Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"There is also a practice room. The previous owner of this house was also a musician. The practice room is very well soundproofed. If Tazaki-kun wants a peaceful environment to compose, that should be quite suitable."

"I've prepared all the equipment, and I've also bought a new MIDI keyboard, which should arrive tomorrow morning. Tazaki-kun, feel free to use it; you're going to teach me anyway."

She was quite thoughtful.

Aoki Hina saw a wooden guitar lying on the ground, went over and strummed it a couple of times. The guitar was very old, only the strings were newly replaced, and the tone was not satisfactory.

"Tazaki-kun, your guitar looks so old," Ms. Aoki said bluntly.

"Yes, it's been used for a long time."

"Hehe, my guitar is also old. It's a beginner's set I bought when I first started playing. Although it only cost 10,000 yen, it's actually very good."

"Later, I had to buy a slightly more expensive one to attend the interview for my current agency."

The girl squatted on the ground like a squirrel, propping her cheeks up with her hands and squeezing her soft cheeks together as she talked on and on about anecdotes she found interesting.

Each piece is related to music.

"Can we start class now? Teach me composition," Hina Aoki asked eagerly.

Tazaki Toru pointed to the cardboard box on the ground and sighed softly, "Miss Aoki, at least let me tidy up the room first."

This reason was so reasonable that even Hina Aoki couldn't raise any objections.

Tazaki Toru carried all the cardboard boxes into his new room, and subconsciously glanced back, discovering a pair of bright eyes perched on the doorframe.

He chose to ignore it directly.

After tidying up the room and cleaning it inside and out, Tazaki Toru officially settled in.

Upon arriving in the living room, not seeing Aoki Hina, Tazaki Toru sat down at the grand piano and opened the key cover.

Slowly close your eyes, recalling the melody that once floated in your mind, the notes hidden in the air, seemingly slowly emerging again.

He played a certain melody repeatedly, once, twice, three times, four times, and so on.

Until he seemed to have grasped something, the subsequent notes poured out, filling the entire room.

Suddenly, the piano music stopped abruptly, and Toru Tazaki immediately picked up a pen and paper and wrote down the melody.

What resonates in my mind are the entire stream of heartfelt cries written in my notebook.

Hearing the piano music, Hina Aoki carefully walked down from the second floor, stood in the middle of the stairs, and silently watched Toru Tazaki playing the piano without making a sound to disturb him.

So, the sound of a piano would occasionally drift into the room, and after the piano music faded, the sound of a pen scratching paper would follow.

And so it goes.

Only after the music had completely faded did she take small, quick steps to Tazaki Toru's side.

"Tazaki-kun, it's getting late. Let's go out for dinner."

Upon hearing this, Tazaki Toru's gaze turned slightly strange. What was she talking about at such a young age?

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly realized that it was already dusk outside, and the golden rays of the sunset shone on the black piano, making it particularly dazzling.

"How long have I been playing?" Tazaki Toru asked, bewildered.

"The whole afternoon, to be precise, four hours and forty... um, forty-three minutes."

Even Aoki Hina didn't expect that Tazaki Toru could be so engrossed in it.

Tazaki Toru glanced at the time and said, "Sorry, I have to go to my part-time job at the shelter tonight."

"Yes, I understand. We can talk about teaching me composition tomorrow. I'll treat you to dinner tonight as a welcome to Tazaki-kun."

Since the girl in front of him had said so much, Tazaki Tooru couldn't refuse any longer. After tidying himself up a bit, Tazaki Tooru went out with Aoki Hina.

She always wears a black mask when she's out, only taking it off when she's eating.

At first, Tazaki Toru thought it was to avoid being recognized, since she seemed to be a somewhat famous stage actress.

Noticing Tazaki Toru's occasional glances at her, Aoki Hina guessed what Tazaki Toru was thinking and said directly, "It makes your face look smaller."

I learned something.

After parting ways with Hina Aoki, Toru Tazaki took the train alone to Shimokitazawa.

Tazaki Toru has now completely gotten used to working at the live house, and finished his work for the day without any unexpected changes.

Late at night, when he returned to Moon Island, it was nearly eleven o'clock.

Tsukishima is quite far from Shimokitazawa, requiring a transfer and taking twice as long as usual for commuting. This was the first drawback that Tazaki Toru discovered after moving.

But a second drawback was already waiting for him.

The locks on the new doors are very smooth, unlike the old apartment where you had to use some skill to turn them open after inserting the key.

