“You’re proactive, seonbae.”

Yuna said those words as she looked at Maru right when the train made a loud noise as it went through a tunnel. She remembered him walking over to the pojang-macha. Maru continued to hold a conversation with the owner and his wife, who were cleaning up the store, and he eventually managed to bring both parties to the negotiation table. When he returned with a deep breath and said to the producer that the owner of the pojang-macha was willing to hear what she had to say, Yuna, who was standing next to Jayeon, was deeply impressed, and at the same time, disappointed in herself. When the producer said that they should go, she just left, feeling disappointed. She thought that they could always try again next time.

Maru-seonbae was different. He immediately walked over to the owner of the pojang-macha as though there was no next time and started talking to him. While she was thinking about a ‘next time’, Maru-seonbae took action and brought back good results. Even if he failed, his action of approaching the owner without hesitation was definitely worth respecting. Yuna was envious of his proactivity, his skills, as well as his confidence.

The train escaped the tunnel. Yuna’s ears felt a little numb. Just as she opened her mouth wide...