Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"Ah! Toru-kun, are you laughing at me?!"

"Not funny?"

"Well, it's not that you can't laugh, but this one 'meow' is something I've been longing for in my serious job for a long time."

"Did you know that a cat's meow is also divided into segments and emotions? It's not just a simple meow."

"If I ever have the chance to become a cat in the future, I'll come back to ask you for advice."

"If Toru-kun turned into a cat, I would definitely raise you and tease you with a cat toy all day long."

Tazaki Toru thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "It is indeed a good place to eat for free."

After a pause, he suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, how did the audition go?"

"Ah, you did ask after all. I thought Toru was just being considerate of my feelings and deliberately didn't mention it."

It sounds like the result wasn't satisfactory.

"We're still waiting for notification," she said softly.

"I see."

Tazaki Toru's voice remained soft, but he unconsciously breathed a slight sigh of relief, at least he didn't hear any words of disappointment such as "disappointed" or "rejected".

"Yeah! But even if I don't get selected, you'll still come to comfort me right away, right?"

"Definitely, it doesn't matter if you cry and get my clothes wet."

"I won't cry! Honestly, don't always treat me like a crybaby."

No! I still have to cry!

Tazaki Toru smiled at first, but after hearing the girl change her mind, he couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

"That way, Tou-kun will say nice things to coax me."

"I'm boring and can't say those kinds of things."

"If I really lose the election, and I cry my eyes out, wishing I could pack my bags and rush back to the shrine in the countryside overnight, what would Toru-kun say to me?"

"Not saying anything."

"Not going to say anything?" the girl exclaimed in surprise.

"If it really comes to that, I'm afraid you won't listen to anything I say. So I might as well buy a ticket to Minamibosou and follow you all the way. If you're determined to become a shrine maiden, I'll stand by and hand you a broom."

"Look! To me, these are nice words."

Tazaki Toru seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to.

"Tou-kun, thank you. No matter the outcome, I can face myself squarely and not run away from my dreams."

She seems to always be saying thank you, but there shouldn't be that many things in this world that she should be grateful for, otherwise how could she still be an unknown nobody?

After the call ended, Toru Tazaki gripped his mechanical pencil and began scribbling on the paper.

In the evening, the guitar duo finished their work and went home, bringing back a lot of food.

Rin Tachibana has been very well-behaved lately. Perhaps the trip to Chiba has relieved her stress, as she has been practicing much more diligently than before. Even Hina Aoki praised her for her progress.

As Tachibana Rin walked into the bathroom with her pajamas, Aoki Hina suddenly beckoned to Tazaki Toru in a mysterious manner.

"Hey, Tazaki-kun, come here."

After finishing the sushi the two had brought back, Tazaki Toru washed his hands and went into the living room.

Hina Aoki shifted her body and patted the sofa next to her, so Toru Tazaki went over and sat down next to her.

"what happened?"

Hina Aoki glanced at the bathroom first, and only when she could vaguely hear the sound of water running from the shower did she slowly speak: "Tazaki-kun, do you know what day it is in a few days?"

"A riddle?"

"Fine, you'll never guess anyway, so I'll just say it straight, it's Rin-chan's birthday."

"How am I supposed to guess that?"

Hina Aoki couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, but if Toru Tazaki answered correctly, she would definitely be unhappy.

"I was thinking that Rin-chan has been working very hard lately, so we should give her some praise. And since her birthday is coming up soon, why not take this opportunity to give her some gifts to keep her motivated to practice? What do you think, Tazaki-kun?"

"Do I even have a say?"

"Of course, she's playing a piece you wrote. Are you happy to see her misplay it on a live performance in the future?"

Tazaki Toru almost forgot about this, and he raised his hands: "I have no objection."

"So what do you think we should give her? But she doesn't seem to need anything. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Weapon skins".

“...It really is.” Hina Aoki was speechless.

"No, no! We're trying to motivate her to practice by giving her game skins, but if we give her those skins, will she even be able to practice?!"

"Then what should we give?"

Let me think about it...

"I've got it! Tazaki-kun, are you free tomorrow night?"

Tazaki Toru nodded.

"Our practice ends early tomorrow night. After it's over, I'll send Rin away and let her go home by herself. We'll meet at the station and go pick out a birthday present for her."

These words were perfectly reasonable, and Tazaki Toru had absolutely no reason to refuse.

Actually, Aoki Hina's personal motives were mixed in with this.

Given Itazaki Toru's serious nature, he'll likely make a special gift for Tachibana Rin when he finds out it's her birthday.

Miss Aoki didn't want that to happen, so she decided to be open and aboveboard, sending the gift in both their names so they could go out together.

one stone two bird.

When the bathroom door opened, Tachibana Rin came out drying her hair. The two people on the sofa quickly moved away from each other, drawing a suspicious look from Ms. Tachibana: "What are you doing?"

Aoki Hina stood up calmly: "It's nothing, it's my turn to take a shower, I'll go get my pajamas."

88. Fireworks festivals are an essential part of summer.

Why are your hands so warm?

"Hey, please."

Please never let go again.

"Forever, forever..."

Never let go again.

Inside the karaoke room, the girl's outstretched hand clenched into a fist, and the sound, like fine sand, echoed for a long time in the enclosed space.

The sound of a sound supervisor came through the headphones.

"Miss Yang Gong, your voice is very stable today. You must have practiced a lot in private."

"Yes! Thank you very much."

The girl bowed deeply in thanks, a faint blush of exhaustion still lingering on her cheeks.

"Ms. Tachibana, the chord progressions are much better than before."

"Thank you, I will continue to work hard."

Rin Tachibana nodded calmly, her fingers clenching slightly as they ached.

Aoki Hina and Kobayashi Koko have always been the team's consistent damage dealers, rarely making mistakes.

Especially Hina Aoki, although she was already quite skilled, she always made some very strange mistakes when playing "Kasuga Kage".

Recently, the mistakes of the past have stopped happening at all, which seems to indicate that they have broken through the bottleneck, which is a very exciting thing for the band.

"That concludes today's practice. Everyone, please disperse. Thank you for your hard work."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

After unloading their instruments, the band members left the rehearsal room one after another. Among them, Kobayashi Koko and Hiyomiya Hina had other work to do, so they left in a hurry after saying goodbye.

Only Aoki Hina and Tachibana Rin can be considered as free people; once they finished their work at MyGO, they returned to a state of freedom.

Arriving at the station together, Tachibana Rin leaned against the bakery window, contemplating whether she should reward herself with some sweets.

"Hina, let's buy some bread to take home."

"Oh, sorry, Rin-chan, I suddenly remembered something important, so I have to go now. You can go back by yourself later, don't wait for me."

"Eh?"

Hina Aoki glanced at the smartwatch on her left wrist with feigned nonchalance, then waved her hand and said, "That's it, bye-bye."

"Huh? Japanese food?"

Before Tachibana Rin could react, Aoki Hina nimbly disappeared into the crowd in her platform shoes, which were over 10 centimeters high, leaving Tachibana Rin standing there in a daze.

Immediately, Ms. Tachibana's expression turned serious; it was time to consider whether she really had a boyfriend.

……

……

The girl walked out of the station and found that familiar figure in front of the Hachiko statue.

"Awaited."

Tazaki Toru looked up and saw that Aoki Hina was taking the same thorough sun protection measures as always, wearing a sun hat and a mask.

"Is the work finished?"

"Yeah, practice ended early today, so I let Rin go home first."

Tazaki Toru nodded, then followed Aoki Hina, walking with the crowd.