Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

It's not the kind of beautiful, almost unreal beauty seen in TV commercials, but a real beauty that's within reach, making you feel like "she's right beside you."

Accompanying her breath was a strong lemon scent, carrying a hint of lemon.

Despite the label on the wine jar clearly stating "sugar-free," Tazaki Toru detected a faint, intoxicating sweetness.

This could be considered false advertising.

19. On the feasibility of the "lucky pervert" incident.

In TV dramas, when young men and women of marriageable age live under the same roof, similar scenarios will unfold one after another.

People usually refer to these kinds of incidents as "lucky pervert" incidents.

Tazaki Toru once thought that this was mostly the screenwriter's imagination, hysteria, and a delusion about being obsessed with women but unable to obtain them.

Now, he apologizes.

Red bean paste, a private Marseille de ta!

Toru Tazaki mechanically asked, "Are you alright?" as he helped Mika Takagi up by the waist, only to be met with a shy shake of her head and subsequent silence.

She got off Tazaki Toru, tapped her head with her hand, and forced a smile: "Haha~ I think I'm a little drunk. Let's teach each other another day."

“Okay, I’ll give it to you after I finish writing out the score,” Tazaki Toru replied.

Mika Takagi didn't say anything, but just stared blankly at the handsome face in front of her. When she came back to her senses, she shrugged and nodded shyly.

“...Um, Tazaki-san.”

"what happened?"

She slowly shifted her body, finding a more comfortable sitting position. Her shoulders, clad in pajamas, rested naturally near Toru Tazaki's arm, and her slightly flushed face revealed a somewhat serious expression.

“A long time ago, I actually wondered if Tazaki-san was actually a two-faced person.”

"duplicity?"

"Because you have a look that makes strangers want to stay away, at first, I had to be on high alert every time I tried to approach you."

"You may not have noticed, but I've deliberately struck up a conversation with you several times."

Tazaki Tohsaka noticed it, but he didn't expose it.

"But after spending time with her, I realized that I was also someone who judged people by their appearance." Her slightly annoyed look was just like a squirrel that had accidentally dropped an acorn and stood still.

Without exaggeration, Toru Tazaki considers himself a fairly easy person to get along with, and his personality doesn't have any major flaws.

Mika Takagi's thoughts can be traced back to their first meeting. Even now, she might still recall the cold, lifeless figure of Toru Tazaki lying on the floor.

"I think Tazaki-san is a very kind person. I don't have any coercive or sympathetic thoughts. Please don't feel burdened by living in my house. I...I don't feel at all..."

"I don't reject you at all."

Ah, I said it out loud.

Although it might seem strange to say such things after such intimate contact, Mika Takagi simply wanted to express her truest feelings.

Before Tazaki Toru could reply, she realized that she was pressed close to Tazaki Toru's body, and there was even a faint sign that her chest was about to touch him. She immediately moved away.

"I...I...I didn't mean I don't mind physical contact with you, ah...I didn't mean I dislike you! I meant, you can stay as long as you want, um...well, it's not that..."

Seeing her face growing redder, Toru Tazaki quickly said, "It's okay, calm down, I understand what you mean."

"Well... that's good then."

She breathed a sigh of relief.

Tazaki Toru stared at her flushed face for a long time: "I think, Miss Takagi, you are a person who is consistent inside and out."

"Huh? Does that mean I'm both ordinary in appearance and in personality?"

She immediately put on a frightened little animal expression, which made Toru Tazaki burst out laughing.

Mika Takagi always seems to say or do things that make him unable to hold back his laughter.

That handsome face, often perceived as aloof or even cold, now blossomed into a warm smile:

"I think it's beautiful no matter what."

"........."

The girl suddenly stood up and stiffly turned around: "I...I'm going to sleep, I'm going to sleep, I'm going to sleep."

The door slammed shut, leaving Tazaki Toru standing there in a daze.

Not long after, the door opened again, and a cute, ripe head peeked out. She glanced sideways, not daring to meet Tazaki Toru's eyes, and squeezed out a few soft, sweet notes.

