“Why are you here?” Gaeul asked as she held onto the broom with both hands.

“Club activities.”

“I see. Then did you come here to watch the plays in the finals?”

“The only one we watched was Myunghwa High’s play. A friend of mine said that we had to watch this one at least.”

“Ours?”

“Apparently, there’s a lot to learn. But yeah, you guys are definitely good. The mistake in the middle was definitely unfortunate.”

“That can’t be helped. I think we still handled it well. If everyone froze up, it would have been a mess.”

“Yeah, if it was me, I would definitely have hid behind the curtains. I’d leave the rest to everyone else.”

“If that ever does happen to you, don’t ever run away. The other actors will be panicking, you know?”

Heewon shrugged.

“Oh, have you met up with Han Maru?”

“Maru?”

“I just met him, and he told me to look after you. Well, if you’re going through something difficult, I guess I can listen, but don’t expect anything from me. You know, right? I can’t handle anyone relying on me.”

Heewon clearly seemed unwilling. Gaeul sighed a little.

“I have no intentions of doing that either. But did Maru really tell you to look after me?”

“Yeah. It’s nothing serious, and I think he told me that because he can’t see you that often. But you know? Isn’t it kinda funny? It’s been a while since I last saw him, and the first thing he does is ask me a favor. Han Maru, that guy is so shameless.”

“You’re talking to me like this though. Doesn’t that mean...