Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

"Is there a place you'd like to go?" Toru Tazaki asked.

"No, I just wanted to walk around and get some fresh air. Otherwise, if I'm away from the table for too long, they'll start looking for me."

"How are things going?"

"Ah, you mean Yang Jiang and the others? They get along very well, they're all very easy-going girls."

"Lamb sauce?"

"Hamomiya Hina-chan, so it's Ham-chan, isn't that a cute nickname?"

"It's kind of cute," Toru Tazaki said.

"Oh dear~ It's not good to praise another girl for being cute in front of her."

"Didn't you bring it up first?"

“We girls always have hidden meanings in our words, we think one thing and say another. For Tou-kun, who doesn’t like to lie, there’s a lot to learn here.”

Tazaki Toru suddenly fell into deep thought.

Seeing that he was seriously thinking, Mika Kohinata couldn't help but laugh.

His serious expression sometimes made her find it quite endearing.

"I was just kidding! I wouldn't hold a grudge against you over something like this."

"There's just one thing I don't understand."

"Which point?"

"Meijia, are you one of those girls?"

Does that mean I'm not cute enough?

"Of course not, have you completely forgotten what I said?"

"Huh? What was that you said, Toru-kun?" Mika Kohinata looked confused.

"I once said that you are a girl who is true to herself inside and out."

"Well……"

Of course she remembered; rather, she remembered the second half of the sentence.

Those words made her so embarrassed that just thinking about them made her chest throb.

"Then... no matter what I say, Tou-kun will believe me?"

Toru Tazaki nodded.

The girl blushed slightly: "Would you say that to any girl other than me?"

"Most likely not."

Mika Kohinata suddenly pouted, her eyes flashing with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"How can it be mostly?"

"Because so far, I haven't met any other honest girl who is on par with you, Meijia."

"Not a single one."

Mika Kohinata first chuckled foolishly, immersed in the joy of this "unique and one-of-a-kind" moment, then her expression suddenly stiffened slightly.

"Huh? Isn't this just a roundabout way of saying I'm an honest, simple-minded idiot?"

Tazaki Toru chuckled softly and remained silent.

The summer evening breeze felt especially pleasant on my skin.

The two walked from one end of the street to the other. The girl went into a convenience store at the end of the street and even bought a pineapple bun. She then turned back and ate it as she walked.

“Ah, Tou-kun.”

"Ok?"

The girl was biting into a pineapple bun, and the crispy crust on the surface dripped down and landed in her clasped hands.

"I truly believe that I was right to have decided to audition for this project."

"That's why I can walk beside Toru like this now."

Tazaki Toru's eyes were filled with tranquility and gentleness, revealing a tender expression that seemed to attract fireflies to flutter and dance around him on a summer night.

"no."

"Eh?"

The girl looked surprised.

"Even without this project, I would still accompany you into the convenience store."

"I watched you eat a 150 yen pineapple bun with a delicious look on your face, and then you pretended not to notice as crumbs fell into your collar."

Nothing will change.

The girl's mouth was slightly open, and she almost forgot to take a bite of the pineapple bun; she gently pursed her lips.

"...Tou-kun, sometimes you say things that make me want to hit you."

Tazaki Toru looked at the girl with surprise, but Kohinata Mika ultimately did not reach out to hit him.

As they got closer to the izakaya, the streetlights cast a warm yellow glow, stretching their shadows longer and longer.

The laughter inside the izakaya almost overflowed and reached their ears.

Standing outside the shop, the girl smiled and looked at Toru Tazaki.

"Now that things have come to this, it's the real deal."

"Is it genuine?"

"What was originally our individual dream has now truly become our shared dream."

It turned out to be the case.

"So, please tell me, what kind of girl do you like?"

The girl standing in front of him had slightly flushed cheeks and a particularly bright smile.

Huh? So?

Tazaki Toru stood there, stunned, not understanding the connection between the two.

Seeing him standing there in a daze, the girl stared at him for a while, then burst into laughter.

"Your expression is hilarious! Don't get me wrong! I just want to know your preferences, that's the only fair thing to do!"

She turned away, preventing Tazaki Toru from seeing her face.

"By now, you have figured out my thoughts, habits, and preferences completely. It seems that nothing can escape your notice."

"And after thinking about it for a long time, I realized that I still don't know what you like or dislike."

"I want to understand you more thoroughly."

The girl stood in the evening breeze, her voice filled with gentle tenderness.

"Isn't there a saying that you can tell what kind of person a boy is by the type of girl he likes?"

I like hardworking people.

Mika Kohinata turned around and looked at him with utter helplessness: "What you mean is that you'll like anyone who is positive, hardworking, and ambitious, whether they're male or female, right?"

"Shouldn't it?"

I stared into his eyes for a long time; his dark, bright eyes showed no flicker or concealment.

"If it weren't for Toru saying this, I would have thought I'd been thoroughly mocked."

Although she didn't get an answer, Mika Kohinata actually felt relieved.

Perhaps this is the answer she has been hoping for.

It is precisely because Toru Tazaki has no such thoughts that he gives people a gentle and comfortable feeling.

Tazaki Toru has not changed.

He was still the same Toru Tazaki who had once lived under the same roof as her.

Thinking of this, Mika Kohinata felt inexplicably at ease.

"Alright, alright, I didn't mean to blame you. It's just that you always have that unpredictable expression on your face."

"It's getting late, let's go back together."

Tazaki Toru smiled wryly as he thought of the group of ravenous female staff.

"I'll enjoy the breeze a little longer."

"Honestly, who told you to have such a face? Now you know the advantages of my face."

She rarely showed a playful smile, and turned to enter the izakaya.

Only Toru Tazaki remained outside the shop.

As he walked to the nearby vending machine and was about to insert coins, Toru Tazaki suddenly shuddered, startling the coins in his hand so much that they fell to the ground and rolled under the vending machine with a "gurgle".

In the shadows beside the vending machine, a thin, petite figure was crouching, almost unnoticeable unless you got close.

She looked up at Toru Tazaki, silently took a sip of her iced coffee, and made a slightly sharp, clipping sound.

"I thought you were about to get a confession from a female voice actress."

"........."

109. If the misunderstanding comes true, the voice actress's career will be over.

"Tazaki-sensei is so slow, why isn't she back yet?"

"Hey! Hey! What do you guys think? After he comes back, why don't we..."

"Ugh!!! You're so lewd! Hahahaha!!! I love it!!"

Inside the izakaya, several female staff members huddled together, staring at the spot where Tazaki Toru had been sitting, their faces filled with wicked smiles due to the smell of alcohol.