Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"I am not the kind of person you imagine to be, as consistent inside and out."

"In my heart, there are also dark emotions such as selfishness or desire."

"I am saying this not to diminish my image in your eyes by belittling myself."

"I just……"

Tazaki Toru's voice paused slightly.

"I just hope that you can make your own decision after you understand the real me."

Tazaki Toru thought that after he finished speaking, Himegami Hina would fall silent.

To Tazaki Toru's surprise, the girl suddenly broke into a carefree smile, her lips slightly upturned to the left, making her incredibly cute.

"Thank you for thinking of me like this, but my feelings will never change."

"Or does Ms. Tazaki actually think I'm an incredibly smart girl?"

"I'm very stupid."

"So foolish as to only believe what one sees with one's own eyes and what one sees."

Tazaki Toru sighed softly to himself, "...I see."

"Well, so... Mr. Tazaki."

I want to hear your answer.

"Right now, right here."

578. Summer Festival, Yukata, Himeko Hina. (The End)

Before meeting these girls, Toru Tazaki never imagined that he would be a womanizer who liked multiple girls.

Admittedly, Toru Tazaki was aware of his unparalleled arrogance.

This is a problem he's had since childhood.

He loves countless kinds of music and wants to possess all the moving chords in the world, and then create melodies that will captivate everyone.

Even though he couldn't save his mother's life with music when he was a child, this greed and arrogance towards music still hasn't been erased from him.

It's just hidden in a more subtle way, in a corner of his heart.

He spent the first half of his life with music, and early on he figured out a pattern for how to be accompanied by music.

Before this, Tazaki Toru had never encountered such a variety of girls, and he never even paid attention to others, nor did he ever have the thought of trying to understand them.

It wasn't until he met all sorts of girls as Toru Tazaki that his stubborn heart was gradually stripped away from music, and he began to look back at things other than music.

Upon seeing this, they completely fell into their trap.

He would be irresistibly drawn to these girls, each one of them looking incredibly dazzling, and he wished he could be their sole fan.

However, if you like multiple girls, it seems that having only one girl in your heart will always remain a dream, which inevitably makes people feel regretful.

Now that things have come to this, Toru Tazaki has no choice but to admit it.

Miss Minase was absolutely right; he really was a womanizer.

So, should I lie to her and deceive her?

For Yang Gongfeina, it might be a good thing to harden her heart at this moment and say something she doesn't mean.

Let her get away from you as soon as possible and break free from these complicated emotions.

If it's for her own good, Toru Nagasaki wouldn't mind lying.

but……

If I did that, becoming the kind of person they hate in response to them, and trampling on their affection,

I think this is the most hurtful thing.

Faced with the girl's expectations and anxieties, if Toru Tazaki were to lie to her, he would probably never forgive himself.

Tazaki Toru, he can't help but tell the truth.

……

……

"I...like you too."

No matter how complicated your heart is or how much you struggle before you speak, once you open your mouth, the truth will flow out naturally.

Even if a man like him, who is not good at lying, tells a clumsy lie, a naive and innocent girl like Yang Gongfei might be able to see through it.

Yang Gongfei stood frozen in place, motionless. The darkness that had been lurking deep in her eyes now shimmered like the surface of a lake under the summer sun, sparkling with a brilliance far more dazzling than fireworks.

However, before the girl could even show a joyful smile, Tazaki Toru's next words made her lips freeze.

"However, I'm sorry, I cannot date Ms. Yang Gong."

Even though she was prepared for rejection, Yang Gongfeina still found it hard to accept.

If he didn't like her and formally rejected her, she would be even more disappointed than she was now, but as time went on, Yang Gongfeina believed she could gradually accept it.

But now?

He clearly said he liked her, but he couldn't date her.

That's not how it's portrayed in shoujo manga!

"why……"

She was about to ask the question when her voice was abruptly cut off.

Despite his usual slow and adorable demeanor, he was unusually perceptive at this moment.

There's probably only one reason why Tazaki Toru can't date her.

Yang Gongfei slowly stood up, tapped her slightly numb thighs, and stepped over the shallow puddles, her wooden clogs making a clattering sound on the cement ground.

She turned around, looked up at the night sky in the distance, and didn't let Tazaki see her expression.

Or perhaps, if she looked at Toru Tazaki's face, she might not have had the courage to say such a thing.

"I know, Mr. Tazaki. You probably have other girls you like besides me."

Tazaki Toru was stunned by what he heard and looked at the girl's frail back in disbelief.

"I'm sorry, actually... I had told Hina-chan about my feelings before, and she encouraged me to bravely express them."

"Tazaki-sensei, you know me. I'm as timid as a mouse. How could I possibly make up my mind to say something like this to you on my own?"

"Miss Aoki, she..."

Tazaki Toru was confused; he didn't understand why Aoki Hina would say such things to Hitomi Hina.

"Did you say the same thing to them, Ms. Tazaki?"

they……

Tazaki Toru keenly noticed this word, indicating that it might include not only Aoki Hina, but also Tachibana Rin.

These girls seemed to have talked about many things without his knowledge.

"Although I couldn't say some things explicitly, I think they understand what I mean."

"I see."

"So, I'm being placed on the same scale as them?"

Tazaki Toru remained silent for a moment.

"I don't like that kind of rhetoric."

"I understand that it's understandable to try to measure people's worth, and perhaps I do subconsciously do something similar."

"But I still don't like this kind of blatant statement."

Hinata lowered her head slowly, letting out a soft breath, and said softly, "I knew it, that's what Professor Tazaki would say."

Tazaki Toru remained noncommittal. Faced with the girls' expectations, the only response Tazaki Toru could give them was the truth from the bottom of his heart.

But the truth, without corresponding actions, is just beautiful empty talk.

Perhaps in the end, it won't even be considered pretty.

"Tazaki-sensei, did you do this for the sake of harmony on MyGO?"

"...I do not deny that this is part of the reason, but it cannot be attributed entirely to this."

"Anything else?"

"of course."

"What is it?"

Tazaki Toru did not answer. He took a step and quietly walked behind Himiya Hina, only two meters away from her, but he couldn't bring himself to step over her.

Actually, the answer is quite simple, so simple that even Himegami Hinata could imagine it. She just wanted to hear Tazaki Toru say it himself.

No matter who he chooses, Toru Tazaki will feel a sense of incompleteness.

His arrogance, greed, and womanizing were fully displayed in the lovely girls who attracted his attention.

Seeing that Tazaki Toru did not reply, Hina Himegami stopped asking questions and began to seriously consider what Hina Aoki had said.

In the distant night sky, fireworks that had once fallen began to bloom again.

“Hey, Mr. Tazaki…”

"Let's watch the fireworks together after the live performance ends smoothly."

"Next time, with everyone in the band."

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