Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"Hina, so strict. Men won't like that kind of personality."

Hina Aoki pouted and said, "I never intended to become attractive to men."

Even as she said that, she still moved her body to make some space for Tachibana Rin.

Thinking of the woman in front of her who had been lonely and miserable during her university years, Hina Aoki sighed softly and closed the book in her hands.

"It's getting late, so I'm turning off the lights."

The lights went out, and the room fell into darkness and silence.

The two girls lay side by side, gazing at the unfamiliar ceiling.

"It feels like a school trip," Rin Tachibana said.

Hina Aoki, standing beside him, remained silent.

"Hina, why aren't you talking to me?"

After a while, Aoki Hina's voice drifted into my ears, accompanied by a soft sigh.

"I was just thinking, Rin-chan has changed so much."

"Not much has changed, has it?"

"Everything has changed. Everything has changed."

Hina Aoki's voice carried a hint of unreadable emotion.

"They diligently participate in rehearsals every day, and even without my supervision, they practice on their own after they get home."

"Rin-chan, who used to only play video games when she got home, seems to have vanished into thin air."

"Don't make me disappear without my permission."

"Mr. Fujita also said that you have made rapid progress in the past six months and have made fewer mistakes than I have."

"That's because our scores are different; you're the one playing the difficult parts."

Even though it was a compliment, Tachibana Rin didn't act proud as usual; instead, she seemed to be agreeing and comforting her.

"All of this must be because of Tazaki-kun."

Rin Tachibana opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

She couldn't seem to deceive Hina Aoki about this.

"Hina, she's still angry with me, isn't she?"

Even though Tachibana Rin always denies it.

But when she learned that she might be able to keep these two people by her side forever, her heart had already made the answer.

Hina Aoki remained silent for a long time.

Her silence made Tachibana Rin feel a little uneasy.

"There was such a thing before, but gradually I saw in Rin-chan that a girl was becoming a better version of herself for the person she liked."

"Thinking about this, I just can't be angry with Rin-chan anymore."

Perhaps because they were in the dark, or because they were in an unfamiliar environment, the two girls could not see each other's faces clearly.

Some things were easier to say than usual.

"Hina, you must be regretting it now."

Even though Tachibana Rin didn't say it explicitly, Aoki Hina could understand what she meant.

"Or rather, why is it that Rin-chan can do it so easily?"

When you like someone, it's natural to want to possess them entirely.

This is only natural and human nature.

However, this kind of common sense does not seem to apply to Tachibana Rin.

"Is that even a question?"

Gradually, the girl's large eyes got used to the darkness, and she slowly turned her head to look at her friend beside her.

Hina Aoki is truly an arrogant and beautiful girl.

Rin Tachibana couldn't understand why Hina Aoki had fallen hopelessly in love with a boring man whose mind was only filled with music.

I am one of them.

"I can say it as many times as you want, but in my heart, you are much more important than that guy."

"Whether it's you or...that guy, if you can really stay by my side forever and never leave me."

"Am I not the happiest girl in the world, able to experience two joys at the same time?"

"So, that day Hina told me that she would share half of him with me."

Even if this is just a temporary measure you used to deceive me, I am still... very happy.

"At least in your heart, you compare me and him on the same scale."

According to Tachibana Rin's previous idea, once she chose one side, she would inevitably have to give up the other.

If that's the case, why can't we choose to have both?

For Tachibana Rin, if a harmonious relationship could be developed among the three of them, it wouldn't essentially be about "sharing" with Aoki Hina.

Instead, it was Tachibana Rin who possessed both of them alone.

It sounds absurd, but this is precisely Tachibana Rin's most sincere wish.

I simply don't want them to leave me.

After figuring this out, even Hina Aoki couldn't help but be impressed by her greed.

"Rin-chan, you're really amazing, and I just can't easily convince myself otherwise."

Hina Aoki made this remark.

"Maybe I really am just a bad woman who tricked you into getting Tazaki-kun for me, and then kicked you far away."

"Then I can only blame myself for being a stupid woman who willingly let you deceive me."

Her tone sounded somewhat comical, but Hina Aoki couldn't laugh at all.

There is a girl in the world whom I cherish and believe in completely.

Even though she's an idiot who falls for the same man as her, Aoki Hina still...

I want to be her friend for life.

To this day, she has always been timid and hesitant in front of Tazaki Toru, hiding herself and interacting with him in layers of feline disguise.

Perhaps what I lack is precisely this self-confidence that Tachibana Rin possesses.

"...I'm not lying to you."

"Eh?"

Aoki Hina slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the ambiguous emotion in the girl's voice vanished without a trace.

"What I said that day wasn't a lie."

Rin Tachibana's mouth gaped open as she stared in disbelief. Her eyes, gradually adjusting to the darkness, reflected Hina Aoki's serious yet gentle face.

The two girls lay on their sides, their eyes meeting only for each other.

"Hina..."

Hina Aoki pulled her hand out of Rin Tachibana's palm.

The girl let out a silly, sweet laugh: "I was just so moved that I couldn't help it."

"Not rare."

"That's so mean! What does it matter? We said we'd be together forever."

Aoki Hina suddenly felt a chill: "You should go back to your own bed."

395. If you ask me, Yang Jie, none of them are human.

The next morning.

The two girls finished washing up and were ready to go out for breakfast.

Rin Tachibana is going to meet her arranged marriage partner at noon.

Having experienced the mutual confession of feelings with Hina Aoki last night, I'm sure I'll be even more adept at acting today!

Although Tachibana Rin was unwilling, there was nothing she could do about it.

There is also the option of standing the other party up, but doing so would be tantamount to declaring war on your parents.

Being lectured is a minor matter; the real problem would be if her allowance were cut off.

Blame it on Toru Tazaki. He promised to turn her into a big star, but why hasn't he made her money yet?

That's why it's said that no man's words are reliable.

"Hurry up, Hina."

"Okay, okay, you're so eager to go on blind dates?"

"You think I want to?! Listen up, you're on my orders today."

"Oh right, there's one more thing that's extremely important."

"What is it?" Hina Aoki asked.

"Who's the T and who's the P?"

"?"

What kind of slang is this? Hina Aoki didn't quite understand.

Rin Tachibana clicked her tongue, thinking to herself how could someone not understand this? Helpless, she had no choice but to explain.

After hearing this, Aoki Hina looked at Tachibana Rin with a suspicious expression.