“98 points?”

Maru looked at the man who asked the question and spoke, “Yes. But for me, it’s 98 out of 200. I have a lot of things I still lack.”

“Really? To my eyes, it looked like you brought out the character well. Which part did you find lacking?”

“This is our first work, for both the director and me, so there were a lot of changes midway. We did have a draft to go on when we started shooting, but whenever we had a flash of inspiration midway, we changed directions. We were focused on taking on a challenge, so to speak. In that process, the description of the character slightly changed, and as the actor, I should’ve been cautious of that. Now that I look at the finished piece, I see things that are still lacking.”

“Do you pursue perfection when you act?”

“I believe all actors in this world want to display perfect acting, and are striving to do so. Of course, they can’t be truly perfect. Whether they’re borrowing the clothes of the character or becoming the character, the process of change is bound to cause losses. So, I guess I should say that it’s my aim to do an act that is near perfection.”

“Thank you for your answer. I said one last...