Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

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"Yes, thank you, Tazaki-kun."

As Aoki Hina turned to leave, she heard the conversation between Tazaki Toru and Tachibana Rin behind her.

"If you're going to talk about oversight, who gave you that authority?"

"Then I'll make a suggestion."

"I didn't ask you to change the wording."

I walked silently to the entrance, and several times the thought of skipping practice crossed my mind.

But Aoki Hina was ultimately a composed girl, and she didn't do anything so impulsive.

Leaving the house, the girl stood alone at the doorway.

She gently bit her lip, looked up at the clear blue sky, but a dark cloud seemed to drift into her heart, obscuring her originally bright cat-like eyes.

Hopefully, she's overthinking it.

304. In my heart, you are more important than him.

When Aoki Hina finished her work and returned home, it was already evening.

Although she said she would come back early, she had other work to do today, which prevented her from going home immediately after practice.

There was no one on the first floor, so Hina Aoki went upstairs to the music room.

As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Toru Tazaki and Rin Tachibana sitting next to him.

Hina Aoki frowned unconsciously.

That was her chair.

Tazaki Toru played a gentle tune, while Tachibana Rin rested her chin on her hands, closed her eyes, and swayed her head, looking incredibly cute.

Seeing Aoki Hina enter, Tazaki Toru's nimble fingers gradually stopped, and he greeted her with a smile.

The music stopped, and Tachibana Rin opened her eyes, only then noticing Aoki Hina's figure.

"Ah... Hina, you're back."

Hina Aoki walked over slowly: "Rin-chan, why aren't you resting?"

"I rested. I slept in my room all afternoon. You can't expect me to sleep until dawn."

Hearing Tachibana Rin say this, Aoki Hina felt a strange sensation in her heart for some reason.

But she couldn't explain where this strangeness came from.

She could only continue as before, putting on a mature and composed act, as if she were truly acting in her best interest as an older sister: "If you ruin your health, I can't suffer for you."

"Relax, I'm much better now. I was just feeling too stuffy and bored in the room, so I came out for a walk."

"Don't worry, Miss Aoki. Miss Tachibana's fever has completely subsided. She can rest for another day tomorrow and should be fine."

"Hey~~~ You're taking a break tomorrow?"

Hina Aoki asked, "You're not happy about it?"

"Who wants to stay cooped up at home all day?"

"Really? I noticed you used to really enjoy staying at home."

Rin Tachibana paused for a moment.

Tazaki Toru couldn't help but chuckle as he recalled the time when Tachibana Rin would pester him to play games all day long after he first moved in: "That's quite true."

"Tsk! You two might as well team up to make fun of me!"

Rin Tachibana suddenly stood up, her slippers making a loud slapping sound on the floor.

Where are you going?

"I'll listen to you all and go back to my room for a good night's sleep!"

Rin Tachibana made a face at the two of them and left the music room without looking back, leaving Toru Tazaki and Hina Aoki staring at each other in the same spot.

Hina Aoki hesitated for a moment, looking at the seat that had been vacated next to Toru Tazaki, but did not go over and sit down.

"I'll go check on Rin-chan."

After leaving those words, Hina Aoki also left the music room.

Arriving at Tachibana Rin's bedroom, I gently knocked on the door, then pushed it open and went inside. I saw Tachibana Rin sitting half-upright on the bed, looking sullen.

Rin Tachibana raised her eyelids, glanced at Hina Aoki, snorted softly, and then turned her head away.

Are you angry?

"...No, I didn't."

Hina Aoki sat down on the edge of the bed, staring intently at Rin Tachibana.

"He's clearly angry."

Rin Tachibana still refused to turn her face away, her tone tinged with slight grievance: "Anyway, you just want to leave me behind so you can be all lovey-dovey with him, right?"

"I know, that's why I didn't come to be a third wheel."

"What are you talking about? I'm here to see you."

“I told Tazaki-kun that you were right. You are a patient and you should rest more.”

"I need to rest, rest, rest. I feel like mushrooms are growing all over my body."

At first glance, the trouble that Tachibana Rin is showing at this moment is no different from usual.

However, Aoki Hina felt differently. It was precisely because she was closest to Aoki Hina that she could sense the changes in her.

Since I met her at noon until now, the willfulness she has shown is not troublesome, but rather a form of coquetry.

Rin Tachibana is a girl who likes to act cute.

Hina Aoki knew this better than anyone, which is why she always spoiled her and let her have her way.

Today, Tachibana Rin is still a spoiled child, but Aoki Hina has a strange feeling.

The person Tachibana Rin was trying to be affectionate with wasn't Aoki Hina.

Someone else.

This feeling was unpleasant; it was as if she were about to lose two precious things at the same time, which made her feel irritable.

As a result, she made many mistakes during the afternoon band rehearsal, and her teammates all thought she was worried about Tachibana Rin and comforted her.

"Getting sick is something you can't help."

"But I'm really bored. I'm sick at home all by myself. You know Tazaki, he's as dull as a block of wood. There's no point in talking to him. And you're not here, so I don't even have anyone to talk to."

"Really? Your expression in the music room just now didn't seem like it."

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Rin was immediately startled.

"Well, that's because he's only not bad at playing the piano, so he's just there to amuse me."

Hina Aoki remained silent for a moment.

Rin Tachibana didn't dare look Hina Aoki in the eye and tried her best to change the subject.

"But what about you? As soon as you came back, you didn't care whether I lived or died at all, you just wanted to be alone with him."

"I guarantee that after you went upstairs, you went to the music room first, instead of checking if I was in the room, right?"

"His life is his life, but mine isn't?"

She was right after all. As soon as Aoki Hina went upstairs, her first thought was to go to the music room.

Perhaps, Tachibana Rin really is jealous of Tazaki Toru, who stole her best friend.

Thinking of this, Hina Aoki felt a little more guilty, and her tone softened considerably.

She reached out and took Tachibana Rin's hand in her palm.

"Alright, alright, I'm really scared of you. I'm not going anywhere today. I'll just stay here with you. Whatever you want to talk about, I'll keep you company, okay?"

Rin Tachibana remained unmoved. Hina Aoki was about to say something more when Rin Tachibana's voice suddenly rang in her ears.

"So in your heart, I'm more important than Tazaki?"

"Your words are a bit too sexist."

Suddenly.

Rin Tachibana's voice rang out softly: "Hina..."

"In my heart, you are more important than Tazaki."

"...Huh?"

Hina Aoki was completely stunned, her expression one of astonishment.

More important than him...?

Hina Aoki was a perceptive girl, and it seemed she heard the unspoken meaning behind the words.

They actually said it was "even more important".

Unbeknownst to her, had Tazaki Toru already reached a point in this girl's heart that was almost on par with her own?