That day I saw him practicing a scene for the first time.

He stood up silently from his seat and immediately caught my attention.

I watched as he picked up one of the fake wooden swords and acted out a fight scene from a manga he was reading.

Even though it was a scene with no dialogue, his movements were agile, fluid, like a beautiful dance.

I knew right away that he was really experienced at this.

I was mesmerized by his movements... as if in a trance, oblivious to everything around me.

I had never seen him wield a sword like that before. Why hadn't he shown it to the other club members before? He would have been incredibly good in scenes like this! None of us could move like him!

"Why haven't you shown the other members that you can wield a sword with such skill?" I asked.

"Ah... I don't know..."

His words were a little awkward, as if he was embarrassed.

"...I guess I just wanted to show it to you first..."

That made me laugh.

"Were you trying to show off in front of me?" I joked.