Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

She only breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that Tazaki Toru had no intention of bringing up the matter.

"I'm going to the sound room first, see you later."

Even after Tazaki Toru left, Sasaki Riko's smile remained. At that moment, she felt that being left behind to participate in Sumi's rehearsal was really great.

"See? I told you so, wasn't I right? Isn't Ms. Tazaki very kind?"

Sora Yozuki's inner thoughts: Hard to say.

You know, my sister used to be a delinquent who loved skipping classes, so don't try to fool her like an ignorant girl. I'm convinced that this is just a trick by Tazaki Toru.

She said helplessly, "Pear Jam, isn't your filter for him a bit too heavy?"

"Huh? You can?"

Sasaki Riko completely ignored Sonoda Yozuki's words and kept laughing as she watched Tazaki Toru's departing figure.

Seeing her like this, there's no point in saying anything.

So, Yozuki Sakata, feeling rather down, went into the recording studio with Riko Sasaki.

……

……

Because he's been writing a new song these days, Toru Tazaki hasn't been to the recording studio for quite some time.

While watching Sumi's rehearsal, Toru Tazaki discovered that Ms. Sasaki didn't have any trouble with singing at all.

She even said she had something to ask him, but he didn't need to offer any guidance at all; her performance was so flawless that Tazaki Toru couldn't find any fault with her.

As for Ms. Yozuki Soda, who is nominally the lead singer of sumimi.

Well... at least she's pretty.

After sumimi's rehearsal ended, the two girls came to the sound room to say goodbye to Toru Tazaki and Mr. Fujita.

Tazaki Toru stayed a little longer because he still had some music arrangement matters to discuss with Mr. Fujita.

When Tazaki Toru left the recording studio, it was already 7 p.m., and he was thinking of eating something before going home.

As soon as I stepped out of the recording building, I saw a petite girl carrying a black violin case at the entrance.

Her signature blonde hair was truly eye-catching, and the platform boots she wore were even higher than the ones Aoki Hina usually wore.

"Oh, Mr. Tazaki, are you done with your work?"

Tazaki Toru asked in confusion, "Miss Sasaki, were you perhaps waiting for me?"

"Huh? No, I'm waiting for my agent to pick me up because I have a roadshow coming up and she needs to bring me the equipment."

"I see."

Then, seeing her waving her phone, Toru Tazaki hesitated about how to speak. Ms. Sasaki put away her phone and gave a slightly shy smile.

"It seems there's traffic on the agent's end, so I told her to go directly to the location."

"Tazaki-sensei, are we getting ready to go home now?"

When talking to Toru Tazaki, she would always crane her neck and stare intently at every change in Toru Tazaki's expression.

Noticing the expectation in the girl's eyes, Tazaki Toru hesitated for a moment before saying:

"It's been a long time since I've seen Ms. Sasaki's street performance, um... welcome me?"

"Of course!"

She was just waiting for Tazaki Toru to say that.

If it weren't for the inconvenience of her boots, she would have loved to leap high up and jump down the steps.

Actually, Sasaki Riko lied.

She wasn't waiting for her agent at all, and there were no promotional events scheduled for today.

In fact, she had originally planned to have dinner with the members of Mujica and then go to see a movie.

Because she needed to stay behind for Sumimi's practice, the other members were waiting for her.

But today she finally met Tazaki Toru, and she wanted to play and sing more in front of Tazaki Toru.

After receiving the girl's affirmative answer, Tazaki Toru couldn't help but smile and jokingly said:

"If we don't take advantage of this time to see more of Ms. Sasaki's performances, we might have to buy expensive tickets to see Mujica's live shows in the future."

However, Sasaki Riko seemed completely oblivious to the joke, her fingers clasped tightly together in front of her chest as she said seriously:

"I will definitely reserve the best seat for the person with connections for Professor Tazaki, absolutely!"

"...Is it possible that I am a person with connections and can get a seat for people with connections?"

Sasaki Riko instantly looked embarrassed and lowered her head shyly.

The two went together to a nearby station.

While riding the train, Riko Sasaki secretly messaged her manager, asking her to send the equipment to her usual roadshow location.

She also apologized in the Mujica members' group chat, saying that she couldn't accompany them today.

Throughout the journey, Sasaki Riko was in exceptionally high spirits.

It's extremely difficult to connect her with the girl who hid in the crowd and didn't say a word when we first met.

When they arrived at the roadshow location, the manager was already waiting there. When the manager saw Tazaki Toru standing next to Sasaki Riko, he was clearly stunned.

Knowing Tazaki Toru's identity, the manager didn't say much, only instructing Sasaki Riko not to push herself too hard.

She attended Mujica and Sumimi's rehearsals today, so she must be very tired.

In Sasaki Riko's opinion, this is not a big deal at all; as long as you work hard, it will be fine.

More importantly, Toru Tazaki hasn't come to see her roadshow in a long time.

As before, her singing did not attract many passersby to stop and listen.

In this bustling city, few people are willing to stop walking and listen to her sing.

Incredibly, Sasaki Riko didn't seem to care tonight.

His fingers swept across the strings without stopping, playing one piece after another.

From a certain point onward, Tazaki Toru detected a slight deviation in the notes.

The girl shook her somewhat weak fingers, rubbing her fingertips as she gave Tazaki a slightly embarrassed smile.

The long hours of rehearsals had made her fingers a little unresponsive.

Tazaki Toru walked over to Sasaki Riko and pointed to the guitar in her arms.

As if she understood, she subconsciously took down the guitar hanging in front of her and handed it to Tazaki Toru.

This scene vaguely reminded her of that rainy scene.

The sudden downpour disrupted her roadshow plans, but she refused to hand over her guitar to Tazaki Toru, who was still a stranger at the time.

Yet at this moment, she could so easily hand over her beloved guitar.

Tazaki Toru picked up her guitar, stood beside her, and began to play a melodious tune.

The night breeze ruffled the girl's blonde hair, and she felt as if the snow and wind of the entire city had melted away in that instant.

The music was like a galactic train that could travel to the stars, carrying her song and sending them together to the skies above the city.

It is precisely at such a moment.

A group of girls walked towards us from not far away.

293. I guess I also got to participate in Mujica's team building activities. (5 chapters, 10,000 words)

Inside a family-run restaurant, several girls sat together.

"Pear Jam said she can't come."

"Eh?"

"Look, she updated her Twitter."

"It must have been sent by the agent."

"Huh? Why do they still need to do a roadshow? Didn't she just finish rehearsing with Sumimi? What kind of heartless company is this?"

“There’s a location for the roadshow up there, and it seems to be quite close to us. Let’s go check it out.”

After discussing it, the girls decided to pay the bill and leave.

They originally planned to wait for Sasaki Riko to arrive before ordering together, so they only drank beverages.

Only the youngest girl.

"Wait a minute, let me finish eating."

Ms. Watari, who was lying face down on the dining table, sped up and shoveled down several mouthfuls of parfait.

They didn't stop until the metal spoon had scraped the glass completely clean.

……

……

After leaving the family restaurant, the four girls followed the navigation to the location shown on Sasaki Riko's Twitter account.

Because the distance isn't far, you can get there on foot.

Standing on the sidewalk, the traffic lights flashed slowly, and across the road, people could hear the sounds of piano and singing coming from the other side of the road.

They listen to her singing for a long time every day, and they are probably the people who know her singing best, apart from her.

"Ah, it's Pear Jam's singing."

"The light is green, hurry up and go!"

The girls crossed the road and their singing became clearer.

They were all surprised when they saw that the person playing the piano was not Sasaki Riko.

"Isn't that Mr. Tazaki? Why are they together?"