As soon as he entered the living room, Tazaki Toru smelled the aroma of puffed snacks and beer.

As they went deeper, they found something lying on the living room sofa—a ball, no.

A strange creature was sleeping soundly.

Black cheeks, blue body.

And a pair of white feet with a rosy tinge, the soles of which were rosy, and the slender, plump toes with faint wrinkles.

This is clearly how the person looks after taking a bath.

A hairdryer was connected to the power strip on the living room floor, suggesting that the person had dried their hair in the living room after taking a shower and then fell asleep on the sofa.

On the coffee table are opened extra-large packs of potato chips and beer cans.

The blue pajamas weren't even buttoned up properly, revealing a small section of smooth, fair skin and a round belly button.

Seemingly hearing the sound of Tazaki Toru returning, the unknown creature scratched its cheek, then rolled over without warning and fell to the ground with a thud.

With a slight cry of pain, she sat up abruptly, the face mask falling off her face to reveal her smooth forehead.

That was truly a bright white forehead.

The young girl in front of him rubbed her buttocks, looked up and met Toru Tazaki's eyes, her face flashing with a series of changing expressions.

From bewilderment to doubt, then to blankness, and finally to terror.

Tazaki Toru could even see that her tiny nostrils were contracting violently, and her eyes were wide open, staring at Tazaki Toru without blinking.

27. Since things have come to this, let's start by laying tiles.

Tazaki Toru thought that what followed would be the usual screaming.

In fact, it is true.

But her scream still took Tazaki Toru by surprise, and the high decibels made Tazaki Toru frown.

The girl in front of him took two steps back, ignoring the fact that she had stepped on the face mask, and pointed a trembling finger at Tazaki Toru, shouting in a strained voice, "Who are you!"

"What's wrong? What happened?"

A series of "pattering" footsteps came from the stairs, and the girl's scream attracted Hina Aoki.

She didn't even bother to wear slippers; her heels were on half of her trouser legs, and Tazaki Toru was afraid she would tumble down the stairs.

"Ah, Tazaki-kun, welcome back."

"Rin-chan, this is Tazaki-kun."

Rin Tachibana's gaze swept back and forth between Hina Aoki and Toru Tazaki, and she said with surprise and doubt, "Huh? Why is it a man?"

Hina Aoki tilted her head: "Tazaki-kun, Rin-chan is asking you why you're a boy."

"I have been a male since birth."

Hina Aoki looked at Rin Tachibana and said with a smile, "Look, he was born a boy."

"........."

What a stupid conversation.

Tazaki Toru wanted to back out again.

The thought of living under the same roof with these two amazing people from now on made Tazaki Toru miss the slightly sagging sofa in Takagi Mika's house terribly.

I feel a phantom pain in my head and stomach.

Rin Tachibana kept her distance from Toru Tazaki, moving cautiously towards Hina Aoki. Her gaze remained fixed on Toru Tazaki, and she dared not relax for a moment, muttering to herself.

"Wow~~ A man! He's actually quite handsome, but, wow~~ a man!"

Tazaki Toru wanted to remind her that she had a face mask stuck to her feet, but the other person didn't seem very bright, like a bumbling kidnapper in an American comedy who takes a passerby hostage.

Moreover, he seemed to harbor hostility towards him, so Tazaki Toru chose to remain silent.

When Tachibana Rin walked up to Aoki Hina, she immediately pulled her into the stairwell and whispered in Aoki Hina's ear.

"Girl, you really rented out my house?!"

"You said you were short of money to play games and wanted to find a sucker to move in and pay your rent, so I went through all the trouble to find you a tenant."

"I was just kidding!"

"How can I tell if you're serious or joking every time?" Aoki Hina said quite confidently.

"But he, he... he... he's a man!"

"Money has no gender. Whether it's for men or women, the person who receives it from Fukuzawa Yukichi remains the same."

Hina Aoki was clearly playing dumb.

"But...but..."

Rin Tachibana's mind was a little confused, and she stood there dumbfounded.

"Besides, I've already received the money."

"A guy who's willing to pay 30 yen a month to share an apartment with a female voice actress is definitely out of his mind! He might be a voice actress fantasist who fantasizes about marrying a female voice actress all day long!"

“It’s okay, I only accepted 6 yen.”

"???"

"Besides, Tazaki-kun doesn't seem to know that I'm a voice actor. He only knows that I act in stage plays. He can hardly be called a voice actor fanatic."

"Ha! What kind of idiot would believe that?"