“I was a bit loud, wasn’t I?”

“Uhm, just a little?”

Seungah immediately laughed after saying those words.

“I was joking. You weren’t loud. Still, it was rather peculiar. The auditions I’ve been to until now were mostly person by person, and even when in groups like this, we usually stayed quiet before acting.”

“I got into the wrong habit so I can’t get a feel of things if I read quietly. That’s why it’s quite messy when I practice.”

“So what? There’s no one who’d ask an actor to practice quietly.”

Seungah sat next to the man, intending to chat with him until director Cha came back. She wanted to know how much experience he had, what acting school he went to, and what kind of practice he did. From what she saw, this man’s acting skills were extraordinary. While there might be various standards to judge acting, she believed that the power to draw in the viewer was the most important.

The man managed to attract the eyes of everyone present. Was it talent? Or was it a product of effort? She wanted to know.

“This is our first meeting, right?”

“I don’t remember meeting you anywhere, so probably.”

“That’s strange. If you’re this good, it shouldn’t be strange to have run into you at some other audition.”

“This is my first drama audition.”

“Really? So you’re in a theater troupe,...