Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"Amazing!"

Aoki Hina rushed to Tazaki Toru's side, her bright eyes sparkling with longing, and kept asking, "Was that the song for the Sky Cup submission?"

"Really? Really?"

"Yes, that way we can submit our work in time!"

Tazaki Toru was taken aback by Aoki Hina's enthusiasm and nodded in response.

“But we still need to fit the equipment,” he said.

"It's okay, with Tazaki-kun's ability, he'll finish writing it in no time."

A burning passion flickered in Miss Aoki's eyes, as if her competitive spirit had been ignited. She pressed a few keys, and then her fingers moved nimbly.

Although it was only a short segment, she perfectly repeated the melody from before.

He played the melody that Tazaki Toru only played once.

"Ah... I can't remember the rest, ku~~~~ What a beautiful piece, it's really a beautiful piece, Tazaki-kun!" Miss Aoki made no attempt to hide her joy.

This was the first time Tazaki Toru had seen such an excited and joyful expression on Aoki Hina's face.

"Hey! Does it have a name?"

She raised her lovely face, her gaze almost fixed on Toru Tazaki's face.

name……

Tazaki Toru's gaze fell upon the only window in the practice room.

Through that window, you can vaguely see cherry blossom petals blowing in from somewhere, and the fragrance of April in full bloom is overwhelming.

“Springtime…” he murmured softly.

"what?"

Tazaki Toru looked away, picked up the notebook that had fallen to the ground. The old cover was covered with creases, and he gently smoothed the creases with his fingers.

It was incredibly gentle, as if it were trying to soothe someone's cries.

I want to call it...

"Haruhi Kage."

29. Rin is concerned.

Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da!

Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da! Ta-da!

Hina Aoki pressed the melody repeatedly, her face beaming with an incredibly bright smile.

She thought to herself that simply being able to witness the creation process of this piece was already the best reward he could pay for letting Tazaki Toru stay.

"Is that so?"

He looked up at Tazaki Toru to make sure he hadn't played the wrong note.

To be honest, Hina Aoki was quite confident in her hearing.

“Yes, that’s all correct. You’re really amazing, Miss Aoki,” said Toru Tazaki.

Aoki Hina's smile widened even further.

Tazaki Toru moved a few steps to the side. After all, the girl hadn't even noticed him coming so close. Tazaki Toru didn't want to be seen as a frivolous person who wanted to take advantage of girls.

"Um... Miss Aoki."

"I'm here!"

Miss Aoki moved closer again, her petite face flushed with excitement, rosy and delicate, like a cake roll covered in red velvet, looking exceptionally delicious.

The word "cute" seemed to materialize into a tangible form, vividly embodied in this girl, leaving Tazaki Toru overwhelmed.

She was like a clingy cat, and the music played by Toru Tazaki became an irresistible cat tune for her.

"Well, I wanted to discuss something with you. The deadline for submissions to the Sunny Sky Cup is in a few days, so I want to finish writing this song first. That's why I wanted to give you a composition lesson..."

"No problem! Of course no problem! There's no rush to teach me how to arrange music, and I'd like to hear the finished piece as soon as possible."

Tazaki Toru breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."

Aoki Hina's smile remained unchanged: "Then when you finish writing, can I be the first to hear it?"

"of course."

She clenched her little fists, revealing a jubilant expression of victory, though it was unclear what she was competing against.

"Oh! By the way, you can use the equipment in the practice room as you like."

"Thank you, Miss Aoki." Tazaki Toru said without any hesitation.

Just then, the true owner of the house, Tachibana Rin, walked in.

As Tazaki Toru was contemplating whether he should ask Tachibana for permission, she didn't even look at him and spoke in a high-pitched voice, as if she were speaking in a strained voice.

"Hey, what about the flavor of Japanese food and pizza...?"

"Anything is fine! Pizza or something."

"That's outrageous!"

Compared to pizza, cats definitely prefer cat treats.

