It was quiet for a few seconds before my words registered in Ruben's head—and the crowd watching—though once it did, he just straight up ran down the stage before quickly running back up, giving me another deep bow, before eventually making his way back to their dormitories.
And the murmurs and gossip started from the small group right in front of the stage.
"W-Wait a sec… He got accepted on the get-go, right?"
"What do you mean?"
"That means everyone before he got on stage was already rejected!"
"What?!"
"NO WAY!"
"N-No… It's basically just the golden buzzer, right?"
"Oh!"
"OHHHHHHHHH~!!!"
"But then again… Is he just looking for tough dudes or short dudes? Or just dudes?"
"Definitely not someone with your analytical skills…"
"The fuck did you just say?!"
"He probably has his own criteria but Ruben's not the first one to get accepted…"
"HUH?!"
"WHAT?!"
"Alexa from Seb's group was already accepted even before the audition started."