Jaune was staring at his room for the next four years…well, his and his team's dorm room. That's right, Jaune was very surprised when he was made team leader. Although Jaune was surprised to be a team leader, he was happy, especially when he was being supported by his partner. Jaune couldn't wait to call Arslan and tell her the good news.
"Well! This is a cute looking room," Nora said. He was bouncing on one of the beds. "A bit small, but then again, it's better than the place that Ren and I used to stay in".
"Nora…" Ren called. "Stop jumping on the beds. If they break, we might get in trouble. I don't think you would want Miss Goodwitch on your back on the first day of school, would you?".
"Okay, Ren!" Nora said. She then got off the bed and started to unpack her stuff. "So? Which bed goes to who? I only have one preference; I sleep beside Ren".
"Huh? If you like, why not put your beds together?" Jaune said. "That way, we can increase the available space. You two are dating, right? That shouldn't be a problem".
"W-What?! Ren and I aren't together," Nora said. "I mean, we are together, just not together-together".
"Oh…Sorry. I assumed that you two were dating due to how you guys act," Jaune said. He then muttered to himself. "These two act almost like Arslan and I when we're together. How are they not a couple?".
"Ha-ha-ha! It's okay!" Nora said. "Anyways! Fearless leader, should we unpack now or do it tomorrow?!".
"We should unpack some now," Jaune said. "Then we can get do the rest after classes tomorrow".
Jaune and the others then unpacked those they could, such as the school uniform they needed for the next day, extra clothes for after classes, towels, and other miscellaneous items. While Jaune was unpacking his things, he noticed that the book for Re-Taekwondo was glowing. He looked around and saw that everyone was busy unpacking their stuff. So, he headed to the bathroom along with the bag that contained the book.
Once Jaune was in the bathroom, he took the book from the bag. Once he touched the book, he felt the energy going to his body. The book then flipped through the pages; it had the picture of the crown in his head.
"Huh? What's going on?" Jaune said to no one. He was confused about the connection between the book and the crown. Nonetheless, he read the content about the crown. "Loop of binding?".
[Loop of Binding: A sacred object used by the former Supreme God Tathagata to seal the Divine or Demonic powers of Sun Wukong as punishment for his rebellion against the heavenly realm.
The Loop remains hidden, but it manifests itself when its user uses his Divine/Demonic powers and begins to tighten the more he uses them. If the user exceeds a certain amount of time or power as a God/Demon, the noose will tighten around his head, giving him excruciating pain that will prevent him from doing anything. In exchange for blocking the user's powers, the Loop provides him with some kind of protection.
If the user stops using his powers, the Loop will stop narrowing and gradually return to its original state, although this requires time. In reality, God Tathagata created the Loop of Binding not to seal the power of the Gods and Demons but to control it.]
"That's weird…I don't feel any pain from the tightening of the Loop on my head," Jaune said. "Plus, why is it visible? Also…What the fuck?! I don't think I even have Divine/Demonic powers! Why is it around my head?! I have Aura! Not Divine/Demonic powers!".
Thankfully, the bathroom was soundproof, or else everyone would have thought that Jaune had become crazy with all the shouting about Divine/Demonic powers.
"Okay, Jaune, remain calm," Jaune said to himself. He took a deep breath. "How do I remove this thing? I don't need it. I'm not a freaking God or Demon".
Without realising it, the Loop of Binding disappeared because Jaune took a deep breath and relaxed. That's because residual energy used to imitate Aura became dormant. Since the Loop of Binding is sealing away Jaune's Divine/Demonic power, in exchange, it was using a residual amount of Divine/Demonic energy to imitate the usage of Aura.
Jaune sighed and looked in the mirror to see the Loop of Binding, but it was gone. This made Jaune celebrate. Finally, the thing in his head was gone. After doing a bit of celebrating, Jaune continued to look at the book. Turning the page, Jaune saw pictures of other things like Kinto-Un, Gourd, Yeoui, and Yongpyo. Unfortunately, unlike the Loop of Binding, these objects had no information.
"Oh, this has to be a joke, right?" Jaune said. He saw what Kinto-Un, Gourd and Yeoui are called. "Really! Weapon of the Three Gods! What the hell is going on?! How did these pages appear in the first place? Was it due to the glowing light earlier?".
