Tokyo Soft Rice King.

However, it wasn't friendship; there seemed to be another kind of feeling she didn't quite understand... that was probably family affection.

Takanashi Mirai probably considers Akira to be her older brother.

Thinking about this, Ziyin felt that the future was not very dangerous, but then she thought of the light novel written by Kuroba Akira and felt that he might have a preference for younger sister characters, so she still did not completely let down her guard against the future.

After all, Akira Kuroba and Mirai Takanashi aren't actually siblings, so there's still a possibility that a romantic spark could fly between them.

However, it's just a potential risk; it's not a major threat at the moment.

However, it now appears that her mother is the real danger.

However, due to their differing stances, Ziyin cannot afford to become enemies with her.

After all, Kuroba Akira brought Shion to visit Takanashi Akiko because she needed Shion's help in making an introduction, so it can be said that Shion and the others were naturally at a disadvantage.

Shion cares a lot about Kuroba Akira's feelings for her, so even though she realized that Takanashi Akiko was an enemy on the opposite side of love, she still didn't show her sharpness as she did with Anri Hitomi.

However, if Akiko Takanashi makes any unreasonable demands... then Shion decides to turn on her on the spot.

While career development is important, Akira Kuroba is clearly more important; we cannot put the cart before the horse.

Therefore, Kuroba Akira only felt that the distorted force seemed to have only been formed for a short while and then disappeared, which was much smaller than the gravity generated when the class president and Shion met at Kobayashi's house last time.

Phew... It seems there's not much of a problem; the initial encounter was relatively safe.

Akira Kuroba breathed a sigh of relief, while Akiko Takanashi greeted the two people behind her with a smile.

"You must be the Ms. Hongxiang and Ms. Ziyin that Kuroba-kun mentioned? I am Takanashi Akiko, you can just call me Akiko. I think you should have heard of me by now, right?"

Ziyin greeted him with a professional smile and a nod, while Miss Hongxiang saluted in her capacity as his guardian.

"Yes, I am Ziyin, hello Auntie."

"Hello, I am Tashiro Hongxiang, who accompanied you. I apologize for disturbing you this time."

"Yes, it's nice to meet you. Please come in. I've already made some tea. If Kuroba-kun hadn't said you'd already had breakfast, I would have invited you to have breakfast with me, hehe."

Akiko Takanashi's wifely charm is fully activated; she exudes a motherly aura, making you feel like you've stepped into another home.

After changing their shoes, they followed Akiko Takanashi into the Takanashi house. Shion and Koka, who were new to the house, were surprised by the living room's layout, just like Akira Kuroba's reaction when he first came to the Takanashi house.

After all, Takanashi's house has a really strong otaku vibe; it's practically like having a manga cafe in the house.

Then Shion immediately understood why Kuroba Akira often came to Takanashi's house to play, because in terms of his preferences, Takanashi's house was simply a 'dream home' that brought together all of Kuroba Akira's hobbies.

So you satisfied his material needs first... How cunning.

Da Hong didn't have that much thought on it; he just felt it was impressive to be able to collect these things, and that it must have cost a lot of money. But that's what enthusiasts are like; they're used to it.

Just like when she worked at the cosmetics company, her room was full of cosmetics, and it's still the same now.

Little Red was speechless with astonishment upon seeing all this.

"Wow... are these all from your collection, Madam?"

Daihong thought so because she had already learned from Kuroba Akira that Takanashi Akiko's husband had passed away. Of course, she wouldn't think that these decorations and collections were her late husband's belongings, so they could only be Takanashi Akiko's personal interests.

"Yes, haha, please excuse my appearance. It's a bit strange for a middle-aged woman like me to like these things, isn't it?"

"No, no, aren't you a famous voice actor? This just proves that you love your profession. That's amazing."

"Oh, you flatter me."

The social niceties were very polite, but the atmosphere was still somewhat reserved.

Kuroba Akira looked at the door to the future room and asked.

"What about the future? Is it still asleep?"

"Yes, it's too early for her. That child usually doesn't get up until noon. Should I go and wake her up?"

"Forget it, let her sleep well. There's no need to wake her up."

After all, the main purpose of this visit was to discuss serious matters, not to play games. Kuroba Akira only asked the question casually to ease the atmosphere.

The main point is that if she were present in the future, the atmosphere might be even better, since she will be a big fan of Ziyin in the future.

But since she's not here, there's no need to wake her up... There's a proper way to talk about this.

"Then, Aunt Akiko, just like we said last time..."

Kuroba Akira brought up the main topic rather tactfully, without finishing his sentence. Takanashi Akiko, as if she had completely understood his meaning, picked up the conversation.

"Okay, I know. Well then, let's not delay and first confirm Shion-chan's 'level'."

"Okay, how would you like to confirm?"

"I heard from Kuroba-kun that you're really good at voicing the character 'Hoshimi,' right? I happen to have the complete Hoshimi anime Blu-ray collection at home. Let's just pick any episode, play it with the sound off, and have you voice all the characters live without any other equipment. Let's see if you've really grasped the essence of these characters. Is that alright?"

Randomly selected episodes mean no prior preparation, testing on-the-spot abilities; live dubbing without in-ear monitors tests basic skills and adaptability; and finally, dubbing all characters, showcasing the breadth of her dubbing abilities.

