: The "tasks" or "punishments" issued by the club have become increasingly severe, pushing the boundaries of the characters' social and moral limits. Where to Check for Chapter 173

The previous chapter ended with a dual cliffhanger that shattered the status quo. The main protagonist, Kang Ha-jun , finally confronted the "Shadow Teacher"—the secondary antagonist who has been manipulating the school's legal club from the shadows. However, the confrontation did not go as planned. Rather than a confession, Ha-jun discovered that the Shadow Teacher is actually a former victim of the very system Ha-jun is trying to expose.

One of the female leads, who has previously been submissive or sidelined, takes a drastic action—possibly involving blackmail or a physical "trap"—to seize control of the group's dynamics.