I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Toru Uehara also noticed a special memo.

——Happy birthday to Toru Uehara.

He was stunned for a moment, and a warm feeling surged in his heart, so he reached out and rubbed Rencai's head vigorously.

"Okay, you did a good job."

Rencai chuckled, and seeing that he admitted himself, she didn't say anything more.

Afterwards, after the live broadcast officially ended, Toru Uehara accompanied Jinna and Subaru to reunite with the other three members of the band.

Then we had a meal together and went to the music festival.

Uehara Toru stepped into the music festival venue, and the various stages in front of him gave him a sense of novelty. The performance was scheduled to officially start at 6:30 in the evening, and each stage would perform a different program without interfering with each other.

Thorns and Thorns may perform on the smaller stage, while the main stage is located deeper in the venue. The crowd includes ordinary passers-by and rock and music lovers who are dressed in distinctive clothes and can be identified at a glance.

When their eyes fell on Toru Uehara, they all paused involuntarily, blinked, and exchanged glances with each other, as if confirming whether they knew him.

Toru Uehara didn't care about the looks of passers-by. When he was about to leave, he was stopped by two young men in leather jackets.

"?"

"Yes, is it Boss Uehara?"

Uehara Toru: “…You are…”

"I'm the guy with glasses that you helped me vent my anger on before."

"And me, I thought you seduced my girlfriend, but I found out that the woman was a ＃＃..."

"Anyway, it's been a while, Uehara-san, are you still playing in a band lately?"

Toru Uehara had no idea who these two people were, but he wanted to continue walking inside. According to Nina, their performances outside the theater could be watched for free, but the same could not be said for the big stage inside, and one had to buy a ticket.

Uehara Toru looked at the two men and asked, "I want to go in and take a look. Can you take me in?"

"Oh, no problem, of course."

"Let's go, Boss Uehara."

Uehara Toru: "Don't call me boss."

He always felt something was odd when being called that by someone other than Rencai.

"Then... Uehara-sama?"

"…Uehara will do."

"That won't do. You are considered a nobody in our circle now... Anyway, I can't call you that casually."

Toru Uehara carefully recalled his band life a few years ago, it was only about three months, how come someone still remembered him?

After asking this question, the two young men looked at each other and said, "That's right... your reputation is like this. The bands you broke up later turned out to have all kinds of big problems. Some of them were put in jail, and some even had messy relationships with other band members."

"So, the bands that you didn't break up have now become popular underground bands. At today's music festival, many people who know you performed on stage."

Uehara Toru: "...So, this means I'm the reverse nemesis?"

As long as I can't defeat any band, they will most likely become popular?

"That's not what I meant. The main point is that your performance did surprise a lot of people. I was lucky enough to see it once, and I still remember it vividly."

The corner of Uehara Toru's mouth twitched.

That was a past that I couldn't bear to look back on.

As the crowd moved around the festival, Toru Uehara and the two young men successfully entered the inner venue through the staff passage without purchasing tickets.

It’s not that he can’t afford the ticket, but if he enters now, the tickets may have already been sold out, and it will be difficult to watch the performance on the main stage.

Renai and the band members should be busy with the final preparations before going on stage, so it would be inappropriate to disturb them at this time.

Toru Uehara stood at the front of the backstage, gazing at the magnificent music stage before him, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

If Nina and the others could stand on a stage like this, it would undoubtedly be a huge goal achieved.

Suddenly, he noticed something strange: Isn't this place reserved for underground bands? Why did he see a lot of fans' cheering signs in the audience, with names he was not familiar with written on them?

At this time, the young man in leather jacket next to him couldn't help but spit: "It is said that we bands alone can't support this music festival, so the official invited a large number of two-dimensional... voice actor bands from nowhere to come, and also promoted it heavily."

"It's really funny. I guess their level is just..."

"Shut up." Uehara Toru suddenly interrupted them.

"Don't look down on voice actors."

"Oh, oh…I'm sorry bro."

Uehara Toru observed his surroundings with great interest. The scope of the voice actor industry is really getting wider and wider, and I didn't expect that there would be voice actors here.

