I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Volume 1: Chapter 91 He cares about me!

Mizuno Qi picked up the original novel she had just bought and after flipping through a few pages, she suddenly had an illusion as if she was looking in a mirror.

The heroine in this work is frank and direct, but the descriptions of the other two female supporting characters make her feel uncomfortably familiar.

One of them is the student council president, who comes from a wealthy family and pretends to be a male gamer on the Internet, squandering money and killing people. Although this character is a bit fake, at least he has no malicious intent.

However, another character, Akane Segawa, made Mizuno Inori feel uncomfortable.

She briefly sorted out Segawa Akane's background: a beautiful girl with bright and beautiful appearance and light yellow twin tails, but in reality she is a popular campus idol, and secretly she is a hidden otaku who likes to belittle otaku culture.

"Isn't this Eriri?" The corners of Mizuno Inori's mouth twitched involuntarily.

The setting of this character, especially the contradictory characteristic of seemingly belittling otaku culture but actually being an otaku herself, really made her feel an embarrassment of self-reflection.

To be honest, at this stage, Mizuno Inori is not sure how deep her love for her fans is. Of course there is love, but she herself can't say how much.

Mizuno Inori was determined that she would never audition for this role. While the industry's impression of her had not yet been completely solidified, she needed to try more different types of roles, such as those that were completely innocent, cute and adorable!

Tamaki Ayako.

The decision is yours!

……

The audition day came in a flash, and Mizuno Inori had already reviewed all of Tamaki Ako's lines. She found that this role was a bit outrageous.

But there is nothing that can be done about it, as there are many such exaggerated settings in light novels. Although Mizuno Inori has been complaining in her heart, she has become accustomed to this kind of work.

The story of a heroine who cannot distinguish between reality and virtual online games, and an ordinary boy.

Mizuno Qi smiled slightly, she had already entered business mode.

“There’s nothing similar between me and this character, but if I can portray her well, maybe that will prove that my acting skills have improved,” she thought.

She decided to give it her all and try it first.

When she walked to the door of the recording studio, Mizuno Inori suddenly froze.

Eh?

"Ue, Uehara...san?"

Actually, I wanted to call Uehara-kun, but Mizuno Inori got scared.

Just like last time at the barber shop.

"Good morning, Mizuno-san." Uehara Toru nodded and greeted her with a faint smile on his lips.

Mizuno Qi was a little dazed when she saw him like this. When they first met at the izakaya four months ago, he spoke with thorns and was like a hedgehog with a strong sense of defense.

But now he seems to have become a completely different person.

Mizuno Inori felt mixed emotions, but she still smiled back: "Good morning."

Then, there was no more communication between the two of them, and they walked into the recording studio together.

Mizuno Inori's usual high emotional intelligence seemed to be useless at this moment. She really didn't know what to say to Uehara Toru.

Forget it, let’s just focus on work first and think about other things after the audition is over.

When entering the audition set, Mizuno Inori discovered that her good friend Hidaka Rina was also among the crowd waiting for the audition.

"Qi-chan!~~" As soon as the petite Hidaka Rina saw Mizuno Qi, she immediately rushed over excitedly and gave her a big hug.

Mizuno Inori was a little stunned at first, but soon responded with a smile: "Long time no see, Rina."

"Yes, it's a coincidence that we can work together on the set again. But why do you seem thinner than before?" Hidaka Rina asked with concern.

"Did you eat well?" Her expression was full of worry.

Mizuno Qi smiled and shook her head: "It's okay, I've just been busy with work recently, so eating... I've been eating normally."

"It sounds like you think eating is a hassle." Hidaka Rina joked.

"No, no, let's sit over there." Mizuno Qi pointed to a chair nearby.

Sitting over there would allow her to better observe Uehara Toru's movements, she thought to herself.

At this time, Toru Uehara had already entered the recording studio and started chatting with other male voice actors.

Generally speaking, only voice actors who have just debuted for one to two years need to greet their seniors one by one every time they enter the audition site. However, voice actors like Uehara Toru, who have five or almost six years of experience, generally do not need to greet seniors on the scene, unless there are many seniors on the scene like in "Run with the Wind" and "Detective Conan".

The circumstances of this audition were rather special, as the person who auditioned for the male lead role was also his old acquaintance and recent new friend, Toyonaga Toshiyuki.

After the two worked together as the two male protagonists in "Run with the Wind", they gradually began to communicate more. It was not until Toru Uehara took the initiative to send vegetables to Toyonaga Toshiyuki that the senior senior began to truly recognize him and accept him as a good friend.

"Terhu, the vegetables you sent last time were very delicious. My wife and daughter said they were especially tasty. Thank you so much."

"It's okay. I have some here every year. It's okay to give some to you when the time comes."

"Don't do that. You've made me feel bad. Next time you're free, come to my house for dinner. I have some secrets to pass on to you."

Toyonaga Toshiyuki winked at Uehara Toru and said with a smile, "Do your best today as well."

"Okay, senior."

At the same time, Hidaka Rina was holding onto Mizuno Inori and talking excitedly. The two had indeed not seen each other for a long time, usually only once a month, or even once a month and a half, or they would meet by chance in the recording studio.

But recently, Mizuno Inori gave Hidaka Rina a very strange feeling. Just like now, although Mizuno Inori still responded to her and maintained her usual high emotional intelligence, Hidaka Rina still felt that she seemed a little absent-minded.

"Qi-chan, you... don't you have a boyfriend outside the circle?"

"?" Mizuno Inori glanced at Rina calmly: "I'm busy with my schedule every day, where can I find a boyfriend?"

Hidaka Rina blushed: "I thought you were the same as me... (whispering)"

“???” Mizuno Qi was stunned.

"What? You actually..."

"Shh, Qi-chan."

Mizuno Qi nodded quickly: "Don't say anything for now, we can talk later when we go out."

"It's okay. It's the one I met from the TV series 'The Ryuo's Work is Never Done'."

Mizuno Qi suddenly thought of something.

"So how did they specifically...get into in-depth communication?" This is also Mizuno Inori's current strategy. First, use work as a bridge to build connections, and then become friends with Uehara Toru.

Hidaka Rina chuckled and said, "It's just very ordinary. He took the initiative to come to me and ask how to act together. Because we are the male and female protagonists, there are many things we need to cooperate with. We talked more about work and hobbies, and it was natural..."

"I'm telling you this in secret. Don't tell Li Zi and Xing Shu. I think they'll be furious."

Mizuno Inori looked at Hidaka Rina, the petite loli voice actor, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Unexpectedly, after being busy with work for a while, this loli senior who she once thought was the least likely to find a partner actually already had a boyfriend.

"Don't worry, Rina, I won't tell anyone."

"But, Rina, what role are you auditioning for this time...?"

"Heroine Tamaki Ako, is there any problem?"

Mizuno Qi wanted to say something, but finally shook her head: "It's okay, I just asked casually."

There was no way. Even when facing her current good friends in the industry, she couldn't honestly tell them what she really wanted, because everyone seemed to like her and date her because of her appearance.

She wasn't sure how these relationships would change if she showed even a little bit of her bad side.

After all, Mizuno Inori is a person who doesn't trust others easily.

At the same time, although she is very confident in her business abilities, she lacks confidence in herself.

This contradictory personality has made her what she is now.

Hidaka Rina had not noticed Mizuno Inori's subtle thoughts before, but since she had a boyfriend, she began to learn to observe people's facial expressions, and gradually she could see some deeper things.

Those deeper emotions and thoughts that lie beneath the surface.

"Qi-chan, are you here to audition for the female lead as well?"

"It's okay, I can try other roles. It's just that my agent thinks I'm more suitable for this type of role."

"However, I also find it interesting to challenge a new role occasionally," said Hidaka Rina with a smile.

