I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

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Mizuno Qi could see that Uehara Toru was visibly impatient, and she couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

It’s like going back five or six years.

"Uehara-senpai, I'm sorry for what happened just now."

"You're right. I really shouldn't have involved you."

"So, let's go sit in a nearby cafe later and fulfill our deal."

Uehara Toru was stunned when he heard this, and then immediately nodded.

When you say this, he’s no longer sleepy.

"Cappuccino."

"American style."

After ordering and sitting down, Mizuno Inori watched Uehara Toru strike a pose, took out his cell phone and put it aside, then opened the memo.

"Senior Uehara, what are you doing..."

"First of all, I would like to ask about your experience in dubbing for anime about another world, because I have never tried this type of role. How do you usually find the anchor point and how do you dub to create the sense of difference of being in another world?"

I'll get straight to the point and don't want to talk about anything other than work.

Mizuno Inori smiled bitterly: "Okay, let me think about it."

"Actually, I think the sense of difference in the other world is not important."

"why?"

"Well...anyway, my dubbing ideas are always in line with the sound supervisor's."

"Before the audition, I will learn in advance what kind of person the sound supervisor is and what his preferences are. I will also watch the works he has directed to understand his style. Then, I will try to figure out the role based on the original work."

"And the key to understanding a character is not to think about these differences, but to compare it with the characters in other works, to find a fixed impression recognized by the public, and finally, to imitate it."

“I combine the preferences of the sound monitor and the public, and only after I pass the audition will I add my own understanding.”

“……” This paragraph left Uehara Tetsukan silent.

“Isn’t this a work mentality?”

"Senior, isn't voice acting a job?"

“It’s just a job that’s more of a performance nature.”

It was rare for Mizuno Qi to see Uehara Toru showing a surprised expression, and she also became interested.

I haven't had a conversation like this for a long time, except for the time when I was in voice actor school.

Since her official debut, Mizuno Inori feels that she seems to have put more energy into building interpersonal relationships than acting.

Although... that's how the workplace is, she has to adapt to it, and she has adapted very well.

But she always felt that this seemed to deviate from her original intention of entering this industry.

"Senior, you are an experiential dubbing artist. You will disassemble and analyze any character, and finally try to experience the character's experience, so as to empathize with the character, right?"

Uehara Toru: “Yeah.”

"That's fine, but it involves another limitation."

"That's the limitation of everyone's cognition. Everyone looks at things from a different perspective. For example, in the same profession, such as a coffee shop clerk, some people are very comfortable with it, while others find it very painful. The key problem is that they have different cognitions and different ideas."

“So, even if you have experienced it and fully understand the role, we are facing the sound supervisor and the producer after all. Their understanding of the identity of the character may be superficial, but you are deeper, and your understanding is different from theirs.”

“This results in the situation where, even if you think your dubbing is fine, the sound supervisor may still think you are not suitable.”

Toru Uehara silently wrote down everything Mizuno Inori said.

Although it conflicted with what I thought, what she said was very logical and structured.

I can only say that she is worthy of being a rookie female voice actor who reached the top as soon as she debuted.

It had been a long time since Mizuno Inori expressed her opinions in this way, and she saw that Uehara Toru was listening very seriously and attentively.

She felt that she had also released some of the unspeakable pressure.

An hour passed.

The acting exchange ended here, and Mizuno Inori took a sip of coffee to moisten her throat.

She looked at Uehara Toru and asked softly, "That's all for today... Is that okay?"

Toru Uehara's expression was obviously much more relaxed, and he even smiled slightly.

"Well, thank you, Mizuno, that's all. I'll go back and study hard."

"It's okay... I'm the only one who said this. If you have any interesting experiences in the future, you can share them with me."

"Okay." After Uehara Toru finished organizing the text, he prepared to get up and leave.

Mizuno Qi's eyes were always on him, and she didn't intend to move away.

"...Is there anything else?"

"Um...senior, I have to go to the studio at five o'clock. It's half past three now, so we can still chat for an hour."

"Can you... be my tree hole for a while?"

Toru Uehara looked at Mizuno Inori's expectant eyes and fell silent.

Another hour.

Mizuno Inori left feeling refreshed.

But Toru Uehara felt exhausted both physically and mentally.

Rather than calling it a tree hole, he would rather call it a trash can.

