I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Toru Uehara once tried to watch this animation, although he fell asleep after watching only half an episode. However, this work undoubtedly combines many cute elements, and its popularity is naturally unique.

When Matsuoka saw Toru Uehara walk into the recording studio, he felt like he had found a savior, and he instantly recovered from his previous lethargy.

"Che, Che, come and sit here." He called out anxiously.

When Toru Uehara heard the call, he smiled slightly and walked over quickly.

"Sincerely, Senior." He greeted politely.

"You're finally here, I can hardly breathe." Matsuoka said exaggeratedly.

"Is it that serious? I remember that not long ago you were asking me for experience in this area." Toru Uehara joked.

Matsuoka was stunned for a moment, then sighed and shook his head: "Forget about that."

"By the way, Toru, I need to explain to you in detail the requirements for the substitute this time. It's quite complicated. The two of us will need..." Matsuoka began to explain seriously.

The female voice actors nearby were a little surprised to see the two of them discussing enthusiastically together. They didn't expect that there was such a handsome male voice actor in the same field, although... his hairstyle looked a little too refreshing.

"Is that Uehara-kun?" someone asked in a low voice.

"Hey, do you all know him?" asked Uchida Maaya curiously.

"The last time I watched his live broadcast, in order to promote the animation, he ran a half marathon during the live broadcast, and made it into the top ten of the popularity trend. Although it was only within an hour, it was still impressive." Someone answered.

"I watched that live broadcast, too. They really worked hard," another voice actor echoed.

"We can't communicate with Mr. Matsuoka, but it should be okay with him, right?" someone suggested.

Hearing this, Uchida Maaya and Taneda Risa couldn't help but exchange glances, both of them with a playful smile on their lips.

On weekdays, they always remain reserved and dignified, but when a real handsome man in the industry appears, their vigilance seems to be unconsciously relaxed.

However, they also realized that it would be great if they could take this opportunity to get to know each other. After all, in the voice actor industry, there are many opportunities to meet each other in various recording studios or on film sets in the future. It is beneficial to both work and personal relationships to establish a good relationship.

However, what the female voice actors did not expect was that since entering the recording studio, Toru Uehara never left Matsuoka's side, not even for a second.

The two people seemed to have endless topics to talk about, ranging from everything under the sun, even to the various pay-to-win mobile games that Matsuoka had been addicted to recently.

Toru Uehara found it difficult to understand why Matsuoka was addicted to pay-to-win mobile games, so he could only gently remind Matsuoka to be moderate and not become addicted to them.

Whenever he said this, Matsuoka would always sigh meaningfully: "Money is something that is meaningless no matter how much you make."

Toru Uehara always felt that Matsuoka seemed to have something on his mind, and it was difficult for him to talk about it, so he did not tell Toru Uehara.

Toru Uehara planned to invite Matsuoka out for a drink after work and give him some good advice.

The dubbing work went relatively smoothly. I say "relatively" because there were no problems with Matsuoka and Uehara Toru, the problem was with the female voice actor.

Moreover, the problem was not with the female voice actors that Toru Uehara didn't know. They didn't have many lines and could be finished quickly.

The real problem is with the popular Risa Taneda.

Her acting skills and emotional expression are impeccable, but it seems that every time after dubbing a series of lines that require strong emotions, her voice always seems to be incoherent, and she even coughs slightly.

Both Uehara Toru and Matsuoka noticed this and discussed it briefly.

"I have asked you before about the technique of roaring when accompanying Inosuke." said Toru Uehara.

"Yes, and then I went back and studied it seriously. I have indeed made great progress, and my ability to do continuous dubbing has also become stronger," Matsuoka replied.

"Then this Mr. Taneda..." Toru Uehara continued.

"Well, maybe her vocalization method is not right, or she relies too much on her voice," Matsuoka analyzed.

Although they discussed the possible reasons, they also knew that such matters could only be brought up between friends who had a good relationship and were familiar with each other.

Their advice may be offensive to someone unfamiliar with it.

After the dubbing work was successfully completed, Toru Uehara and Matsuoka stood up together, expressed their gratitude to the other female voice actors and staff, and said "Thank you all for your hard work" as usual.

This concludes today's work.

The two of them went downstairs and left the recording studio, preparing to go to a nearby izakaya with umbrellas to take a short break. Matsuoka had no other plans this afternoon, so he could just take a break.

They walked into the izakaya, found a seat, and ordered some sake and side dishes.

Uehara Toru planned to take this opportunity to have a deep conversation with Matsuoka. After all, seeing his good friend always unhappy, he also wanted to do his part.

However, Matsuoka's first words caught Uehara Toru off guard.