Mizuno Inori was a little surprised. She had never felt such warmth from Hidaka Rina. She pursed her lips and said with a smile, "No need, Rina, let's compete fairly. Roles are not something that should be decided by concessions."

This time she wasn't being upset, but was genuinely touched by what Hidaka Rina said. Even if it was just a little bit, she was really happy.

The time spent chatting always passes quickly, and the audition officially began.

The first part to be auditioned was the male lead.

Toru Uehara and Toshiyuki Toyonaga were polite to each other, but in the end, Toru Uehara walked to the microphone first.

Mizuno Inori was sitting in a position where she could just see Uehara Toru's back.

Come to think of it, this seemed to be her first time to witness his live performance, although she had seen him dubbing "Run with the Wind" and the recently aired "Oregairu".

She couldn't help but feel a little excited, wanting to see how he would perform at the audition.

What? You mean the Firefly Forest?

This kind of work that is not presentable has been automatically filtered out by Master Shui's brain. It is a memory that has disappeared, is empty, and does not exist at all.

Mizuno Inori also has a brain protection mechanism.

When she encounters something she doesn't even want to look at, she will simply cancel her self-awareness.

This is also a manifestation of puberty syndrome.

Uehara began his audition by not adding too much of his own interpretation to the role, but making sure his performance was spot on. He showed more of the raw qualities of his voice.

Just as Mizuno Inori had instructed him before, the treatment of the ending tone and speaking habits, these small details can make the audience feel the uniqueness of his voice, not just a cold dubbing machine.

Toru Uehara is very grateful for the techniques taught by Inori Mizuno, and it seems that these techniques are still very effective.

He finished dubbing and performed very steadily, in one go, without any NGs or deviations from the script. The supervisor had nothing to add, but nodded to show his approval and invited the next person to audition.

Hidaka Rina listened to Toru Uehara's dubbing, nodded, and commented: "No wonder Uehara-san is so popular recently, his voice is really charming, and his business skills are very professional."

"I really want to get to know him," she added, with a hint of curiosity and interest in her tone.

Mizuno Qi looked at her with confusion.

No, don’t you have a boyfriend?

Hidaka Rina noticed Mizuno Inori's gaze and smiled, "It's mainly because Mr. Yuuma told me that he really likes this Mr. Uehara and wants to get to know him, so I thought maybe I could help him make some connections?"

Mizuno Inori: “…”

Damn dog food.

Is this what women are like after falling in love?

Good thing I don’t talk about it.

After a round of auditions, it was the lead actress' turn to audition.

Since Rina Hidaka was the one who was called, she went to the audition stage first.

In the voice actor and animation circles, she is clearly labeled as a lolita professional. Not only does she look like a lolita, her voice is also a lolita, and her early famous roles were also lolita roles.

Although the character of Ako Tamaki is not a loli, the innocence unique to the two-dimensional heroine can be said to be 100% in line with Rina Hidaka.

When dubbing, Rina Hidaka, like Toru Uehara, pursues a natural feeling, which is very natural.

It would be quite difficult for Mizuno Inori to surpass her in this role.

But how can you know the result if you don’t try?

After Hidaka Rina finished her audition, it was Mizuno Inori's turn next.

She stood up slowly, holding the script with a serious expression, ready to perform the role with all her heart. She also wanted Toru Uehara to see her progress, perhaps he would feel that she had new value to be used.

Mizuno Qi is used to exchanging benefits, and when she needs to be sincere to others, she is a little at a loss.

Her heart has been corrupted by her work and she has even become a little cold, but can she still play such an innocent role well?

Uehara Toru sat quietly by the side, his eyes focused on Mizuno Inori, watching her concentrate on dubbing. Her voice was gentle and delicate, revealing an irresistible cuteness, and her performance even surpassed Hidaka Rina in details, showing more ingenious ideas.

Her dubbing skills are reflected in the careful crafting of the lines. Every sentence and every word has been carefully processed, interconnected and meticulous.

For a moment, it was really difficult to judge whether Hidaka Rina was more suitable or Mizuno Inori was more suitable.