The Road To Glory [EN]: Chapter 1781

< 178. We Used to Do This Often, Right? >

Time passed quickly, like a videotape being fast-forwarded.

It feels like just yesterday that I met Halo again, said hello, and showed an amateur performance on the rehearsal stage, but when I came to my senses, it was November 30th.

It was the beginning of winter, and the days were approaching when we should start preparing for the Christmas holidays.

The average temperature had already dropped to single digits, and with the cold wind blowing, it was necessary to dress warmly.

However, the area near the Seine River in the 12th arrondissement of Paris was radiating heat as if it were summer. Beams of golden light spread out to both sides, illuminating everything like the sun and the moon.

And when the pattern was completed, the countdown displayed 17.

The number that had been ticking down from 16 seconds until the Seoul concert was now 17, as if marking Halo’s age.

Each time a number dropped, a light began to turn on.

A small light illuminated the still-empty protruding stage, and each flicker drew screams from the crowd.

The red and gold lights mixed together, resembling a sunrise.

They cried out the name of the sun.

And finally, with a thud! The clear electric guitar melody of HALO’s first album, ‘Struggle,’ filled the air.

Ughhhhh!

Cheers erupted.

And when the countdown reached 0 seconds, the largest light illuminated the boy standing in the center of the stage.

While his usual concert attire leaned towards casual, today he was wearing a black French coat.

He might have worn it to match the weather, or it might be from Arbor’s new collection. Wasn’t Arbor almost the first person the boy contacted as soon as he arrived in France?

Since HALO became Arbor’s ambassador, Arbor’s brand value had been soaring. The old image was long gone, and it had established itself as the brand of choice for stars and young people in 2032. Even the newly created casual line ‘Haeil’ [meaning ‘sunshine’ in Korean], as well as the existing collection, had been well-received and settled down stably.

It was natural for ‘Arbor (Tree)’, who gained glory by meeting the ‘Sun’, to express his affection for the boy, saying that he would make clothes for the boy for the rest of his life.

Well, it could also be a sponsorship from a luxury suit brand that the boy showcased while traveling, or he could have worn a ‘French’ coat simply because he was in France.

People didn’t overthink the stage costumes and simply surrendered themselves to the captivating opening stage that the boy was creating.

Ah, I was really looking forward to this.

The fragile heart is pounding like a beast’s heart because of ‘Struggle’.

When I hear this song, I feel like they can do anything.

And ‘they’ included those who were waiting their turn backstage right now.

Peter and his group, who had been trembling until just now and had taken a calming pill offered by Halo’s member, somehow felt confident.

Their confidence also soared with the heat of ‘Struggle’ and the fireworks fired into the sky.

Then Halo greeted them in French and threw in a few jokes.

“Mr. Peter, please get ready.”

Glancing at it from the side of the stage, I felt like I had come to a truly special place, as the audience was laughing and crying at his words.

Soon the stage lights went out.

The small light on the protruding stage had already turned blue.

Ttan.

A silent stage.

A soft melody like an accordion was heard.

People who initially thought that Halo’s keyboardist, Moon, had played it, understood what song it was when one phrase was completed.

And the accompaniment of the piano that fills the analog sound and the light but pointed conga came in. A heavy bass is carefully added, and a mood-changing pan flute.

The joy of victory was expressed with a rich sound like an orchestra.

People who shook their heads, saying that the sound was so clear for an MR [music recorded], wondering if they used some new technology, had no choice but to scream one second after the stage lights turned on.

The LED illuminated the floor, creating a panorama of a canal.

A Venetian landscape unfolds on the large screen behind the stage,

And the one standing in the very front,

It was Halo wearing a plague doctor mask like a hat.

He opened his mouth, spreading his arms to the audience.

At that moment, his black coat fluttered in the wind and flapped back.

The people standing behind Halo were the pierrot [French pantomime character], clown, joker, and finally a plague doctor who looked similar to Halo but slightly different, holding a guitar, who had been on the same gondola as Halo back then.

It was Halo’s signature, the only one in the world.