He noticed that the five female voice actors currently on stage were all in their twenties. Although their looks were not particularly outstanding, their looks were very much in line with the style of the two-dimensional world.

Especially the lead singer, she even wore cat ears on her hair, which added a bit of playfulness. "Hello everyone, we are Poppin'Party, as the first band of the BangDream project, we hope to receive your support and love in the future! So, next it's our turn... to introduce ourselves... ah, did I get it wrong?"

"Stupid Ai Mei, just follow the script!"

"Ahaha~"

The lead singer's energetic voice immediately attracted the audience's attention. After their brief introduction, the audience erupted in cheers.

Toru Uehara was prepared and covered his ears with his hands in advance to block out the noise.

As the music started, the noise from the audience subsided a little, and Toru Uehara began to listen and watch their performance attentively.

Although their performance level is a little awkward, it seems that many things can be different because of their additional identity - voice actors.

After listening to the first song, Toru Uehara took out his mobile phone and began searching for information about the BangDream project - this is a next-generation girl band 2.5-dimensional project that combines the charm of voice actors with music to create a new entertainment experience.

Ok……

Ok?

Toru Uehara casually slid the screen and quickly browsed the information. In the list of members of a band called Pastel*Palettes, he noticed a familiar name - Sumire Uesaka, who played the role of Chisato Shirasagi.

He suddenly realized that Sumire Uesaka was competing with Rena Ueda for the role. In addition, he also discovered the name of another old acquaintance.

In the band Afterglow’s roster, Ayane Sakura – Mitakeran.

"It turns out that you three were on the same set. No wonder you suddenly mentioned each other's names." Uehara Toru shook his head and smiled, thinking that although this industry has a lot of people, it is indeed small.

He didn't expect that the two female voice actors he knew were also going to start playing in a band.

A little subtle.

……

At 6:30 in the evening, Toru Uehara showed up at the festival on time, ready to watch the performance of Nina and the band. Compared with those experienced bands on the big stage, the Thornless Band was already a team of above average strength.

After a period of standardized training, their coordination has improved significantly. When playing, they no longer rely solely on the sheet music and begin to try some improvisations.

The little sister also became more relaxed, no longer tensing her body tensely and trying desperately to release her energy.

Regarding the band's changes, Toru Uehara does not intend to comment too much, nor does he need too much guidance. They have gradually merged into a whole, and what they need to do next is to rely on their own efforts to continuously improve and grow in the face of challenges and difficulties.

However, the BangDream project was actually very helpful to them. All-female bands are rare in the music industry, and their difficulties in getting started were mostly due to this.

But now, with the support of big companies, their future path may become smoother.

Toru Uehara's eyes were closely following Nina on the stage, and Nina seemed to have found his figure in the crowd.

While singing with all her heart, she smiled brightly and stretched out her hand to give Toru Uehara a little finger.

This small action seemed to proudly say: "See? This is our true strength of 'having thorns but no thorns' now!"

Toru Uehara smiled and responded to her for the first time with the same gesture of raising his little finger.

-

After the Yokohama half marathon program ended successfully, the discussion on the Internet gradually heated up. The popularity of "Run with the Wind" and the story of real-life running complement each other, making the whole event more attractive.

In addition, the Hakone Ekiden is a national-level event so well-known that almost every household is familiar with it, and even people who don't follow the event know a thing or two about it.

With such multiple supports, the number of Toru Uehara's fans increased dramatically, increasing by 10,000 at once.

At present, his total number of fans has reached 2.8, which is already outstanding among the new male voice actors. Of course, he can only be compared with newcomers, because compared with the old ones, Uehara Toru is still a little Karami.

After a long period of continuous work, Toru Uehara finally had a rare weekend off. According to the agreement he had made with Mrs. Uesaka, he would put an end to their painting class.

To this end, Uehara Toru prepared four paintings in advance, two of which were for Mrs. Yuri and Mrs. Sakura. He planned to hand over the painting of Sakura to her personally during the next radio show.

