Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

This has nothing to do with disguise or falsehood.

As a girl in love, she instinctively wanted to show him her best side.

"I just wanted to chat casually."

Hina Aoki smiled easily, seemingly unwilling to put pressure on Toru Tazaki.

She had so much to say, but found it hard to confide in Toru Tazaki.

She could only look at his handsome face to slightly alleviate the congestion in her heart.

However, the results were not ideal.

Just looking at that face couldn't bring Ms. Aoki any comfort.

The time I spent alone with him remains vividly etched in my heart, like thorny vines that tightly entwine me.

But since when did they start spending less and less time alone in the music room?

I never see him all day long. Even though we live under the same roof, we no longer have the same relationship as before.

Hina Aoki understood that this was not Toru Tazaki's original intention; it was simply that as time went by, they each had their own things to do.

More and more work, increasingly busy schedules.

Those days when we could spend an entire day together in the music room without feeling uncomfortable even if we didn't talk to each other seem to have truly passed.

Hina Aoki hates that.

Tazaki Toru looked at the girl and noticed a hint of fatigue in her brows. He couldn't help but say, "Miss Aoki, you look very tired. Has the intensity of your training been a bit too high lately?"

The girl slowly shook her head.

She silently lowered her head, nervously twirling her fingers.

While waiting, she had so much to say to him.

But when Toru Tazaki sat down in front of her and felt his gentle gaze, Hina Aoki found herself speechless.

Even though Toru Tazaki once said that it didn't matter if Hina Aoki wasn't perfect, as a girl who liked him, Hina Aoki still felt scared.

He was afraid that if she showed any trouble or willfulness, he would avoid her at all costs.

At these times, she would feel extremely envious.

I envy Tachibana Rin for being able to expose trouble without restraint, since she has been interacting with Tazaki Toru in this manner from the very beginning.

If only she had known this would happen, she would have done the same.

Sensing the girl's melancholy, Toru Tazaki asked, "Is it because of unpleasantness with the band members?"

The girl shook her head again, adding, "Everyone treats me very well."

Come to think of it.

Based on Tazaki Toru's understanding of the MyGO members, they are all innocent and pure girls, so there are unlikely to be any conflicts between them, and bullying within the group is simply a fantasy.

This made him even more unpredictable.

Looking at Aoki Hina now, Tazaki Toru felt he had to say something at this moment.

It cannot be empty and powerless gossip, much less deceptive lies.

After much deliberation, Toru Tazaki truthfully revealed his true feelings.

"I do miss Miss Aoki's piano playing."

Hina Aoki's petite body swayed slightly.

“If you want to hear it, Tazaki-kun, I can play it for you anytime, anywhere.”

"I'm afraid that now that you've listened to so many other girls' performances and have too many options, I've completely lost favor and am no longer interested in you."

Tazaki Toru smiled upon hearing this.

Just as I was about to reply, I noticed that when Hina Aoki said those words, her expression still carried a lingering sadness.

Then it dawned on her that Hina Aoki didn't seem to be joking.

"To me, everyone's playing is unique, and so is Ms. Aoki."

Tazaki Toru paused for a moment, then asked, "Miss Aoki, are you perhaps encountering a bottleneck in your piano playing?"

The girl shook her head again.

Tazaki Toru then fell into deep thought.

This sudden silence made Miss Aoki raise her eyes and secretly peek at Toru Tazaki.

"Tazaki-kun, why aren't you saying anything?"

Tazaki Toru suddenly stood up and went straight back to his bedroom.

Aoki Hina looked bewildered, but naturally she didn't think that Tazaki Toru was the kind of man who would abandon her without her consent.

A short while later, Toru Tazaki returned to the living room carrying his guitar.

It was the wooden guitar they had bought together at the music store.

The man sat on the sofa, his long, slender fingers gently plucking the strings of the violin.

The familiar yet unfamiliar melody is like being in an oasis in the heart of the desert, separated by a transparent barrier, watching the sand swirling outside while inside it is peaceful and serene, making you wish you could wrap yourself in its melody and have a good sleep.