But no one cares that he’s holding Halo’s signature right now. Halo walked out onto the protruding stage and reached out under the stage, as if touching the waterway on the gondola.

What touches his white and cold hand is not a feather or a fish that has drifted away. But more valuable things were handed over.

When we meet again.

We met once in Venice, and now we meet again in Paris like this.

Halo slowly gets up and turns his body around.

The heavy walker returns to the stage, but it seemed to be moving away from the audience’s point of view.

The black coat fluttering in the wind and

The person who turns around leisurely is just like the figure he missed in Venice.

Halo’s song and people’s voices that started again coincide.

Back then, they were busy chasing after calling Halo’s name from afar, but this time, they were also on the gondola.

They became another session for Halo.

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The atmosphere is crazy.

The wildly beating heart is like that of a young man,

And the lights shining on them are like highlights indicating their heyday.

Mom said that this is not an opportunity that comes at any time.

A moment that happens only once in a lifetime.

They also came out as fans of Halo to not miss the biggest achievement of their lives, and they did not regret showing Spring Again’s title, ‘When we meet again’, which they had worked hard to prepare.

Halo’s members, who were surprised that each of them had amazing abilities while practicing, erased their shortcomings like precious gold and left only coolness.

They would never forget it.

It was better than when I received the watch.

After finishing the stage, they engraved their pride in their hearts and stood in front of the people.

The atmosphere was definitely good…

When I came to my senses, I felt the chilling gazes of the people.

The affectionate, fluttering expression when Halo looked at them turned devilish when Halo turned his head.

What are you doing standing next to him?

They didn’t say it, but when Halo bumped his fist to say hello, their gazes became increasingly fierce.

They hadn’t done this to guests until now.

I knew they were giving watches, but Olivia and Frau didn’t brag about it. Of course, Frau seemed to have worn it a few times, but he was originally a luxury watch collector, a pop star, and he cherished the boy, so I could understand.

However, Scorpion Rill committed atrocities in London.

He begged Halo to hold a watch award ceremony and posed in front of the audience, showing off his nasty personality. Even now, whenever I forget about it, he gets on my nerves on social media, saying that this is the hand he shook with Halo and that we eat together.

His behavior is at the level of a hateful six-year-old.

It was clear that he was just Lucky Heligan, not the leader of a top-notch metal band.

So people’s anger continued to build up, and the karma went to Peter and his friends, who were the next guests. It’s a very unfortunate thing for them. The person who should have received the karma did not receive it, and it was passed on to them.

They didn’t wear watches and brag like Rill,

But Halo bumped his fist to say hello,

“Oh, I heard you’re getting married soon, has the date been set?”

“Yes, yes. In April.”

Oh oh. Wow~

People gave admiration and welcome with their mouths, but when Halo’s gaze didn’t reach them, they glared at them like ghosts.

“Then shall I sing a congratulatory song at that time?”

“Yes?”

I think this was the highlight.

Peter, who had already received attention and returned his signature to Halo, became the public’s enemy as he was not only touched Halo’s signature but was also in a position to receive a congratulatory song.

Peter wanted to cry.

He couldn’t accept this readily, and he couldn’t refuse it.

“Are, are you not going to be busy?”

“I can make a day easily.”

Ah, I see.

“It’s, it’s an honor.”

Peter smiled with his mouth and cried with his eyes.

Still, they were given a chance to live once.

To explain what happened back then again for people who didn’t know, when the past came up,

Peter, who had made Halo stand guard in the bathroom, prostrated himself, saying he had committed a crime worthy of death, and the clown who slapped Halo on the back also made a public apology.

How much had they suffered in the meantime?

It wasn’t the people they didn’t know that were the problem. Rather, the people around them were harassing them.

They were scolded by their parents, cursed by their relatives for being violent,

They were told a word by friends filled with jealousy and anger, and they finally got a chance to apologize after 10 months.

The boy, who misunderstood that they were trying to live, wiped away his tears and accepted it with a laugh.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“···!”

Does this mean it hurt back then?

The clown was horrified and apologized, and sincerely wondered if the boy had any lingering feelings.

