Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"……Yes!"

"I will do my best. Please give me your guidance today."

Tazaki Tooru nodded.

Tazaki Toru was quite confident in the keyboardist's skills, having already witnessed them in Mujica.

The only troublesome thing now is that Tachibana Rin, who is currently standing with her arms crossed, a sullen face, and looking at him with a displeased expression.

Miss Tachibana's slightly cold, subtle gaze seemed to be saying to Toru Tazaki:

Anyway, Hina and I don't need it, right?

Tazaki Toru was both amused and exasperated.

Instead, they marveled at the changes in Ms. Tachibana over this period of time.

If it were in the past, she would have been overjoyed to have this chance to slack off.

Therefore, Tazaki Toru was quite pleased with Tachibana Rin's change.

271. Lately, the music room at the Kubo family's house seems to be...

In the recording studio.

Tazaki Toru is instructing Ms. Takao and Ms. Watari.

To be precise, it was instructing Ms. Watari.

Ms. Watari has not been playing the guitar for very long. Although she is talented, she still needs guidance.

As for Ms. Takao, she is a pianist by training, so there's no need for Toru Tazaki to worry about her.

While CRY CHIC was being rehearsed, Hina Aoki and Rin Tachibana were practicing individually in other recording studios.

While band rehearsals are important, individual practice is equally essential.

During this period, not only Aoki Hina, but even Tachibana Rin put in a lot of effort, practicing day and night.

Recently, the Kubo family's music room has been packed with three people every evening, making it very lively.

"Hey, Tazaki."

"Do you think I and Hina are no longer needed?"

How could Tazaki Toru not remember that she had just said those words with her eyes?

"Rin-chan, don't say weird things. Just follow the plot. It's not like Tazaki-kun wrote the script."

Rin Tachibana pouted. She understood the principle perfectly well; she was just venting her emotions a little.

"Japanese food, it's really easy to be teased," Ms. Tachibana could only mutter.

"I'll go make some arrangements on Mujica's side, and I'll come see you all later."

"Tazaki-kun, please go ahead and do your work. I'll keep a close eye on Rin-chan's practice."

Tazaki Toru smiled at the two of them and then left the recording studio.

When only Aoki Hina and Tachibana Rin remained in the recording studio, Ms. Tachibana finally let out a long sigh.

"Sister Yang, you..."

"Lead singer, I didn't get one."

"Even the men couldn't get one."

"Now, out of nowhere, a female voice actress has appeared and is playing the keyboard for 'Kasuga Kage'."

So you didn't get any benefit at all?

"What are those four words again?"

"Oh, a huge loss."

The strings vibrated erratically, and Aoki Hina raised her eyes with a helpless expression, looking at Tachibana Rin with a similar sense of exasperation:

"Rin-chan, I told you not to say weird things anymore."

Rin Tachibana made a sound through her nose, accompanied by a coquettish "humph".

"If it were me, I wouldn't be able to swallow this insult."

"Don't worry, there won't be a chance to switch with you."

Rin Tachibana felt a surge of frustration.

Seeing Tachibana Rin's sullen expression, Aoki Hina glanced at her with great surprise.

"Rin-chan, you seem to care a lot about Tazaki-kun lately."

Rin Tachibana's heart skipped a beat: "Huh? How could such a thing happen? I was just standing up for you."

"You'd better really be one."

Rin Tachibana hugged her guitar tightly and whistled.

It didn't make a sound, but instead made a "pfft pfft" sound of saliva.

"It's filthy, it sprayed all over my face." Hina Aoki waved her hand in disgust.

"Oh, by the way, I should tell you that I have to go back to Osaka during my break this week."

"If I don't go back now, I'm really going to die."

"Going back alone?" Hina Aoki asked.

"if not?"

"I thought you would want to bring Tazaki-kun along."

Rin Tachibana's brow twitched involuntarily. Could this woman have noticed something?

"Why would I take him back?"

"I can't say for sure, aren't you being pressured to get married?"

"I thought that with your way of thinking, you would do anything to rebel against your parents, so it wouldn't be surprising if you found someone to be your scapegoat."

Rin Tachibana was speechless: "I think you watch too many TV dramas."

Despite saying this, Miss Tachibana secretly memorized the method, thinking it might save her life in a critical moment.

"Also, I'm not being pressured to get married, they're just telling me to find a boyfriend soon."

"They're all the same, I don't see any difference."

When this was mentioned, Tachibana Rin became somewhat dejected.

She's likely to get a good scolding when she goes home this time. She hasn't found a good reason yet, so if all else fails, she'll just have to raise her voice and say something nice to get by.

Rin Tachibana stopped talking and silently picked up her guitar, thinking to herself that she had created another private moment for them.

As Aoki Hina's best friend, sister, and wingman.

This is something that should be taken for granted.

For some reason, she felt a sense of unease about it, and even considered going back that day and returning in the afternoon to avoid them accidentally having sex that night.

Even if you know in your heart that the possibility is extremely slim.

But now, it seems that Tachibana Rin is also starting to have wild thoughts about this.

Oh no, that's not quite right either.

After all, Rin Tachibana has been prone to overthinking things for a long time.

I've washed my underwear countless times.

But that's only human nature.

At an age where she's prone to daydreaming, Tachibana Rin doesn't believe that Aoki Hina hasn't thought about those kinds of things.

Don't think you don't know. That shameless openwork lingerie she just bought—when did you, Hina Aoki, start wearing that kind of style?

She was clearly dressed up for him!

Do you really think your sister Rin is stupid?

If Aoki Hina knew what Tachibana Rin was thinking right now, she might just smash the guitar in her hand over her head.

After cracking it open, they emptied all the colored paint out of her head.

Tachibana Rin's mind wasn't on playing the piano at all right now. She pretended to play a few chords and then said:

"...Sister Yang."

"What's wrong now?"

Aren't you worried at all?

What's the rush?

"Haven't you noticed that there are more and more female voice actresses around Tazaki lately?"

"This is the job Tazaki-kun does, isn't it? He's a voice actress, isn't he?"

"Oh, that's not what I meant! Putting everything else aside, I think the lead singer next door has no good intentions."

"Look at the way she looks at Tazaki, it's like a believer looking at their cult leader, their relationship is probably quite close."

"What nonsense!"

"Rin-nee's intuition."

“That’s inexplicable,” said Hina Aoki.

"And lambs."

"How did this get involved with lambs again?"

"intuition."

Hina Aoki was speechless for a moment.

Suddenly, Hina Aoki's eyes flashed, and she said: