Chapter 86

The kids looked at each other confusedly. Usually, after a play, Miso would tell them to do a run to show them they did wrong. Instead, she was just asking them for their thoughts right away.

“I’m going straight to your thoughts because you did well.”

“Ah, yes.”

Of course, this was a lie. To the director, this play was a mess. Every actor did their jobs to the best of their abilities, but they didn’t mesh together at all. Overall, a disappointment.“President, you go first.”“Mm… I liked everything. We didn’t make mistakes, and it was pretty fun. I loved seeing the audience smile, too.”“Really? You liked everything?”“Yes.”“Let’s change the question, then. What was one thing that you felt was lacking in this play?”“What?”“Give me a review. Talk to me in the shoes of a director. What did you think about the play? The acting?”Miso crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes.“Be honest with me. Did you like the play today? Just because you didn’t make any mistakes? Really?”She said what she wanted to say, and the resulting effect was pretty immediate. She noticed several kids stiffen up. ‘There’s no way they didn’t feel what I felt.’Miso waited. After a few seconds, Yoonjung started talking again after biting her lip.

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Maru didn’t know what he had to say. This was the first time in this life when he felt troubled by a situation. The gazes the club members were giving him were odd, and a little bit confusing to try to understand.“That’s what some of the club members felt. What do you think, Maru?”“I don’t know. I don’t enjoy mincing my words, so I’ll be direct. What do you want from me, instructor?”The acting club didn’t practice just to have fun, they were practicing to win at the winter competition; to get first place. In that regard, Miso was like a captain of a ship. She needed to make sure that the ship was clear to set sail without issues.After listening to the club members’ feedback, Miso played a recording of the play today. Looking at the play from the perspective of the audience helped Maru understand what was happening.‘The scenes all changed immediately after I went.’The students that went after him acted a little more energetically as he did. That in itself wasn’t an issue, but this effect didn’t extend into the scenes that followed. That messed up the harmony of the actors just a little bit. The play quickly found its balance and continued on normally afterward, but this messed up the audience’s ability to be able to concentrate.A good analogy would be like having other noises get mixed into the music you listen to. Indeed, Maru noticed the audience talking about other things whenever the play got unharmonious. They became completely unable to focus.“Become calm. Even more so than when you practice. That’s the advice I’m going to give you.”“Is that how we can make our play more complete?”“A little more than before, yes.”“I understand. I get what you’re trying to say.”Miso nodded.

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