Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"That's good."

Mika Kohinata was genuinely worried that Toru Tazaki would refuse to eat anything and wait until she got home.

If that were the case, she would secretly blame herself again.

However, feelings never lie.

Mika Kohinata was overjoyed at the sudden appearance of Toru Tazaki.

She didn't know how to describe this incredible feeling.

Just a short while ago, she was feeling down because she couldn't see Tazaki Toru, but now he's standing right in front of her.

Could it be that her family's deity has revealed itself, presumptuously peering into her heart and fulfilling her wish?

But her family worships the ancestral god of cooking.

The scope of their business is a bit too broad.

Putting aside these random thoughts, Mika Kohinata sat down next to Toru Tazaki.

"Did you have cake today?" Toru Tazaki suddenly asked.

"Yes, the band celebrated my birthday."

Upon hearing this, Tazaki Toru couldn't help but show a slightly surprised expression, which quickly softened and warmed.

"Oh, I see. You must be very happy."

Mika Kohinata made no attempt to hide her joy: "Yeah, I'm happy."

"Besides, didn't Tou-kun come all the way to celebrate my birthday?"

"I feel like the happiest person in the world right now."

Tazaki Toru chuckled wryly: "Am I too easily satisfied?"

"It's good that I'm easily satisfied. No matter how small the thing is, it can bring me more happiness than others. Isn't that a great thing?"

Seeing the girl's cheerful expression, Tazaki Toru's gaze softened even more as he looked at her.

“Meijia is a place like this, which makes me… admire it immensely.”

"Hmm... this must be a compliment?" Mika Kohinata tilted her head.

"of course."

The girl's expression showed both shyness and joy.

Just as she was about to continue speaking, to share with him all the happy things that had accumulated since she hadn't seen him in all these days.

Next door is the house where Tazaki Toru once lived.

The walls suddenly shook violently from the impact, accompanied by suffocating screams from men and women.

In an instant, the expressions of Tazaki Toru and Kohinata Mika froze as they looked at each other.

The originally warm and gentle atmosphere was shattered as if by a heavy hammer, plunging into a long period of silence and gloom.

322. Your sister Yang definitely won't sleep well tonight. (Two-in-one)

Inside the cramped, old apartment.

Tazaki Toru and Kohinata Mika are in the living room, gazing at each other.

Aside from each other's breathing, the only other sounds they could hear were the lewd noises coming from next door.

Tazaki Toru remained silent, while Kohinata Mika looked uneasy and he awkwardly picked up her water glass and took a tactical sip.

As she pondered how to break the awkward silence...

Suddenly, a series of sounds came from next door. In her panic, Mika Kohinata's small hand trembled and she knocked over her water glass.

Tazaki Toru quickly grabbed a few tissues to wipe her hands, and when Tazaki Toru touched the girl's hand, Kohinata Mika couldn't help but tremble.

Her narrow eyes blinked rapidly, and you could clearly see her pupils contracting and relaxing.

Tazaki Toru wasn't much better off.

No matter how gentle and refined he may appear in his daily life, he is ultimately a healthy adult male.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that they were able to remain calm and composed in such situations, without feeling embarrassed or awkward at all.

Tazaki Toru thought that people like that must have something wrong with their heads.

"Are you okay?"

"...Um, it's okay."

The girl gently shook her head and wiped the water stains off her clothes little by little.

The fire next door suddenly went silent, and the atmosphere inside the house instantly became quiet. Mika Kohinata almost forgot how to breathe.

But when she saw Tazaki Toru's inexplicably embarrassed expression, her heart fluttered, and she stared straight at Tazaki Toru's face before bursting out laughing.

That light and lively laughter completely bewildered Tazaki Toru.

"Meijia?"

"Toru-kun, your expression is so strange... This is the first time I've ever seen you make such a weird face."

Tazaki Toru looked embarrassed and said helplessly, "Do you think I'm some kind of otherworldly person?"

"Even I would not know what to say in this situation, and I would be so embarrassed that I would forget how to make a sound."

"For a moment, I even hoped that a monster would appear on the street, blow off the roof, and blow away this awkward situation of being stuck in the middle."

Immediately afterward, Tazaki Toru asked, "What's next door?"

"I heard that the landlord's nephew moved to a student apartment. Now a young woman is living here. She just moved in last month and she seems like a nice person."

"It's just that sometimes, like this, I bring my boyfriend home to stay overnight..."

Mika Kohinata blushed slightly as she explained to Toru Tazaki.

"I see."

What to say.

She's had a tough time.

Even Tazaki Toru couldn't find the words to ease the awkwardness. The two sat there silently, heads bowed, unable to look at each other.

Ultimately, the relationship between Toru Tazaki and Mika Kohinata was merely that of friends.

No matter how sweet or touching the words are, or how relaxing and comfortable they feel during the time spent together.

They are ultimately just friends of the opposite sex.

As adults, they naturally understand what this means.

Originally, Tazaki Toru had planned to stay overnight at the girl's house.

However, this sudden change disrupted their state of mind.

This seemed to have caused a slight change in their mindset; the unrestrained ease that had always surrounded them seemed to have vanished without a trace.

They were forced to realize that they were also adults.

It's someone of the opposite sex.

"Well, Meijia, it's getting late, I'll head back now."

"Eh? Toru-kun... are you going back? There are no more trains running, and there's nowhere to stay around here."

That's what they say.

Toru Tazaki felt that if he stayed any longer, he would probably have a sleepless night.

It's not that Tazaki Toru is the kind of person who would have wild thoughts upon hearing such noises.

Rather, he didn't want his pleasant relationship with Mika Kohinata to be disrupted in this way.

It is precisely because Toru Tazaki cherishes his connection with Mika Kohinata so much that he is unwilling to hastily change their future relationship in such an absurd way.

Seeing the conflicted look on Tazaki Toru's face, Kohinata Mika suddenly said, "Look, you have nowhere to go, you don't even care about me."

"How many times do you think I've heard them say that by now?"

How many times?

"...Why would you actually ask that!"

Mika Kohinata was speechless.

Suddenly, the girl propped herself up on her elbows, her gaze drifting over Toru Tsaki's handsome profile, and said to herself:

"Tou-kun, do you perhaps think of me as a clueless child who gets restless and fidgety whenever a kissing scene appears on TV in the living room with his parents?"

"Don't you?" Tazaki Toru asked.

"Um... there was a little bit, but that was before!"

Tazaki Toru was amused by her and couldn't help but laugh.

Mika Kohinata blushed slightly and said earnestly, "Anyway, what I mean is, Toru-kun, you don't need to worry about it so much. It's just being dramatic, being dramatic..."

"...What are they doing! They can't possibly do it all night long."

Tazaki Toru didn't know how to describe his feelings at that moment.

He never imagined that this word, carrying a subtle and suggestive connotation, would be so openly uttered by a girl named Mika Kohinata.

Although voice acting is a profession where one must perform without changing expression no matter what lines are involved.

But she hasn't taken on any voice acting work.

What to say.

This word really doesn't match her adorable face.

But Toru Tazaki saw a lovely, living girl.

Otaku always fantasize about female voice actors, thinking that they never go to the toilet, never swear, and never act coy.

Don't make your brother laugh.