Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"Besides, you were just worried about what might happen between them, and now you're directly monitoring them."

Hina Aoki hesitated, "Wouldn't that... be impolite?"

"Of course it's impolite."

Rin Tachibana was utterly speechless.

She wanted to appear understanding, gentle, and considerate, but she also didn't want to cause him any trouble or let him be alone with other girls.

Such a good thing doesn't exist in this world.

If you want something, you have to fight for it; if you want to fight for it, you have to grab it.

Even I, Rin, understand such a simple principle, so why can't Oshima Haruna understand it?

Hina Aoki pursed her lips slightly.

Seeing Aoki Hina's expression, Tachibana Rin was slightly taken aback.

"You're not thinking of backing out again, are you? Anyway, I have no objection, you do what you want."

Rin Tachibana displayed an indifferent attitude, as she felt that anywhere in the world was fine as long as Osaka was excluded.

“…I’ll go.” Hina Aoki made up her mind.

Suddenly, Hina Aoki looked at Rin Tachibana, her tone quite worried: "But Rin-chan, are things alright at home?"

"Hmph! Don't even mention it. I just got home and they started nagging me. Do you think I don't know what they're thinking?"

"They just think I'll never make a name for myself as a voice actor, so I should listen to them and go back to work. They'll even introduce me to a blind date they like."

In fact, Tachibana Rin's claim of "having a conflict with her family" on the phone was not entirely fabricated.

It might not be as serious as a fight, but it was clear that she was in a bad mood at home.

Rin Tachibana naturally has her own troubles. She has said it a million times: female voice actors cannot have boyfriends.

The parents even insisted on saying things like, "Nobody cares whether a voice actress has a boyfriend or not."

She was furious.

Coincidentally, after that, the incident involving Hina Aoki happened, so Rin Tachibana simply returned to Tokyo without saying goodbye.

As for how to handle it afterwards.

Rin Tachibana, with her headstrong personality, doesn't consider so many things.

Let's enjoy ourselves first.

It must be said that Miss Tachibana does indeed have a rebellious streak.

With Rin Tachibana by her side to comfort her, Hina Aoki gradually recovered from her disappointment. At least she understood that she was not alone at this moment.

"Thank you, Rin-chan, I..."

Rin Tachibana waved her hand dismissively: "Stop talking nonsense. I'm not doing this entirely for you."

"Eh?"

Hina Aoki blinked blankly.

"Um... what I mean is, I'm worried that if you and Mika-chan fight and pull each other's hair, MyGO will be finished and will have to disband before they even debut."

"If the project falls through, then I'll really have to be like my sister and go home to go on blind dates."

Rin Tachibana gave a dry laugh, her eyes darting away.

Hina Aoki, oblivious to Rin Tachibana's unusual expression, said softly, "No matter what, I won't take my anger out on Mika-chan."

"This kind of thing is based on mutual consent, so how can you blame others?"

"Who knows?" Tachibana Rin pouted slightly.

After a long silence, Tachibana Rin suddenly spoke up and asked:

"If they really do develop that kind of relationship, can you guarantee you won't pull Mika's hair or break the band to pieces?"

"I can still distinguish between work and life."

"Can you guarantee you won't use alternate accounts to expose their dirty secrets?" Tachibana Rin asked next.

Hina Aoki sighed helplessly, "You watch too many TV dramas."

"Because I'm worried."

Aoki Hina didn't speak for a while before saying, "Tazaki-kun has the right to make any choice. If you get angry just because he didn't choose me, and use that as an excuse to hurt others, then you're wrong."

"I don't want to become that kind of bad woman."

Rin Tachibana couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"Sister Yang, you're so generous!"

Stop being so cheeky.

Seeing that Aoki Hina's condition had improved and she had a slight smile on her face, Tachibana Rin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just the fact that Aoki Hina could cheer up made it all worthwhile for me to come back from Osaka.

"Then you should sleep a little longer. Look how swollen your eyes are. Get some rest. I'm going back to my room now."

After saying that, Tachibana Rin got up to leave.

"that……"

"Is there anything else?"

Looking into her friend's large, almost eerie, beautiful eyes, Aoki Hina said from the bottom of her heart, "Thank you so much, Rin-chan."

"Enough with the cheesy stuff."

"Even if I knew that Tazaki-kun would end up liking Rin-chan, I'm still confident I could continue to be your best friend," Hina Aoki said jokingly.

"Huh? Who would want to be liked by him! I wouldn't even look at him!"

Rin Tachibana quickly denied it.

Immediately, Ms. Tachibana put on a deliberately fierce expression: "If you say such strange things again, I really will abandon you."

Upon hearing this, Aoki Hina finally showed a faint smile, her once chilled heart being filled with the feeling of "friendship".

After Tachibana Rin left the room, the door to the music room diagonally opposite suddenly opened, and Tazaki Toru walked out carrying a water glass.

"Huh? Miss Tachibana?"

Tazaki Toru was momentarily stunned, his eyes filled with confusion, almost thinking he was hallucinating.

"Oh...oh! Long time no see."

It will only be a few days.

"Miss Tachibana, didn't you go home?"

"Um... I had a fight with my family, so I sneaked back home."

Hearing this answer, Tazaki Toru was surprised, but he didn't want to interfere in her family affairs, so he could only say:

"If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know."

Tazaki Toru isn't so oblivious as to actively inquire about a girl's family conflicts, but if Tachibana Rin is willing to confide in him, Tazaki Toru is willing to be her listener.

"You've already done me a huge favor by not asking any more questions."

"I understand."

After Tazaki Toru came downstairs, Tachibana Rin let out a long sigh of relief.

After returning to her room, Tachibana Rin immediately called her older sister.

The result was obvious: he got a severe scolding from his older sister.

However, after being scolded, Kubo Miyu said that she would handle the matter and let Tachibana Rin go and enjoy her time with her boyfriend.

This time, Tachibana Rin didn't refute her sister's joke as usual, and said thank you seriously.

After doing all that, Tachibana Rin lay on the bed, staring at the familiar ceiling, gradually becoming lost in thought.

Even Rin Tachibana herself was surprised. When did she become so brave and resourceful?

What exactly drove her to make that suggestion to Mika Kohinata?

Was it for Hina Aoki, or for herself?

Rin Tachibana couldn't explain it either.

In the end, he could only blame it all on Toru Tazaki.

It's all this man's fault; he stirred up a storm within the team.

Having made this conclusion, Tachibana Rin was finally able to close her eyes with a clear conscience.

……

……

12 month 27 day.

Toru Tazaki and two female voice actresses are having breakfast in the living room.

Several large suitcases were placed not far away.

Tazaki Toru had already heard from Kohinata Mika that there seemed to be two unexpected companions on this trip to Minamiboso.

As for the reasons, Tachibana Rin took full responsibility for them all.

Under the pretext of arguing with his family, he went out to clear his head, and also asked his close friend Hina Aoki to accompany him.

At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

After all, Tachibana Rin is usually like this, so there's no doubt that she's the kind of girl who would do something like this.

Tazaki Toru was only surprised for a moment, and then did nothing more.

However, Toru Tazaki felt that the atmosphere at the breakfast table was subtly strange.

The source of this strangeness is hard to pinpoint.

Whenever I looked at Hina Aoki, she would always be silently eating her breakfast with her head down.