After refusing to take part in the initiation ritual, Boris, Bastien, and Hina are facing three long years at the Institute of Excellence; no one will talk to them, they're forced to sleep in a storage closet, and the cafeteria has always just run out of dessert as soon as they show up. But no chocolate pudding is the least of their worries... Franck, the ritual president, is being forced to make amends for his failure, and Bastien has been selected for punishment. And on the island, punishments can have deadly consequences...