The remaining two paintings are for Mrs. Uesaka as a token of gratitude for the time she has spent.

After all, the money that Mrs. Uesaka gave him at that time was undoubtedly a timely help to him. Without that money, Toru Uehara would not have been able to rent this luxurious villa.

Until now, his total income from voice acting for more than two months has barely reached half of the money Mrs. Uesaka gave him. This is the result of his frequent participation in various activities and recording multiple ASMR audios.

Uehara Toru carefully arranged the scrolls and then began to contact the ladies to arrange the last painting course. However, the reply he received was unexpected: Mrs. Lily and Mrs. Sakura both agreed to end the course, but they did not want to get together again for the last class. They were willing to transfer the remaining class time to Mrs. Uesaka, which meant that Uehara Toru only needed to teach Mrs. Uesaka.

For a moment, Toru Uehara had a hunch, and this hunch was soon confirmed. Mrs. Uesaka made a request - she invited Toru Uehara to her home to discuss the sketching in detail.

Toru Uehara was silent for a moment and thought to himself: That's how it is.

-

Upon learning that Toru Uehara was coming, Sumire Uesaka jumped out of her lazy bed and began to try on various clothes in her room to prepare for this unexpected guest. She rummaged through the closet but couldn't decide what to wear. In the end, she chose a beige dress, which was simple and elegant.

Standing in front of the mirror, Sumire Uesaka carefully looked at herself, adjusting her facial expressions, trying to show the most natural state. She practiced how to greet over and over again, but she was still unsure of how to address Toru Uehara.

"Teacher..." she tried softly.

"Uehara-san...?"

"thorough……?"

"No, what should I call him?"

"Brother Uehara?"

Just as Sumire Uesaka was still struggling in front of the mirror about what to call him, there was a knock on the door. Her mother's voice rang out from outside the door: "Sumire, Uehara-kun will be here soon, are you ready?"

Sumire Uesaka took a deep breath and replied, "Coming...coming!" Her voice was a little nervous, but also full of anticipation.

Toru Uehara stood in front of Sumire Uesaka's house and couldn't help but sigh.

The place he currently rents is already quite luxurious, but it still pales in comparison to Sumire Uesaka's residence.

The courtyard in front of you is spacious and exquisite, with a landscape of flowing water and a small bridge, a sunroom for people to leisurely drink tea, an independent garage, and the magnificent house that is self-evident.

"Mr. Uehara, long time no see. Please come in." Mrs. Uesaka opened the door enthusiastically and greeted Toru Uehara with a smile on her face.

Not far away, Uesaka Sumire stood in front of the door and nodded to him shyly. Then, she whispered in Russian:

“Наконец-то я тебя снова вижу,любимый.”

(Finally seeing you again, dear)

She thought it through, the teacher couldn't understand Russian anyway.

My mother also told me that I should not give the right of choice to other people.

I need to avoid letting the teacher know that I like him, while still being able to express my feelings...

We can only do this now.

Volume 1: Chapter 87: Stop Doing Shocking Things

After Toru Uehara walked into the house, the first thing he did was hand the bag containing the three scrolls he brought to Mrs. Uesaka.

"Mrs. Uesaka, I'm really grateful that you hired me as Sumire's teacher. Thank you very much." Toru Uehara behaved very sincerely.

"You're welcome, Mr. Uehara. We are old acquaintances after all. There's no need to be like this... But what's going on here is..."

"These three paintings are a token of my appreciation." Toru Uehara said with a smile.

However, Mrs. Uesaka was stunned when she heard this.

"There is a painting inside that is for Mrs. Lily. I hope Mrs. Uesaka can pass it on to her for me."

"No problem, no problem, Mr. Uehara, you are so polite..." Mrs. Uesaka smiled even brighter, and was pleasantly surprised by the change in Uehara's attitude. He was more enthusiastic than before, which made her believe that her efforts and decision to let her daughter get close to him were correct.

"Teacher Uehara, I'll let Xiao Jin take you to a teahouse first. My father is also there. He has long heard of your name and wants to meet you."

Toru Uehara was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"it is good."