Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 182 Decision
Mio Takahashi looked at him deeply, her eyes brimming with tears of emotion, and asked, pursing her lips:

"Then... if you're busy, I won't refuse to contact you?"

"Things can be put on hold; people can't always wait in the same place, can they?"

"..."

Mio Takahashi's lips moved, tears welling up in her eyes, but that would be too pathetic.

She turned her gaze elsewhere, a smile playing on her lips, and said coquettishly:
"That's easy for you to say... So what have you been busy with these past few days? I haven't seen you anywhere."

"Uh, I'm busy with starting a company."

Seeing that Mio's favorability had stabilized, Shiratori Seiya relaxed and began to give her a general overview of the upcoming plans.

After listening to Shiratori Seiya's explanation of 'virtual streamer', Takahashi Mio gradually calmed down. She rested her chin on her hand, thought for a moment, and then asked with a puzzled look:

"So, wouldn't it be better to just find a voice actor?"

"While that's true, experienced voice actors have basically set their own style and type, and... it's easy for them to mess up. It's best to find recent graduates who are preparing to look for jobs, or those who have worked for a year and are facing setbacks everywhere..."

Shiratori Seiya offered some explanations, but didn't get to the bottom of it.

Actually, the type he most wanted was someone who was easy to control.

Those voice actors who have been in the market for many years are either highly skilled or have complicated private lives that are prone to scandals.

Moreover, he needs to have a slightly childlike, innocent feel, like someone who hasn't yet entered society.

Even though they are separated by a screen and the person's face cannot be seen while wearing a mask, after a long time of live streaming, their true nature will inevitably be revealed. The "human touch" they have developed in society will make the audience of anime and manga uncomfortable, even if they can't put it into words.

After careful consideration, he decided that it would be most suitable to find someone who had graduated within the past year or was currently looking for a job.

However, he still needs to personally screen them.

As Shiratori Seiya spoke, Takahashi Mio occasionally nodded in agreement, but without realizing it, her feelings began to become complicated again.

"By the way, did you get the contact information for the career support officer in your acting department, Mio, whom I asked you to ask for help before?"

No.

Mio Takahashi originally intended to say that, but instead nodded and said:
"Ah, I've found out."

"Send it to me, I'll contact him."

"okay."

Mio Takahashi agreed, took out her phone and sent the teacher's contact information, which she had previously obtained through her senior, to Seiya Shiratori, along with the senior's contact information.

She couldn't help but feel a little regretful when she shared her senior's contact information.

I should have asked for the senior's contact information.

She didn't want Shiratori Seiya to overthink things; she could sense that he was actually quite controlling, and that's why she found the upperclassman to take care of his feelings...

But now it seems that he was clearly digging a hole for himself.

Mio Takahashi bit her lip and mentally cursed herself as an 'idiot'.

Shiratori Seiya looked at the contact information sent by Mio, first directly giving the contact information of the career services teacher to his assistant, Iguchi Kazue, and then proactively added the contact information of the senior student and started interacting with her.

Mio Takahashi leaned closer, watching the two talk, and after thinking for a moment, asked:

"Um, are you really going to sign those senior students?"

"Ah."

"What kind of contracts and benefits will you sign with them?"

"Ok?"

Hearing Takahashi Mio's question, Shiratori Seiya stopped typing, turned to look at her, and asked:
"Why do you ask this suddenly?"

Mio Takahashi's eyes darted away instinctively, and she stammered:
"Uh... I was just curious, because if that senior finds out about our relationship later, and you offer her a low salary, I'll be the one who gets embarrassed, right?" Hearing this, Shiratori Seiya's heart skipped a beat. After thinking carefully for a moment, he narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying:
"What? Are you worried that they'll earn more than you?"

Takahashi Mio's ears turned red as he immediately guessed her thoughts, and she quickly retorted:

"how come?"

Shiratori Seiya had long since figured out her personality, and shook his head, saying:

"Don't worry, the salary will definitely not be as high as your future contract, but it will be higher than what you receive every month now. After all, it's a formal job after graduation, so the benefits can't be too bad..."

"Oh……"

'Ding-dong.'

Mio Takahashi wanted to say something more, but the school bell rang in the air, so she had to give up.

She lowered her head to read, occasionally glancing at Shiratori Seiya out of the corner of her eye as she watched him type, her feelings a mix of emotions.

It is said that a woman's face is as changeable as the weather in June, but in fact, a young girl's mind is also like a changing maze, hard to fathom.

Shiratori Seiya just talked a lot, mentioning how busy he's been with company matters and recruiting 'virtual streamers' these days, but he was vague about his own plans...

Despite the touching words he just said, he seems completely oblivious to his own feelings now.

It's hard not to wonder if he was just saying nice things to me on purpose...

Besides, no matter what, she and he had only known each other for two months...

Those three women were already a handful enough.

Now that there are more people here, he has to focus his attention on them.

It's hard to say, I might just neglect myself when I get busy...

She remained conflicted until the end of get out of class, when Shiratori Seiya escorted her home.

Silence all the way.

As she got off the train, Mio Takahashi sighed, raised her eyebrows, looked at Seiya, and asked:

"You're so busy. When I start filming, will you have time to keep an eye on things?"

"Don't worry about that, I'll be there when the time comes."

"Oh."

She responded, but felt a sense of disappointment.

I originally thought that Shiratori Seiya would focus all his energy on me, just like he did on Hasegawa and Hojo.

But now it seems...

Mio Takahashi sighed inwardly, her face expressionless, and calmly got out of the car before taking the elevator upstairs.

She had just stepped into her front door when her phone suddenly vibrated in her handbag.

She took it out and saw a message pop up on the screen.

"Fujikawa Shunpei: Ms. Takahashi, what's your decision? Tomorrow is Thursday, please give me your reply by tomorrow afternoon. I need to contact the executive broker in advance."

Upon seeing the message, Mio Takahashi frowned but didn't reply immediately. She entered the electronic lock code and went inside.

She kicked off her sneakers and strode into the bedroom, resting her arms on her knees and clutching her phone screen in her hands.

The room was dark, and the white light from the phone screen made her face appear deathly pale.

Mio Takahashi looked at the message, frowned, hesitated for a moment, then opened a chat box and replied.

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(End of this chapter)