After the curtain call, the lights turned on for the audience. The regionals had ended. Maru looked at his juniors who looked happy. They finished the play without mistakes. It wasn’t that surprising that they were happy.

“Maru-seonbae.”

“Yeah?”

“Is something up?”

“No, why do you ask?”

“Because your expression looks rigid.”

Hearing Aram’s words, Maru faintly smiled.

“It’s  because the lights are too strong.”

“Aha.”

“Let’s clean up quickly for now. The next team is coming up.”

“Yes!” Aram shouted with joy.

Maru carried some chairs down the stage. He was relieved that their play did not have any mistakes, and he was also proud as a senior to see that his juniors had gotten better.

“It was a little lacking for you, wasn’t it?”

Maru turned his head around when he heard that voice. Daemyung had spoken to him with his hands full of luggage. He was really sharp. When they finished the play and greeted the audience, Maru only felt a small sense of achievement like having finished his homework. This was not a small stage. It was a very big stage where hundreds of people were watching the play. However, if he was asked whether he found it challenging, Maru couldn’t answer clearly. For his juniors, this stage might still be a breath-taking space. For them, it had to be a stage where they were walking on a tightrope, not allowed to make any mistakes. As a senior...