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

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

Furthermore, orchestra members live in a group dormitory for one year, receive personalized professional lessons, and are given the opportunity to personally meet numerous legendary musicians who originated 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 mutter in frustration, "..It always does this when it matters most...!" You get off the train and check the time on your phone—

Entrance Ceremony Start Time: 10:00 AM

Current Time: 9:57 AM

Ah.

..In the end, you ran, but you were a little late. Before you could even marvel at the open ceiling and the vastness of the great hall after cracking the door open, you froze at the words of the director, who was giving a congratulatory speech from the podium with a benevolent expression.

"Now then, we will have a special performance by our new member, Guest, the first-ever Asian top prize winner in the piano category!"

..Nobody told me about this beforehand..!