Annyeong, Soojin! [Ateez Fanfiction] ✓

28 - Epilogue

The Wise Monkey's POV:

It's been long...

And it has been long since I came here on earth to serve my client and fulfil my duty as The Ninth Solitaire.

Throughout this journey, you've heard me complaining how much I wanted this mission to end faster so that I could retreat back home, haven't you? How much I was worked up at Soojin's or Ateez's impotent slothlikeness in progress that was debarring me from leaving.

But today I'm calm. Today I'm not complaining.

Because today's the day I am finally retreating. Finallyyyyy!

And no, my enthusiasm may make you think I was intently waiting for this day, but now it's not like that. I could actually have left a long time ago when I was still counting my days to leave. But I didn't want to. Even though I fulfilled the missions in my client's best interests, I wanted to stay for a while and watch things unfold further on. You could say I'm curious. I have actually done this on earth a few times before, but only on a very few clients.

And that is why it's been a while since you heard me again. I mean, my mission was complete, there wasn't anything I could report to you for your entertainment.

But a lot has changed in this time span, all for the better though. Ateez rose to even more success and fame. They're living a wonderful idol life with the praises, blessings, zeal to work and talent, with balancing out hardships of the same lifestyle. Nothing out of the ordinary. Their personal life, again, is balanced. Life was just as expected. Some found a new hobby, a new way of life to look forward to, or a new area of personal interest. Some found their love, some found new friends, some found a crush, and some still obsessively crush on their favourite other senior idols that they look up to. Some experienced physical pain, some mental pain, some heartbreak and some lost their family or friend.

Again, a lot has changed. But it's still constant.

Hongjoong would still break the promise to Seonghwa of coming back early to the dorms. He still is a work addict. Seonghwa found new friends that he can now hang out with when he's bored; he and Joshua are very good friends now and the younger would often go to eat Italian at the older's restaurant.

Yunho's the same energizer that everybody knows. Mingi had some personal ups and downs but the boy is strong and currently better and stronger than ever. Yeosang found new interests and stuff as he discovered he's impeccable at that he now shows off to Atiny. And Woosan changed at all? Wooyoung became close friends with Donghyuck and Jeno. And Sooyoung is now dating Jeno.

And then my client... She's doing well too. Graduated as the batch's ace student. Currently trying to save money from the family's restaurant business to invest in other food businesses. And fame had to come her way, of course, Fate's rewards as he rewrote her destiny again just after I completed my mission.

Jongho and Soojin are in a very healthy, pure relationship. Their personality types, lifestyles and differences complement each other. It's calming to see the two together. I'm glad that it worked this way.

And I stayed. To watch the rest of these young humans' earthly journey unfold for at least a while of time that I can. And to supervise any possible mishappenings. Which I do not have to. There were times I interfered or almost interfered when there was a risk of exposal of Jongho and Soojin's relationship. My magic had to prevent some of the sasaeng fans of Ateez and lowly media reporters from doing so. It was my last gift to the couple before Fate reciprocated his disinterest in my interference. I'd have to be responsible when I reach.