The next morning, Ji-hoon Park woke up before the sun. He didn't sleep well. The words he heard last night at the restaurant kept replaying in his head.
He controls everything at Jaesung High…
> "Even the teachers are scared…"
> "He's building something big…"
Ji-hoon sat up and looked around the small room. Yumi and Mira were still sleeping, curled up on their shared mattress. The room was quiet, but his heart was loud.
He walked into the kitchen and made a simple breakfast — rice, eggs, and kimchi. He packed lunch for the girls and left a note beside it.
> "I'm going to school today. Don't worry. I'll be back by evening."
Due to his over shift and late night shift he didn't have time to go his high school but not he decided to go jeasung high school .
He had made a decision.
After so many years of avoiding school… Ji-hoon was going to Jaesung High.
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He stood outside the school gates just before 9 a.m. The school building was big, modern, and well-painted, but something about it felt strange. The school was quiet. Too quiet.
As he walked through the gate, he saw a group of students standing near the entrance. Most of them looked normal, but one boy in the center he was different.He had silver hair, a sharp jawline, and cold eyes. The others stood behind him like guards.
Ji-hoon kept walking, not looking at them, but he felt their eyes follow him.
Inside the office, a teacher looked at him with surprise.
> "You're Ji-hoon Park? Weren't you supposed to start last year?"
Ji-hoon gave a small bow. "Yes, sir. Some family problems. But I'm ready now."
The teacher didn't ask questions. He handed Ji-hoon a timetable and a locker key. "You're in Class 1-B. Go straight down the hall and take the stairs."
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As Ji-hoon entered the class, students looked up. Some whispered. Some stared. A few just ignored him.
He sat near the back, by the window, quietly watching. The lessons started, but Ji-hoon couldn't focus. His eyes scanned the class, searching for any clue, any familiar face… maybe someone who knew his brother.
After two periods, it was break time. Ji-hoon stood near the hallway, drinking water when someone tapped his shoulder.
He turned to see a small boy with glasses and messy hair.
"You're new, right? I'm yujin hong from your class," the boy said with a friendly smile.
Ji-hoon nodded. "Yeah. I'm Ji-hoon park."
Yujin looked around and leaned in closer.
"Be careful. This school isn't normal. Don't talk back to anyone from the top floor."
"Top floor?" Ji-hoon asked.
> "Yeah," Woo-jin whispered. "The third floor. That's where the Black Circle meets. They run everything here. Even the teachers follow their orders."
Ji-hoon froze.
> "Do you know who leads them?" he asked slowly.
Yujin nodded carefully.There is not single one who is leading this there are 3 group which are fighting for the leadership of black circle "A guy named Kang Dae-hyun.He's the one everyone fears. People say he took control of the school last year... and that someone who stood up to him just... disappeared."
Disappeared.
That word hit Ji-hoon like a punch.
> "Do you know the name of the leader ....
Yujin thought for a moment. "but why are you asking who was the leader of the Jaesung high school.
Ji-hoon's didn't listen to his words his hands tightened into fists.
Jihoon park replied nothing but I heard just some rumour about the jaesung high school.
Yujin looked and said jaesung high matters are now so trending in youths I think I did an mistake joining this high school.
But one thing is clear there is no one ruler in the jaesung high school.
Then after sometime....
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That afternoon, Ji-hoon walked past the third floor. It was quiet, with no students in sight. The hallway lights flickered slightly. A strange energy filled the air.
As he passed one door, he heard voices.
"We'll watch the new kids they are making fun of there seniors to prove them wrong first we have to unite the south jeasung high school.....
Then in the hallway some students are coming the same way...
Ji-hoon moved quickly, not wanting to get caught. But he knew one thing:
They are going to do something in the jaesung high school ...
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As the sun set over Seoul, Ji-hoon stood at the school gate, looking back one last time.
This place holds the truth.
And he was going to find it — no matter how dangerous it was.
And what's t
he the meaning of South Jaesung high school and what are there mean to unite them....
To be continued…