Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Yang Gongfei smiled sheepishly: "Tazaki-sensei seems like the kind of person who isn't interested in playing games."

"Miss Yang Gong seems to have a lot of stereotypes about me. Even I sometimes want to slack off and relax."

"Huh? Is that so? What does Professor Tazaki do when he relaxes?"

"Playing the piano."

Yang Gongfei was speechless, yet she also felt genuine admiration for him.

She certainly loves singing and dancing, and although she puts in the effort for them, there are times when she gets bored.

Especially when she tried her best but couldn't get the expected reward, that was the most discouraging time for her, and she wished she could just seal away her voice and dance moves.

However, Toru Tazaki, who was standing next to her, was completely different.

For Toru Tazaki, music is the most pleasant and relaxing thing, and even if it turns into a job, Toru Tazaki will not lose his love for it.

It was this unwavering passion that made Yang Gongfei envious.

Wandering around this floor, she came to a dance machine and inserted a coin.

Tazaki Toru thought that she would be like she was at the batting center, and he was afraid that she would not be careful and her legs would get tangled and she would fall ugly.

After all, Yang Gongfei Na had done similar things before.

However, to Tazaki Toru's surprise, Ms. Hitomiya had an excellent sense of rhythm and her movements were exceptionally powerful.

Even a layman like Tazaki Toru could tell at a glance that this girl had some training.

This rhythmic dance was a stark contrast to her earlier comical antics of spinning around in place with a baseball bat.

For a moment, Tazaki Toru stood there, somewhat stunned.

When the song ended, a score that satisfied the girl appeared on the screen. She got off the machine contentedly and walked to Tazaki Toru's side.

"Tazaki-sensei, what do you think?"

"Look at them with new eyes."

"Hehehe~~"

The girl seemed to have gotten away with it, and laughed out triumphantly, before turning shy and embarrassed.

Seeing that Tazaki Toru's expression didn't change much, he assumed that Toru had no interest in these matters and cautiously asked:

"Tazaki-sensei, do you find going out with me boring?"

Why do you ask that?

"Look, I'm doing all this by myself. Doesn't it get boring for Ms. Tazaki to just watch me do these things?"

Tazaki Toru shook his head: "I don't think so."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Miss Yang Gong, you don't need to worry about me. Observing your every move is also an interesting thing for me."

"Eh?!"

The girl's pupils dilated in surprise; she was momentarily at a loss for how to react to Tazaki Toru's sudden words.

"Please don't misunderstand, what I mean is that as the person in charge of MyGO songs, I should have a deeper understanding of you band members."

"Therefore, I see today as an opportunity."

Perhaps feeling that his earlier discovery was likely to cause ambiguity, Tazaki Toru corrected himself.

"Oh, I see. That really startled me." The girl's tense expression faded.

So far, Hina Hiyomiya only thinks that Toru Tazaki is a very capable person and someone she can learn from.

However, if Tazaki Toru were to reveal any such thoughts, Miss Hitomi would probably avoid him like the plague.

It wasn't until Tazaki Toru clarified the situation that Hina Himegami breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he felt ashamed of his excessive self-consciousness and dared not look Tazaki Toru in the eye.

Tazaki Toru didn't seem to care, and continued to calmly follow beside Himiya Hina, as if he were truly just an observer.

After hearing what Toru Tazaki had just said, Hina Hiyomiya consciously started to secretly observe him from time to time.

It was discovered that even when not in a work setting, Tazaki Toru's demeanor remained unchanged.

Yang Gongfei couldn't quite describe the feeling.

For example, for new female voice actresses like them, the agency will always intentionally or unintentionally mold them into the kind of persona that the audience likes, according to a pre-arranged character design.

Some people say this is a commercial tactic to attract fans.

Even if they are not public figures, even if they are ordinary people, people will always present their best side to complete strangers.

Rather than calling it a business tactic, it's more accurate to say it's just human nature.

However, Toru Tazaki is completely different.