"She's married." There was a hint of bitterness in Matsuoka's voice.

"Ah?" Uehara Toru was speechless for a moment.

Matsuoka showed a hint of helplessness: "We got married a year ago, so nothing we do now will help."

Uehara Toru was silent. He originally thought that Matsuoka was just confused, and was considering whether he should encourage him to try once. Although he was not proficient in love, since Matsuoka was so obsessed with it, it might not be a bad idea to give it a try.

But he never expected that things would come to this point.

Matsuoka sighed softly: "To be honest, I never had such an idea before, especially when I just became a voice actor and just got my first leading role in my life. Really, I never thought about starting a family. I just thought about how to gain a foothold in this industry."

"But sometimes, if you miss something, you miss it. If you don't say something, you can never go back to that moment and say it."

"It would be nice if I could experience an 'endless August' once..." Matsuoka raised his head slightly and said with emotion. (From Haruhi Suzumiya)

Toru Uehara looked at Matsuoka's current appearance and found it a little difficult to understand.

Do you really like that woman that much?

What does it feel like to like someone?

Toru Uehara had a lot of questions to ask, but just then, the waiter brought drinks and side dishes.

"Anyway... let's have a drink first, Matsuoka-senpai," Toru Uehara suggested.

"Well, drink it." Matsuoka responded.

Although the alcohol content of sake was not high, Matsuoka drank one cup after another, obviously being intoxicated and unable to control himself.

Toru Uehara was a little worried that Matsuoka would suddenly burst into tears, and he became very nervous.

At this moment, the rain outside the house was pouring down, and it was about to drown the hustle and bustle of the entire city in its roar. Not long after, two figures hurriedly pushed the door open, and they were Risa Taneda and Maaya Uchida who had just worked together.

They looked around and found that the pub was already full and there was no empty seat for them to rest. They looked embarrassed and planned to find a corner near the door to avoid the rain, but soon their eyes were attracted to Uehara Toru and Matsuoka who were sitting in a quiet corner.

The two looked at each other and thought this was an opportunity, so they slowly walked over to their table and asked politely, "Um, Matsuoka-san, Uehara-san, can we share the table with you?"

This sudden interruption instantly suppressed the emotions that Matsuoka was about to release.

Toru Uehara was stunned. He felt that Matsuoka didn't seem to want to be disturbed, and wanted to refuse politely, but Matsuoka unexpectedly agreed immediately.

"Okay, please take a seat." Matsuoka's voice was calm and polite.

"Thank you, Matsuoka-san!" Maaya Uchida and Risa Taneda said gratefully.

Toru Uehara was stunned for a moment, and could only stand up, walk to sit next to Matsuoka, and give his seat to the two female voice actors.

When he sat down next to Matsuoka, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Are you really okay? Makoto-senpai?"

"It's okay... When we meet women in trouble, we always have to help them. Toru, as men, we must behave like gentlemen." Matsuoka said calmly.

Uehara Toru fell into deep thought.

If Senior Zhencheng had realized this earlier, perhaps the current situation would be different?

Volume 1: Chapter 85 A child suddenly appeared in the crowd

In a cozy pub, four voice actors - two men and two women - sat together, enjoying a relaxed gathering. Their topics were not limited to daily family matters, but focused on their common passion: acting.

Toru Uehara and Matsuoka, these two acting fanatics, can only open up a conversation by discussing acting.

Although Matsuoka has only worked with Maaya Uchida so far, and he is not familiar with Risa Taneda, he couldn't help but offer his suggestions.

"Mr. Taneda, I know my words may be a bit blunt, but I think you should really pay more attention to scientific speaking."

Toru Uehara was surprised by Matsuoka's straightforwardness, but he also admired his honesty.

Now that Matsuoka has started it, it's easy to talk about this.

Uehara Toru continued, "Although I'm not sure if you've been affected by your recent cold, protecting your throat is vital for us voice actors. Daily care is essential."

Risa Taneda was slightly stunned. She didn't expect them to care so much about her throat health. She was surprised and grateful. She responded softly: "I do have this problem... but I do have a cold recently."

Risa Taneda, as a beauty in the voice actor industry, has delicate facial features and flawless skin. The shy expression on her face at this moment adds a bit of charm.

Matsuoka turned to Uehara Toru and encouraged him to share his experience: "Turu, please share your throat protection secret with Miss Taneda."

Toru Uehara nodded in agreement, then took out his mobile phone and shared the voice training methods and long-time roaring techniques recorded in his memo with Risa Taneda without reservation.

Maaya Uchida listened attentively to Toru Uehara's sharing. She originally planned to just listen in, but as the topic deepened, she was also drawn in and couldn't help but suggest: "Mr. Uehara, in this case, why don't we exchange contact information."

