Swearing makes others shrink back. The tension multiplies if the swearer is in a superior position to the one that was sworn at. If that superiority stemmed from authority, then talking back was just a dream.

One man standing behind one of the cooking tables paled. He looked at the assistant director with a stiff posture just like a puppet. The assistant director glared at that man.

“Is everything a joke to you?”

“I’m sorry.”

“This is the third time you said that. Hey, is this line so hard? You have a single line, and that’s too hard for you? What are you? A famous actor? Are you an actor that we have to understand even if you cause multiple NGs?”

“I’m sorry.”

“You should be. You’re making numerous people wait. You haven’t been to the military, have you?”

“I haven’t.”

“This is why people need to do their military service.”

The assistant director that was swearing at that man ran to the camera when the producer called him. The scolded man looked down. Maru clicked his tongue inwardly. He couldn’t tell the difference between this place and a nursery.

At the beginning of the shoot, the atmosphere wasn’t that bad. The assistant director didn’t use any emotion-provoking words after the camera started rolling. Cues and cuts continued to be spoken, and something erupted when the shoot made some progress.

It was the scene...