Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

This lack of restraint is truly domineering.

"Tou-kun, sometimes you're really annoying," she muttered to herself.

Tazaki Toru was completely confused and was about to ask why when the door to the lounge suddenly opened from the outside.

Two young actresses, both wearing haori jackets, walked in.

They were quite surprised to find outsiders in the lounge. Mika Takagi greeted them hurriedly and pulled Toru Tazaki towards the door.

The girl took a deep breath to calm herself and said in a low voice, "Can you wait for me at the station after the performance?"

Tazaki Toru smiled and nodded: "I understand."

"Okay, see you later."

She waved shyly and hurried back to the lounge, where she could hear teasing and joking voices.

"Hey~~~ Was that guy Mika's boyfriend? He's so handsome!"

The door to the lounge slammed shut.

The sounds that followed never reached Tazaki Toru's ears again.

64. If only this tram could go a little slower.

night.

Inside an izakaya in Shinjuku's Golden Street.

They chose a corner spot in the store and sat down facing each other.

After the performance, Toru Tazaki and Mika Takagi met at the station and then discussed getting something to eat, which led them to this place.

I didn't dare to eat much before the performance, but after it was over I could finally breathe a sigh of relief. My hunger rose up like a well with a pump installed.

Anyway, let's start with the beer.

Generally speaking, Mika Takagi's alcohol tolerance is quite low, as is Toru Tazaki's, so beer is merely a way to create atmosphere for them.

"Congratulations on the successful completion of the first day of the performance."

"Well, I was so nervous on stage. It was the first time I had ever given such a long speech in front of so many people."

"Although they are all jokes and anecdotes."

"Tou-kun, are you perhaps looking down on me for telling jokes and anecdotes?"

"How could that be? I'm just afraid that you'll make a joke and then burst out laughing on stage."

"I was so nervous that my stomach started to cramp, how could I possibly laugh?"

Even so, when Tazaki Toru praised her generously, the girl in front of him showed a rare look of pride.

"Because I put in a lot of effort and worked really hard."

This pride is something she earned after countless days and nights of hard work.

She deserves it.

"Actually, I have some good news to tell Tou-kun." The girl gave her usual simple smile.

You've had a lot of good news lately.

Hehehe~~

"I was one of the last three people to be selected for that audition I told you about last time."

She held up two fingers, making a "V" sign, her face beaming with pride.

Tazaki Toru stared at the girl's hand and suddenly reached out and grabbed it.

Mika Takagi was startled and almost dropped her wine glass.

Tazaki Toru used a little force to pry one of her fingers out, turning two fingers into three.

"That's only three? You're already drunk after just one drink?"

Mika Takagi had a lot to say, but didn't know where to begin.

How could he touch his own hand so easily?

What's worse, he let go before I even had a chance to feel it.

Absolutely incomprehensible.

So she picked up her glass and gulped down a few mouthfuls, and as expected, she coughed violently, with the wine flowing out of her nostrils.

Tazaki Toru didn't know whether he should laugh or not.

……

……

Today was supposed to be a small celebration for Mika Takagi, but it turned out that Toru Tazaki ended up paying the bill.

The reasons are quite valid.

She was drunk.

As the two left the izakaya, a June evening breeze blew, and the girl beside them suddenly found herself walking with a lighter step.

Like a little bear strolling in the forest, she happily surveys her territory, looking for any fools who dare to run wild on her land.

Seeing that her steps were unsteady, Tazaki Toru dared not let her walk alone and immediately stepped forward to pull her arm.

When the girl saw that her legs wouldn't obey her commands, she stared blankly for a moment, then saw Tazaki Toru's face and grabbed his arm tightly.

After arriving at the station, one of them lived on Tsukishima, and the other lived on Kamiigusa, going in completely opposite directions.

Given her reckless manner, Tazaki Toru was afraid that this honey-loving little bear would get lost while patrolling.

He had no choice but to take her with him into the station and onto the same tram.

After entering the carriage, the girl next to me suddenly became quiet and well-behaved.

They were noisy outside, but once inside the carriage, they seemed to be under some kind of spell, sitting up straight and staring intently at the night view outside the window.

There were hardly any people in their carriage, except for a young man wearing headphones sitting at the far end, with only the occasional carriage announcements reaching their ears.

"Mika, are you alright?"

"Huh? Why do you ask that? Of course I'm fine."

After receiving this answer, Tazaki Toru vaguely became convinced that she was indeed quite drunk.

It's not that it's incomprehensible.

Although it was a pitifully small stage, today's performance was something that Mika Takagi had always dreamed of.

The first step toward realizing a dream is always inspiring.

Especially when Tazaki Toru saw her like this, it was as if she had realized his own dream.

I would love to see her on a bigger stage someday.

Suddenly, Tazaki Toru felt a weight on his shoulders.

Her little head swayed back and forth with the tram, like a giant pendulum in an amusement park, before finally slamming onto his shoulder with a "thud".

"Toru...kun".

"what happened?"

Her eyes were slightly open, tilting upwards at Tazaki Toru's cool and handsome face. Due to the effects of alcohol, the face sometimes appeared as two images, sometimes as three, and could never be superimposed.

Mika Takagi couldn't help but reach out, seemingly wanting to correct Toru Tazaki's head.

Tazaki Toru sighed and grabbed her restless hand in his palm.

At first she tried to move around, but later she obediently let Tazaki Toru pinch her.

Listening to the sound of the tram running, the "several" Toru Tazaki in her eyes gradually merged into one.

Mika Takagi stared at Toru Tazaki, her voice languid and weary: "Toru-kun, why do you always frown?"

"I was born with this kind of face, so I can't make too many expressions."

"What is that? It's like he's yelling at any ordinary woman passing by, 'Come and flirt with me!'"

"I can't make such a dramatic expression."

She twisted her body a couple of times and chuckled, then raised her other hand and gently poked Tazaki Toru's face twice with her fingertips.

The girl's face, flushed red from the alcohol, immediately showed a look of surprise.

"Tou-kun, your skin is even softer and smoother than mine."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Tazaki Toru looked down at her and sighed softly, "Mika, you're really drunk today."

"Really? Hehe, I think so too."

She slowly closed her eyes, finally settling down. Tazaki Toru remained silent and motionless, serving as her cushion.

Outside the window, the neon-lit cityscape of the metropolis sped away, and a faint scent of Nivea wafted into my nostrils.

For a moment, even Tazaki Toru's thoughts drifted back to the little wooden cabin in the forest where he first arrived.

When the tram stopped at a station, many people poured into the carriage, but the girl next to me remained unmoved, her eyes closed and her breathing even.

The previously empty seats in the carriage were suddenly filled with people.

He reached out and gently put his arm around the girl's shoulder to prevent her from coming into contact with others and causing trouble.

Tazaki Toru thought that he might be drunk, which was why such an absurd thought came to his mind.

If only this tram could go a little slower.

65. Sigh, female voice actress. (Seeking monthly votes)

night.

Tazaki Toru and Takagi Mika walked out of the station together, while the Gundam statue outside the station remained standing as always.