It's hard to find anything unusual about this man, such as inconsistency between his outward appearance and his inner thoughts.

He is like a mirror floating on the sea, reflecting the almost identical blue of the sky and the seabed.

Perhaps this is because Yang Gongfei and he did not know each other very well.

There's always a peculiar aura about Toru Tazaki; he's neither overly enthusiastic nor aloof.

As a result, those who have come into contact with him are increasingly eager to understand him.

I want to know what the difference is between the two shades of blue: the sky and the seabed.

In front of them, a couple who looked like high school students were at a claw machine, with the girl cheering them on.

Seeing such a scene inevitably makes one sigh at the fleeting nature of youth.

It's somewhat comical that Yang Gongfei, who is only in her early twenties, would have such thoughts.

"Do we look like we're on a date?"

Suddenly, the girl next to him looked at the high school couple and muttered to herself.

The murmur was extremely soft, but Toru Tazaki's ears were exceptionally sensitive, and he blurted out instinctively:

"Dating?"

Yang Gongfei never expected that her unconscious ramblings would be overheard by Tazaki Toru, and she was immediately at a loss for what to do.

"Ah... there's nothing there! Please forget what I said."

Tazaki Toru didn't seem to care at all, and gave a nonchalant smile: "It's alright, I can take a joke."

Yang Gongfei Na looked embarrassed and regretted her actions.

I subconsciously said some strange and inexplicable things, and I felt extremely ashamed.

It must be because I read shoujo manga before going to bed last night!

She secretly observed Tazaki Toru and found that he was truly unmoved.

I couldn't help but wonder why Mr. Tazaki was always so calm and composed, always seemingly able to maintain his elegance and gentleness no matter the circumstances.

The adult standing to the side, seemingly a guardian accompanying the child, doesn't appear to be a companion but rather a parent looking after the child.

But they are clearly the same age.

In her panic, the girl quickly changed the subject, pointing to the machine not far away.

"I want to play that."

Seeing that Himeko Hina was leaving quickly, Toru Tazaki had no choice but to follow.

She picked up the wooden mallet hanging next to the machine and handed another mallet to Toru Tazaki.

Before Tazaki Toru could react, she tossed in a coin, and the ground squirrels hidden at the bottom of the hole began to emerge one by one as the music started.

The girl was having a great time banging on the door. Several times, Toru Tazaki tried to join in, but she pushed him aside, giving him no chance to make a move.

When the time was up, the high score popped up on the screen.

Miss Yang's already slightly crooked mouth became even more crooked, and she shamelessly declared:

"I feel like I'm ready to be a drummer."

"Don't let Miss Kobayashi hear this."

"Hehehe~~"

For over an hour at the game center, Toru Tazaki followed her around like a supervisor the whole time.

It was as if he really was only there today to supervise Yang Gongfei Na and prevent her from overusing her voice.

As she was about to leave the arcade, Yang Gongfei suddenly stopped in front of the row of claw machines.

Staring blankly at a claw machine.

Tazaki Toru noticed something amiss and couldn't help but ask, "Miss Hitomiya, is this what you want?"

"Hmm... there are some, but I'm not good at playing claw machines."

She patted her head shyly and said in a soft voice, "Every time I try to grab several thousand yen, I still come up empty-handed. In the end, I can only ask the shop assistant to put it in an easy spot for me to grab."

"Let's not waste money."

She said that, but unlike Hina Aoki, she wasn't good at hiding her true feelings.

Then, Tazaki Toru slowly reached out his hand to her.

"Give it to me."

Miss Yang was startled and hesitated as she looked at the hand that Tazaki Toru had extended to her.

But when she met Tazaki Toru's clear, unadulterated eyes, she chose to believe him without hesitation.

Immediately, Miss Hitomi placed her hand in Toru Tazaki's palm.

Tazaki Toru was stunned, looking down at the girl's hand with a complicated expression.

“Miss Yang Gong, what I mean is, give me the coin.”

Yang Gongfei was stunned, her eyes revealing a clear sense of foolishness.

"……what?"