Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Whenever this happens, Hina Aoki will tell her to read more books, and then Rin Tachibana will bring up her status as a top student from Rikkyo University.

Don't let Tachibana Rin's seemingly dim-witted appearance fool you; she's an amazing woman who can recite the last 100 digits of pi.

Even Aoki Hina couldn't understand what the use of being able to recite pi was.

After noon, Tazaki Toru took the newly completed piece of music and took the train to Bushido's recording studio to meet Mr. Fujita.

Before the composition meeting began, Toru Tazaki and Mr. Fujita were sitting in the meeting room, having a brief chat.

"Tazaki-kun, I heard that Ryu wants to hire you as a musician."

"Yes, I'm really sorry. It was kind of Mr. Fujita to introduce me, but I couldn't seize the opportunity. However, I still want to focus on my current composing work, so..."

Before Tazaki Toru could finish speaking, Mr. Fujita slapped his thigh hard.

"Good job refusing!"

"what?"

"I kindly introduced you to him, and he's so ungrateful that he's poaching people from me instead."

Mr. Fujita was furious; his two little mustaches almost flew off.

Tazaki Toru was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"If he brings up this again, tell me so I can have a serious talk with him."

Tazaki Toru could only awkwardly laugh and agree.

After that, Toru Tazaki participated in today's composition meeting.

At the meeting, he submitted "Muroya," a song he had just finished writing, which was Tazaki Toru's first song with two lead vocalists.

I thought there would be some opposition, but to my surprise, it was passed unanimously, saving Tazaki Toru a lot of trouble.

In addition to submitting new songs, the song list for MyGO's first live performance in early July was discussed again, and it was further streamlined from the cover songs currently being rehearsed.

The only original song belonging to MyGO is "My Star Call".

After the meeting, Toru Tazaki took the opportunity to visit MyGO, who was rehearsing.

To Tazaki Toru's surprise, the rehearsal did not go smoothly.

The girls each made their own mistakes, and seemed not yet to have recovered from the relaxation of the holiday.

However, according to Toru Tazaki, the members' teamwork and proficiency are clearly and steadily improving.

As for minor mistakes during practice, these are unavoidable. After all, no musician can claim to be 100% infallible.

Unless it's a devastating flaw, it can be made up for through practice.

Therefore, in Tazaki Toru's view, this is a band's natural growth trajectory, and there is no need to worry about it.

That being said, during the break for the MyGO girls, Toru Tazaki still went into the recording studio.

The girls were quite surprised because Toru Tazaki hadn't appeared in this recording studio for a long time.

The thought that Tazaki Toru had overheard their entire performance filled them with deep regret.

Since they were already there, Toru Tazaki naturally offered some advice tailored to each of the girls' needs.

To Tazaki Toru's surprise, apart from Kobayashi Koko, Tachibana Rin was the one who made the fewest mistakes among their group.

The results of their hard work during this period were remarkable. Tazaki Toru couldn't help but praise Tachibana Rin a few more times, which made Rin very proud.

"As for Miss Japanese Cuisine..."

"Eh?"

Miss Hitomi looked up at Toru Tazaki in a daze, only to find that Toru Tazaki was looking at Hina Aoki. She then gradually came to her senses and realized that Toru Tazaki wasn't calling her.

Apart from Aries Princess Fina, the other girls all had different reactions.

Only Aoki Hina remained calm, adopting the demeanor of an obedient student humbly accepting instruction.

"The difficult parts went very smoothly, but I made a few mistakes with the simple chords. When playing the piano, don't rush it, just play it more easily."

"I understand, thank you, Professor Tazaki."

Beside her, Tachibana Rin's smug expression gradually crumbled. The wonderful feeling she had just experienced from Tazaki Toru's praise vanished instantly, and she thought to herself that Yo-nee was truly a scoundrel.

As for Mika Kohinata, who was standing behind Rin Tachibana, she just silently watched Hina Aoki without saying a word.

"As for Miss Yang Gong."

MyGO's songs largely rely on Ms. Hitomiya's unique voice, which is why Toru Tazaki has high expectations for her as the lead vocalist.

With the mindset of not being too hasty, Tazaki Toru pointed out areas where Hinamiya needed improvement.

Even after Tazaki Toru finished giving his instructions, Miss Hitomiya remained in a daze, seemingly not having listened at all.

Upon seeing this, Tazaki Toru couldn't help but show a slightly puzzled expression.

After a long while, Himegami Hinata finally came to her senses, and Tazaki Toru had no choice but to repeat his previous advice again.

Yang Gongfei nodded repeatedly, but seeing that she was absent-minded, it was unclear whether she had actually listened.

