Chapter 344
The scenery upon arrival at Estonia's Tallinn International Airport was quite different from what I had experienced so far.
First of all, the members' arrogance was even more intense than usual.
"Wow, ha."
Kang Si-yoon took a deep breath as soon as he got off the plane.
He looked truly ecstatic.
"Is this Karis' hometown? The air itself is really different."
".........I'm sorry, but we haven't even left the airport yet, Si-yoon."
"The air inside the airport is different. Is this Karis' power?"
"I didn't do anything."
The other guys who usually didn't show much reaction to Kang Si-yoon's strange voices also couldn't hide their excitement as they pushed their faces in.
"I can't believe this is your hometown, hyung!"
"Hyung, you're not really Korean.........."
"Isn't that obvious....."
"No, I'm telling you, hyung, you seem like a Korean. Sometimes when you speak English or Estonian, I think, 'Oh, hyung, you're a foreigner.' But you usually just seem like a Korean."
"You have to look at your passport photo again to be satisfied."
Yoo Min-ha and Heo Yu-bin grabbed my arms and said that they still couldn't believe my identity.
Ji Yoon-chul followed me quietly and took pictures of the whole scene with his camera phone.
When I showed my face to leave the airport after the immigration inspection was over, the atmosphere was completely different.
"Wow, is this crowd real?"
"I didn't know there would be this many people waiting."
There were already a lot of people waiting in front of the immigration gate to see us.
And among them, there were quite a few people holding placards with the names of certain people.
My name was clearly visible often.
"It's really Karis' home ground, just like Siyoon said. It's crazy popular."
"This is so overwhelming that I can't help but be amazed."
"I told you, the energy here is different."
My cheeks turned slightly red in embarrassment as I listened to Song Hyungbin, Yoo Minha, and Kang Siyoon.
This was the first time I've received such a general and passionate welcome.
In Korea, there were many individual fans of the other members, and in the European countries I've visited so far, there weren't many people at the airport.
However, in Estonia, an incredible firepower was unfolding before my eyes.
We waved our hands to the fans and headed outside.
When the surroundings became a little quiet, Chae Eun-gyu said to me playfully.
"Shouldn't Karis be wearing a crown on his head? Anyone can tell that he's the main character."
"That, that really isn't necessary-!"
"Ah, the crown! We'll do that at the concert tomorrow."
"Yes?"
As soon as Chae Eun-gyu finished speaking, Manager Hyung nodded out of nowhere.
I wondered what on earth he was talking about, so I looked at Manager Hyung.
All I got back was Manager Hyung's bright smile and a nod.
"There's a talk time during the concert, right? That's when we'll put the crown on Karis' head, so you should know."
"I didn't get any notice."
"Of course, it's a surprise event that only happens in Estonia. Anyway, that's how it is!"
"Why are you telling me a day in advance?"
No one listened to my lamented shout.
They just added their own opinions when the crown came up.
"No, Changmin-hyung. If you had told me first, I would have brought the cape that Karis wore before."
"Or did you prepare a separate costume that fits the crown?"
"I didn't even think about the costume. Sorry."
"I knew this would happen. The costume you wore at the Seoul concert back then was perfect!"
Kang Si Yoon stared at me with the corners of his mouth twitching.
When I gave him a look that said, "What?", he smiled even happier.
"As expected, you're the crown prince."
"...!"
Kang Shi Yoon was probably just joking like he always does, but I felt a sting for a moment.
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the system and the Demon King, so whenever a topic that's even slightly related to my identity comes up, I flinch like this.
Unlike my rationality that worries about such trivial things, the true nature of the crown prince that lies dormant inside me seemed to be proud.
'Do you think this is the kind of treatment you deserve?'
I thought I had adapted well thanks to possessing the body of the crown prince for a long time, but I still had a long way to go.
After a long chat, Song Hyung-bin asked a question that everyone was looking forward to.
"So when are we going to Karis' house?"
"For now, we're going to rest at the hotel and just wander around the neighborhood today, and we'll visit after the concert. We have to go a little east from Tallinn."
Kang Si-yoon's
It's a really absurd wish to visit my hometown.
However, Sigma Entertainment, which is obsessed with a sense of mission to make what we want come true, actually put this absurd wish into action.
They contacted me and my parents and fixed the schedule after prior consultation.
Chae Eun-gyu was a little surprised when I said that we had to go east from Tallinn.
"Oh, it wasn't in Tallinn?"
"Yes. We have to go to Sagadi, a town in Lääne-Viru County."
"Wh-what? Sagadi? Lene?"
"Sagadi in the province of Lääne-Viru."
The geography of Estonia, which must be unfamiliar to Koreans, was not well understood by any of the members.
