EXCESSIVELY ON VENOM AND LACKS PHYSICAL COMBAT SKILLS.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP LAST TIME, HANA.
CHALLENGE: LAND A BLOW IN HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT WITH HUIJIN PARK.
THIS'LL BE FUN.
CAN I JUST FORFEIT INSTEAD?!
YUNJI JEONG COMPLEX: MOLE CRICKET
ABLE TO TUNNEL THROUGH THE GROUND, BUT LIMITED TO SOFT SOIL.
ARGH... I CAN'T BREAK THROUGH SOMETHING THIS HARD!
CHALLENGE: STRENGTHEN FINGERNAILS AND PIERCE THROUGH A SLAB OF CONCRETE.
JIHWAN EOM (RHINOCEROS BEETLE) STRONG, BUT SLOW AND SLUGGISH.
I COULDN'T EVEN MAKE 13 SECONDS IN HIGH SCHOOL...
CHALLENGE: FINISH A 100-METER DASH WITHIN 13 SECONDS CARRYING WEIGHTS.
DAUN JEONG (SPINY ORB-WEAVER SPIDER) IRON MACE ATTACK IS FORMIDABLE, BUT NEEDS TO BUILD UP STAMINA.
CHALLENGE: SWING A 220 LB WRECKING BALL.
HYEONA BANG (SILKWORM MOTH) SKILLED AT BINDING, BUT FABRIC TEARS TOO EASILY.
VOL·I VOL·II VOL·III VOL·IV
CHALLENGE: PRODUCE STURDY CLOTHING MATERIAL.
HE'S CHECKING EVERYONE'S PERFORMANCE...
SO HE'S BEEN KEEPING TRACK OF EVERYONE'S COMPLEXES AND WEAKNESSES?
THAT'S RIGHT.
PROFESSOR JI DOESN'T LET ANYONE SLIP.
MOST PROFESSORS ONLY REMEMBER A HANDFUL OF STUDENTS THAT STAND OUT...
...BUT PROFESSOR JI MAKES SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERYONE'S INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS.
THERE'S NO ONE QUITE LIKE HIM, REALLY.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR ASSIGNMENT?
YOU'VE JUST BEEN HERE WATCHING THE WHOLE TIME.
YEAH, WELL...
I HAVE TO WAIT FOR MY ASSIGNMENT.
HE TOLD ME TO COME SEE HIM AFTER CLASS...
...AND HE'LL GIVE ME MY CHALLENGE THEN.
AFTER CLASS...?
BUT, WHY?
NEST UNDERGROUND PRISON
PROFESSOR JI...
ARE YOU SURE WE SHOULD LET HIM OUT?
BACK TO PRESENT
UGH...
GOSH, I'M ACHING ALL OVER AFTER TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE PICKED YOGA AS MY ELECTIVE.
AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THE CHALLENGES ARE TOO HARSH?
HOW CAN ANYBODY SWING 220 POUNDS?
SOME OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES SEEMED PRETTY DANGEROUS, TOO...
HE'S GONNA PUT SUCHAN IN A FIGHT!!
WITH WHO?
T-THAT MANIAC THEY LOCKED UP IN PRISON!!
IT'S OKAY, DAUN.
YOU CAN DO THIS.
OH, WELL... T-THANKS!
PROFESSOR JI MUST HAVE A PLAN...
NEST LAB
HE WOULDN'T ASK US TO DO SOMETHING IMPOSSIBLE.
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEST UNDERGROUND SECTOR
HUH?
WHAT KIND OF A MASSIVE ROOM IS THIS?
AND HOW COME I'M THE ONLY ONE DOING THE CHALLENGE HERE?
EVERY TIME YOU LOST CONTROL...
...IT WAS WHEN YOU WERE UP AGAINST A FEED TRAINED SPECIMEN.
SO, THIS IS YOUR INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT...
...AND IT'LL TRAIN YOU TO KEEP YOUR COMPLEX FROM LOSING CONTROL.
BUT WHAT AM I...
..!!
MAN, IT'S GOOD TO MOVE AROUND A LITTLE.
I NEVER KNEW FREEDOM TASTED SO SWEET.
WHAT THE FUCK...
WE MEET AGAIN, EH?
DRAGONFLY.
WHAT'S THE PRAYING MANTIS DOING HERE?!
SIR, THE PRAYING MANTIS ESCAPED AGAI—
P-PROFESSOR?!
I SET HIM LOOSE...
?!
...UNDER CONSENT FROM THE SCHOOL AND THE CHIEF GUARD.
WHY WOULD HE LET LOOSE SUCH A DANGEROUS...
PUT ON YOUR GOGGLES.
!!
WAIT... YOU MEAN THAT I HAVE TO FIGHT HIM?
IT'S AS I EXPECTED.
MEETING HIS NATURAL ENEMY IS RATTLING HIM TO THE VERY CORE.
THE FEAR MUST BE INGRAINED IN HIS INSTINCTS.
YOUR ENTIRE LIFE CHANGED THE DAY YOU FIRST MET THE PRAYING MANTIS.
BECAUSE OF HIM, YOU WERE OUTCAST BY THE WORLD AND BECAME DETERMINED TO BE A NORMAL HUMAN AGAIN.
BUT IN REALITY, YOU'VE NEVER ONCE BEAT HIM.
WHICH IS WHY THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP FOR YOU.
THIS IS YOUR CHALLENGE.
THIS PRAYING MANTIS.
USE HIM AS YOUR FOOTHOLD TO EVOLVE.
UGH...
SUCHAN JANG COMPLEX: DRAGONFLY
IT'D BE RUDE TO TURN DOWN SUCH A LOVELY MEAL, SO...
DON'T MIND IF I DIVE IN!!
CHALLENGE: DEFEAT YOUR NATURAL ENEMY.
NOW...
LET'S SEE HOW MUCH YOU'VE GROWN.
Chapter Summary
Jungle Juice Chapter 50 follows Suchan Jang as Professor Ji replaces midterms with individual weakness-training challenges. While classmates struggle with harsh tasks like slicing tennis balls, hand-to-hand combat, and swinging a 220-pound ball, Suchan is called alone to an underground room. There Professor Ji releases the imprisoned Praying Mantis as his personal test to defeat his natural enemy and control his complex.