After Tazaki Toru left, the girls looked at each other in bewilderment, and a mysterious silence suddenly fell over the recording studio.

Hina Aoki remained calm, silently playing the chords that Toru Tazaki had previously pointed out.

"Um, Japanese sauce..."

"Ok?"

Hina Aoki looked up and met Hina Hiyomi's round face, which seemed to want to say something but couldn't, and gave her a gentle smile.

Rin Tachibana pursed her lips slightly, thinking to herself that Yang-nee must be thrilled right now, she was sure of it.

……

……

After leaving MyGO's recording studio, Toru Tazaki went upstairs to watch Mujica's rehearsal.

Compared to MyGO, Mujica was much less troublesome for him, so not long after, Tazaki Toru took his leave.

After that, Toru Tazaki went to Toei Animation, where there was a composition meeting to be held.

Previously busy with the creation of MyGO's new song and preparations for Minase-san's concert, Toru Tazaki had not attended Toei's composition meetings for some time.

For this reason, Mr. Tamai, who is a music producer, privately urged Toru Tazaki several times.

Fortunately, at Toei, although Toru Tazaki had composed songs for their band, Mr. Tamai personally guided and handled the rehearsals for each song, so Tazaki didn't need to worry too much.

Tazaki Toru's only job was to attend composition meetings.

Based on the results of the discussion, corresponding songs were created, without much interaction with the band members.

Despite his seemingly free and unrestrained appearance, Toru Tazaki spends almost all of his time creating music.

As I take on more and more projects, it's no surprise that I don't have enough personal time.

408. And then, what appeared before her was...

evening.

After the band's rehearsal ended, Mika Kohinata took the train alone and returned to Kamiigusa.

Before going home, I bought a half-price bento at a convenience store.

Although Mika Kohinata's cooking skills have improved slightly compared to before, most of the time she still chooses half-price bento boxes from convenience stores or leftover meals from her workplace.

Only when Toru Tazaki occasionally comes to visit will she buy a large amount of complicated ingredients to cook a simple meal.

Even though his cooking skills weren't particularly outstanding, Toru Tazaki always managed to finish his meals with great relish.

Walking alone down the street in the April evening breeze, Mika Kohinata was rather absent-minded. In a daze, she almost bumped into a telephone pole covered with all sorts of messy little advertisements.

Like other girls, Mika Kohinata is also a girl whose mindset is easily influenced by the things around her.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that she is extremely susceptible to influence.

Because she was originally a girl who lacked confidence, she always practiced and worked desperately.

If it weren't for Toru Tazaki's constant encouragement, she might have run away back to Minamiboso because she couldn't bear the pressure.

Back in front of the old, two-story apartment, the girl thought she should go to bed early tonight.

The soundproofing in this apartment is really bad, and it's the weekend, so I guess the lady next door will be inviting her boyfriend over to stay overnight again.

During this time, Mika Kohinata has also been looking for a new house and plans to move soon.

She couldn't stand the noise from next door, but she also hoped to live closer to the recording studio so she wouldn't have to spend extra time commuting every day.

Just as they were about to go upstairs, they discovered, for the first time ever, a black luxury car that looked quite expensive parked next to the apartment's outdoor staircase.

Mika Kohinata has lived here for many years, and this is the first time she has ever seen such a luxurious car.

She had no doubt that a bodyguard in a black suit and sunglasses would get out of the car and respectfully open the back door.

The girl carefully walked around the black luxury car and "thump-thump-thump"ed up the outdoor stairs.

The grating metallic creaking couldn't completely distract her; she remained immersed in the scene of meeting Toru Tazaki in the recording studio earlier that day.

That must have been the first time she heard Tazaki Toru call Aoki Hina by her full name.

After all, they lived together and spent far more time together than she did.

Although Aoki Hina always felt that Kohinata Mika was full of confidence, there was a big misunderstanding behind it.

Mika Kohinata never had those kinds of thoughts; she was just an ordinary person who followed her heart in her interactions with Toru Tazaki.

She did have feelings for Toru Tazaki, but she never had the courage to confess them to him.

But that doesn’t mean she didn’t have fantasies. After all, Toru Tazaki had revealed more than once that she was special to him, and Mika Kohinata firmly believed that.

But today, when Toru Tazaki called Hina Aoki by her name in front of the other MyGO members, she was indeed somewhat disappointed.

I had a strong desire to ask for clarification, but I didn't know how to bring it up, so I could only wallow in internal conflict and torment myself alone.

After going upstairs, the girl was about to go home when she discovered that the narrow second-floor corridor was unusually lively.

Several strangers stood in front of the door of the next room, blocking her way.

The door was open, and standing in front of it was her neighbor, the woman who lived next door and whose nighttime screams were particularly loud.