Jaune didn't have any answers to his question. No one had answers to his question. At least for now.
Seeing that Jaune was going to have more questions than answers by looking through the books. Jaune decided to put the book back into his bag and take a shower instead.
Once he was done with his long hot shower, Jaune left the bathroom and saw his teammates resting on their beds. Looking at them, Jaune decided to relax as well. That was until Nora decided to get to know each other better. Jaune didn't have a problem with that, and he went along with her idea.
A few hours later, everyone was heading to bed, but Jaune wasn't that tired, and he wanted to give Arslan a call. When he was on the way to the door to go and find some privacy, Pyrrha stopped Jaune and asked where he was going.
"Jaune?" Pyrrha called. "Are you heading somewhere?".
"Yeah, I just wanted a bit of privacy while I make a call," Jaune said. "Go ahead and go to bed. I shouldn't take too long".
"Alright, but make sure that you don't stay up for too long," Pyrrha said. "We have classes tomorrow at nine in the morning".
"Will do, Pyr," Jaune said. Pyrrha blushed at Jaune giving her a nickname. "I've also alarmed my scroll at six in the morning. I hope that wouldn't bother you guys too much".
"Not at all," Pyrrha said. "While you were showering, Ren, Nora, and I set our scroll to alarm the same time as yours. You have nothing to worry about".
Jaune nodded at her, and he left the room. He headed to the roof. With his scroll, he searched for the number of Arslan, which was easy since the only other number in his scroll was his family. He clicked call on the number, waiting for Arslan to pick up.
A few moments later, a voice was heard on the other side of the scroll.
"Jaune!" Arslan shouted. "I thought you won't be able to call today since it's Beacon's initiation. I thought you'd be tired and sleeping by now".
"Pfft! You know I'll always give you a call when I can," Jaune said. "What's losing a bit of sleep to hear your voice?".
"So? How did your initiation go?" Arslan said. "Here I was announced as the leader of my team, ABRN".
"Hey! That's pretty great," Jaune said. "I guess we're both leaders. My team is team JNPR. My partner is Pyrrha Nikos".
On the other side of the call, Jaune heard a loud bang. He got worried as he thought that something might have happened to Arslan.
"Hello! Arslan!" Jaune called. "Hello! Is there something wrong?!"
"Sorry! Sorry!" Arslan said. "I just dropped the box I was carrying on my foot. But did you say Pyrrha Nikos? The Pyrrha Nikos?".
"Yeah, that Pyrrha Nikos," Jaune said. "At least I think it's the Pyrrha Nikos you're talking about. According to someone I met in the lockers, she was some sort of famous tournament champion being called the 'Invincible Girl'. Quite a moniker if you ask me".
"No way! How did you get partnered up with Pyrrha of all people?!" Arslan said. "I can't believe my fiancé is partnered up with my rival!".
"Seriously?! You have a rival?" Jaune said. "I thought you hated having something like a rival?".
"I did until I met her!" Arslan said. "I'm always being compared to her when we went to Sanctum Academy. It infuriates me!".
"So, you don't like Pyrrha," Jaune said. "Geez, I guess when it's time for the Vytal Festival, I won't be able to introduce my team to you".
"What?! No, I don't mind her," Arslan said. "It's the people I'm pissed with. Always comparing the both of us. You know me, Jaune. I'm not the type to hate someone for such lame reasons. Besides, with my rivalry with her, I got stronger faster".
"Oh, yeah! I can't wait until the Vytal Festival," Jaune said. "I hope you work hard so that you can be sent here to Beacon since the Vytal Festival will be held in Vale".
"No promises, Jaune," Arslan said. "But I can do my best to get picked for the teams to be sent to represent Haven Academy".
Jaune and Arslan continued talking about the day they had. Jaune told him how Pyrrha unlocked his Aura, which Arslan didn't know that he didn't have Aura, how they encountered a Death Stalker in the Emerald Forest during initiation, and how he punted said Death Stalker back into the cave. Though Arslan laughed at the last one since she thought Jaune was joking
Jaune told Arslan everything, except for the appearance of the Loop of Binding and the changes to the book he received from his Pops. Arslan practically told Jaune similar stories of her initiation. Except, she did not have a crazy adventure Jaune. Before Jaune knew it, it was already past midnight.
