Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Rin Tachibana suddenly felt a chill run down her spine: "Wait, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Tazaki-kun is just doing his job, don't overthink it."

Seeing Aoki Hina's indifferent expression, Tachibana Rin curled her lip and gave a bored "Oh".

Because of Fujita-sensei's presence, they did not show the slight restraint they did when facing older people, unlike when facing Tazaki Toru.

So they went into their respective bands' recording studios to begin their practice for the day.

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MyGO's recording studio.

The band members beside him picked up their instruments, and Kobayashi drummer tapped the bass drum a few times, preparing to give a signal.

Only Yang Gongfei was holding the microphone with both hands, her head slightly lowered, looking as if she was in a daze.

"Little lamb, get ready to begin!"

"Huh? Oh..."

"What's wrong? You seem distracted."

"It's nothing."

Miss Yang Gong made a sound, while shrugging her shoulders like a little mouse that had just seen a big cat.

She suddenly spoke softly, and her sweet voice naturally reached the ears of the other girls.

"Hey everyone, during our break later, how about we go check on Professor Tazaki?"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding band members all turned to look at their lead singer.

"I just wanted to say hello, since Professor Tazaki didn't come yesterday either, right?"

Tazaki Toru didn't come yesterday because he was at home taking care of Tachibana Rin, who was sick.

Hina Aoki glanced discreetly at Rin Tachibana, who was leaning against the wall, muttering:

"If you ask me, what's so interesting about him? He doesn't have many extra arms or legs."

Himeko Hina was startled: "Huh? Rin-chan, do you dislike Tazaki-sensei?"

“I didn’t say that,” Tachibana Rin immediately denied.

Immediately, she glanced at Hina Aoki without thinking and realized that what she had said was inappropriate, as if she were saying that she liked him.

"Uh... I mean, there's nothing I hate or like, we just need to mind our own business."

These words didn't bother the other girls, but when Aoki Hina heard them, she felt a pang of doubt.

"Hmm...that's right."

"I was just wondering if something happened to keep you up yesterday, or if you encountered any trouble. Maybe we can help..."

Miss Yanggong launched into a long speech, occasionally gripping the microphone and bouncing around on the spot.

No one spoke first.

Finally, Ms. Kobayashi, sitting in front of the drum set, said with great difficulty, "Yo-chan, isn't this a bit heavy?"

"Huh? Heavy?"

Miss Yang tilted her head in confusion, unable to understand what was so harsh about what she had said.

They were just ordinary words of concern and greetings.

So where exactly does the element of "weight" lie?

"Anyway, let's practice first. Mr. Tazaki should come to see us when he's done with his work."

After hearing what Aoki Hina said, Hina Hiyomiya's originally soft and gentle eyes finally brightened up a bit.

Hina Aoki observed the changes in Hina Hiyomiya's expression, and surprisingly, she didn't think that Hina Hiyomiya harbored any ulterior motives towards Toru Tazaki.

This is the kind of girl who monitors her teammates' Twitter whenever she has free time; she's the same way with everyone.

To be honest, even now, Hina Aoki is still not good at dealing with her.

Compared to Yang Gongfei, the girl she cared about most in the house was actually her best friend with whom she spent every day.

Meanwhile, in Mujica's recording studio, the scene was completely different.

"Hey, Pear Sauce, let's go see Teacher Tazaki later."

"Huh? Is that okay?" Ms. Sasaki was bending down to straighten the microphone cable when she heard this and suddenly raised her head, bumping it against the microphone stand.

"Why not? Don't you want to see him?"

"Well... it's not that I want to see him, I just have so many questions I want to ask him about the band."

"I understand what you mean, no explanation needed."

Ms. Sasaki could only stand there awkwardly, clutching her blonde hair with a sheepish grin.

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During the intermission, Ms. Hitomiya walked out of the recording studio and immediately headed towards the recording studio where Toru Tazaki was.

Inside the room, the girls looked at each other for a long time.

Rin Tachibana said she wasn't interested, but her body betrayed her and she followed.

Before leaving, he smugly nudged Hina Aoki's arm and said, "I'll go keep an eye on her for you."

Aoki Hina remained expressionless, inwardly grumbling, wondering who was the one most deserving of being watched.

She glanced silently at Mika Kohinata, who was tuning her bass, and asked, "Mika-chan, aren't you going to come and take a look?"

"Huh? Me? Never mind, I'll play a little longer."

She gave a harmless, silly smile, leaving Hina Aoki speechless for a moment.

"Where's the Japanese-style sauce?"

"I don't like joining in the fun."

Mika Kohinata suddenly realized that since Hina Aoki could see Toru Tazaki at home every day anyway, she couldn't help but feel a little envious.

But that's all; nothing more.

More than anything else, she wanted to focus on practicing.

Listening to their conversation, Kobayashi Koko tilted her head in confusion.

No, why hasn't anyone asked me?

Rin Tachibana followed Hina Hitomiya to the door of the recording studio where Toru Tazaki was.

There were already other girls outside the door; they were Mujica's lead singer and keyboardist.

Rin Tachibana clicked her tongue inwardly, quite displeased.

A big nose, a short man.

What are they doing, sneaking around like that?

I knew it! You, Toru Tazaki, must have been messing around with female voice actresses without my knowledge!

Now look what's happened, we've attracted the wolves.

This really made Sister Lin feel quite annoyed.

Miss Yanggong quickly stepped forward and, together with Mujica and the other two, pressed their faces against the door of the recording studio, peering inside through the glass.

Oh, and there's a sheep too.

Rin Tachibana didn't include herself at all.

She stood there for a few seconds, and then...

He plunged in as well, gently nudging Consort Yang. Her 1.5-meter height forced her to tiptoe and hop around.

"Little lamb, move aside, I can't see inside."

307. No? You just sold Sister Yang off like that?

In the recording studio.

Tazaki Toru, who was focused on playing the piano, did not notice that several female voice actresses had gathered at the door.

The recording studio was very soundproof; you could barely hear the piano music from the doorway. You could only see the man inside through the glass, completely absorbed in his playing.

"Tazaki-sensei, it feels so cool when you play the piano."

Miss Yanggong, who was leaning against the door, exclaimed without any attempt to hide her admiration, "She looks like a character from the romance manga I've been reading lately."

What comic is it?

Riko Sasaki, who was standing on tiptoe, turned her head and asked curiously.

Yang Gongfei tilted her cute head, scratched it, and pretended to be thinking.

"Hmm... what was it called again? Let me think."

Who cares what your comic is called?

Rin Tachibana thought to herself, muttering a few times to herself that she was a hopeless romantic.

Ms. Takao, who was on the very edge, was unusually calm, unlike the two lead singers beside her, who stood quietly to the side, giving up space so that they could see more clearly.

She was more curious about Toru Tazaki's piano playing than his face.

"I can't hear anything at all."

Because she couldn't hear anything from the recording studio, Yang Gongfei unconsciously put her hand on the doorknob, turned it subconsciously, and pushed it open a crack.

The rousing keyboard sounds, like a swarm of bees hovering in the air, surged out with a buzzing sound as soon as they sensed a wisp of outside air blowing in through the crack in the door.

"Takasaki-sensei, you're playing the original score."

Ms. Takao immediately recognized it.