"Are there many people?"

"There are so many!"

"Even though there are still more than 8 hours left until the start of the performance, I see many people gathering and chatting...!"

Kim Raebin and Cha Yujin, who had been spying outside pretending to go to the bathroom, chatted excitedly.

The members on the stage either covered their faces or took deep breaths.

"Whoa..."

"You can hear all the rehearsal sounds."

That's right. Right now, we were on the stage to rehearse for the concert.

In the case of idols on overseas tours, they sold tickets including rehearsal tickets, but it was fortunate that this was not the case here. If the rehearsal was revealed at the first concert, people would probably be 10 times more nervous than they were now.

Of course, even now, everyone was in high spirits.

"Let's do really well. We practiced so much, so we have to show as much."

"That's right!"

"We really... really did a lot."

Bae Sejin's face turned a little pale.

He seemed to reminisce about the past practice period.

'It was quite harsh.'

It wasn't just once or twice that I felt like my physical strength and lung capacity might not last.

Thanks to that, a cycling machine was brought into the dorm. This was because we had a unanimous consensus that the time to receive personal training was not enough.

In the meantime, I had to show a lively appearance in the unit stage production reality show, so it was no ordinary job.

'...Still, the day has finally come.'

There were no regrets nor uneasiness. The preparations were all finished.

And it was the same case for the other guys too.

"Yes. Let's trust in the amount of practice we did and go."

"Yes!"

In that unshakable atmosphere, Keun Sejin raised his hand.

"Should we shout out our slogan at least once?"

"Slogan?"

"You know, that one~"

"...Ah."

Exclamation marks appeared on the faces of those who finally realized what he was talking about.

And after a while, we stack our hands together.

"Ah, TeStar, let's show them today!"

"Let's go!"

The phrase made the atmosphere a little embarrassing, but it had an effect.

"We're starting with the opening, right?"

The rehearsal went smoothly without any problems.

There really wasn't much time left until all the empty seats were filled.

* * *

The front of the gymnastics stadium was crowded. There were many reasons for that but one of the main purposes was to purchase concert-related products.

'I got all the MDs!!'

Park Moondae's homepage master also stood in line with both hands full of shopping bags. It was the evidence of a successful hunt.

Besides, they were all good quality!

In particular, the set of shiny parts, that could be used to customize the light stick by attaching it, was very pretty.

At the time of pre-purchase, it had already been confirmed through social media that the first thing to get sold out in an instant was going to be the image cut.

'It's selected better than I thought.'

Recently, many fans had softened due to T1's move to properly show the taste of a large company.

In addition, after the company made several good choices, there were even people who gradually became amicable.

However, the homepage master made up her mind.

'...Let's not put my guard down.'

It was because you might be able to confirm that the guys came up with the drafts themselves in the concert blu-ray.

But she couldn't help but feel excited.

'Doesn't it seem like they worked hard to prepare it?!'

She was looking forward to the concert so much that a smile was all over her face. The reward that only those with tickets could feel already flooded in.

Besides, her seat... was in area 8 on the second floor! It was the area that Park Moondae challenged himself to get, but failed since he couldn't even try.

'Moondae-ya, I'm sitting here...!'

At first, she was thinking of exchanging tickets to the standing area so that the fancam would come out well, but as soon as she saw TeStar's ticketing video, she thought it was destiny and decided to accept it.

'I can just film more tomorrow!'

This was something she could afford to do since she had tickets for tomorrow as well.

"Excuse me, would you like to try this...?"

"Oh, thank you!"

She received snacks and a small photocard from an unfamiliar Kim Raebin's fan next to her.

Time passed in an instant as she chattered and checked the situation on social media from time to time.

It was time for the concert to begin.

An announcement rang out in the venue.

"...Huu."

Park Moondae's homepage master skillfully took out the camera and hid it with her luggage.

At that moment, the lights in the venue went dark.

"...!"

Light from the huge screen poured towards the place where people's buzzing stopped.

Uuuung-

What filled the screen were... seven figures lying in a circle on the classroom floor.

It was TeStar.

Waahhh!!!

The video unfolded with cheers.

