Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"I understand what you mean, let's keep it hanging for now."

"........."

Tazaki Toru sighed heavily. With Tachibana Rin's interference, the last bit of creative thought in his mind was also destroyed.

Tazaki Toru closed the lyric book and rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

Rin Tachibana persisted, repeating her previous question and circling the topic back to herself and Hina Aoki.

Tazaki Toru felt from the bottom of his heart that Tachibana Rin's aggressiveness tonight was excessive.

Left with no other choice, he had to tell the truth.

"It can't be chosen."

Rin Tachibana was quite satisfied with the answer, but puffed out her cheeks and pretended to be unreasonable, scolding him a few times for being indecisive and a bad man with no way to defend him.

Tazaki Toru had no rebuttal.

Perhaps Tachibana Rin is right; he really is a guy with ulterior motives towards female voice actresses.

Otherwise, why would he be so troubled and indecisive?

If it were him a year ago, Toru Tazaki would have been certain that he would have moved away from Tsukishima immediately and cut ties with them quickly.

But it would be really difficult for him to do such a thing now.

Seemingly sensing Tazaki Toru's inner turmoil, Tachibana Rin wisely stopped there and reached out to pat Tazaki Toru on the shoulder.

"Okay, okay, I'm just teasing you."

"Does Miss Mingyou mean that saying she likes me is a joke?"

"This is true."

"……All right."

Tachibana Rin's eyebrows shot up: "Why are you feeling down? Are you looking for a fight?"

Tazaki Toru couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Rin Tachibana had never seen Toru Tazaki like this before.

If it weren't for her abrupt confession that night, he probably wouldn't be the way he is now.

I always feel like I've done something wrong.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect we would cause you so much trouble."

"But that also shows that in your heart, Hina and I are that important, right?"

Tazaki Tooru was noncommittal.

He has said many times that he truly loves both girls.

I want to stay by their side, enjoy the time I spend living with them, and do everything I can to help them achieve their dreams.

"It's my problem. If I could be more decisive, I would have been better off. I used to think I was a decisive person."

"Once a decision is made, no one can overturn it."

"But now I suddenly realize that I don't seem to have such a firm will."

"I am far inferior to myself than I realize."

"Neither firm nor decisive, when faced with important matters, they will be heartbroken and have no energy to do anything."

Rin Tachibana listened quietly to his confession, a gentle emotion rising within her.

This precisely demonstrates that Tazaki Toru regarded them as incredibly important, even irreplaceable, beings.

She reached out and gently touched Tazaki Toru's slightly cold face.

He didn't flinch, only feeling the girl's hand was unusually warm.

"I think this is quite ordinary."

"ordinary?"

"Hmm, do you really think of yourself as some extraordinary chosen one?"

"Ordinary people will face different choices and be troubled and annoyed by many things, which is only natural."

"You've already tried so hard. Even if you're not perfect in some ways, even if you want to take a short break, even if you're a bit of an indecisive jerk, no one has the right to criticize you."

"If I could, I wouldn't want to be a jerk."

The girl was amused by Tazaki Toru's serious answer.

Although Tachibana Rin is usually unreliable and extremely troublesome, she can say things that warm Tazaki Toru's heart at certain times.

Just like the warmth of her palm at this moment, it made him feel incredibly reluctant to leave.

That's why Toru Tazaki couldn't bring himself to say anything that would hurt her.

He thought that those hurtful words must have been lies he hadn't meant.

Tazaki Toru didn't want to lie to her.

The door to the music room was pushed open once again.

Aoki Hina, who had just walked in, saw the two of them sticking together and looked slightly annoyed: "Rin-chan, are you bothering Tazaki-kun again?"

"Hey! Why is everything being blamed on me? Is it my fault that he can't write anything?"

Ignoring Tachibana Rin's rebuttal, Aoki Hina came to the two of them and pulled Tachibana Rin away from Tazaki Toru.

"Sorry, Tazaki-kun, we won't bother you any longer."

"Um... okay."

The reluctant Tachibana Rin was dragged out of the music room, and the room suddenly became quiet, leaving only Tazaki Toru sitting there in a daze.

The atmosphere between Aoki Hina and Tachibana Rin didn't change much, which truly relieved Tazaki Toru.

If his actions cause the relationship between the two to reach a freezing point, that would be the last thing Tazaki Toru wants to see.

Tazaki Toru flipped through the blank lyric book again, and his equally blank mind seemed to have gained something new.

He picked up the mechanical pencil that had rolled to the side, pressed out the lead, and wrote down words with a swish.

What exactly are "ordinary" and "taken for granted"?

533. Do you just like my voice?

One day in early June.

Tazaki Toru got up early and went out for a morning run.

The sky was just beginning to brighten, with few clouds, just a few thin wisps, and the air was cool and damp, carrying the scent of dew and freshly cut grass.

It had rained lightly during the night, and the puddles on the road reflected the increasingly bright sunlight.

I slept fairly well last night, and today is a rare good day for Tazaki Toru.

At first, he was troubled by the confessions of the two girls and suffered from insomnia, unable to sleep all night long.

As time went on, Toru Tazaki was surprised to find that his adaptability was actually quite good.

He was genuinely worried that he might unknowingly become indecisive.

This finally put Tazaki Toru at ease.

After returning home, Toru Tazaki showered, made breakfast for the two female voice actresses who were still sleeping, and then went out with his bag.

Tazaki Toru arrived at the agreed-upon location by train.

After waiting for twenty minutes, a girl came running out of the station.

She was met with the wind and reached out to brush her wind-blown hair.

When she saw Tazaki Toru standing not far away, she rushed towards him in a panic.

Good morning, Miss Yang Gong.

Tazaki Toru greeted her with a gentle smile.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Yang Gongfei had barely stood up and hadn't even had a chance to catch her breath, her face still showing signs of confusion, when she launched into a fierce double apology, like a wheat stalk flattened by a strong wind, unable to straighten up.

"I accidentally missed my stop. Mr. Tazaki must have been waiting for a long time."

"It's alright. I'm here today to be at your beck and call. My time is naturally Miss Yang's time. Use it at your preferred pace."

"Well……"

Even though she was already very familiar with Toru Tazaki, she was still not very good at dealing with Toru Tazaki's kinds of arguments.

Her face turned red, and she stood there stammering, making her look incredibly stupid.

After a long while, Yang Gongfeina simply smoothed her hair, raised her slightly naive round face, and said with a smile:

"Then let's go."

Their destination wasn't far; around this time last year, also in June, Tazaki Toru had come here once.

The person walking beside him at the time was another girl.

Tazaki Toru couldn't understand why girls always liked places like aquariums.

The aquarium is still the same aquarium, and the fish are still the same fish.

Tazaki Toru could no longer remember which fish he had seen before, nor could he tell if any of them were new members.

Generally speaking, Toru Tazaki didn't mind such a quiet place, and he was able to see the flying penguins that he hadn't seen last year.

Of course, they can't actually fly.

As we strolled through the blue-green tunnel, Miss Sheep Palace beside me looked up with her adorable round face upturned. Her beautiful eyes, which could suck people into a black hole, were now captivated by the penguins, staring intently and occasionally letting out soft exclamations of surprise.

She never seemed to get tired of seeing this scene, no matter how many times she watched it.

She would occasionally tug at Tazaki Toru's clothes, excitedly pointing to a spot behind the glass, but then, realizing it was a public place, she would lower her excited voice shyly.

The aquarium's unique somber atmosphere made the girl's voice sound even quieter than usual.