Uehara Toru smiled and nodded in agreement. Afterwards, the four of them exchanged contact information smoothly, and even the usually shy Matsuoka joined in.

Matsuoka felt that when he was with Toru Uehara, communicating with women seemed to become more natural, and he no longer felt that inexplicable tension.

Perhaps because he knew that most of the attention would be on Uehara Toru, Matsuoka was able to remain calm as long as he avoided direct eye contact.

Toru Uehara noticed Matsuoka's instinctive reaction to women and felt helpless. He was thinking about how to help him overcome this problem in the future.

After exchanging contact information and sharing tips for protecting the throat, everyone added some delicious skewers and drank some wine, enjoying the comfortable time in the drizzle. In order to protect her throat, Risa Taneda decided not to drink alcohol and chose to drink hot water instead.

Normally, refreshing ice water is provided in the store, but with the careful advice of Toru Uehara, Risa Taneda realized that drinking ice water may cause the muscles in the throat to over-tighten, while warm water is more helpful in moisturizing the throat.

So she decided to follow that advice, ordered a cup of hot water, and made a silent resolution to seriously adjust her daily habits to better protect her precious vocal cords.

At first, the four people focused on their acting skills, but as time went on, they began to talk about their past works. The atmosphere of the whole evening was relaxed and harmonious.

More than two hours later, Uehara Toru noticed that the rain had eased a bit, so he smiled and suggested, "Then let's stop here today. It will be safer to go to the station while the rain is lighter."

"Okay, thank you so much, Matsuoka-senpai and Uehara-san." Risa Taneda said gratefully.

"You're welcome. If you have any questions about practice methods, feel free to tell me and I will provide help and advice." Toru Uehara responded.

Uehara Toru gently helped Matsuoka up, the two smiled at each other, and then walked to the front desk together. They still paid AA.

After watching Toru Uehara and Matsuoka disappear into the distance, Maaya Uchida and Risa Taneda exchanged glances, and Maaya Uchida couldn't help but say, "Mr. Uehara is really kind, and Mr. Matsuoka is much easier to get along with than I expected."

Risa Taneda nodded in agreement, "Yeah, that's unexpected... Then, Masaya, I'll take my leave now. I'll reduce my work at auditions and focus on taking care of my voice."

Uchida Maaya encouraged: "Yeah, come on."

……

Matsuoka Makoto, who was walking beside Uehara Toru, gazed at his friend's profile with gentle eyes and couldn't help but smile: "Tetsu, you are actually a very gentle person. Why did you always act like a hedgehog and make people difficult to approach?"

Uehara Toru was slightly stunned, then responded softly: "Hmm?"

"You weren't like this before, were you?"

"Alas... let the past be the past, Sincerity-senpai."

Matsuoka Shingo patted his arm gently and said with a smile: "Whenever you are willing to open your heart completely, you are always welcome to come and talk to me."

"After talking to you today, I feel much better."

"There are regrets in life, but the future is always full of possibilities." Uehara Toru felt a little warm and responded, "Senior Shinka, it's great that you think this way."

Matsuoka Makoto continued, "Actually, Toru, I have another wish that I need you to help me realize."

"What wish?"

"It was a really good feeling to audition with you last time, especially since we both have an almost obsessive love for acting."

"I'm looking forward to it, too. I look forward to competing with you again at the audition."

When Toru Uehara heard this, his eyes gradually became firm and sharp, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his whole body exuded a confident glow.

"Me too, Senior Sincerity. Next time, I will definitely not lose to you."

When Matsuoka Makoto heard this answer, he smiled with satisfaction and stretched out his fist to lightly bump it with Uehara Toru.

"That's how it should be." The two men bumped their fists together, expressing their commitment to future challenges, full of fighting spirit and anticipation.

-

In the next three weeks, Toru Uehara devoted himself to the intensive recording work as usual. At the same time, his participation in the dubbing of movies and TV series increased day by day. In addition, he also recorded three versions of ASMR audio.

Since the sales of ASMR audio are three times that of BL radio dramas, the agency decided to focus on promoting ASMR albums.

Originally, the agency planned to strike while the iron is hot and release a photo album to test the loyalty of Toru Uehara's fans, but Toru Uehara firmly rejected the proposal.

For Toru Uehara, he can accept any work related to sound, even recording ten BL radio dramas, but he still wants to keep a certain distance from things like shooting photo albums. He thinks this will put the cart before the horse and distract from the focus on sound work.

Toru Uehara's agent naturally understood his position, but in order to avoid subsequent troubles, he still needed to express his position in person.