As the music faded, Tazaki let out a soft sigh and looked at the girl to his side.

"Feel sorry."

"Feel sorry?"

"I was silent earlier because I was thinking about what I should say to make Miss Aoki laugh out loud."

"But you know, I'm not good at saying things to make girls happy. I always make Miss Tachibana angry and upset. I really don't know what to do to make you smile."

Hina Aoki really wanted to tell him that troublesome girls like Rin Tachibana were ultimately a minority, and if she were the benchmark, there probably wouldn't be many men in the world who could be considered eloquent.

After much thought, I had no choice but to play a tune.

"How is it? Has my music fallen out of favor with Miss Aoki? Has it made you lose interest in me?"

When the girl saw him repeating what she had said earlier, an unbearable blush of embarrassment silently welled up from the bottom of her heart.

"I could listen to Tazaki-kun's piano music for a lifetime and never get tired of it."

Tazaki Toru smiled faintly and said softly, "This is also my answer, returned to you exactly as it was."

Aoki Hina's eyes trembled, her thin lips parted slightly, and she felt the tenderness in the man's eyes. The vines covered with barbs that tightly wrapped around her heart gradually showed signs of shrinking back.

What is that?

This man was clearly very eloquent, almost bewitching her to the point of losing herself, yet he claimed to be bad at speaking.

He was like a perfectly flat asphalt road.

Located in the sunny countryside, she, the cat, could lie comfortably on the road, rolling and stretching as she pleased.

No matter how much she scratches, jumps, or slaps her with her tail, he will always face her with this gentleness, without reservation.

Thinking of this, the girl felt an urge to tell him her feelings.

I was just worrying unnecessarily; I almost forgot what kind of man Tazaki Toru was.

No matter what she says or does, Toru Tazaki will always forgive her, definitely.

"Hey... Tazaki-kun, do you know?"

"Actually, I once told my manager that I wanted to become the lead singer of MyGO."

Tazaki Toru's expression clearly froze; it was the first time he had ever heard of this.

The girl forced a helpless smile: "I just got rejected."

The smile that fell into Tazaki Toru's eyes carried a hint of compromise, and one could sense the resentment in her heart.

"Miss Aoki, do you want to become a singer?"

"...Actually, I didn't think that way."

"What is that?" Tazaki Toru asked, puzzled.

Meeting the man's gaze, Hina Aoki slowly clenched her fingers. The quiet air seemed to stand still, pressing heavily on her shoulders.

"Because I want to sing the songs written by Tazaki-kun."

"Just like when I first sang 'Spring Shadow,' I was able to openly and honestly sing the song that Tazaki-kun wrote himself."

"So I might... no."

"I think I must be a little jealous of the lamb."

"I'm jealous that she gets your attention, jealous that she can unreservedly act as your mouthpiece, using her voice to sing your lyrics to more people."

Tazaki Toru remained quiet, listening attentively to the girl's words.

He did not show any dissatisfaction or annoyance because of these words.

Tazaki Toru would never do such a thing.

From beginning to end, he never thought Aoki Hina was a troublesome girl.

On the contrary, Aoki Hina's words made Tazaki Toru realize that the Aoki Hina in front of him seemed to be even more captivated by his music than he had imagined.

For Tazaki Toru, this was undoubtedly a gratifying thing.

"Tazaki-kun, do you think my thoughts are ugly?"

Hina Aoki cautiously looked at Toru Tazaki, only to find that Toru Tazaki's expression was very different from what she had imagined.

It wasn't annoyance, nor gentleness, but rather an apologetic expression that confused her.

"I probably need to apologize to Ms. Aoki."

Aoki Hina was taken aback, not understanding why Tazaki Toru said that, and waved her hands in a flustered manner.

"Please don't say things like that, Tazaki-kun! It's my own problem, it has nothing to do with you, Tazaki-kun."

That's not what I meant.

"Eh?"