Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Yang Gongfei kept her head down, fiddling with her ten fingers in front of her.

She was the only one in the band who didn't need to play an instrument, yet her nails were always impeccably trimmed. She never wore manicures, let alone the most basic nail polish.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, a middle-aged woman with a refined demeanor stood in front of her. She looked at Yang Gongfei in surprise and said, "Miss Yang Gong, you're here so early today."

Normally, Yang Gongfei walks slowly and is often distracted by the scenery or things around her, sometimes even drifting off into a daze.

Today, because of a chance encounter with Toru Tazaki, I not only had no time to daydream, but I also walked much faster than usual.

"Yes, please guide me today as well."

Standing next to Himeko, Toru Tazaki also nodded slightly and said, "Nice to meet you."

As the vocal coach responded verbally, she couldn't help but wonder about the identity of the mysterious man accompanying Yang Gongfei.

With some time before class, Ms. Yang Gong sat in the lounge, intently looking at the lyric book, and singing "Spring Shadow" a cappella.

Despite having practiced dozens or even hundreds of times at home, Yang Gongfei always gets nervous and forgets the lyrics when singing in front of others, so she always keeps her lyric book with her at all times.

In fact, to deepen her memory and memorize every pronunciation, she hand-copied all the lyrics herself.

Because Toru Tazaki was sitting in the corner of the lounge, the oppressive feeling was like the teacher's gaze coming through the window of the back door of the classroom during a self-study session, making Hina Himegami feel like she was sitting on pins and needles.

Behind him, Tazaki Toru let out a soft sigh.

"Miss Yang Gong, you haven't been able to make a sound again."

"Yes, I'm sorry."

She apologized immediately.

"No, I'm not blaming you. I just think it's a pity that you seem shy about using your voice when it's so distinctive."

"........."

“I listened to the recordings of MyGO’s previous practice sessions, and there was one point that really bothered me.”

The girl turned around, her gaze still darting around, yet she still hoped to get feedback on her singing from Tazaki Toru.

Tazaki Toru looked at the timid, timid female voice actress sitting upright in front of him, with a soft and gentle appearance, and asked, as if trying to confirm something crucial:

"Miss Yang Gong, are you perhaps afraid of Miss Aoki?"

119. Miss Aries wants to work even harder.

Faced with Toru Tazaki's inexplicable question, Hina Himegami really didn't know how to answer and could only show a blank and puzzled expression.

Afraid of Japanese sauce?

why?

Seeing the confused expression on Hina's face, Toru Tazaki's expression didn't change much.

Her lack of awareness isn't the worst situation; the real danger is that Hina Himegami knows the problem but is willing to accept it and will continue to cater to Hina Aoki's performances.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Tazaki Toru decided not to bring up the issue in this setting.

There was a knock on the door of the lounge, and the vocal coach peeked in: "Ms. Yang Gong, it's almost time to prepare for class."

"Ah! Okay, I'll be right there."

Hinata picked up the lyric book, bowed slightly to Toru Tazaki, and jogged out of the lounge.

However, to Hina's surprise, as soon as she stepped out of the lounge, Toru Tazaki followed her directly into the one-on-one singing practice room.

"Teacher, please allow me to sit in on the class."

"Eh?"

The vocal coach subconsciously looked at Yang Gongfei. After her initial surprise, the girl did not refute him and obediently went to her seat to begin today's lesson.

At first, Hina Ayamiya would get distracted and would occasionally turn her head to look at Toru Tazaki sitting in the corner.

But she noticed that he looked serious and even took out paper and pen to write, which made her very curious about what Tazaki Toru was writing on the paper.

If all she heard were derogatory words, the girl felt she might actually burst into tears.

Sitting in the corner of the karaoke room, Toru Tazaki's mind was like a music machine with the recording function pressed, tuning the wavelength to the wavelength unique to Miss Hitomiya, and recording her voice.

During this time, the vocal coach, seeing how attentively Tazaki Toru was listening, played a few notes and, after all of Hitomi-san's answers were wrong, deliberately let Tazaki Toru answer.

As a result, Toru Tazaki's ears were like a precise tuning machine.

She could only force herself to compliment him, saying, "Sir, your pitch is excellent," and then treated Tazaki Toru as if he were invisible, pretending he didn't exist.

After today's classes ended, Tazaki Toru sat in a corner, sorting through his thoughts, and showed a slightly pensive expression as he pondered the voice information of the girl, Himegami Hina.

The vocal coach then specially took Miss Yang out of the practice room.

“Miss Yang Gong, although I am just a vocal teacher, I am not qualified to preach.”

Seeing that the vocal coach looked like she had something to say, Yang Gongfei lowered her posture and said, "Yes, please speak."

"Please don't bring your boyfriend to class next time; it's really against the rules."

