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0.25: Welcome To Monzara, Reformed Institute Of The Arcane !

12 Months Later...

Monzara, Institute Of The Arcane was finally opening once again. Jeongsan had completely reformed it from its previous state. He was now Headmaster. Self-appointed, of course. Soobin had finally woke up a week ago. That duel with Hyun-Shik had nearly killed him. Soobin sat up where he sat in the hospital wing. Beomgyu, Taehyun, Kai, & Yeonjun were surrounding him. 

Jeongsan motioned for Soobin to follow him. To go for a much needed walk. "How do you feel ? We were all worried you wouldn't wake up, Soobin ah." Soobin looked around the corridors as they walked. The institute looked nice. "정말? 저는 제가 의식이 없는지도 몰랐어요. 정신이 번쩍 들었어요." (Really ? I didn't even realize that I was unconscious. My mind was awake.) 

The institute' colors were now a combination of Midnight blue, onyx black, & a blood red. Not particular welcoming colors, but a very powerful mix. Gold mixed in as an accent color that was highlighted in the sconces on the walls, & in the many carpets littering the floor. "I have refused to keep the houses as they were. Yeonjun & Taehyun helped with new house names. I felt we needed a full reformation."

"What about the five of us ? What kind of status are you planning to give us ?" This was something Jeongsan had highly anticipated. These five boys essentially helped him achieve his revenge plan ,& he essentially took them all in as his children. "This technically would be your 2nd Years, right ?  저는 여러분이 총독이 되는 것이 여러분에게 도움이 될 것이라고 생각합니다. 제가 틀렸나요?" (I think you all becoming prefects would benefit you. Am I wrong ?) 

Soobin completely agreed before he soon met up with what essentially would become closer than his friends. His brothers. Huening Kai tackled him in a hug as soon as he had seen him. Beomgyu & Yeonjun seemed deep in some kind of conversation. Taehyun seemed a bit busy. "What is going on ?" Kai released Soobin from his affectionate grip before answering his hyung. "The institute will be opening its doors again in a few hours. We all are a bit on edge." 

Soobin sat down in a lush chair. They were in the main hall of the institute. "On edge ? Why are you on edge ?" Beomgyu cut in, "What did Jeongsan hyung say ? What status have you both agreed upon ?" That was it ? The place was to reopen soon, but they were all worried about their positions within the institute ? Soobin couldn't blame anyone though, he had asked the exact same thing. "현들이요. 우린 총독이 될 겁니다..." (Prefects. We will be prefects...)

To be honest, the boys were more than excited with this news. They'd be starting anew. The Lake Of Mist is oddly what truly had brought them together. The lake couldn't be inherently bad, could it ? What if there were unexplored properties of the lake ?

Kai stared at the lake with the others, "What do you think would've happened if we all ignored Jeongsan  ? Do you think he would've made us irreversibly sick ?" Silence overcame everyone as they began to think over what Huening Kai just asked. Yeonjun answered. "정산은 그렇게 멀리 가지 않았을 거예요. 그가 정말로 해치고 싶었던 건 우리가 아니었어요. (Jeongsan wouldn't have gone that far. We weren't the ones he really wanted to hurt.) He only wanted retribution for what was done to him. Can we blame him ?"

While they were in contemplation over what their lives would've been, the institute' gates had finally opened once more. Potential students flooded the institute' grounds. Our five met up with Jeongsan at the huge mahogany double doors, each now dawning their prefect pins over their casual clothing.

Jeongsan clasped his hands together loudly. The echo sounding over the entire courtyard. Silencing the excited potential students who couldn't wait to be sorted. With a giant wild gesture Jeongsan said this, "Welcome to Monzara, Reformed institute Of The Arcane !"