Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"Miss Mingyou is already the best."

517. I know, Hina confessed to you, didn't she?

Seeing how frankly Tazaki Toru spoke, how sincere his attitude was, and how gentle his gaze was, Tachibana Rin felt rather at a loss.

I was thinking, Rin-jie, I was just testing you, why did you unleash your ultimate move right away?

Fortunately, after spending a lot of time with Hina Aoki, Rin Tachibana gradually learned to control her facial expressions, and at this moment she was trying hard to keep the corners of her mouth from turning up.

Are you sure you're not just lying to me?

"It's hard to explain."

Rin Tachibana's eyes flickered, and she silently turned her head away: "I, I don't believe it."

"Anyway, you must have said something like that to Hina before, I was just an afterthought at most."

"Why would Miss Mingyou have such a thought?"

That's exactly right.

I could roughly sense that Tachibana Rin was being difficult, but I didn't understand the source of her tantrum.

Tazaki Toru said helplessly, "Then how can I make you believe me?"

"No matter what, it won't work. If you don't believe in something, you just don't believe in it. Otherwise, wouldn't it seem like I'm deliberately forcing you to do something?"

Tachibana Rin's stubbornness left Tazaki Tooru in a dilemma.

Rin Tachibana's eyes darted around, and she unconsciously coughed lightly.

"unless……"

"unless?"

"Unless you repeat what you just said in front of Hina."

Tazaki Toru was both amused and exasperated. Wasn't this like tickling a tiger's head?

"Has it really come to this?"

The girl couldn't help but purse her lips: "Who told her to always be so smug? She always plays the wrong notes during rehearsals and still has the nerve to lecture me."

"Hmm, that is a bit..."

Tazaki Toru hesitated in his tone.

It's not that he was deceiving Tachibana Rin, it's just that Tazaki Toru doesn't like the kind of behavior of putting down one person to praise another.

He genuinely felt that Tachibana Rin was his ideal type, and he also acknowledged Aoki Hina's efforts.

Most importantly, given the current atmosphere between him and Hina Aoki, it would be difficult for Toru Tazaki to say such a thing.

Rin Tachibana waved her hand: "Alright, alright, I know you can't do this kind of thing, I won't force you."

Tazaki Toru silently breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was just saying, I don't care who your favorite guitarist is."

Rin is still being stubborn.

Tazaki Toru is not a completely obtuse person. He spends a lot of time with Tachibana Rin and can now generally tell which of her words are true and which are just stubborn lies.

Rin Tachibana and Hina Aoki are inseparable, two sides of the same coin, each being half of the other.

Tazaki Toru suddenly realized a problem.

He hesitated for a long time before asking, "Miss Mingyou, do you know about that matter?"

"What?" Tachibana Rin looked bewildered.

Tazaki Toru hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't bring himself to ask.

If Aoki Hina was hiding her feelings from Tachibana Rin, Tazaki Tooru felt he shouldn't do that.

Seemingly having guessed what Tazaki Toru was thinking, Tachibana Rin slowly put away her nonchalant expression.

"So you can make that kind of expression too."

"That expression?"

Rin Tachibana nodded emphatically: "Yeah, that's a really pathetic expression."

Tazaki Toru was extremely surprised; this was the first time he had ever received such praise.

"Where should I begin?"

"That's right. You're acting so hesitant now. I don't remember raising you to be such an indecisive man."

"I have no recollection of being trained by you."

"No talking back."

After saying that, Tachibana Rin hugged her legs, and to prevent Tazaki Tooru from peeking under her skirt, she deliberately tucked the hem of her skirt inside her knees.

"This is just my feeling. I feel like everyone has changed a bit. Hina has changed, you have changed, and so have the other members of the band."

"Everyone seems to have become more mature than before, but I'm still cautiously standing still, hesitant to take that step."

This is Tachibana Rin's true feeling.

Even though she always talked about a threesome when she was with Aoki Hina, she never actually did anything about it; it was all just talk.

But Aoki Hina took the initiative and acted with a level of initiative that exceeded her expectations.

If things continue at this pace, Hina Aoki might actually succeed.

However, it seems that Tachibana Rin herself did not exert any of her own will in the process, but merely followed Aoki Hina's orders.

Perhaps, somewhere deep down she was afraid—afraid that the plan would fail—so she wanted to leave herself some leeway.

Rin Tachibana is far less confident than others say, especially when facing Toru Tazaki.

She only dared to do it secretly.

Secretly watching, secretly kissing, secretly liking.

Rin Tachibana buried her face in her knees, not wanting her to see her expression.

Tazaki Toru thought that Tachibana Rin was probably right.

Compared to a year ago, some things about him have indeed changed.

These changes were caused by these girls.

Toru Tazaki felt that his true nature remained the same as before; it was just that back then, he wasn't so deeply involved with them that it wasn't apparent.

"In my opinion, Ms. Mingyou is the one who has changed the most. She has unknowingly become the MyGO guitarist I admire."

"...I am both arrogant and greedy at heart."

"I want to create beautiful lyrics and music, I want someone to understand my melodies, and I wholeheartedly invest my hopes in you."

"But once something happens that is beyond my imagination, I fall into confusion without explanation, as if I have lost my way at the crossroads of life."

"MyGO?"

Tazaki Toru laughed and nodded: "Yeah, MyGO."

"I suddenly feel at ease."

"Safe?"

"Because you never say what you really think, you always act as if nothing can stir your emotions."

"When you first moved in, I spent my days and nights wondering if you were even human."

"No one is as rigid as you, like a fake person, only following a pre-set program."

I was told I looked like a fake person by a fake person.

Tazaki Toru's feelings were extremely complicated.

"Now that I know you are not as composed as you seem, I feel a little closer to you."

Tazaki Toru smiled faintly.

The girl raised her head again and saw the smile on Tazaki Toru's lips, feeling inexplicably helpless.

Could it be that if I didn't put my words more bluntly, he wouldn't notice at all?

I really don't know why I like this piece of wood.

No, she actually knew.

This almost rigid and dullness can be seen as pure in the eyes of those who like him.

Rin Tachibana clenched her fists quietly, her voice almost squeezed out from her throat.

"I know, Hina confessed to you, didn't she?"

Just as she said, Tachibana Rin was straightforward and said whatever came to mind, without any preamble or coherence.

Tazaki Toru stood there dumbfounded.

518. I think I might like you a little too.

The atmosphere in the bedroom was somewhat somber.

Tazaki Toru looked at the girl in front of him, bewildered and at a loss, unsure of how to answer.

"Why do you look so shocked? You don't think you can fool me, do you?"

"...No, I just didn't expect you to be so direct."

Rin Tachibana snorted, "I, Akio Kubo, never mince words."

Sometimes he says one thing and does another, and sometimes he does the same thing.

It's remarkable how well it blends the seemingly disparate elements of straightforwardness and stubbornness.

What an amazing girl.

After a long silence, Tazaki Toru said softly, "Miss Akira's personality is truly endearing."