"Come out! Ju-Hyeok! Ji-Ah!" the MC urged them.0

Ju-Hyeok got up first.0

"Let's go."0

"… Ah, okay."0

Ji-Ah seemed flustered and scared of going up on stage despite knowing she would be introduced today and even dressed up for it.0

Ju-Hyeok smiled encouragingly and extended his hand.0

"Hurry."0

Ji-Ah cautiously took his hand and the two slowly ascended to the makeshift stage on the second floor.0

The stage, though modest in appearance, was clearly visible and a step higher than the rest of the floor.0

Once they walked up, Ji-Ah's face flushed with heat and her mind went blank.0

‘…!’0

It was her first time on any stage. She had never been called up as a staff or fan. She never had the opportunity to proudly stand in such a place.0

‘There are so many of them.’0

She looked at the hundred people gathered there. One hundred could seem like a small number compared to the size of the stage, but it felt like a lot to her. Even ten would have been a lot for her.0

‘Too many.’0

Ji-Ah wasn't used to receiving so much attention. Despite her seemingly assertive and outspoken personality, the gaze of just two or three strangers could make her jittery. Now, a hundred people were looking at her.0

Her head...0