"...Goodnight."

The bedroom door was closed again, and the living room fell into complete silence.

Inside the bedroom, the girl leaned against the door with her back against it. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the dressing mirror beside her. The girl in the mirror had already blushed deeply.

Then, as if all her strength had been drained, she slumped limply onto the floor.

After standing there stunned for a long time, I used the back of my hand to measure the temperature of my cheek, and it was indeed frighteningly hot.

She looked anxious and, as if trying to confirm something, gently touched her chest.

The bass drum was thumping loudly.

……

……

Early the next morning.

Mika Takagi had calmed down after last night and came to the living room to find Toru Tazaki preparing breakfast.

The ingredients were bought by Toru Tazaki at the supermarket yesterday; they were the simplest fried eggs, bacon, etc.

"Tazaki-san, you can cook?"

"Can frying an egg be considered cooking?"

"Of course it counts, I don't know how to fry an egg."

Tazaki Toru immediately showed an expression of admiration.

He vaguely remembered that the girl in front of him had once boasted to him about having a culinary license.

Tazaki Toru was a little worried about the licensing examination system. Was it really okay?

After breakfast, the two went out together.

Mika Takagi has to report to her agency, while Toru Tazaki plans to go to a real estate agency to see if he can find a suitable house as soon as possible.

Although Mika Takagi didn't seem to care much, Toru Tazaki didn't want to bother her for too long, and there were indeed many inconveniences for men and women living under the same roof.

Therefore, finding an apartment has become a top priority for Tazaki Toru recently.

However, with April approaching and the start of the school season, affordable and comfortable housing is not easy to find.

Although the chances were slim, Tazaki Toru also asked Yoshimura, the store manager, and Ms. Kuroki to help him keep an eye out for suitable housing information.

That afternoon, Toru Tazaki arrived at the live house and, as soon as he went down the stairs, he heard a deafening guitar sound.

Pushing open the door, you see a young girl singing and playing instruments on the SHELTER stage.

Compared to a month ago, her skills have improved significantly, and she can now play much more than just a few chords.

It seems that even while busy with stage plays, Hina Aoki has not neglected her guitar practice.

How should I put it? He has both talent and is willing to put in a lot of hard work.

Heaven is truly biased.

When the powerful guitar music subsided, the girl looked down at Toru Tazaki in the audience.

"How is it?" she asked.

Tazaki Toru shrugged: "Pretty good, you must have practiced a lot in private."

"hey-hey!"

She wore a very smug expression.

Hina Aoki walked off the stage, picked up a plastic bottle with a straw, and gulped down the drink.

Suddenly, for some reason, her sharp, cat-like eyes fixed on Toru Tazaki.

"Hey, Tazaki-kun, I heard... you're going to participate in the Sky Cup?"

20. A parasite who lives off female voice actresses.

"I heard you're going to participate in the Sky Cup?"

Tazaki Toru wasn't surprised that Aoki Hina knew about this; he hadn't intended to hide it anyway, and nodded quite frankly.

"Hey~~~ That's pretty impressive," she said.

Why does it sound a bit condescending?

The girl revealed a lively expression like a wildcat, and said with a light laugh, "I'm not being high and mighty at all; I'm just expressing my admiration sincerely."

Unable to fathom what she was thinking, Tazaki Toru could only say thank you.

When did Tazaki-kun start composing music?

Tazaki Toru glanced at her and answered truthfully, "Six years old."

"He's ten years ahead of me! When I was six, I hadn't even fully learned how to read music. Isn't Tazaki-kun a genius?"

"Not really, Mozart started composing when he was five," Tazaki Toru replied matter-of-factly.

"This is the first time I've ever seen someone compare themselves to Mozart."

"It's not a comparison, it's an example."

Although Tazaki Toru was once touted as a genius or prodigy, he was not arrogant to that extent.

Seeing that Tazaki Toru was serious and didn't seem to be putting on airs, Aoki Hina's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

"By the way, Ms. Aoki, why did you suddenly have time to come to the SHELTER today?"