He could see the world cup stadium from the bus as he leaned his head against the window. There seemed to be some kind of event as there was a crowd of people in front.

Maru pressed the stop button when the bus drove further and he could no longer see the stadium. As soon as he got off, the heat of August enveloped him. The terrible heat that started in June showed no signs of ending.

He took out his phone after taking shade in the shadow of a building. He checked the audition venue and started walking again. Not too far away from the bus stop, he entered a building that was about ten-something stories tall. He waited for the elevator which was on floor 8 before deciding to take the stairs. When he arrived on the 8th floor, the audition venue, he saw people waiting in front of the elevator.

“Please get ready.”

He heard a voice inside the glass door. He peeked inside. There was a small waiting room past the glass door and inside there was another door. He could hear a dog barking and a voice that tried to console the dog from that inner door.

Maru stated his name to the employee in the waiting room. After checking the list, the employee told him to wait. As the space was quite limited, it seemed that the audition was held on...