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The first thing he saw when he woke up was the tie that he hung up on the clothes hanger. He had hung it up next to his door. This was his girlfriend’s first present to him with significant meaning. It was clear that it would bring him luck.

‘May today be filled with luck,’ he wished to himself.

When he took a shower, he saw his father, who had gone out hiking, at the table. He was reading the newspaper with a very heavy expression. Maru had a peek and saw that it was the cartoon section.

“To think it would end like this…”

He seemed to be an avid reader of that cartoon, as he seemed very disappointed with the ending. While his father went to the bathroom to wash himself, Maru had a simple breakfast.

“Oppa, you going out?”

“Yeah.”

“Where are you going?”

“Seoul.”

“Seoul?”

Leaving behind his sister, who waved him goodbye with a yawn, he left his house. He was wearing ordinary clothes just as Geunsoo advised him to. A grey t-shirt and a pair of jeans. However, he had prepared a red hat.

- There will be many people attending the audition. The managers can’t remember every single one of them. That’s why most of them try to remember each individual’s traits. ‘The guy that wore green’, ‘the guy wearing a red hat’, ‘the one with a mantis bite on the nose’ - like that. Bring with you something...