Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"The Kubo family, um... is she the second young lady? What's her name?"

"Miss Mingyou."

Do you have any photos?

Tazaki Toru then took out his phone and showed him a photo of the two of them on Aoki Hina's Twitter account.

Tazaki Toru specifically found a picture of Tachibana Rin smiling without showing her teeth, which makes her look more human.

"Who?"

"The one on the left."

“You two are a perfect match, and Mom doesn’t object. Of course, I have no right to object either. It’s your own business, and I will support you no matter what you do.”

"My relationship with Miss Mingyou is not like that."

"But she likes you, doesn't she?"

Tazaki Toru nodded with difficulty. Now that Tachibana Rin had already expressed her feelings, he couldn't possibly pretend not to see it.

"Who is the other one?"

"Ms. Hina Aoki".

After thinking for a moment, Toru Tazaki added, "I am currently living with both of them."

Yuriko Tazaki was clearly taken aback and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing Tazaki Toru's increasingly melancholy expression, Tazaki Yuriko couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that this young lady is also...?"

Thinking about this, Toru Tazaki looked even more troubled and gave a resigned expression.

Yuriko Tazaki finally figured it out.

No wonder he didn't refuse outright like he usually does when I asked him if he was willing to move out.

That's what happened.

Seeing Tazaki Toru's gloomy expression, she suddenly realized that Tazaki Toru still had a childlike side.

The fact that an ordinary man would be so happy that he forgot about home, when it happened to him, made him look so melancholy.

Don't you like them?

"As friends, interacting with them is an extremely pleasant thing in itself."

"I see."

Yuriko Tazaki has no intention of interfering in Toru Tazaki's love life.

She could certainly do that, but she didn't want her words to influence Toru Tazaki and lead him to make a decision he would regret for the rest of his life.

After a long silence, Yuriko Tazaki finally spoke: "At first, I thought you and that Miss Kohinata were in love."

It must be said that Yuriko Tazaki is quite perceptive; she saw the root of the problem at a glance.

"So, is there someone you truly like among them?"

Tazaki Toru opened his mouth slightly, but no sound came out.

Yuriko Tazaki looked surprised: "You can't possibly like them all, can you?"

After a moment of silence, Toru Tazaki took a deep breath.

"I don't want to lie. They are all very important people to me. I treat their dreams as my own and do everything I can to make them shine."

"If this feeling is what liking someone is, then I..."

"They must like them."

524. She didn't want to hear the truth from him.

After leaving the station, Toru Tazaki walked alone on the streets of Tsukishima.

My mood wasn't particularly good or bad, but perhaps because I had someone to talk to, I felt generally more relaxed than when I went out.

As a child, Toru Tazaki believed deep down that he was a freak, possessing emotions different from others.

As an adult, Toru Tazaki viewed this as arrogance.

And now, he is once again confused about himself.

Perhaps he really is a strange man.

Otherwise, how could he explain his feelings for these girls?

Love is inherently possessive and selfish.

Wanting to completely possess someone, while not entirely correct, is a natural human instinct.

But Toru Tazaki did not want to possess them.

Rather, he hopes that more people will pay attention to them and feel the light that exists within them.

Above all, Tazaki Toru would likely feel a sense of relief or pride.

Toru Tazaki still doesn't know the answer to what this strange feeling is.

With these thoughts in mind, Tazaki Toru returned home.

At the checkpoint, there was a pair of Tachibana Rin's shoes, only one pair.

It seems that Aoki Hina will also be participating in the stage play rehearsal tonight, leaving only him and Tachibana Rin at home again.

Recalling Tachibana Rin's confession, Tazaki Toru's steps toward the living room became silent and slow, as if something invisible was pulling at his legs.

Before even entering the living room, I could hear the sound of advertisements coming from the television.

Rin Tachibana was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, her beautiful eyes reflecting the fluorescent light of the television, her gaze unblinking and slightly dazed.

"I am back."

Upon hearing Tazaki Toru's voice, Tachibana Rin's body trembled slightly. After hesitating for a long time, she softly uttered, "You're back."

I wonder if Tazaki Toru heard it.

Rin Tachibana didn't know why she was in the living room.

If she didn't want to see Toru Tazaki, she could have simply hidden in her bedroom and waited until Hina Aoki came home.

But she didn't.

As Tazaki Toru walked towards her, the slower and more deliberate his steps, the faster Tachibana Rin's heartbeat became.

She feigned composure, but inside she was in a state of utter panic.

"Miss Mingyou, may I sit down?"

Tachibana Rin ignored him, turning her head slightly away to avoid looking at Tazaki Toru's face.

Tazaki Toru took this as her tacit agreement and sat down not far from Tachibana Rin.

Despite the considerable distance between them, Tachibana Rin pretended to shift her position, pressing herself against the edge of the sofa, as if she would fall to the floor if she moved even half a body length further.

She had a premonition.

Tazaki Toru is sure he'll come and lecture her again.

She had long seen through Tazaki Toru's true nature.

They'll definitely start by spouting a long, incomprehensible theory to show their honesty, their unwillingness to lie or deceive, and so on.

Then, use the formulaic rejection of "Thank you for liking it, but I'm sorry".

Doesn't he know what kind of person he is?

Don't think that this will solve everything and make it seem like nothing happened.

"Ms. Mingyou, about what happened yesterday..."

Rin Tachibana suddenly turned her head, her beautiful eyes widening like copper bells as she stared intently at Toru Tazaki's face.

The girl gently bit her pink lips, revealing a tenacity that seemed to come from nowhere.

Then, they took the initiative and won the argument.

"Tazaki, I don't care whether you want to be an honest person or you simply don't want to lie."

"In short, if you're going to say something like 'I'm sorry because I don't want to lie to you,' then you can pack your bags and get the hell out of here."

"From now on, I will no longer attend MyGO practice sessions."

"From now on, I will stay at home 24 hours a day, get up at 2 pm every day, start crying as soon as I get up, and cry until 2 am before going to sleep."

"I woke up again at 2 p.m. the next day and cried again."

Tazaki Toru looked at her, puzzled. After a long pause, he managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"You need to sleep twelve hours a day?"

Rin Tachibana was furious and immediately picked up the pillow next to her and threw it at Toru Tazaki.

"Is that the important point?! Who told you to focus on this?!"

"Then what should I say?"

"Don't say anything, don't ask anything!"

"Keep it all inside. Wait until I'm mentally prepared before you try to coax me with sweet words."

"If you dare to mess with me before this, let whoever wants to play this guitar play it."

She curled her legs up and hugged them tightly, burying her face in her knees, refusing to look at Tazaki Toru again.

Tazaki Toru couldn't help but sigh softly: "Miss Akira is as self-absorbed as ever."

"It's all your fault."

"……sorry."

Upon hearing Tazaki Toru's apology, Tachibana Rin instinctively trembled her shoulders and slowly raised her head.

"Don't you understand? Whether you lie, stay silent, or just say something to make me happy, I can pretend nothing happened."

"Aren't you the best at making girls happy? You can get the whole MyGO to fawn over you."