Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Damn it, we lost.

The hand hidden in the water unconsciously clenched into a small fist.

Inside the open-air hot spring, Aoki Hina and Tachibana Rin leaned against each other, back to back, shoulder to shoulder.

The water droplets on Aoki Hina's shoulder were the same water droplets as Tachibana Rin's, and the warm sunlight shining on Tachibana Rin's face was the same warm sunlight as Aoki Hina's.

As far as the eye can see, there is a dense bamboo forest and a clear blue sky.

Beneath the surface, Aoki Hina quietly reached out and grasped Tachibana Rin's hand in her own.

He held the girl's slender, fair hand tightly, feeling the texture of her fingertips, wrinkled from being soaked in water.

The natural scenery in front of them seemed to belong solely to the two of them. A breeze blew by, and they could smell the chilly air of the South House.

A strange rustling sound emanated from the bamboo forest not far away, as if to lead the two to an incredible place.

"What? It's a holiday, and you still want me to do lesbian business with you? I won't agree."

Even so, Tachibana Rin did not shake off Aoki Hina's hand.

Rin Tachibana knew better than anyone that Hina Aoki was exceptionally vulnerable at this moment, even though she was pretending to be perfectly vulnerable.

As each other's most important best friend, Tachibana Rin was able to keenly sense the slight tremor coming from her shoulder.

Therefore, Tachibana Rin allowed Aoki Hina to hold her hand tightly, and even gently squeeze it back to comfort her.

"It's okay, everything will be alright."

This statement is baseless and, as a form of consolation, is utterly weak.

But Aoki Hina didn't care. She didn't want Tachibana Rin's comfort; she just wanted her by her side when she was feeling down.

Moreover, they are still being honest with each other at this moment.

"Don't worry about me, I'm not as fragile as you think, Rin-chan."

"So, are you still going to confess your feelings?"

Upon hearing this, Hina Aoki bit her lip lightly and silently shook her head.

"As I said, I don't fight unprepared battles."

"That's true, we'd lose even if we fought."

As soon as Tachibana Rin uttered the words, she quickly covered her mouth.

I still talk too fast and don't learn from my mistakes.

"You're right, but I didn't lose to Mika-chan, I lost to myself."

"A loss is a loss. Does it really matter who you lose to?"

"I lost, but she didn't win either, did she?"

Rin Tachibana's eyes widened immediately.

No, sis, you haven't won yet? You've already gone back to her hometown with her!

This time, at least she didn't say it outright, otherwise Hina Aoki might have gotten into a fight with her.

Miss Tachibana doesn't want to be naked and fighting with her best friend, pulling her hair.

"Sigh! If you ask me, you shouldn't have chickened out in the first place."

"Just shout it on Christmas Eve! Maybe it'll work."

Ms. Tachibana, fully utilizing her hindsight expertise, began to review Hina Aoki's performance.

"What are you shouting for?"

"Sister Lin, I'll set an example for you."

Rin Tachibana coughed a few times, took a few deep breaths of the cold winter air, and filled her lungs.

"Toru Tazaki! I like you! Come to my bed!"

"........."

This earth-shattering shout, carried by the cold wind of the southern wing, rustled the surrounding bamboo leaves and drifted into the distance.

"Look, what's the big deal?" Tachibana Rin said with a smug look and a hint of mockery, before bursting into laughter.

His arms kept slapping the water's surface, splashing water everywhere.

Aoki Hina couldn't do what Tachibana Rin did, but fortunately, there was no one else in the hot spring at the moment, only the two of them.

Otherwise, Hina Aoki might have to distance herself from Rin Tachibana and pretend she doesn't know her.

"Go ahead and try to make fun of me, you just want to see me make a fool of myself."

"In all honesty, I just wanted to comfort you and tell you not to always look so miserable. Don't let my good intentions go to waste."

"Otherwise, who do you think I risked my parents' scolding to travel all this way to this desolate, godforsaken place for?"

"Yes, yes, I know, so I'm truly grateful to you from the bottom of my heart. From now on, I'll call you 'sister,' okay?"

"That's more like it."

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Rin smiled contentedly.

……

……

After soaking in the hot spring, the two female voice actresses came out of the dressing room.

"I'm hungry. I'll text Mika-chan to see when she'll be back so she can take us out to eat."

Didn't you bring some gummies?

"Do you really think that stuff can fill your stomach? I eat gummy candies every day, and look at me, I'm starting to look more and more like a gummy candy."

Aoki Hina's smile froze abruptly.

At the entrance to the men's bath, the dark blue curtain at the door was lifted, and a young man wearing a hotel yukata walked out.

When he saw Tachibana Rin in front of him, his body stiffened instantly, and his eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

When Tachibana Rin saw Aoki Hina's expression, she couldn't help but turn around and look at her.

When she realized who was behind her, she was completely stunned.

Eh?

Dude, what are you doing at the hot springs?!

……and many more!

Could it be that my loud screaming while soaking in the hot spring just now...?

He overheard everything, didn't he?

240. To be honest, I accidentally kissed him that night.

After putting his clothes into a bamboo basket, Tazaki Toru stepped into the open-air hot spring, where the sudden chill made his hair stand on end.

After washing his body with hot water, Tazaki Toru stepped into the hot spring pool.

A sharp scream suddenly came from the other side of the wall made of bamboo.

The voice was loud and the tone was arrogant.

"Toru Tazaki! I like you! Come to my bed!"

Tazaki Toru, who had just sat down in the hot spring, was startled, and several upside-down question marks appeared in his mind.

The voice was all too familiar to him.

It's excessively sugary, and the voice sounds like something out of an anime.

Clearly, this is Tachibana Rin's voice.

Tazaki Toru was completely bewildered, remaining frozen in place, unsure whether he should sit in the water.

The cold wind blowing on me wiped away the water droplets, but a chill crept into my heart.

Ms. Tachibana, is this how you see me?

What does it mean to "get to bed with you quickly"?

Are you thinking about this kind of thing all the time?

How is this any different from Ms. Kondo?

After getting into the water, Toru Tazaki was restless.

Although eavesdropping is a very immoral thing to do, even Tazaki Toru could not suppress the strange emotions in his heart after hearing that declaration.

I instinctively went to the bamboo wall and listened intently.

However, after that, the normal conversation between the two female voice actors was not loud enough to be heard.

Tazaki Toru thought that although he was not good at reading girls' minds, he was not so obtuse as to be hopelessly obtuse.

The words I just heard, and the sudden kiss that Ms. Tachibana gave me when she was drunk.

A few days ago, I suddenly returned to Tokyo from Osaka and insisted on coming to Minamiboso with them.

All of this seems to be connected.

The implications of this are self-evident.

Unable to continue soaking in the hot spring, Tazaki Toru quickly got up and left, returning to the changing room where he sat for a long time, feeling melancholy.

As he put on his clothes and stepped out of the dressing room, two young female voice actresses dressed in hotel yukatas happened to appear before him.

If Tazaki Toru had looked more closely, he would have noticed that Aoki Hina's chest had shrunk considerably, returning to its familiar flat shape, but he had no interest in that right now.

Her gaze, rather complex, was fixed on Tachibana Rin, who was standing beside her.

Clearly, Tachibana Rin had also realized what was happening.

Almost instantly, as if a special effect had been applied, her beautiful face quickly turned bright red.

Whether it was because of the hot spring or because she realized that her earlier outburst had been overheard by Tazaki Toru next door.