Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Tazaki Toru thought for a moment and asked, "Miss Fish Representative?"

"Yes."

"Can't I just tell the truth?"

The girl's carefully groomed eyebrows furrowed: "What do you mean by telling the truth? Are you suggesting we live together?"

Tazaki Toru surprisingly nodded and asked, "No?"

Even Tachibana Rin remained silent for a long time, eventually giving up the idea of ​​arguing with Tazaki Toru.

This man is simply an uncommunicative block of wood.

Seeing that Tachibana Rin was no longer paying attention to him, Tazaki Toru continued to close his eyes and rest.

The journey from Tokyo to Chiba takes about 40 minutes, so it doesn't feel like a long trip.

Upon arriving at Chiba Station, Tachibana Rin hailed a taxi without any hesitation, displaying the airs of a wealthy young lady.

However, to Tazaki Toru's utter surprise, they weren't heading to the Tokyo Masters tournament venue, but rather...

hotel.

After getting out of the taxi, Toru Tazaki looked up at the five-star hotel in front of him and remained silent for a long time.

What are you standing there for?

Rin Tachibana, who was walking in front, turned around and looked at Toru Tazaki.

Tazaki Toru is now being introduced to a high-tech company in Silicon Valley with an annual salary of ten million, but he has a strange feeling of having to change trains in northern Myanmar along the way.

"Um, Ms. Tachibana."

"Ok?"

"We are going to..."

"I'm staying at a hotel, so I need to pack my suitcase first. Hey? Tazaki, you don't need to bring any luggage when you go out?"

"........."

This woman, does she now think he's someone who doesn't change his underwear?

"Are we staying here tonight?"

"Yes."

"Not going back to Tokyo?"

"There are matches today and tomorrow. I'll go back after tomorrow's match. Huh? Didn't I tell you that?"

Tazaki Toru silently stared at Tachibana Rin.

"Okay, I think I forgot to tell you, I'm sorry."

They apologized quite quickly.

"If I remember correctly, you only have today off."

“I’ve taken sick leave,” she said.

"Sick leave?" Tazaki Toru looked her up and down.

She is youthful, beautiful, and lively; she is a rare and exceptional young woman.

He doesn't look sick at all.

"Is your agent so easily fooled?"

"Do girls need to explain their reasons for taking leave?"

Tazaki Toru suddenly realized what was happening and immediately showed an admiring look in his eyes.

"What if it really comes to that?"

"Just play dead."

What to say.

In some ways, Tachibana Rin is indeed a girl who is true to herself inside and out.

Perhaps this can be considered a form of honesty.

Tazaki Toru glanced at Tachibana Rin, then at the hotel in front of him, and sighed deeply, as if some deep-seated gene within him had stirred again.

—Since we're already here.

Upon arriving at the hotel reception, the two checked in. Even if Tachibana Rin was a bit absent-minded, she wouldn't have booked only one room, which relieved Tazaki Toru a little.

The two didn't stay at the hotel for long before heading to the competition venue together. Tazaki Toru couldn't help but sigh that when it came to things that truly interested her, Ms. Tachibana could indeed demonstrate extraordinary initiative.

She probably received a lot of advice like, "If you put that energy into practice, you would have been fine."

Although Tazaki Toru is not as obsessed with games as Tachibana Rin, he believes that it is a good thing for a person to have a hobby that they genuinely love.

He would never discourage Tachibana Rin from pursuing her interests in games by saying things that would spoil the mood, such as telling her to focus her energy on work and practice.

Upon arriving at the competition venue, the two lined up to enter. There were far more spectators than Tazaki Toru had imagined, with many wearing team uniforms and holding team banners.

In comparison, Tachibana Rin next to him seemed to have a lower concentration.

The queue to enter the venue was incredibly crowded, by Tazaki Toru's standards. Within seconds, the girl next to him was almost completely out of sight.

Tazaki Toru quickly reached out and pulled Tachibana Rin, who was about to be squeezed into the crowd, to his side.

The girl adjusted her black fisherman's hat and immediately pressed herself close to Tazaki Toru, as if afraid of being bumped into.

"Rin-chan, I'm over here~"

A woman's shouts came from the stands not far away.

