Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Suddenly I deflated, freed myself from the non-existent remote control, and regained control of my heartbeat.

The wall clock emitted a monotonous, mechanical ticking sound.

When time is stretched out, there is no moment when I feel more lonely than this.

What happened to the promised habits?

I thought I had long since grown accustomed to the loneliness of this city, but a feeling of desolation seemed to be growing uncontrollably in my heart.

It is said that when people feel down, sad, or empty, they always want to do something to comfort themselves.

Food, travel, singing.

And I want to hear it.

The thought of hearing that person's voice, preferably accompanied by the sound of him playing the piano, brought me back to my birthday night a month ago.

It turned out to be the case.

I never knew I liked his music so much.

This thought made me sit up on the bed, take out my phone, and stare blankly at his profile picture.

Well, as long as you confirm you got home safely, it should be fine.

[Beep...beep...beep...]

"Hey."

His voice came through.

Along with him appeared his exceptionally handsome face.

When I first saw his face, I was secretly surprised by his appearance, as surprised as when I first learned that there was such an ordinary girl as me in the world.

However, the occasion was unusual, and there was no time for reflection.

Looking back on it later, I felt that expressing amazement now would be making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Eh?"

I was incredibly foolish to greet him with that word.

"Good evening, Ms. Takagi. Is there anything I can help you with?"

I was stunned for a good four or five seconds. After checking repeatedly, I realized that I had accidentally turned a voice call into a video call.

Although I had long recognized that I was an idiot, I never imagined I could be this stupid. I almost laughed at my own foolishness.

But then, I had to force myself to smile at him.

"Good evening, um... Tazaki-san, ku~~~"

Ah, my cheeks are so hot.

If I were to rush to the refrigerator right now and smash the discounted eggs I snagged yesterday in my face, would I end up burning myself like a fried egg?

How could such a thing happen? Ah~~ I want to crawl under the bed.

"Let me guess, did you press the wrong button?"

He saw through my predicament in an instant, and I had no choice but to surrender.

"Um, I didn't mean to, I just ordered the wrong thing. Did I... bother you?"

"It's okay, I'm not busy."

The background he was in seemed to be a soundproof room; I think I've heard him mention that his current residence has such facilities.

"Ugh... Tazaki-san, feel free to call me a pig, an idiot, a silly little fool! Choose whichever makes you happy!"

"Can it really follow my lead?"

"Of course!"

I held my phone with both hands, carefully looking at Tazaki-san on the screen. His hair looked very smooth, as if he had just taken a shower.

This inevitably reminds me of the scene when Tazaki-san stayed at my house, and after he went to take a shower alone, I sat there dumbfounded in the living room.

Just as I was lost in thought, his voice rang out as if by magic.

"Then, um... Miss Mika?"

"Eh?"

"I'm sorry, isn't this inappropriate?"

Huh?

Who is Miss Mika? What a corny name.

……

……

Ah! It seems to be me!?

"No, no way! Of course not!" I don't know where I got the courage, but I immediately denied it.

"That's good. After all, we're the same age, so there's no need to be so formal. Just address me casually." His voice sounded extremely gentle.

"Yeah...yes..."

It's over.

I wonder if I look silly with my smile right now, but I just can't stop the corners of my mouth from turning up.

Why can't you just listen to me? It's my own body, after all.

Neither my heart nor my lips will do as I wish!

"Then, then can I not..." I asked tentatively.

"Sure."

He did this again?! He actually did this again?!

I mustered up the courage to make some requests, but he agreed to them without even listening to me.

After hesitating for a long time.

“Then, Tou...kun?” I tentatively uttered the syllable.

"Tou-kun, how about this?"

Just as I was wondering if this was going too far, Tazaki-san answered very quickly.

"That sounds good. Apart from the director of the orphanage, Ms. Gao... well, Ms. Mika should be the first person to call me that."

How could he be so thoughtless?

Wouldn't that make me look like an idiot?

Although I am indeed an idiot.

Oh, I see.

Because Tazaki-san truly considers me a friend from the bottom of his heart, he can be so open with me.

For some reason, this actually made me feel much more at ease, and my heartbeat gradually calmed down.

Just as I was about to say something, I heard it.

I heard it.

On the other end of the phone.

There was a knock on the door, and...

It was a very pleasant voice; judging from the voice alone, one could imagine that the person was a beautiful young woman with outstanding looks.

A lively and energetic girl's voice, almost overwhelming me.

"Tazaki-kun".

She said this.

43. I did not say I was unwilling.

After applying the face mask, Aoki Hina returned to the second floor. As she passed the piano practice room, she couldn't help but think of Tachibana Rin's restless nature, wondering if she might cause trouble for Tazaki Tooru in the future.

So after thinking about it for a while, she decided to go in and talk to Toru Tazaki about it.

She pushed the soundproof door open a crack, knocked on the door panel, and slowly walked into the room.

"Tazaki-kun".

Tazaki Toru looked up at Aoki Hina with a calm expression and a slightly questioning look in his eyes.

"Did I disturb you?" Hina Aoki asked first.

"will not."

Aoki Hina scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly: "I was downstairs just now, I'm sorry you had to see that."

Tazaki Toru shook his head. Seeing Aoki Hina's relaxed expression, he guessed that she had probably made up with Tachibana Rin.

The idea of ​​them "making up" might be overreacting, since they didn't even really have a fight.

"Um, about Rin-chan, because of what happened yesterday, she'll probably be sulking for a while. So, for the next few days, if you see her acting crazy, just ignore it and leave it all to me."

Tazaki Toru blinked a few times silently, seemingly pondering how Tachibana Rin would go on a rampage, before nodding and replying, "I understand."

After saying that, Aoki Hina was about to turn and leave when Tazaki Toru suddenly spoke up to stop her.

"Miss Aoki."

After a pause, Toru Tazaki said, "I've thought about it. I think it's better if I communicate with Ms. Tachibana myself."

"Eh?"

Tazaki gave an apologetic look: "I'm so sorry, I changed my mind without asking. I'm sorry for taking your good intentions into consideration."

"However, I really want to make things clear myself, just in case..."

Aoki Hina blinked, her eyes seeming to see right through the man in front of her, and asked in surprise, "Tazaki-kun, did you think we were arguing because of you?"