“Thank you for your performance. We’ll notify you of the result as soon as possible.”

The actress who finished acting, let out a small breath. She maintained her emotion well until the end of her act. Her tone and her expressivity were good. Overall she was an actress with talent.

“Miss Haeun,” Maru called out to the actress who stepped back while flinching. She shriveled her neck inwards and firmly sealed her lips like she had done something wrong.

“How did you feel when I said the things I said before?”

“I just… thought that I made a huge mistake. As you said, this was supposed to be a place where I was supposed to show my acting, but I focused on other things. To tell you the truth, I was so nervous. I wanted to say hello calmly, but I felt like I wouldn’t be able to do anything out of nervousness, so I played a cheerful character.”

“Do you not have confidence in your acting, Miss Haeun?”

The actress stroked down the back of her hair before speaking, “I’m not sure. The acting school tells me I’m good, but I failed every single audition. After that happened a few times, I started to lose whatever confidence I had.”

“What about now? Are you nervous?”

The actress shook her head. “I’m not really nervous. I just feel slightly bitter.”

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