He said his last line before looking at the audience. He wondered how they felt about it. Maru looked at the first year juniors as well as Dowook and smiled at them. The reason they could finish this hour-long performance without many mistakes was because they did unexpectedly well. They looked very nervous when they just began, but they looked like they were enjoying it starting about halfway through.

Maru tapped on the floor with his feet once. The repulsive force between the rubber soles of his shoes and the wooden floor was pleasing. The stage was a wonderful space. It was a target of fear when treading on it for the first time, but once absorbed, the stage itself emitted heat that made the actors heated up. Getting drunk on that heat while acting would make the actor forget about fellow actors and the audience as well.

The only thing that existed would be the actor themself under the light. There might be a moment of solitude, but even that solitude sublimed into joy, making them excited.

The music track they prepared beforehand started flowing out. This signalled the curtain call. The faint lights drove away the darkness, and the red audience seats entered his vision like the rising sun.

Then he heard people applauding. There were some that even shouted that he...