Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

When asked about her singing skills, you said she has a beautiful voice.

Although there was no answer, I felt that it had already answered most of the questions.

dong dong dong-

There was a knock on the door of the lounge. A female staff member gently pushed the door open, followed by a young man.

It was Toru Tazaki.

"Thank you all for your hard work. Let me, Teacher Tazaki, say hello to you all."

217. Would you like to come back to the South Mansion with me?

As soon as Tazaki Toru entered the lounge, he felt four pairs of eyes focusing on him.

This wasn't the first time Tazaki Toru had dealt with them; they had had some brief exchanges before.

However, Ave Mujica is still a relatively new group, so he doesn't have much interaction with its members.

Compared to MyGO, with whom he was already quite familiar, Tazaki Toru could clearly sense a slight restraint in them.

"Hello everyone, thank you for your hard work in practice today."

The greetings were delivered in a very formal manner, and the band members stood up to express their gratitude for the gifts.

Ms. Watase hadn't even swallowed the food in her mouth yet, and her speech was a little slurred. She then showed a very embarrassed expression.

Tazaki Toru couldn't help but chuckle slightly: "I'm glad everyone is satisfied."

"By the way, I brought a newly composed score today."

As Tazaki Toru spoke, he distributed the sheet music to each member, making some slight modifications to the arrangement of "Ave Mujica," which was also at the behest of Mr. Fujita.

Most of the changes were minor, and after the girls received them, only Miss Yonezawa's expression showed some unnatural changes.

"Excuse me... is there something wrong with the drummer's sheet music?"

“Ms. Yonezawa’s performance was wonderful. Mr. Fujita and I decided to use this version after watching your performance.”

"........."

Miss Yonezawa, who had long curly hair, opened her mouth, but then fell silent.

She knew this cake wasn't for nothing.

"Um, Mr. Tazaki, about our lead singer..."

"To be honest, I don't know the specifics, but according to the supervisor, it seems that it can be finalized this year."

Tazaki Toru's words did not reassure Ms. Takao; a hint of unease appeared on her composed face.

After distributing the sheet music, Tazaki Toru had completed his task for the day. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he left the lounge, which was only for female voice actors.

Lately, Toru Tazaki has been interacting with female voice actresses far too much, and he unconsciously wants to avoid spending time with them as much as possible.

After all, Tazaki Toru wasn't familiar with the members of Ave Mujica yet, and having learned from Kondo's experience, he tried his best to keep his distance from female voice actresses in the industry.

As for the two people at home, there's no way to avoid them.

As Tazaki Toru left the recording studio, he received a notification showing the time and location of Sasaki Riko's roadshow that night.

After what happened last time, Toru Tazaki felt that Riko Sasaki was definitely fine now.

She was able to sing with such a powerful voice, even without him as an audience member present, she could still deliver a voice even better than before.

I boarded the tram and arrived at Shangjingcao.

Heading towards the familiar two-story apartment, Tazaki Toru knocked on the door, and was greeted by a girl's sweet and innocent smile.

"Tou-kun, you've arrived."

"Ah."

After entering the house, I placed the beer I bought from a nearby convenience store on the coffee table.

He looked around and suddenly said, "The layout of the room has changed?"

"No, I just laid out the kotatsu."

"Doesn't taking out a kotatsu completely change the atmosphere?"

“That’s true.” Tazaki Toru nodded.

"In winter, you have to sit in a kotatsu and eat hot pot. Tou-kun, you sit in and warm up first. I'll go prepare dinner."

"Do you need my help?"

"No need, I can manage on my own. Don't always treat me like an idiot who knows nothing about cooking, or think my cooking certificate is just for show?"

"Is cooking hot pot considered a dish?"

"Of course, what doesn't count?! What you eat!"

Seeing her naive and self-righteous expression, Toru Tazaki couldn't help but chuckle and tacitly agreed with her statement.

Not long after, Mika Kohinata brought out a clay pot and a casserole dish, filled with cleaned meat and vegetables.

"I gritted my teeth and bought some domestic beef." She said, almost boastfully, with a hint of pride in her expression.

"Looks like it's payday."

Mika Kohinata sat down in the kotatsu, her small feet, clad in white socks, suddenly brushed against Toru Tazaki's calf, causing her to recoil abruptly as if electrocuted.

The girl secretly glanced at Toru Tazaki and, seeing his calm expression, involuntarily let out a sigh of relief.

Sitting in the female voice actress's small house, although it was old and cramped, it was clean and tidy.

Most importantly, being in this room brings a long-lost sense of peace to Tazaki Toru's heart.

I couldn't help but recall myself six months ago, when Mika Kohinata took me in when I was homeless.

The aroma of ingredients gradually filled the air.

While enjoying hot food, they occasionally clinked glasses, and a comfortable atmosphere filled the whole room.

A strong wind was blowing outside, rattling the windows, but inside, there was a sense of languid tranquility.

Suddenly, Mika Kohinata revealed a deliberately feigned look of realization.

"Speaking of which, New Year's Day is just over a month away. Do you have any plans, Tou-kun?"

Even if she pretended to be someone who had just remembered, the look in her eyes couldn't fool Tazaki Toru.

"He's probably composing at home. Where's Mika?"

"Well... I haven't been able to get any work this year. The band's practice will probably end in the middle of next month. After that, I'm going back to my hometown."

"Oh, I see. The New Year is almost here."

Tazaki Toru's expression was slightly dazed.

I never imagined that he would have been living in Tokyo for so long.

"Yes, I haven't been back all year. My parents, brother, and friends there all miss me very much."

After saying that, Mika Kohinata immediately panicked.

She was afraid that her words would evoke bad memories for Tazaki Toru.

Then Mika Kohinata secretly glanced at Toru Tazaki, extremely afraid that he would think she was showing off.

Mika Kohinata is one of the few people who knows about Toru Tazaki's past.

To this day, she has not forgotten that spring night.

If she hadn't discovered Toru Tazaki back then, perhaps her life would have taken a completely different turn.

However, Tazaki Toru did not show any change in expression, which relieved Kohinata Mika.

"Tou-kun, do you still remember what we agreed on back then?" she asked cautiously.

"At the beginning?"

"that is……"

When faced with the confused look in Tazaki Toru's eyes, Kohinata Mika's heart tightened suddenly.

Could it be that he has completely forgotten?

This thought only lasted for a few seconds.

"That's right, didn't I tell you? I'll show you how beautiful the South House is."

"Oh, so that's what it was. Hmm, I haven't forgotten."

This made Mika Kohinata nervous again.

I'm afraid that Tazaki Toru will say something like, "That was just something he said offhand."

She hesitated, but finally mustered up her courage:

"Tou-kun, if there's no urgent work and you have plenty of time..."

"How about we go on a trip to Nanfangzong next month?"

218. Ms. Tachibana is "not good" at lying.

Mika Kohinata did not use phrases like "Come back to Minamiboso with me".

Instead, they used the slightly roundabout and seemingly indirect way of saying "going on a trip," which only served to obscure the truth.

She took a small sip from the wine jug, her rosy upper lip glistening with a few drops of wine foam, and carefully stuck out her tongue to lick it off.

Although he tried his best to appear casual, his eyes never left Tazaki Toru out of the corner of his eye.

“Hmm… Minamiboso.” Tazaki Toru responded.

The girl's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly felt regret, realizing that she had brought up the topic too abruptly.

"Ah! If you have other plans, Toru-kun, you don't need to worry about me at all."

"And thinking about it carefully, the Minamibozu area is indeed quite rural, with not much to do..."

"Okay."