“I understand. Girls your age, with such a handsome boyfriend, it’s understandable that they would want to show him off.”

"But you should know that Bushido has certain rules regarding these kinds of live-action projects. I'll pretend I didn't see what happened today."

"Miss Yang Gong has an excellent voice. I hope you will cherish your reputation and be more self-respecting. I'll take my leave now."

Miss Yang stood there dumbfounded, her brown pupils slightly contracting as she gradually lost her focus, her fair face flushing red, and finally, with a "bang," steam almost rose from the top of her head.

She maintained this position for a full five minutes before Yang Gongfeina gradually came to her senses.

By the time she was eager to explain, the vocal coach had vanished.

Tazaki Toru came out of the karaoke room and saw Yoshimiya-san, who had crashed due to overheating, and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Upon hearing Tazaki Toru's voice, the girl couldn't help but tremble and instantly took several steps back.

When Tazaki saw that her face was frighteningly red, he thought to himself that the air conditioning in this building wasn't that old, since the air conditioning was still quite strong.

After listening in, Tazaki Toru roughly recorded Hina Hitomi's voice, which was indeed somewhat different from the singing he heard during practice.

Although Toru Tazaki himself is not good at singing, he has a keen ear and an understanding of vocal music. He was able to find the weaknesses in Hina Hitomi's voice and devise a training method suitable for her current situation.

Seeing Hina's wary demeanor, Tazaki Toru didn't have many thoughts on the matter and took out his phone to contact Mr. Fujita.

But then I remembered that my phone wouldn't turn on at all; it was out of battery. I couldn't even scan the QR code to enter the tram station. It seemed I'd have to buy a ticket to go home.

Just as I was feeling distressed, I heard Miss Yang's soft voice in my ear.

"Um... if you don't mind, please use it."

Yang Gongfei rummaged through her handbag for a while, then handed over a small power bank with both hands, her eyes darting around.

"Um... thank you."

Tazaki Toru hesitated for a moment before taking it and using it.

Suddenly, Ms. Hitomiya stared intently at Toru Tazaki's phone.

Or rather, they were staring at his phone case.

Actually, Ms. Yang also has this type of phone case. She bought it when she went to the aquarium. She is very keen on collecting these little things, but she has collected so many that she can't use them all.

But this is not the point.

The key point is that Hina Aoki, the guitarist in their band MyGO, also has a phone case like this.

Moreover, it's the same style as the one that Toru Tazaki has, but in a different color.

Recalling her previous encounter with the two at the fireworks festival, Miss Aries's usually dazed and slow-witted mind suddenly sprang to a new level.

"Huh? Huh! Huh?!"

Faced with the sudden, startled reaction of Miss Hitomi, Toru Tazaki glanced at her with a puzzled look, and Hitomi Hina immediately covered her mouth.

"I didn't say anything, and I don't know anything!"

She shook her head violently, as if she had discovered some earth-shattering secret and was begging not to be killed to silence her.

What a strange girl.

Tazaki Toru thought to himself.

Afterwards, Toru Tazaki and Hina Hitomi walked together toward the station they had come from.

There's no real reason why we have to travel together, but since we're heading to the same destination, deliberately going our separate ways would inevitably give the impression that "I don't want to associate with you."

If it were Aoki Hina, she would surely have handled the situation quite smoothly. Unfortunately, Tazaki Toru didn't have that kind of social skill, so he could only walk silently to the station with Hitomi Hina.

This is where the trouble lies in adult interpersonal relationships.

On the way back, the sun was no longer as intense as it had been on the way there, and the summer breeze carried a hint of coolness, causing the girl in front of her to gradually slow her pace.

When they parted ways in front of the station, Yang Gongfei apologized again.

She always seemed to have endless apologies to make.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Tazaki."

She stood in the wind, and the sound, like fine sand, drifted into Tazaki Toru's ears.

“I sang so badly, I sang ‘Spring Shadow’ so badly, it’s only natural that Mr. Tazaki would be angry.”

"I promise that I will work harder and more diligently in the future to sing Teacher's 'Spring Shadow' to the best of my ability."

Tazaki Toru was very surprised.

Surprisingly, this gentle and sweet girl could also reveal such a resolute look in her eyes.

120. When has your sister Rin ever been treated like this? (Seeking monthly votes)

In late July, Tokyo's temperature reached its scorching peak.

Through the window of the music room on the second floor, the view outside looked as if it had been stuffed into an oven and baked, and the air itself seemed to be distorted.

The annoying chirping of cicadas makes one wish that summer would just end soon.

As always, Toru Tazaki sat in the corner, put on his monitoring headphones, and carefully arranged the instrumentation for the piece he had just finished composing.

It was still midday, and logically, there shouldn't be anyone in the music room except for Tazaki Toru at this time.