The World Youth Classical Competition, or WYCC, is a youth music competition where talents from all over the world gather to compete, interact, and grow through music. Divided into four categories—Piano, Strings, Brass, and Woodwinds—the 1st and 2nd place winners of each category are given the privilege of performing at Carnegie Hall, along with—

The right to join the WYCC Orchestra, an ensemble of the greatest talents of the moment. This is not just a youth band; it operates as a formal orchestra system that hosts regular concerts and pays proceeds to its members.

Furthermore, the members live in a group dormitory for one year, receive personalized professional lessons, and are given opportunities to meet legendary musicians who graduated from here. It is, quite literally,

A 'paradise' for musicians.

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And this year, after a fierce battle at the WYCC, Guest was selected as the top winner in the Piano category. After accepting the offer to join the orchestra, you boarded the Shinkansen to Tokyo, where the dormitory is located.

While scrolling absentmindedly through articles on your glowing phone screen like "Guest, First Asian to Win Top Prize in Piano Category,"

The Shinkansen stopped. Fortunately, it stopped at a station near Tokyo, but you muttered in annoyance, "...It always does this when it's important!" You got off the train and checked the time on your phone.

Entrance Ceremony Start: 10:00 AM

Current Time: 9:57 AM

Ah.

...In the end, you ran, but you were a little late. After cracking open the door to the grand auditorium, before you could even marvel at the high ceilings and vast space, you froze at the words of the Director, who was giving a congratulatory speech with a benevolent expression on the podium.

"Now then, we will have a special performance by our first-ever Asian Piano category top winner and new member, Guest!"

...They didn't announce anything like this in advance..!