Then, they specifically chose the animation that the other person was most familiar with, so that even if the performance was not good, they could not use "because it was an unfamiliar work" as an excuse for poor performance.

As expected of a professional voice actress, Akiko-san's considerations are very comprehensive.

Faced with these tests aimed at her, Ziyin calmly nodded in response.

"Yes, absolutely no problem, let's begin now."

The current Ziyin is no longer the Ziyin of the past.

Although it was just an audition for a new voice actor agency, she had already experienced the feeling of live dubbing and wouldn't be nervous because of her lack of experience.

Most importantly, now that Ziyin has been nurtured by Kuroba Akira and transformed from a girl into a woman, she has been completely 'awakened'.

It would not be an exaggeration to call it a 'complete transformation'.

Because she truly experienced the 'reward' she desired through physical pleasure and personally felt that 'you reap what you sow,' she was able to walk more firmly on the path to realizing her dreams.

She is very clear about her future goals, knows the direction she needs to work hard for, and has become more determined about what she wants.

Just like Akiko Takanashi who went to Tokyo alone to become a voice actress, that kind of determination to achieve one's dream no matter what is the driving force that makes a person move forward steadfastly.

And now, Ziyin already possesses this qualification.

Shion Murasaki is no longer the empty, beautiful girl who was all alone in the abandoned divine setting, without dreams or confidence...

Her heart was filled with Akira Kuroba and the 'love and dreams' he had given her.

Therefore, with the support of her belief, Ziyin's voice acting skills have once again reached an even higher level.

Of course, this is not a matter of spiritualism, but rather that the accumulated efforts have come together at this moment.

Voice acting is a job that relies heavily on 'emotion'. To portray a character well, voice actors need to immerse themselves in the role and pour their emotions into it. Only then can the resulting performance be truly moving.

Previously, Akira Kuroba's task for Shion was to imitate the voice acting of the three female protagonists, Red, Blue, and Yellow, and then make up for the shortcomings of the three professional voice actors.

It turns out that Ziyin could only imitate up to 90% of the voice, and her imitation of Xiaohuang's voice was not up to par.

But now, she has achieved a 100% imitation and has also made up for the shortcomings. She added acting skills to Xiao Hong's voice acting, adjusted Xiao Lan's voice, and even added Xiao Huang's lack of passion.

A flawless dubbing performance.

After the anime episode ended and even the ending theme song was played, Akira Kuroba and Kyouka Tashiro both clapped. It wasn't an exaggerated reaction or just to support their own teammate; they were genuinely moved.

They watched Ziyin practice dubbing with this animation every day at home. They witnessed Ziyin's hard work and growth so far, and finally she reached this level. Thinking about the sweat she put in, they were moved to tears.

Ziyin exhaled, regulated her breathing, and handed the microphone back to the dumbfounded Takanashi Akiko. At the same time, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked with a confident smile.

"What do you think? Is it enough to gain your approval?"

"...!"

Akiko Takanashi then snapped out of her flow state and began to praise him generously.

“Very good…very good! Absolutely flawless! Seriously, Shion-chan, you’ve already got the ability to join any voice acting agency…no, just based on this one anime, you voiced it better than many professional voice actors…”

Better than myself.

Akiko Takanashi had to admit this.

Although she is known for voicing mothers and wives, Akiko Takanashi is not completely incapable of voicing other characters. In fact, she can easily handle voicing mature female characters.

Like the character Xiao Huang in the anime "Shinmi," although she is a primary school student, her character design is quite mature, so she can also voice her.

But she had to admit that she couldn't match Shion as well.

Even if the director of this animation were to come, he would probably choose her without hesitation, regardless of the influence of the agency or any other factors.

Therefore, if the only requirement is to introduce her to Saotome Fuyumi, Shion is fully qualified.

However, Akiko Takanashi did not immediately agree, but instead said with a regretful expression.

"But...it's such a pity..."

Ziyin remained unfazed even after hearing this.

She had already guessed that Akiko Takanashi would find fault. After all, if Akiko also considered Kuroba Akira as her target, she would definitely make things difficult for her and wouldn't agree to help so easily.

But bring on whatever tricks you have up your sleeve, I'll take them all.

The more you make things difficult for me, the more a wise ruler will side with me... After all, a wise ruler isn't blind; he can tell right from wrong.

Thinking of this, Ziyin asked calmly.

"Why do I say it's a pity? Is there something I'm lacking?"

Akiko Takanashi slowly shook her head and revealed her true thoughts.

"Actually, she showed me a video of you singing at their school's cultural festival..."

"Ah, so you've seen it too, Aunt Akiko."

Kuroba Akira was a little surprised, but then immediately understood why she said it was a pity.

"Hmm, Shion-chan's singing voice is extremely penetrating and captivating... to be honest, it's 'better' than your voice acting."

"..."

That's right, Shion is better suited to singing.

This is a fact that even Akira Kuroba cannot refute.

After the cultural festival, while having fun with Shion, Kuroba Akira also checked her left-hand proficiency and discovered that her singing proficiency had jumped directly to level 4.

It should be noted that her singing proficiency was only level 2, and Ziyin has only practiced anime voice acting so far, so her singing proficiency has not increased much.

However, perhaps it was performing on the cultural festival stage that led Ziyin into a profound state of enlightenment, resulting in an explosive increase in her singing proficiency.