Chapter 60

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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 60
Chapter Title: Chapter 60
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It was an unusually hot day.

The sun beat down, and humidity was at its peak.

It felt like being a fish in boiling water.

However, a former Col-duck, now a Yun Cheong fan. In other words, a Blue-duck.

Having evolved from a Col-duck to a Blue-duck, she didn't regret coming out today at all.

Rumor had it that the guerrilla concert would be held at Banpo Hangang Park.

Eyewitness accounts of a stage being set up at Banpo Hangang Park began to surface one by one.

The Blue-duck's home was Jinju City, Gyeongsangnam-do.

As soon as news of the guerrilla concert broke, the Blue-duck didn't hesitate and immediately booked a KTX ticket.

A chance to see her favorite's first outdoor stage with her own eyes?

It wouldn't come again.

Money could be earned later, but time with her favorite wouldn't come again if the opportunity was missed.

The Blue-duck boldly set off and arrived in almost five hours.

'Damn the fate of a provincial fan….'

At least for a guerrilla concert, it was possible because they had given 12 hours' notice in advance.

Normally, what was a guerrilla concert to a provincial fan?

'Everyone's happy but me. Everyone but me...!'

It was like this.

Vowing to be born in Seoul in her next life, the Blue-duck entered Banpo Hangang Park.

Just as she wondered where in this vast Hangang Park the performance would be held...

Thousands of people were visible.

Seeing the slogans and fans in their hands, even if you just passed by on the KTX, you'd know they were Make a New Color fans.

'I just need to follow those people.'

In an instant, the Blue-duck no longer felt lonely.

"Don't push!"

"That's where we claimed our spot first. Can't you see the bag? Please show some manners."

"What are you talking about? Don't you know that claiming spots is the real bad manners?"

"Put your camera down. You're completely blocking the view!"

...The Blue-duck felt lonely again.

Perhaps because of the heat, everyone was very sensitive.

Compared to other idol fans, Make a New Color fans still lacked cohesion and camaraderie.

This was because someone among their favorites had to be eliminated.

Naturally, if their favorites were different, subtle tension was inevitable.

What little comfort there was came from the fact that quite a few people, like the Blue-duck, had brought Yun Cheong's slogan.

'But there are so many Kim Ryeo-yu fans too.'

Kim Ryeo-yu was a trainee famous for having a large core fanbase.

She was also notably known for having a lot of slightly crazy fans.

Thanks to her ability to produce both haters and devoted fans like crazy, her fans claimed it was because Kim Ryeo-yu had star quality....

'It's probably just because her personality is messed up...'

She's even on a downward trend lately.

Because of her constant decline, she even earned the derogatory nickname 'Ryeo-rak-se'.

'On the other hand, our Cheong is completely steady.'

The demand for a visual Main Vocal never drops, that's what I'm saying.

The Blue-duck knew well how rare it was to encounter a "born-to-be idol" with a perfect five-point star profile.

Even at Colors, which was known for its many talented individuals, "perfect five-point star" talents were rare.

But Yun Cheong was simply perfect.

'I'm not saying she's perfect because she's *our* kid, but because she truly *is* perfect.'

As she was thinking such doting thoughts, someone sat down next to the Blue-duck.

It was someone who had meticulously brought a camera.

At a glance, they looked like expensive equipment.

"Phew. It's hot. Isn't it?"

"Oh, yes. It's really hot."

The Blue-duck awkwardly returned the greeting.

It had been a very long time since she'd attended an offline event, so embarrassment was also present.

"..."

"..."

Thus began the endless awkwardness and waiting.

"Are you perhaps a fan of...?"

"I'm a Yun Cheong..."

"Me too!"

"Oh!"

And so, the Blue-duck's encounter with Prism Homma began.

***

Time flew by... well, not really.

It dragged on.

It became 9 PM.

The announcement said the guerrilla stage would start at 9:30 PM, so it was about time for something to begin.

[Ah, ah. Please wait a moment. There's a large crowd gathered, so there will be a slight delay due to traffic control.]

But it seemed something had gone wrong, and they were delayed from the expected time.

"Make a New Color must be really popular."

"Yes. It looks like tens of thousands of people. Hangang Park is already a crowded place even when nothing's happening..."

"Oh, is this place usually crowded?"

"Yes. Extremely. Especially since today's Friday, it's bursting at the seams."

The Blue-duck wasn't from Seoul, so she didn't know much about it.

I see.

"They're gonna get some flak tomorrow... from the muggles..."

"The Col-bal-nom-deul are destined to get cursed at anyway, so they probably won't even care..."

"That's true, but I'm worried our kids might have to apologize for nothing..."

"If that happens, the Col-bal-nom-deul and M-bal-nom-deul are dead meat."

