Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"Since you're so amazing, why can't you tell me some lies to make me laugh?"

"I can't lie to Miss Mingyou."

Tachibana Rin's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, her red-rimmed eyes brimming with tears of grievance, swirling moistly within them.

Her voice gradually lost its vitality, leaving only a pervasive sense of sorrow.

"You can't even lie to me?"

"No way."

She maintained a stubborn expression, refusing to let her tears fall.

Compared to a delicate girl like Mika Kohinata, Rin Tachibana seems to think that shedding tears is a blow to her self-esteem.

Because they can't do anything else, they can only try to gain sympathy through tears.

Rin Tachibana doesn't need pity.

She wants love.

"What if I want you to lie to me?"

Tazaki Toru still shook his head: "That won't do either."

Rin Tachibana felt a tightness in her chest from anger; she had never seen such an unyielding person.

What did she do wrong to deserve this kind of suffering in love?

"You're such a blockhead. I've never seen a man like you before. I hate you."

"You hate me?"

"That's right! I hate you. Get out of my sight right now, I get annoyed just looking at you."

“That’s not what you said last night.”

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Rin looked on incredulously, her sharp voice trembling with a precarious undercurrent.

"Tazaki Toru, you've gone too far. I didn't say those things to you so you could use them to mock and ridicule me."

I didn't mean that.

"So what do you mean by that?!"

"You won't say nice things to me, and you won't lie to me either. If I had known you would treat me this way, I...I really would have been!"

Rin Tachibana was so angry she couldn't speak.

"I'd rather tell the truth."

Rin Tachibana covered her ears with both hands: "I don't want to hear the truth from you."

For once, Tazaki Toru looked at the girl in front of him and began to talk to himself quietly.

"I really like Miss Mingyou's personality."

"........."

"Can I continue to speak the truth?"

525. First of all, Toru Tazaki is not obsessed with female voice actors.

Rin Tachibana hurriedly looked away, but her eyes kept glancing at his face from the corner of her eye, and she found that he was staring at her without any regard for her feelings.

The girl stammered, displaying a firm attitude, as if to cover up her own wavering: "You, you're saying such things again."

No matter how sweetly you put it, I won't believe you.

"Didn't you say you wanted me to lie to you? Why aren't you saying that now..."

"See! You were lying to me after all!"

"Uh...that's not what I meant."

That's exactly what you mean!

Tachibana Rin stared at him with her watery eyes, glistening with tears. It was astonishing that she could still glare at him so intently in her condition.

Tazaki Toru sighed softly, thinking to himself that he had been tricked by her.

Looking into her eyes, which appear especially beautiful when she is delicate, one can imagine that if she could maintain such a charming appearance at all times, she wouldn't be mistaken for a fake.

Tazaki Toru reached out, grabbed a few tissues, and slowly wiped away the tears that welled up in her eyes.

Tachibana Rin pouted, unmoved, sniffed her reddened nose, and turned her head away with a "humph".

"Don't touch me, I didn't cry."

His mouth was hard, but his cheeks were incredibly soft.

"I did not mean to deceive Miss Mingyou."

"If Miss Mingyou insists that my true feelings be taken as a lie I made up to deceive you."

"I felt a little sad."

Rin Tachibana parted her pink lips slightly, and seeing Toru Tazaki's focused and serious expression, her doubts vanished in an instant.

She was willing to believe what Toru Tazaki said; if she didn't even have that much trust, she wouldn't have liked him in the first place.

The way she acted was merely to avoid being rejected by Tazaki Tomo and to protect her fragile self-esteem.

Rin Tachibana secretly wants to change her relationship with Toru Tazaki and take things further with him, but she is also filled with fear and anxiety, thinking that if it turns out to be a bad outcome, it would be better to maintain the status quo.

In this contradictory situation, the attitude displayed by Tazaki Toru became the criterion for her to measure the current situation.

"What's there to be upset about? Stop acting innocent after getting the benefit."

"Anyway, you only like me because I'm the guitarist for MyGO. Even if it were that little pig, Savings Treasure, you would say the same thing to her, right?"

"Don't think I'll fall for your tricks every time!"

Rin Tachibana was certain that Toru Tazaki said this entirely because of her identity as a musician.

It must be because he got anxious when he heard that he didn't want to practice.

If you like MyGO so much, why don't you go live with the anime characters instead of their voice actresses?

"Ms. Watase is actually quite cute."

Tachibana Rin couldn't help but think to herself, "Who asked you that!"

"Hmph! What did I tell you!"

"You just like the band MyGO. Even if Kondo Amane were to perform Chihaya Aine's voice, you wouldn't care at all."

“Their names all contain at least one 'sound'.”

"Uh, Ms. Kondo is a bit..." Tazaki Toru looked troubled.

"Anyway, you like MyGO's guitarist, not me, Tachibana Rin, and certainly not Kubo Akira."

"That's not true. I really like Miss Mingyou."

Given Tazaki Toru's past record, Tachibana Rin couldn't help but ask, "Do you like me for playing guitar? Or for who I am?"

"Both are true."

Rin Tachibana snorted coldly, but her face honestly turned slightly red.

It is obvious that Toru Tazaki's words had some effect.

At least, he didn't try to hide it.

Being able to honestly say "I like you" is enough to make Tachibana Rin happy.

As for whether this is the truth or a lie...

"How can you prove it?" the girl pressed.

"Ms. Mingyou, how do you think I should prove this?"

"Why are you asking me questions back?" Tachibana Rin pouted, somewhat displeased.

Seemingly finding the question difficult to prove, or perhaps wanting to stop while she was ahead, she asked the next question.

"So, do you like me more, or do you like Japanese food more?"

"This question feels like a new parent asking their child whether they like their father or mother more."

Rin Tachibana couldn't help but blush.

Tazaki Toru was lost in thought.

After thinking for a very long time, I finally uttered a few simple words.

"I like them all."

"I like everyone, but I don't like anyone."

“This is different.”

"What's different?"

"If I don't like someone, I'll probably have no interest in associating with them and will likely pack my bags tonight and leave immediately to avoid unnecessary trouble."

"And I stayed so that I could get closer to you."

"Tsk! What a womanizer he is."

Tazaki Toru lowered his eyes, but there was one point he seemed unable to refute.

According to common sense, Tachibana Rin is absolutely right.

Being able to openly say "I like you" to multiple girls—isn't that being a womanizer? Isn't that being a scumbag?

Tazaki understood this principle, yet felt that it was subtly different from his inner feelings.

Tazaki Toru didn't want to selfishly possess them; it was more of an appreciation with goodwill.

I want to stay by their side, to be their witness, to witness their growth and dreams.

It's not unreasonable to define this feeling as "liking".

Rin Tachibana stared at Toru Tazaki for a long time, seemingly trying to find any trace of a lie on his face.