Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

half an hour.

Tazaki Toru came out of the house, and Aoki Hina had changed into a set of loungewear and was sitting on the sofa looking at her phone.

Where is Miss Tachibana?

"Taking a shower."

Tazaki Toru nodded and exchanged a glance with Aoki Hina.

When Tachibana Rin came out of the bathroom, the room was pitch black.

Her loud, shrill voice rang out immediately: "Hey! Who turned off the living room light!"

With no response, Ms. Tachibana had no choice but to grope along the wall for a while before cautiously taking a step forward.

In an instant, a faint flame flickered from afar, accompanied by the girl's soft singing.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

When the two appeared, carrying a cake and singing "Happy Birthday," Tachibana Rin stood there, touching the wall, completely bewildered.

She was still not fully able to react even after the birthday song was sung.

"Huh? What's this...?"

"Ah, Rin-chan, are you about to cry?" Hina Aoki covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Who, who would cry! I thought you had long forgotten."

By candlelight, Tachibana Rin walked toward them and sat down at the coffee table.

Happy birthday, Rin-chan.

The candlelight illuminated their figures, and Miss Aoki smiled brightly.

Rin Tachibana raised her head slightly, wiped the corner of her eye with her finger, bit her lip lightly, took a few deep breaths, and finally smiled.

"What? They're pulling this stunt? If I'd known there was cake coming, I wouldn't have eaten so much!"

"Make a wish first."

"I want to go for silver, no, gold."

“It won’t work if you say it out loud,” Tazaki Toru added quite appropriately.

"Then what happened just now doesn't count."

The girl closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and solemnly blew out the candle.

After the lights came on, Hina Aoki took out the gift.

"This is a birthday gift that Tazaki-kun and I prepared for you."

Rin Tachibana looked at the package that Hina Aoki handed her, hugged it tightly, and then...

“This model was discontinued a long time ago, and this should be the last batch of stock. I heard that the quality control of this batch was not very good. At the same price point, I would recommend another series. Besides, I already have the high-end series of this brand. But thank you anyway.”

"........."

"........."

This detailed and knowledgeable discussion completely baffled Hina Aoki and Toru Tazaki, who had no idea what it was about.

Ms. Tachibana really doesn't know how to talk.

But the longer she spent with her, the more interesting Aoki Hina found this about her.

Therefore, after Tachibana Rin finished speaking, even Tazaki Toru couldn't help but smile, genuinely feeling that Tachibana Rin was an interesting girl.

Hina Aoki laughed so hard she almost fell over, collapsing onto the floor without any regard for her image. She felt that this summer festival had been incredibly enjoyable, and looking back, all she could think about were things that made her laugh out loud.

After a long while, Aoki Hina patted Tachibana Rin on the shoulder and suppressed a laugh:

"Rin-chan, we can let it go in private, but please don't talk like that in public in the future, I'm begging you."

"what?"

93. Mr. Tazaki and Ms. Kobayashi. (3rd update)

Despite the sweltering summer heat, the air conditioning inside the tram was exceptionally refreshing. Being able to avoid the morning and evening rush hours compared to regular employees was perhaps one of the advantages of this job.

After getting off the tram, Tazaki Toru headed to the pre-arranged meeting place.

After registering at the front desk, the receptionist blushed slightly and gave Tazaki Toru a visitor's pass. Then someone led him into the elevator.

After exiting the elevator, you can see standees and posters of female anime characters everywhere, as well as various figurines and CD albums in display cases.

Since Toru Tazaki took over the MyGO project, he has taken some time to learn about current voice actor idol groups for work purposes, and he can still name a few of the characters.

But that's all there is to it.

"Tazaki-kun, you're here. Come over here."

As he entered the conference room, besides his boss, Mr. Fujita, at Bangbang Planning, there was another middle-aged man inside.

"This is Mr. Endo, who is in charge of the Love Live! Nijigasaki project, and this is Tazaki-kun, whom I mentioned before. He is currently composing for me."

Not long ago, Mr. Fujita introduced a new job to Toru Tazaki: to compose music for a female voice actress's new song. Toru Tazaki came today to discuss the relevant matters.

