It was the week before the airing of the next episode where the semi-finals and the finals of would be shown.

Thanks to the impressive hologram character that people haven't seen in a while, the topic was lightly talked about on the Internet.

Because the quality was good in all aspects without anything lacking, the favorable reviews were obviously the trend.

And of course, most of Park Moondae's fans guessed it.

They said that 'Groom of May' would be Park Moondae.

However, that did not come to the surface.

This was because the fans had set not to insist otherwise if public opinion differed, having gone through so many hell-bent oppositions.

It would be over when the identity was revealed anyway, so the fans refrained from making remarks among themselves in anticipation of the reactions after that. It was to avoid some lunatics who would sometimes try to take screenshots and mock them.

And the long-awaited airing date for the second half of came.

These people, who were looking forward to something like 'Groom of May' for the first time in a while, waited and watched the main broadcast of the variety show.

Among those were a brother and sister.

"Just watch. It will be Park Moondae."

"Yeah, you're delusional~"

It was the college student, who was a fan of Kim Raebin, and her younger brother.

The younger brother was getting ready to be cussed out by his sister as soon as he teased her, but that didn't happen.

"...Huu."

The college student kept it in, and then just laughed it off. It was the confidence of someone who knew the outcome.

"What's with you?"

"Yeah, forget it. Just watch the show."

The high school student, who riled up for nothing, turned his face to the TV fumingly.

Still, the moment the broadcast started, the brother and sister forgot about the fight.

This was because 'Groom of May' appeared in the first match of the semi-finals along with the remaining three cast members and a winner from the last episode.

It was a highly anticipated reaction from the audience and judges who learned the situation through the last two stages.

While the captions and comments intersected, 'Groom of May' finally appeared on stage.

"Woah."

"He's appearing."

The flying butterflies, as well as the patterns on the wedding veil and gloves, looked more elaborate and natural in the college student's eyes.

It seemed that the hologram was slightly boosted up.

'I guess more money was spent because of the responses?'

The college student snorted as it was obvious that the main vocalist of the top-tier idol group came out.

"Hey, it's starting! It's starting!"

"Be quiet!"

On a dark stage, only the hologram shone alone.

And the instrumentals started.

The sweet and clear sounds of violins and oboes filled the space.

The stage was willed with bright and radiant lights. As the flowers swayed, the groom lifted his hand and gently placed it on the microphone.

"Oh? That's..."

"Shh!"

After the gentle verse, a lower tone and more earnest verse were added.

"Wow..."

This time, both siblings opened their mouths and looked at the screen, forgetting to stop each other from being loud.

'Groom of May' was singing a duet song meant for men and women by himself.

It was a very romantic song, famous for its fairy-tale-like lyrics and lyrical melody.

And one more detail was that it was often used as a wedding song.

Originally, two people would exchange melodies with each other as the lyrics stacked on each other and became one.

However, the wedding song sung alone by 'Groom of May' completely turned into a song with courtship as a nuance.

Unlike the elegant proposal song in the preliminaries, the gorgeous composition with a man and woman's key captivated the listener's ears like the tail feathers of courting peacocks.

'This is really nice to listen to.'

'It's a tacky song so why do I like it?'

The brother and sister were completely immersed in the song and listened to the rest of the song in dead silence.

The captions also made a fuss.

The faces of the judges with their eyes closed and the judges with their eyes wide open staring at the stage crossed each other.

"He'll be in the final round, right?"

"Definitely."

Watching the 'Groom of May' bow down again after finishing the song and then slowly disappear, the siblings expressed the same opinion for the first time in a while.

And as expected, 'Groom of May' advanced to the finals.

"Yesss!"

"Hey, it would be rigged if he didn't pass."

As if watching a sports game, the siblings swung the remote control at the TV excitedly.

And the profiles of the semi-finalists were introduced for a while. The content was to fill the time, but there were cases when a well-made character profile was quite interesting.

Such was the case with 'Groom of May'.

As soon as the profile appeared, the college student felt proud while browsing social media.

'Park Moondae is really good at this!'

And once again she was sure. This couldn't be anyone else but Park Moondae.

"What will you do if I'm right about Park Moondae?"

"If you keep this up, even when you get humiliated and laughed at I won't know you."

"Hey, the loser gives 100,000 won, deal?"

//TN: about 100 dollars

"Wow, thanks for the pocket money."

Right before the final stage, the siblings even made a large bet.

The two people, who were not going to back out, stared at the TV with serious faces.

"Even if it's a failure here, it'll be a victory, right?"

