Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

His mouth was full of vulgar language that would make the female voice actors sitting next to him blush with embarrassment.

Hina Aoki maintained her smile, but her small hands under the table involuntarily clenched tightly.

A bunch of women are having a fit of hysteria here.

Sitting next to Aoki Hina, Tachibana Rin couldn't take it anymore. She grabbed Aoki Hina and, in a low voice that was almost squeezed out of her throat, said:

"Sis, if you're really upset, pinch your own leg, don't pinch mine!"

After saying that, Miss Tachibana suddenly stood up, vigorously rubbed her thighs which had been pinched red, glared resentfully at Hina Aoki and the older women next door, and ran out.

Stepping out of the izakaya, a wave of heat hits you, followed by a cool summer breeze.

As for Tachibana Rin, she still prefers the cool air from the air conditioner; she doesn't really enjoy the humid summer breeze.

But it's better than staying inside, silently enduring Hina Aoki's wrath in a corner where no one cares.

They keep saying they don't like people, they just like songs.

Don't make your sister Rin laugh.

Your mouth, Hina Aoki, is harder than your Rin's marksmanship.

I bought a can of iced coffee from the vending machine. Ever since I got ripped off at Shinjuku Park last time, Tachibana Rin now carries a coin purse with her at all times.

Make sure you can have a satisfying transaction with a vending machine in any situation.

The advantage of girls playing guitar is that they don't have overly elaborate manicures on their left hands, so they can easily break open coffee cans.

Squatting down next to the vending machine, Ms. Tachibana sipped her coffee and listlessly looked up to count the stars of the night.

Listening to the cheerful laughter coming from inside the izakaya, all she could think about was when the party would end so she could go home and play video games.

If it were just the two of you drinking at home with Hina Aoki, that would be a different story.

She didn't choose to become a voice actress just to attend these boring parties and dinners.

Just then, footsteps sounded in the distance, accompanied by rustling voices, growing ever closer.

At first, Tachibana Rin didn't pay attention, until she heard the voice sound very familiar.

The vending machine blocked her view, so she had to stick her head out and peek in.

Upon closer inspection, a problem was discovered.

Okay.

You're a master of time management, making the most of every spare moment!

The night was dark, with only the streetlights providing a sliver of light. From Tachibana Rin's angle, she could only see Tazaki Toru's face and the woman's back.

Upon closer inspection, Tachibana Rin felt that the figure looked increasingly familiar, and then it suddenly dawned on her that this was the mysterious woman she had vaguely seen in Shinjuku Park, the one who was on a date with Tazaki Toru!

You rascal, Toru Tazaki! I was wondering why you suddenly disappeared; turns out you went to see your lover again.

Just as Tachibana Rin was hesitating about whether to tell Aoki Hina about this, the woman slowly turned around.

Rin Tachibana, hiding behind the vending machine, suddenly gasped for breath and instinctively widened her eyes, wanting to see what kind of woman could make Toru Tazaki stay out all night, so engrossed in her pleasure, time and time again.

As a result, there was naturally no room for reversal.

It's little Hinata Mika.

Rin Tachibana swore she really didn't mean to eavesdrop; it's just that she's a girl who plays musical instruments, so it's normal for her to have a keen hearing.

There was absolutely no deliberate effort to brush his hair back, prick up his ears, or concentrate.

The only consolation was that the lines I had imagined, like "I'm coming to your house tonight," "I need to buy more when I run out," and "Luckily, last time was a close call," which sounded like something out of a third-rate TV drama, never came.

It can be considered that Tazaki Toru has managed to maintain the composed image he has cultivated so far.

She had heard that there were several men in the voice actor industry who appeared to be aloof and celibate on the surface, but secretly had five or six relationships at the same time.

Although Ms. Tachibana didn't know exactly who it was, she only knew it from hearsay.

However, Ms. Tachibana ultimately didn't hear any gossip or anything like that.

The conversation between the two was frighteningly serious.

Tazaki Toru almost made Tachibana laugh. When asked what kind of girl he liked, he said he liked hardworking people.

It's exactly the same as Ms. Tachibana's stereotype of Tazaki Toru.

This conversation, however, made Ms. Tachibana feel that there was nothing between them anymore.

At the very top of the list, I sat at the same table as Hina Aoki.

It's hard to say for sure, but Ms. Tachibana's intuition is indeed quite remarkable.

When the female voice actress returned to the izakaya, Ms. Tachibana was still in a daze when the man's footsteps grew closer and closer.