"Ah! Su P~"

Rin Tachibana jogged over, with Toru Tazaki silently following behind. When Mizuno saw Toru Tazaki, she was taken aback.

Putting aside the fact that Toru Tazaki has a face that attracts attention from women wherever she goes, firstly, she recognizes Toru Tazaki.

"Huh? You were at the live house back then..."

Tazaki Toru had no intention of hiding anything, and nodded slightly to her: "Hello, Ms. Mizuno."

Ms. Mizuno's gaze swept back and forth between Tazaki Toru and Tachibana Rin's faces, then she suddenly realized something, and her eyes changed immediately.

"Rincha, shouldn't you introduce this gentleman first?"

"This person is Mr. Tazaki... um... my friend."

"Oh? A friend? But didn't you say he was your cousin?"

Upon hearing this, Tachibana Rin glanced awkwardly at Tazaki Tooru, feeling annoyed by Toru's bad habit of not liking to lie, which made her feel embarrassed to lie as well.

"Oh, I said we're friends, so don't ask anymore."

Seeing that Tachibana Rin seemed to be getting angry, Mizuno immediately gave her an "I understand" look.

It's not uncommon for female voice actresses to have younger boyfriends, so there's no need to make a fuss about it.

80. If time could be stopped, what should be done to female voice actors?

The so-called Tokyo Masters.

It refers to the international esports tournament held in Tokyo for the video game Valorant.

To be more precise, it was held in Chiba Prefecture.

Rin Tachibana was extremely addicted to this game, and used to play with Toru Tazaki every day until two or three in the morning.

It can be said that Rin Tachibana devoted most of her energy to games.

They got their tickets to watch the game from Ms. Mizuno, who is quite a heavyweight.

She signed with an agency while in high school and honed her skills by playing minor roles in stage plays before debuting as a voice actress.

She landed a major role in her first year in the industry, and in her second year, she landed her first leading role in her career.

Later, due to the global popularity of the anime "Lonely Rock," Ms. Mizuno, who played a major role in the series, gained a lot of attention in a short period of time.

Admittedly, in the voice acting industry, which has a strict hierarchical system, Ms. Mizuno can only be considered a new voice actress.

However, compared to Tachibana Rin, who currently has no notable works to speak of, she is already a true senior.

Although Tachibana Rin calls her by the nickname "Su-P", she uses honorifics almost the entire time during their conversation.

Although her main job is voice acting, she streams games almost every week, organizes matches with fans, and is very approachable. She often plays Overwatch with her fans.

That's why these two get along so well.

Rin Tachibana sat between Ms. Mizuno and Toru Tazaki. Ms. Mizuno would occasionally steal glances at Toru Tazaki, her gaze shifting back and forth between him and Rin Tachibana.

Clearly, they don't believe the claim that he's a cousin or a friend.

Once the contestants entered the arena and the competition officially began, she turned her attention away from the game and began watching it intently.

While gossip is important, it's clearly a level below games in the minds of game-loving girls.

Compared to the two female voice actresses beside him, Toru Tazaki seemed indifferent to the game competition, rarely speaking up, just like he was in his everyday life.

He remained an observer throughout, but what he observed was not the large screen in the arena, but rather Ms. Tachibana beside him.

Aside from gaming, Tazaki Toru rarely sees Tachibana Rin smiling so happily at home.

Perhaps this is also because Tazaki Toru and Rin didn't get to know each other very well. Even though they lived under the same roof for so long, Tazaki Toru still knew very little about Tachibana Rin.

The most stereotypical impression of her is that she is carefree, unconcerned with details, and has an unrestrained smile.

In short, he could feel from the bottom of his heart that Ms. Tachibana was overjoyed at that moment.

As if infected by that smile, the frustration of being dragged here from Tokyo by the girl early in the morning was suddenly swept away.

How should I put it?

It's hard for anyone to resist laughing at such loud laughter.

This includes Toru Tazaki.

So it seems that Miss Tachibana does indeed possess some real skill; she doesn't need to do anything, just a couple of laughs are enough to make the usually quiet and taciturn Toru Tazaki break into a smile.