There was a close-up of each member one by one as they woke up on the floor, and in the next moment, soap bubbles passed over their heads.

And suddenly, the screen went off.

♫♪♩♪-♫♪♫♪-♪♩-

The concert hall darkened again. The familiar melody started playing with a more splendid variation.

And before you knew it, the scene was filled with pouring bubbles and sparkling lights from the light sticks.

"...!"

In that dreamy space shimmering with purple lights, Park Moondae's introduction of 'Magical Boy' began.

Figures riding on wires began to descend from the ceiling.

"...!"

All seven members of TeStar appeared on the wires from all sides.

The idols entrusted themselves to the stage equipment and began to spin around the venue.

Above her head, Seon Ahyun flew by while singing his own part.

'Oh my god!'

Shrieking cheers poured in from all around.

Aaaah!!

A gentle wind blew from the spot where Seon Ahyun had passed, tickling her hair.

She got goosebumps all over.

'Moondae, what about Moondae?!'

Park Moondae was passing by the standing area, slightly away from her.

'I'll be in that area tomorrow!!'

His blonde hair was caught on screen. Park Moondae was smiling lightly.

'Genie! Please let him be there tomorrow, too...!!'

She cried and picked up the camera.

TeStar gathered at the center stage with a short interlude inserted right before the chorus of the second verse.

Then, they got off the device and started to dance to the chorus' choreography.

The decorations of school uniforms, which were much more colorful than those in the music video, sparkled in the lights.

And without a chance to catch your breath, the instrumental of the next song was connected and continued. It was the title song of the second promotion 'Airplane'.

TeStar flew in wearing the wire from the opening and wiped out the stage with all the title songs they had in an instant for the first performance.

'Oh my god.'

The feeling that she would immerse herself in the next performance, regardless of the next composition, was intense.

However, the atmosphere was certain.

When only the hit songs came out one after another, the audience's heads heated up with adrenaline even before they could start thinking about the composition of the second half of the performance.

That was how TeStar's first concert began.

* * *

TeStar sang one more slow ballad from the 'Choose Your Side' album and then proceeded with a light conversation.

Yes!!!

The slightly crying voices filled the concert hall with positive answers.

Ryu Chungwoo, who brought it up, seemed a little surprised by the momentum, but soon smiled and nodded.

'Since I keep seeing him, he's pretty cute.'

Despite the generous review, the homepage master's eyes and camera were focused on Park Moondae.

Park Moondae handed over the water bottle he drank from to Seon Ahyun next to him, and waved his hand gently to greet everyone.

'So cute!!'

There was an effort to deliberately speak in the same way he spoke on social media. However, he was quite embarrassed by it, so his ears turned red.

'Our puppy mustered up the courage...!'

As she was holding the camera while crying, she heard mumbling from beside her.

'He's cute...'

"...?"

The person next to her definitely seemed like Kim Raebin's personal fan.

In any case, since Moondae was indeed devastatingly cute, she decided to think warmly about it.

The members looked nervous, but they talked easily with excited faces.

After a few more playful booing from the fans and TeStar's chuckling short bantering crossed, they prepared to go down the stage.

Then TeStar waved their hands and ran backstage.

After showing it all on purpose, the lights went off and the video started playing on the screen again.

The two who raised their heads... were Cha Yujin and Keun Sejin!

'Already at this point??'

It was because units that mainly performed dance performances would usually appear in the second half due to the composition of the atmosphere.

Besides, wasn't it 'that' Cha Yujin?

Cha Yujin who destroys the stage, Cha Yujin the personal fan maker!

'...Ah, whatever. It's not like it's Moondae's performance!'

She shrugged and leaned her back against the backrest. She was going to watch it comfortably since Moondae wasn't coming out.

'Well, Cha Yujin will fly around and... Sejin can dance well too, right?'

According to her memories when she watched the reality show on WeTube, they seemed to be doing some famous old jazzy R&B pop song.

The cute VCR where the two giggled ended quickly.

With Cha Yujin's last words, the screen cut off to black.

And the screen that came back up... was truly a desolate wilderness.

'Oh?'

It was a scenery that would be seen in typical western parts of America.