Mizuno Inori just kept dumping all kinds of garbage from the industry on him, and then he would look at what he had just written down, occasionally asking about things he couldn't understand or agree with.

So the process of the conversation between the two people became very magical.

Mizuno Inori has been taking out the trash, and after listening to her, Uehara Toru would not agree with her, but would ask a question related to acting in return.

After Mizuno Inori finished explaining, he started pouring again.

It was like an encrypted conversation and others couldn't understand it at all.

The only good thing was that when Toru Uehara went to pay the bill before leaving, he was told that the bill had already been paid.

It's Mizuno Qi's treat again.

At this time, Mizuno Qi, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, looked at her reflection in the glass mirror, and she looked obviously much better.

It turns out that people just need to vent!

Instead of venting, I keep it inside and pretend to be cute every day.

Suffering to death.

She gradually understood why those wealthy women would spend money to find gigolos to confide in.

Although…Uehara-senpai doesn’t give emotional value.

But why would you need a bike when you can solve the problem with just the price of two cups of coffee?

Mizuno Qi's eyes curved, and she seemed to have found the correct way to open this "friend" relationship.

Volume 1: Chapter 13: Eating Hot Pot

"Nina, is this really okay?"

"It's okay, Taoxiang-san, I've already told him on Line!" The little girl was full of confidence and patted her chest to make a promise.

Taoxiang hesitated: "But didn't he not reply to you, and it still shows as unread?"

The kid said, "He's just like that. It's okay. I have a good relationship with him. Besides, I brought him a lot of delicious food today. There's no problem at all!"

Taoxiang smiled helplessly.

But you told me not long ago that you two had only known each other for one day.

Renai is really friendly towards people she likes.

The two girls came to the downstairs of Toru Uehara's rented house and began to stand there waiting for him to come back.

Because there are no chairs here, I can only lean against the wall.

"Nina."

"Ok?"

"What I told you before...about the band."

Renai was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Momoka-san, an outsider like me definitely can't do it, why did you think of inviting me?"

"Being an outsider is not a problem. The main thing is that I feel that I may not be the type of person suitable for solo. Since I have decided to stay, it is time for me to make some changes."

“To form a band with passionate fans, I think this is a great start.”

There was a hint of yearning in Renai's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it: "No, Momoka-san, I still have to study for the college entrance examination. This is my last year, and it's very important. If I fail, I won't be able to explain to my family."

Hearing this, Taoxiang was speechless.

"Is it……"

As expected, everyone has time and family pressure. If it weren't for this, the original Dia Dust (her former band's abbreviation) wouldn't have become like that.

"Momoka-san, compared to me, I think it's more realistic to invite Toru. Didn't you see it last time?"

"His playing and singing...even though he's a bit cocky and likes to preach, he's really good, really." When talking about Toru Uehara, Sister Xiao became proud.

It seemed as if Toru Uehara was her property and could be shown off.

This is actually the dependence that is revealed in her subconscious mind.

"Uehara-san..." Momoka did want to, but she also has her own dreams to pursue.

A wavering underage jk, and an adult who has been through the hardships of society for five years and still has clear goals.

Momoka didn't think she could convince the latter.

"You're so slow, why hasn't that idiot Toru come back yet..."

"What did you call me?"

Carrying a small bag and buying some rice balls and coffee, Toru Uehara looked at the little sister and Momoka standing downstairs of his house.

His eyes were not so cold today. He had just completed his first transaction with Mizuno Inori. Although the process was not wonderful, the result was still good and acceptable.

If he does it ten more times, I think he'll be able to squeeze all of Mizuno Inori's juice out of her.

"Che! You're back!" the little girl called out with a smile.

Uehara Toru: "You are so disrespectful. Do you think you can call me Toru?"

"Then you can call me Renai, aren't we the same age? What's wrong with that?"

"I'm 24, you're 17, I'm 7 years older than you, and you're telling me we're the same age?"

Momoka blinked silently.

It turns out that Uehara-san is 24 years old, you can't tell at all.

I'm 20... Well, the difference is not that big.

"You want to be an antique too? That's what I'll call you!"

Uehara Toru took back his words.

The little sister is still a little sister. It is really difficult to communicate with her. I feel she is not as good as Mizuno Inori.

"So, Momoka-san, what are you doing here?"