Thanks to my 'Estonian Idol' skill, I know what my hometown house looks like, but I was afraid of the backlash that would come if I told them the detailed scenery right now.
Judging by the personalities of the members, it was obvious that there would be even more backlash than before.
So I tried to just vaguely pass it over.
"There is a house that has been passed down through generations, and it is a little far from Tallinn. Think of it as a large ranch rather than an apartment in the city."
"A ranch.........?"
"I can't even imagine it."
I used the word ranch on purpose to avoid backlash, but I feel a little guilty.
But what can I do?
It was impossible to say in front of everyone that our house was a mansion of a noble family that had been passed down from generation to generation since the 1600s.
Whenever I think about this, I realize again how powerful the system is.
Who knew that I had knowledge and familiarity with a country I had never been to?
I smiled to myself as I recalled the vivid Von Walden mansion in my memory.
Coming to Estonia, it was much more vivid than when I recalled it in Korea.
I guess the skill name was 'Estonian Idol' for a reason.
'At this level, I think I'll be able to meet my parents in person without feeling awkward.'
Before arriving at the hotel, Manager Hyung made another important announcement.
"Oh, and after the concert and the housewarming party at Karis' house, we'll come back to Tallinn. Is everyone ready for
"I want to say for sure that we're all ready, but.........."
Kang Si-yoon shook his head and looked at the members one by one.
There had been talk for a while that we'd do another overseas content besides
The theme of the content was, we'd make Korean food ourselves and sell it to the locals.
Ahead of the big project called
Honestly, I don't know how effective it will be.
Chae Eun-gyu laughed heartily and gave a positive answer.
"I'll do it somehow!"
"No, as I always say, hyung is the biggest problem, hyung!"
***
November 26, Unibet Arena, Estonia.
Lena, who has spent her entire life in Tallinn, Estonia, saw this many people at Unibet Arena for the first time in her life.
'Wow, this many?'
She had only heard the number 10,000 in words and writing, but she had never felt it until she saw it in person.
Lena was lost in thought at the spectacle of people of all nationalities all carrying the same cheering sticks, and then suddenly she thought that she had to move quickly too.
If you just daze off, you won't be able to get a single concert MD.
Lena barely managed to buy the things she wanted and entered the concert hall.
Her heart started pounding because the air was so different from the outside.
Lena had never been to a large concert hall like this in her life, and she had no affinity for idol concerts.
She was really touched that she could fill her first concert experience with Seleste.
Since everything was new to her, she kept looking for Seleste's concert videos to gather information in advance.
However, she didn't really get a feel for the word 'presence' that often appeared in the comments.
"Wow, wow!"
Soon, Lena came to know exactly what the word 'presence' meant.
The tremendous sound accompaniment flowing through the speakers.
Thousands of audience members screaming and cheering just like her,
And the members' faces that she could see with her own eyes, not through her phone screen.
'That's why everyone is trying so hard to see it live.'
Lena gaped at the sight of Karis, who was radiating a captivating atmosphere at the center of the stage.
In fact, it felt like she was still in a dream.
Seleste, who she thought she would never see in real life until just last year, was singing right in front of her.
It still didn't feel real that Karis, who had first introduced her to the brilliance of idols, was now within arm's reach.
As this thought occurred to Lena, the voice of Alyssa, who must be somewhere in Standing B Station, played in Lena's head.
'So shouldn't we enjoy ourselves to the fullest before we wake up from the dream?'
Lena clenched her fists.
It was just as Alyssa said.
If this was a dream that would disappear someday, she had no choice but to enjoy it as best as she could now.
"Let's go, Estonia!"
The Unibet Arena was engulfed in excitement at Karis' shout that elicited a response.
Lena also got into that mood and screamed with all her might.
It was an irresistible feeling, maybe.
The stage created by the seven members of Seleste made something bloom in Lena's heart that could not be expressed in words.
Heart-pounding, thrilling.
Excited, trembling.
Just watching them made her body move with energy that seemed to surge up.
The stage continued for several dozen minutes, and then a talk time came in the middle to replenish the members' stamina.
Everyone was talking to the fans who had come to Unibet Arena while relieving their throats.
A staff member came running up on stage with something in hand.
The staff handed Karis an unidentified object and disappeared again.
'What is it?'
Lena stretched her neck out and tried to see the situation on stage.
Karis' face was immediately captured on the large screen.
"Thank you for giving birth to Karis, Estonia!"
"Aitäh (Thank you)!"
As if to congratulate their arrival to his homeland, Karis' head was crowned with a sparkling crown.
Upon seeing the visual, Lena was reminded of a comment she had read in the old
The Von Walden family was one of the noble families that had immigrated from Sweden to Estonia in the past.
In his first visit to his homeland since becoming an idol, Karis was showing off his appearance befitting his surname in front of 10,000 Seleves.
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