She abruptly pulled herself back into the vending machine, and finally her smile vanished.

Until she met Toru Tazaki's gaze, the round coin rolled past her and lay down under the vending machine.

Tazaki Toru was clearly startled, not expecting someone to be squatting in such a place. He took a step back abruptly, and his usually calm and handsome face softened for the first time in front of her.

Seeing Tazaki Toru looking at her with a surprised and uncertain gaze, Tachibana Rin's embarrassment vanished in an instant. Without giving Tazaki Toru a chance to question her, she took the initiative.

She spoke in her usual sharp, high-pitched voice: "I thought you were about to get a confession from a female voice actress."

Tazaki Toru did not give her a direct answer.

In the glow of the streetlights, when Tazaki Toru finally saw the pretty face with its slightly white teeth showing, his expression changed from astonishment to confusion.

Then, Tazaki Toru quickly turned away to avoid eye contact with her.

After rummaging around on his body for a while, Tazaki Toru reached out to Tachibana-san without turning his head, holding a pack of tissues in his hand.

Rin Tachibana was initially puzzled by Toru Tazaki's actions, but when she realized what was happening, her face flushed red, and she angrily slapped the tissue out of Toru Tazaki's hand.

"I wasn't in the bathroom!"

Tazaki Toru was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He cautiously glanced back to make sure that Tachibana's skirt and pants were intact before he breathed a sigh of relief.

But in Tachibana's eyes, Tazaki Toru's relieved expression precisely showed that that was exactly what he thought.

This enraged her, and she stood up, brandishing her fists as if to attack.

But the next moment, Tachibana Rin screamed and fell onto Tazaki Toru.

She bared her teeth and yelled, her hands gripping Tazaki Toru's neck tightly, refusing to let go, her expression contorted.

"Ouch... Ouch! Hold me up! My legs are numb from squatting for too long."

110. How did I become a mouthpiece?

On a summer night, the stars are bright and the moonlight is alluring.

At this moment, Toru Tazaki and Rin Tachibana were standing on either side of the izakaya's main entrance.

The girl sipped her coffee, which was gradually becoming lukewarm, and gazed listlessly at the night sky above.

Tazaki Toru remained silent.

Why do you always seem to be entangled with female voice actors?

When Tachibana Rin spoke, Tazaki Toru was stunned.

"Where should we begin?"

Rin Tachibana counted his sins on her fingers.

"Look, there's Mika-chan, there's Japanese food, oh right! Last time at the fireworks festival, you even tried to touch Yoko-chan, so that makes three."

Finally, she pointed at herself.

What does this mean?

"Have you forgotten that even the room you're living in now belongs to a female voice actress?"

That's absolutely right.

When Ms. Tachibana Rin asked about Mika Kohinata, Toru Tazaki told her the truth without hiding anything, only omitting the part about her hanging herself.

When Tachibana Rin learned that he had been kicked out by his landlord because he couldn't pay his rent, a strange curiosity appeared in her eyes.

It seems that Miss Tachibana has never experienced the embarrassment of being penniless and doesn't understand what that situation is like.

"However, you've had a stroke of good luck now."

"Yes, I'm lucky. I've met people who are willing to lend me a helping hand, which is why I was able to get my current job and write the songs I like."

Rin Tachibana glanced at Toru Tazaki with a strange look.

"That's not what I meant."

Tazaki Toru was taken aback and looked at Tachibana Rin with a surprised expression.

"That is?"

Rin Tachibana smiled smugly: "Now you have a beautiful landlady who is not only kind-hearted but also naturally beautiful with fair skin. Even if you are behind on rent, she won't have the heart to kick you out."

Rin Tachibana deliberately waited a few seconds, and as soon as Toru Tazaki had any thought of mocking her, she immediately threw the empty can in her hand at his feet.

"I see, that was my blind spot."

Miss Tachibana couldn't help but exclaim "Eh!"

"I thought you were going to make fun of me."

"How could that be? What part of your statement was wrong?"

"Well……"

Miss Tachibana stammered a few words, then looked away abruptly after meeting Tazaki Toru's questioning gaze, clearly in a good mood.

"You do say a few nice things sometimes, unlike Hina. If I told her what I just said, she would always laugh at me."

“You two have such a good relationship,” Tazaki Toru remarked.

Of course.

It seemed that only at times like this would Ms. Tachibana laugh with exceptional heart, occasionally throwing in a few words of Kansai dialect.

When she is in a crowd, she is always quiet and reserved. If her name is called, she will nod reservedly and respond in standard Mandarin.