"Agreed."

The two reaffirmed their anger towards Colors and M-Ten.

Another hour passed in delay.

Suddenly, all the stage lights went out.

"Oh! They're coming out! They're coming out!"

The moment the Blue-duck exclaimed, the instrumental of "Make a New Color," the official theme song, began to play.

Eleven trainees quickly ascended onto the stage.

"Cheong. Cheong, over there...!"

The formation had changed slightly, reduced from twelve members to eleven, but finding Yun Cheong was not difficult.

Prism Homma quickly raised her camera, and the Blue-duck's eyes widened.

Her favorite's real-life appearance?

"Crazy."

"She's just not the same species as me."

"Keeping this amazing beauty to themselves... Those Colors bastards..."

The Blue-duck was almost on the verge of tears.

It was different from how she felt in the studio.

This was the second time she'd seen her in person, and it felt much more vivid than before.

"She's wearing the golden pendant again today."

"That interpretation seems correct, doesn't it? The Goddess of Rainbows."

"Yes, yes."

The trainees wore the same outfits as their first stage.

It was an outfit she'd seen about 12,323 times, enough to get tired of, but she wasn't bored at all.

"It's starting."

I am your New color
Color me, draw me
I'll dye you, I'll draw you

Center Kim Ryeo-yu's lead began.

Naturally, tremendous cheers followed.

"...She really is pretty."

"She's not conventionally the prettiest, but..."

"There's something subtly captivating about her."

In the end, both admitted that Kim Ryeo-yu did have 'something'.

Well, that's why she has so many core fans.

However, without time to dwell on such thoughts,

Like twelve-colored crayons
Like a swelling young dream
Color color me

Their favorite appeared.

"Insane."

"Wow."

"Insane."

"Wow."

"Oh, this part was originally... Hui-on's part."

"Hui-on dropped out, and they gave it to Cheong."

"Cheong is really good..."

I hope they don't find fault with this.

Both were overjoyed, but also worried.

If anyone dared to curse our kid for getting Hui-on's part, they'd have to kill them.

But for now, they were simply happy.

"Her beauty truly gets better every day."

What's your favorite color?
Tell me that's me

Next, Ryu Bo-ra's whispering vocal.

"Wow, Bo-ra is just..."

"She's not from this world."

"Perhaps because she's an actress, she's definitely different. The clarity of her features..."

Coral coral burst rouge
Color color burst rhythm

"Ju-hong is really cute."

"Her part is really small, but whenever she appears, her charm just explodes."

"She even got lyrics that suit her perfectly..."

"Her fancam for that part got 100,000 retweets."

"I contributed about ten thousand."

"I filled the remaining ninety thousand."

I am your New color
Color me, draw me
I'll dye you, I'll draw you

Again, after everyone sang the chorus together.

The very part that all Blue-ducks had been waiting for,

But a flash, the rainbow disappears
The only eternal thing is the blue sky

Yun Cheong's part, which completely reversed the atmosphere, came on.

"!!!"

"!!!!"

The two were now speechless, simply revering Yun Cheong.

I'm your White board
The scribbles you wrote become my poem

Only after Seo Baek-yeong appeared could the two breathe again.

"Cheong really..."

"Baek-yeong is awesome too, but our God Blue is..."

Over the rainbow
We're waiting for you
I'll steal all your colors
I'll paint my colors over you

The highlight was sung by Kim Ryeo-yu and Yun Cheong together.

The song thus reached its climax,

"It's coming. The last part."

It was one of the parts fans picked as their favorite in this song.

The part where the eleven trainees formed a circle and pointed to the center with their hands.

Even with one person missing, there was no sense of awkwardness.

Over the rainbow
We're still here
We're still blue

"Huh?"

However.

Today, something was different.

It should have ended here, but the trainees all raised their clasped hands upwards together.

The trainees held each other's hands tightly.

We're still here
We're waiting for you
Forever

And then Yun Cheong sang the last part one more time.

With slightly altered lyrics.

"Insane."

"No way, is this...!"

"It must be a message to Hui-on..."

"Oh, those tears..."

The fact that Yun Cheong sang it held even greater significance.

How many groundless rumors did Yun Cheong have to suffer when Jo Hui-on left?

Furthermore, Yun Cheong's fans also had to suffer alongside her.

They fought back daily behind the scenes, but some fans were gradually getting exhausted by the endless trolling.

Then the situation ended, and everything was settled, but—

"I'm really so grateful that Cheong did this."

"Doesn't it also feel like a message to us?"

"Exactly."

How could you not love Yun Cheong after this?

The two looked at Yun Cheong.

And when the song completely ended,

"Thank you!"

Yun Cheong also looked at her fans.

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