This wasn't the first time Tazaki Toru had arranged music for other people's melodies; back in a live house, Yoshimura, the manager, had highly praised his arranging skills.

Now, with the endorsement of "Spring Shadow" and "The Lost Star's Cry," and with Mr. Fujita's personal introduction, the deal was negotiated very smoothly.

Tazaki Toru wasn't really good at these kinds of situations that required small talk. Most of the time he would just listen quietly, and he would only chime in when the two of them threw the topic at him, which was in line with his personality.

"You have worked hard!"

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

The meeting room was not soundproof, and sounds from outside came in easily, followed by a knock on the door.

A young girl with bangs appeared at the door and bowed to the inside.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Miss Kobayashi, thank you for your hard work."

"Yes, I happen to have a job nearby, so I thought I'd come over and say hello."

The girl straightened up, her posture upright, and her voice was strong and powerful. Just from hearing this one sentence, Toru Tazaki was certain that this girl knew how to produce a good voice.

Tazaki Toru hadn't heard such a "healthy" voice in a long time.

In Tazaki Toru's mind, there is a set of standards for measuring the human voice.

This standard does not rely on vocal techniques; it is purely based on Toru Tazaki's intuition to determine whether someone is "healthy."

Take, for example, the female voice actresses he knows.

For example, Aoki Hina, although her voice is sweet and her singing skills are quite good, can only be considered average, and she is regarded as an ordinary person without any major flaws.

Rin Tachibana's voice clearly indicates that she belongs to the sub-healthy group, and she must have high blood sugar at the very least.

Mika Takagi's voice was also not exactly healthy, so much so that Toru Tazaki, who rarely encountered a girl with a healthy voice, took a second look at her.

Without a doubt, the person who comes here to say hello must be a female voice actress.

"Oh, right, Miss Kobayashi, you've come at the perfect time. Let me introduce you. This is Tazaki-kun."

"Yes, hello, nice to meet you. My name is Kobayashi Koko, and I am currently being evaluated as a candidate for the role of Yuki Setsuna. Please take care of me."

"I am Toru Tazaki, nice to meet you."

"There's no such thing as an assessment; it's already been internally confirmed that you will take over."

"I'm very sorry, I thought it would have been more prudent to say it that way."

This girl looks young, but she speaks in a very formal and rigid manner.

In some ways, he might be similar to Toru Tazaki.

"Miss Kobayashi, you should be going to band practice later, right?" Mr. Fujita suddenly asked.

"Yes."

Actually, as the music director of the Bushido project, Mr. Fujita shouldn't be here.

Kobayashi Koko had no desire to know the reasons behind these adults' actions; she was only focused on doing her job well.

"What a coincidence, Tazaki-kun, why don't you go with... cough! with Ms. Kobayashi later?"

So that's how it is. This Ms. Kobayashi is the voice actress Mr. Fujita mentioned.

So, the job that Tazaki Toru is about to take on is to write songs for the girl in front of him?

But what does "fellow travelers" mean? Where are they going?

Upon hearing this, Kobayashi Koko's eyes clearly showed a hint of confusion. She subconsciously assumed that the handsome young man in front of her must be an entertainer.

But judging from the attitude of these two music directors towards him, it seems that's not the case.

"You mean, you want this gentleman to watch MyGO's practice?" The girl's voice was hesitant, as if she thought she had misheard.

"Tazaki-kun, your self-introduction is really poor."

"Sorry, I thought all my current work involved confidential matters."

"That's true to the outside world, but it's alright, Ms. Kobayashi. She's not only Yuki Setsuna's successor now, but she was also recently auditioned and officially selected as the voice actress for Shiina Tatsuki."

Tazaki Toru was only slightly surprised, but not overly shocked.

In his view, it's only natural for a girl with such a healthy voice to take on more jobs.

So when Tazaki Toru revealed his identity, Ms. Kobayashi was clearly stunned.

"Then could it be that 'Spring Shadow' is..."

"It was created by this Tazaki-kun."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Tazaki!"

She changes her expression quite quickly.

So, Toru Tazaki, who originally came to discuss a new job, was unexpectedly turned into watching the MyGO members practice by this female voice actress.