The sun was resting on the reeds of Suncheon bay. Maru placed his hands on the fence and looked at the setting sun, the reeds below it, as well as the people moving slowly on the boat.

“I come here whenever I have a headache. Looking at the reeds swaying in the wind without any resistance, I can feel my head clearing up.”

“I think I can feel what that’s like.”

He followed behind Park Joongjin. They crossed a wooden bridge that was built there as a part of a hiking course. People took photos with the reeds on both sides as the background. Maru also took some photos of the browned reeds and sent them to Gaeul, alongside the message that they should come here together in the future.

“What kind of acting do you want to do, Mr. Maru?” Joongjin asked as he stopped.

They had gone off the main course and were in a place where there wasn’t much human presence. Only Suncheon bay and the reeds could be seen.

“I have the hardest time when I’m asked questions like this. I’ve never really thought about it. I’ve always tried to fulfill the role I’m given to the best of my abilities.”

“There are actors like that. It’s not that they don’t have an objective or a goal, they just don’t have it for a specific type of acting. Then what is your goal as an actor?”

“The first is to earn a lot of money, and the second is recognition. I want to hear something like ‘I can’t imagine...