"Sure, from my point of view."

The two just let the first performance of the finals roughly pass. An old-fashioned whole chicken with tinfoil ribbons sang an exciting samba song but it didn't leave a great impression.

And finally... it was his turn.

'Groom of May' appeared on stage again.

A red butterfly flew as the bouquet of flowers was reflected through the veil.

'Groom of May' held the microphone stand with two hands in white gloves.

And the stage darkened.

Clang.

Several light beams from all directions shot down into the hologram.

It was a dark red light.

"...!"

The lights flickered distortedly.

Then, an ominous sound began to be heard.

Shhhhck- Shhhhck-

The sogeum bamboo flute's sound leaking like the wind, mixed with the sound of the flute fluctuating between notes, created a strange atmosphere.

There was a slow drumming.

Dun... Dun... Dun...

It felt chilly.

In the midst of that eerie atmosphere, 'Groom of May' started singing.

The white suit was dyed with the mottled red light.

A slightly hoarse, scratchy sound echoed across the stage.

Perhaps because the lighting was shaking, 'Groom of May' looked like swaying flowers.

As if he was going to soon wither.

Over the restless minor key, the song played out without a chance to breathe.

Then it dropped.

In line with the low note, the instrumentals blasted out.

"...!!"

Amidst the surging Korean traditional musical instruments played in the minor key, 'Groom of May' burrowed the flowers in the microphone stand with his head down.

The melancholy melody began in extremely low tones and rose frantically.

In the repeated lyrics, the countless metaphors all ended with one word.

'Wait'

The screen did not show the audience's reaction. Only 'Groom of May' was illuminated on the red and murky stage.

It was as if you could see the eyes beyond the veil and the bouquet, that weren't there.

Even beyond the screen, the overwhelming feeling of desperation could be felt.

And the last thing that came.

A high note, that sounded like a cry, raised the lyrics of the last chorus.

The last note continued as if he wasn't breathing.

The gloomy instrumentals ran frantically in pursuit, then just stopped.

"..."

The faint sound of sogeum flute finished the song.

In the place where fear and madness were, a painful and sad lingering feeling remained.

'May of Groom', who stopped, didn't move, with the bouquet on the microphone stand.

And the moment the instrumentals completely cut off.

He disappeared off the stage.

Only then did the audience fill up with applause and admiration.

The cameras, which captured the unusual appearance of the judges and the audience who covered their mouths, finally appeared in the front.

And the pair of siblings who were stiff in front of the TV also came to their senses.

"...That was seriously insane."

"I'm getting goosebumps."

"Moondae's going to win."

"Crossing the line again."

The performance of 'Groom of May', who seemed to have lost his mind after waiting for the bride who didn't return, left a tremendous impression.

It was because they pulled off a performance that could have been thought of as excessive, with a terrifyingly perfect song.

'I'll definitely have to watch it next week.'

The high school student, who was sure of 'Groom of May's' victory, made a decision in his heart.

He had to watch it.

He even thought about buying and listening to the album once the identity was revealed.

'With everything I've seen so far, he must be a band vocalist. Seems like they write minor songs.'

Therefore right after, when the identity of 'Groom of May' was revealed, he was completely frozen from shock.

Before announcing the winners, the identities of the cast members were revealed in advance for the picture of the cast waiting for the announcement with the hologram on the stage.

The hologram of 'Groom of May', whose motion link was released, stood calmly on the stage. The modesty made it look like he wasn't singing such a gruesome song just moments ago.

The MC's loud noise could be heard.

At that moment, the stage opened and a person began to appear.

And people started making strange exclamations.

"...!?"

It was because the person was 'Groom of May'.

"What?"

The real 'Groom of May', who had come all the way to the end, tilted the bouquet.

He got goosebumps because it was exactly the same as the hologram.

"Uhuck."

Even though costumes of animals or food have been playfully reproduced, this was the first time the costume was exactly the same as the hologram.

Since they usually created characters they couldn't normally execute!

'Just what kind of bastard is this?'

Among the buzzing audience and the judges, only the MC shouted cheerfully.

The newly appeared 'Groom of May' tore off the bouquet from his head with his right hand.

"...!"

A thick mesh mask covered in flowers slipped down his neck, exposing his sweaty face and hair.

The screaming audience and the judges, who pretended to be more surprised on purpose, were captured and replayed continuously on the screen.

And the high school student was also stunned.

"..."

"Hey, hey."

The college student tapped her brother with her foot.

"Give me my 100,000 won."

For reference, a similar situation was happening on the Internet in real-time.