“I hope we can perform together again if we have the chance next time.”

“Please···.”

They desperately wanted time to pass, whether they wanted to do it or not, and eventually hurried off work.

After that, while Halo’s performance continued, they hoped that people would forget about them. They wanted to disappear from people’s memories forever.

Of course, that couldn’t be.

Someone had preserved the photo in the community.

[Halo Paris Concert Invited Guest Recent Status]

[No, why are they so scared? Their faces turn pale every time Haeil says a word]

[They must be nervous because they are ordinary people, and congratulations on your marriage]

Fortunately, they had asked Halo in advance to dress up like the Venice Carnival instead of going on stage.

I’ve already done an interview, but there’s no way their faces will be revealed openly. The photos posted on the Internet were of clowns, jokers, pierrots, and plague doctors.

What made them a hot topic was not only their unique costumes and special anecdotes with Halo.

[There seem to be more Heligans at the Paris concert than ever before] was a high-definition photo of the audience that someone uploaded.

There were many questions about why there were so many crazy people in the Halo fandom, but if they had been explained by jokes or the law of conservation of crazy people, the Heligan photos of the Paris concert that someone uploaded seemed like evidence that there were really scary people.

[Heligans’ expressions are so fierce ㄷㄷ They look like serial killers]

[They smile when Halo turns around, but as soon as Halo turns his head to look at the guests, they glare at them with a straight face]

[No, if they do that, who will come out as a guest?]

└ Who wouldn’t come out when Halo tells them to come out?

└ I’ll go first

[There were a lot of crazy people among Halo fans, but it seems like they exploded because of Rill]

[I feel sorry for them when I look at their faces. Aren’t they really going to get hit if they run into Heligan on the street?]

There were quite a few comments saying they felt sorry for them.

This is because the guests who faced the Heligans’ fierce gazes were trembling. However, even that was soon overturned.

[They stood on Halo’s stage, but are they feeling sorry for them?]

[They received Halo’s watch and stood there because they wanted to, so why are they feeling sorry for them?]

[He even held out a big fist to Baby Sun and shed tears, but are they feeling sorry for him?]

└ The fist was just a greeting···.

└ The tears were just because it was funny···.

[Sun’s wedding congratulatory speech···Ah···]

[The previous story was sincerely apologized for, so it’s OK, but I still feel resentful. Why do they have that expression when they went up on a stage that someone wants to go to but can’t?]

[Can I get a watch if I find them now?]

This is because Heligans and other humans, as people often say, poured in like water. Normal people closed their mouths in the face of madness that did not listen to them.

At that time, Peter and his group were shivering and staying at home the day after the concert. They promised to spend time quietly at home until this Christmas. Let’s go out when people are enjoying Christmas and forgetting about them. For their safety.

And fortunately, they had good news before Christmas.

Halo, that is, Noh Hae-il (Wave_R), finally launched the SNS [Social Networking Service] he had created as a Korean singer.

Until now, Noh Hae-il’s Byeolgram [Korean social media platform] had nothing to the point where it was suspected of being an official account. If it wasn’t for the tens of millions of followers – people didn’t understand why they were following when there was nothing – and no one would have known it was an official account as soon as Halo’s identity was revealed on Byeolgram.

It wasn’t that a post was uploaded there saying not to criticize the guests.

First of all, Halo himself is not the type to monitor so diligently – he only looks at it when an album is released or when he just thinks about it, so he doesn’t know how the community is doing.

But it was definitely enough to take away all the aggro [online slang for aggravation or anger] that was focused on Peter and his friends.

A Christmas market photo was uploaded to Byeolgram, which had nothing on it. The Christmas market, which starts four weeks before Christmas, is currently being held in various parts of Europe, including France and Germany. In one of those Christmas markets, there were yellow, cute lights, booths, and crowds without particularly covering his face, wearing a knit and muffler.

The boy’s playlist, ‘Catch me if you can – HALO(11th Ep)’, is playing,

One phrase is uploaded.

[We Used to Do This Often, Right?]