The prelude began to flow. A picture appeared on the screen with a saxophone rhythm that was much more pleasant than the original song.

It was a bounty poster. The comical cartoon caricature of the two was readily attached to the video as an effect.

The moment when Cha Yujin's voice with a nasally tone, sharply threw out the verse...

...The two simultaneously leaped from under the ends of center stage.

Then they ran towards each other.

"...!"

The two of them sprinted from the left and the right, crossed with the choreography moves as if gliding towards each other, then magically raised their bodies and looked back at each other again.

Both tall men wore leather pants, loose shirts, tight vests, and cowboy hats.

However, Cha Yujin was light brown, and Keun Sejin was dark brown.

The two tossed their hats at the same time.

In the midst of Keun Sejin's vocal bouncing along with a pleasant pop song, dancers dressed in black appeared behind the two who were smirking cunningly.

Then, the two of them took out a rope from their waistband and lifted it.

"...?!"

Aggressive military dance unfolded on all sides.

Cha Yujin and Keun Sejin began to walk down the dancers one by one with strange and lively movements using their feet and ropes.

While the movements had similarities to the dancers' choreography, they were also tailored to each other. There was always a part where the same movements were performed at the same time for each verse.

So the sense of unity in the performance was maintained smoothly.

It was a feat to watch with your mouth wide open.

The moment they entered the chorus, the two tore off their vests and threw them behind.

Then, a hidden costume element was revealed.

It was a gun holder with a gun.

The two continued the choreography while pointing guns at each other with one hand.

The choreography, which was systematically connected and kept changing position while coming back to the original position, was quite musical, but at the same, one hand was restricted and other movements became more extreme.

And lastly.

The choreography ended with the action of shooting each other's guns away.

Over the sound of drum rolls and frantic saxophones, the two slowly lifted their missing hats and made an elaborate greeting gesture.

Then slowly, they disappeared from the stage.

Even before the final verse of the song, the concert hall was filled with screams.

'Wow.'

Park Moondae's homepage master tried to close her mouth as she was immersed in the performance without any time to comment.

'It was really great...'

The performance with an intense composition had more elements than the audience would have expected when they heard the keyword 'Outlaws of the Wilderness.'

'Will they post this performance cut on April Fool's Day?'

She tried to think calmly about how the cut of throwing the vest came out well.

And like her, the performance left a deep impression in the minds of the audience who saw the first unit performance.

And it wasn't about any individual member but the whole performance.

It was a decisive win for Keun Sejin.

* * *

'The unit performance just ended.'

As we changed our outfits and waited, the cheers echoed all the way down the stage.

"Th-the two must have done really well!"

Seon Ahyun smiled brightly.

I nodded my head.

'...I'm sure he didn't get pushed back.'

Well, to be honest, I wasn't too concerned about Keun Sejin. It was because a few days ago when I stepped out of the shower, I heard the whole story about the selection of the song.

To put it simply, Cha Yujin was attached to a song that this guy had practiced with for eight years.

Of course, just because he was doing it for a long time didn't mean that it was going to go well.

However, if I considered Keun Sejin's personality, he must have already dismantled all the elements of the song and selected all the factors that could be used in the performance.

From there, he must have seduced Cha Yujin while only picking out the elements he thought would be good or go well, so the result was obvious.

'A good performance came out in the direction that Keun Sejin was good at.'

In addition, Keun Sejin added one more measure.

'...There were no solo parts.'

In that unit performance, there was no single part where someone moved alone.

They moved together unconditionally.

And in almost every moment the two of them moved together, Keun Sejin wasn't overshadowed. It was because the performance was systematically organized so that it would seem less fun to see only one person.

Of course, if you didn't have the skills then whatever you did would be of no use. But Keun Sejin had the skills.

So perhaps, the whole strategy worked.

'...He's really a smart guy.'

I nodded inwardly.

Of course, there was no time to pay more attention to other people's unit performances.

"O-our performance... is the second."

"Let's also do well!"

It was my turn soon.

//TN: Here's a fanmade playlist of the concert that I've been listening to while translating these past chapters. It's even more hype to listen to it while reading the concert chapters.