Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"I like you too! I like you so much!"

"I love it the most!"

"……I know."

"What! Such a confident tone makes me look like an idiot."

Tazaki Toru smiled faintly as the setting sun outside the window gradually faded into the night.

Even though he was dumped by the girl he liked, he didn't feel any strange resentment; instead, he felt a slight sense of relief.

He couldn't help but wonder if, when he told them he liked them, they...

That's how I feel too.

That would be great.

585. He became a greedy man who liked female voice actors.

That evening, Tazaki Toru and Kohinata Mika ate dinner at home.

She seemed particularly fond of the floor-to-ceiling window. After finishing her meal, she stood in front of it, gazing at the glittering Tokyo under the night sky for a long time.

Outside, the stars twinkled; inside, the house was luxurious and extravagant, completely out of place for a girl like her.

After clearing the table, Tazaki Toru quietly came to her side.

"This is the first time since I came to Tokyo that I have found the city so beautiful and charming."

Her voice was very soft, as if she were talking about something that didn't concern her, and her eyes seemed a little unfocused.

Looking down at the dazzling, decadent Tokyo, she seemed unsure where to direct her gaze.

"The thought that Tou-kun falls asleep every night looking at such a night view makes me afraid that even your dreams are as magnificent as this."

Tazaki Toru looked at the girl's profile and said, "I've never found this scenery particularly appealing; it's nowhere near as pretty as the colorful shop signs on Kamiigusa."

The girl pouted slightly: "That's because Toru already has it, that's why he says that."

“I have never owned it, I am just standing here. My heart is limited. Compared to these unseen and intangible things, I have more important things I want to embrace.”

"for example?"

Tazaki Toru looked into the girl's curious, sparkling eyes and said without any pretense:

"For example, you."

She froze on the spot, not expecting Tazaki Toru to speak so directly. After her initial panic, she moved a couple of steps shyly.

"Tou-kun, you're teasing me again..." she replied shyly.

As for whether this was a prank or not, Mika Kohinata had her own answer.

Tazaki Toru smiled faintly and, naturally, did not do anything out of line.

Mika Kohinata lowered her head slightly, glancing discreetly at the man beside her. A slight smile involuntarily appeared on her lips as she murmured, "That's great."

Tazaki Toru's ears twitched, and he asked in confusion, "What's so great?"

"Um..." Mika Kohinata shrank her neck: "I told you, you can't be angry."

"it is good."

"Really? You agreed too quickly, I'm a little uneasy."

"That……"

Tazaki Toru frowned slightly, but under the girl's anxious gaze, his brows finally relaxed, and he nodded hesitantly: "Alright then."

"Seriously, Tou-kun is obviously teasing me, but he's acting all serious about it."

Tazaki Toru couldn't help but laugh.

Mika Kohinata took a deep breath, her gaze lingering on the night view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

"Actually, when I first entered this place, I couldn't help but have some bad thoughts. I felt lost, worried, and a little scared."

"Fear?"

"They now live in spacious houses, enjoy a life free from worries about food and clothing, and no longer need to toil and struggle."

"I'm afraid that from now on, Tou-kun will become someone I don't recognize."

Then... we gradually lost touch.

"I'm so afraid of becoming like that."

Tazaki Toru remained silent.

To outsiders, accepting what Yuriko Tazaki gave him probably meant this was how things would turn out.

Tazaki Toru does not intend to use high-sounding words to embellish himself; this is a choice he has made, and people must take responsibility for their choices. Therefore, Tazaki Toru will never evade such evaluation.

"But after hearing what Toru had said to me earlier, I felt genuinely relieved."

"I just feel so good, Toru-kun is still the Toru-kun I know."

This girl always said whatever came to mind. Her language might not have been fluent, but the feelings she wanted to express were truly conveyed to Toru Tazaki.

Admittedly, external conditions are very important.

It concerns a person's way of life; how to live out one's ideal life in the enormous monster that is Tokyo is of paramount importance.

You don't have to squeeze into a remote rental room with an unknown female voice actress, nor do you have to prepare breakfast and dinner for her every day for the extremely low rent.

Only after having a home of one's own in Tokyo does one gain the right to say "no" to others.

But people are indeed different.

Even with these favorable conditions, Toru Tazaki is still Toru Tazaki.

He was still willing to share a rented room with the female voice actors and still willingly prepared breakfast and dinner for them.

When he has nothing to do, he still chooses to immerse himself in the world of music, and no matter how noisy it is outside, it does not affect him in the slightest.

Tazaki Toru's essence will not change because of these external factors.

This does not mean that Toru Tazaki is a person of great perseverance, able to stay true to himself and not be tempted by external things.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have realized now that he has feelings for multiple girls and is caught in a dilemma.

It was only because of Tazaki Toru's unusual childhood experiences that he developed his current personality.

And now, from the very beginning, he has clearly understood what he is pursuing.

Therefore, neither a spacious house nor inexhaustible money would be a reason for him to stay.

"If I change, will Mika hate me?"

"Hmm... well, that depends on what you become."

"He has become a greedy man who likes many female voice actresses."

"Uh... that's true, but being so blunt makes me feel like you're being a bit too hard on yourself."

"I think Toujun doesn't need to do this. If you really are juggling multiple relationships and having affairs, then of course there's nothing to say."

"But you only like it in your heart, and what's more, you've controlled your emotions and haven't done anything to hurt anyone. Just that alone makes me think you're amazing."

"Meijia, are you trying to comfort me?"

"Hmm...it's a little different. I just wanted to try to see things from another person's perspective."

"Putting yourself in someone else's shoes?"

"Yes, I want to try using the way Japanese sauce thinks."

Now, Mika Kohinata seems to be able to empathize with Hina Aoki more and more.

Although she couldn't fully accept Hina Aoki's bizarre idea yet.

But at least, Mika Kohinata also felt a longing for the wonderful world that Hina Aoki depicted.

If there really is a possibility of having the best of both worlds, I... might want to give it a try.

"You guys always talk about Miss Hina, I should be jealous of her."

Mika Kohinata was amused, and she covered her lips with her long, slender fingers, giggling, "What? Toru-kun, you even want to be jealous of Hina-chan's sauce?"

Tazaki Toru opened his mouth, hesitated for a long time, but finally could not suppress the confusion in his heart and asked:

"Mika... what happened between you and Ms. Hina before?"

586. Mika will stay tonight.

Upon hearing Tazaki Toru's question, Kohinata Mika's expression immediately stiffened, and her gaze instinctively began to dart away.

"No, no..."

Tazaki Toru sighed softly, "Mika really isn't good at lying."

"Then don't ask me questions that make me want to lie!"

Was it my fault?

"It's not gentlemanly to pry into a girl's secrets like that."

“I never claim to be a gentleman, but… you’re right, I shouldn’t have asked those questions, I’m sorry.”

"Well……"

Tazaki Toru's swift apology actually made Kohinata Mika feel a little guilty.

Before this, she had been saying that she would respect Tazaki Toru's ideas, but once this matter was involved, she subconsciously began to protect Aoki Hina.

Could it be that deep down, she secretly longs for it too?

Thinking of this, Mika Kohinata couldn't help but blush.

However, if she remained silent here and kept it from him, Mika Kohinata wouldn't be able to get over her own conscience either.

After a long while, the girl took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

She gently tugged at Tazaki Toru's sleeve.