Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

The young woman looked at the closed door and muttered to herself, "I didn't realize she was in such a hurry. Looks like she's been holding back for a long time."

Back inside, Toru Tazaki was already sitting on the sofa.

Little Hinata Mika calmed down a little.

"Tou-kun, what brings you here today?"

Tazaki Toru casually placed the snacks he had bought in front of the station on the table: "The other day, your voice sounded strange on the phone, and I was a little worried about you, so I came to check on you."

"You're always so worried. Wait for me, I'm going to boil some water."

"No need to trouble yourself, I'll be leaving in a bit."

Tazaki Toru silently looked at Kohinata Mika, who was filling a water bottle at the tap.

Mika Kohinata isn't a girl who can hide her thoughts. Recalling her strange question that day, coupled with her evasive gaze now, and all her previous unnatural behavior, it's clear that she's not good at hiding her feelings.

Tazaki Toru could roughly guess some of the things.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly asked, "Was that person downstairs called Little Lily?"

"No, her name is Yuriko."

"I see. Perhaps I'm mistaken, since it's been so long." Tazaki Toru replied briefly.

"Toru-kun, really, how could he even..."

The girl was speaking when her hands trembled, and she almost dropped the kettle.

Tazaki Tooru's expression remained calm.

"You... you already know?" Mika Kohinata's voice stammered, and she didn't even dare to look into Toru Tazaki's eyes.

"Because Meijia looked preoccupied, I wondered if she was troubled by something concerning me."

Unexpectedly, Toru Tazaki's reaction was very calm, even abnormally so.

In Mika Kohinata's mind, even if Toru Tazaki said he didn't care, he should still feel some psychological fluctuation.

Katasaki Toru is just as he said.

Even at a time like this, he is so consistent in his words and actions?

"So, you were just bluffing?"

Are you angry?

"I'm not angry at all. I was worried that Tou-kun would be angry with me, so I kept it from you."

Mika Kohinata sat down in front of Toru Tazaki, her head bowed timidly.

Looking at the girl's parted hair, a strange feeling rose in Tazaki Toru's heart. Suddenly, he reached out and gently patted her head.

"Thank you."

"Eh?"

"Thank you for worrying about me. I'm fine, there's no need to worry about me."

Mika Kohinata pursed her lips slightly. This seemed to be the first time Toru Tazaki had touched her head. His hand was exceptionally warm, as if it were enveloped by a gentle stream of water.

You could sense that his calmness wasn't feigned, but rather genuine.

For some reason, Mika Kohinata felt somewhat discouraged.

I'm discouraged because I wasn't more open and honest back then. Instead, I started overthinking and did many things that weren't in line with my personality.

Tazaki Toru withdrew his hand, casually took out a can of tea from the shopping bag, broke it open, and started drinking.

Mika Kohinata raised her head with a slight surprise and looked at Toru Tazaki: "Toru-kun, aren't you going to ask me anything?"

"What do you want to ask?"

"They asked me about the specifics of what happened, what we talked about, and so on. There was a lot of that."

Tazaki Toru thought for a moment and said, "Most of the time, I won't ask about things I don't care about, but if Mika wants to talk about it, I'm willing to be your listener."

"But more than these things, I'm concerned about your health, though it seems I was overthinking it."

"So... you deliberately called me by the wrong name just now?"

"Um, I'm sorry."

"What the hell? You're making me look like an idiot."

Tazaki Toru smiled and did not refute.

"Who told you to be so secretive? Walking with someone like that really made me think the Takagi family was involved in some kind of dark secret."

It turns out to be the Tazaki family.

Mika Kohinata didn't respond, then suddenly stood up and walked into the bedroom.

Not long after, the girl returned to the living room and placed a business card on the coffee table.

“The contact information for that side is on here, Toru-kun, if you…” Mika Kohinata hesitated.

Tazaki Toru glanced at it, picked up the business card from the coffee table, and casually put it away, remaining mildly indifferent.

Actually, Toru Tazaki doesn't need it.

This matter has caused Mika Kohinata a lot of distress.

If Kohinata Mika's performance at work is affected by her personal matters, Tazaki Toru feels obligated to handle it properly.

Do you come here often over there?

"It doesn't happen often; this is the second time."

Tazaki Toru recalled the black luxury car that had been parked downstairs earlier, which had been quite ostentatious, and shook his head inwardly.

"If the other party contacts you again, just give them my contact information, and I'll handle the rest myself."

"Compared to these trivial matters, Mika should focus more on practice. Now is the crucial moment."

"……I see."

Tazaki Toru could roughly guess what Kohinata Mika was thinking, and he sighed softly:

"I'm not criticizing you, but you know what I care about most in this matter."

The girl blinked blankly: "What is it?"

"It was because of me that I forced you to lie, I..."

"I still think you're more charming when you tell the truth."

"As for their identities and their purpose."

"Compared to you, I don't care at all."

413. This time, your sister Lin took the initiative.

When Tazaki Toru returned to Tsukishima after leaving Kamiigusa, it was already very late at night.

The living room was empty. After washing up, Tazaki Toru didn't go to the music room but went straight back to his room to rest.

He took out the business card he had gotten from Mika Kohinata earlier, looked at the name on it, and suddenly felt a little dazed.

Although he had no personal experience interacting with these people, childhood memories still flooded back into his mind.

He was like an audience member sitting in a dark movie theater, sitting for a very long time, forced to watch a movie that lasted for several years all by himself.

Over and over again.

To be honest, Toru Tazaki hadn't been unaware that this day would come.

Ever since he came into this world, he had dreamed of this day coming.

He neither resisted nor expected it.

But if you delve deeper into Tazaki Toru's true feelings, he would prefer that the other party not come looking for him.

Ultimately, Tazaki Toru felt no connection to this so-called "family affection."

He neither experienced the pain inflicted by his heartless parents nor felt a single bit of love.

Judging from Mika Kohinata's description, the other party seems to have some wealth now, which is why he remembered him, the child who was once abandoned.

However, Toru Tazaki would still involuntarily think of his parents from his previous life.

The once proud young man who left home at a young age and severed ties with his family seems to have encountered his own boomerang in this world in a different way.

However, Tazaki's mindset remained unchanged; he would not take the initiative to contact them, but he was prepared to wait for their arrival.

What's meant to happen will happen eventually; I just hope it ends peacefully.

Tazaki Toru sighed softly, put the business card back in the drawer, picked up the paper and pen on the table, and silently began writing lyrics.

dong dong dong-

Just as Tazaki Toru was about to pick up his pen to write, there was a knock on the door, interrupting his thoughts.

"Please come in."

The door opened, and to Tazaki Toru's surprise, standing outside was Tachibana Rin.

He originally thought it would be Hina Aoki.

"It's so late, is there something you need from me, Miss Tachibana?"

"I just came to see why you're up so late again, taking on so many freelance jobs?"

Tazaki Toru was immediately at a loss for words, neither laughing nor crying.

How come it's being called a side job?

"You can never earn all the money in the world. I think you should take it easy and just focus on taking good care of MyGO, um... and Mujica."

Suddenly, the girl caught sight of something on Tazaki Toru's desk, and her expression immediately became complicated.

"Bro, are you a voice actor fanatic?"

Tazaki Toru was taken aback by his words: "What do you mean?"

Rin Tachibana pointed to Toru Tazaki's table, on which was a photo of her and Mika Kohinata, complete with Kohinata's signature.