After that, in order not to disturb Tazaki Toru's continued composing, Aoki Hina took the initiative to drag Tachibana Rin downstairs, and Tachibana Rin continued to chatter on about "taste" and "size".

After the pizza arrived, the two girls washed their hands and enjoyed it together.

The cheese was stretched so long that Hina Aoki had to raise her arm and tilt her fair neck back to stuff the entire cheese into her mouth.

"Japanese food, though I'm reluctant to say it, have you been eating a bit too much lately?"

"I just finished performing in a stage play not long ago. I had to perform two shows every day, which burned a lot of calories, so it's okay to eat more, right?"

Rin Tachibana made a sound through her nose, drawing out the "humph" for a long time before saying, "Anyway, I reminded you."

Hina Aoki sucked on her fingers a couple of times, still wanting more, when she suddenly remembered something: "I'll take some up to Tazaki-kun later. I wonder what flavor he likes."

"Putting aside what he likes to eat, even I know that you can't eat in the music room."

"Oh right, I forgot." Hina Aoki stuck out her tongue slightly.

"Then let's leave this one for him; boys should be able to eat more." Hina Aoki closed one of the pizza boxes herself to prevent it from getting cold and damp.

“I haven’t tried that flavor yet,” Tachibana Rin protested.

"Rin-chan only takes a small bite from the middle, and always leaves the edges."

Although Aoki Hina was right, Tachibana Rin still felt that her attitude was very strange.

I said Japanese cuisine.

"what happened?"

Rin Tachibana glanced at the stairs first, then looked at Hina Aoki and lowered her voice: "You couldn't possibly have made that, uh, something like that, upstairs..."

"Tazaki-kun, at least remember his name first."

"You really mean that?"

Which one?

After a long silence, Tachibana Rin put down her pizza and, without warning, began to clap her hands loudly.

Thinking that Tachibana Rin was about to say something, Aoki Hina's face was immediately filled with the word "bored".

"I'm not interested in that kind of thing."

"Moreover, Tazaki-kun is probably the same type as me."

"What do you mean?" Tachibana Rin asked, her face full of confusion.

Hina Aoki raised her small hand.

From a musician's perspective, her hands are incredibly small, making it very difficult for her to play either the piano or the guitar.

"Compared to holding hands with someone else, this hand has long been occupied by piano keys and strings. Only now will I not fall in love with someone else and hold a man's hand."

Rin Tachibana sighed deeply.

She almost forgot that the Aoki Hina she knew was a girl who needed nothing but music.

It's hard to imagine that she would fall in love with anyone.

"And listen to me, Tazaki-kun is really talented, he will become a very great composer in the future."

"No, not in the future, it is already here."

Recalling the melody he had composed earlier, Hina Aoki's eyes brightened again.

Rin Tachibana responded with an indifferent "Oh."

Rin cares about that kind of thing, okay?

Composing or arranging music are not things that Tachibana Rin cares about.

"However, I still want to remind you that even if you don't mean it that way, if you act too enthusiastically, the other person might misunderstand and think that you are interested in them."

"Men are all idiots. Just smile at them and they'll dream about you having their babies at night."

Aoki Hina exclaimed in surprise, as if she had heard some bizarre tale, "Give birth to a child? Me, to Tazaki-kun? That sounds so unrealistic, I can't even imagine it, is it some kind of science fiction world?"

"Do you think you're an android? Besides, I didn't say a single word about his name."

Aoki Hibi smiled without saying a word, and instead asked, "What about Rin-chan?"

"I?"

What kind of person can you date?

Rin Tachibana said with a straight face, "I'm sorry, I can't answer that kind of question. It's a rule of the agency."

Hina Aoki burst into laughter: "I saw you asking so many questions, I thought you wanted to talk about this topic."

Rin Tachibana stroked her chin thoughtfully and said in a low voice, "At the very least, it should be radiation energy."