I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

“Teacher…” Sumire Uesaka turned her head and returned to her silly and cute state just now, looking at him cautiously: “We…”

Toru Uehara looked at Sumire Uesaka at this moment. His expression was actually a little difficult to maintain, but he still tried to remain calm.

"Um... Miss Fujii, I have some things to take care of later, so I'll take my leave now."

"Jin, come over here too."

"Okay, okay, teacher."

Before Fujii Ayaka could say anything, she saw the two people walking away quickly in front of her, as if they had seen some plague god.

She frowned slightly, crossed her legs, and looked unhappy.

"Sumi seems different now than before..."

Toru Uehara and Sumire Uesaka returned to the bar they had entered before. He smiled and waved goodbye to the Uesaka couple and Mr. Fujii, and then the two of them walked into the elevator together.

The elevator slowly descended and headed to the parking lot on the underground floor.

During this short descent, Sumire Uesaka seemed a little nervous. She leaned against the elevator wall with her hands crossed in front of her, staring at the constantly changing floor numbers, as if she was thinking about something important.

Uehara Toru broke the silence: "What did you say to Fujii Ayaka just now?"

"Eh?"

“That big bunch.”

"...speaking of your personality and habits, teacher, and not wanting her to continue to bother you."

"Is that so?" Toru Uehara nodded thoughtfully. If he hadn't been able to understand, he would have almost believed it.

"Jin, have you made some new friends recently?"

Uehara Toru suspected that the new form that allowed him to attack fiercely in Russian in person was the result of being led astray by others.

Sumire Uesaka was stunned for a moment and said, "Friends... In addition to Ao-chan, there is another senior who takes special care of me, her name is Hikasa Yoko."

"..."

It is you!

Uehara Toru suddenly realized.

I once recorded a radio show with Hikasa Yoko, and I could feel the magical personality of this senior.

I didn't expect that Sumire would actually contact her...

"Is it because of the BangDream project?"

"Yes, Hikasa-senpai is the drummer of Afterglow in there."

Uehara Toru smiled helplessly: "Okay."

"Were you familiar with that Fujii chick just now?"

: "Not very familiar with her, but she came to play at my house a few times when she was a child. I haven't seen her for a long time. I don't like her very much."

One time, Toru Uehara heard Sumire Uesaka actively expressing her likes and dislikes. She was no longer just an ignorant little girl who knew nothing like before.

I feel a little relieved, but also a little subtle.

Now might be a good time to explain my situation to Sumire Uesaka so that I don't have to wait until the comic convention to reject her.

Uehara Tetsu was preparing for what to say next, and Uesaka Sumire took the initiative to ask, "Teacher, how are you doing recently? I watched the Hotaru no Mori with you, and I watched it with Ao-chan. I also watched Oregairu, and they were really... both amazing."

"The character's personality is obviously completely different from the teacher, but he still performed it very well."

Uehara Toru smiled slightly when he heard this: "When will your planned animation be broadcast?"

"It should be around October, I'm not too sure." As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator reached the basement level.

Uehara Toru looked at her.

Sumire Uesaka stood there obediently.

Although she wanted to talk to the teacher more, she now knew what to do.

We cannot push any further and we cannot cross that boundary line.

As for the future, it depends on how her mother handles it and when the teacher comes to her house, the focus will be on slowly cultivating feelings.

There's no use being anxious.

The rejection of Fujii Ayaka just now had taught her a good lesson.

After Uehara Toru walked out of the elevator, he looked at the well-behaved Uesaka Sumire and said, "Let's go out and talk again. I have something else to tell you."

it's time.

Rather than letting the other party's romantic feelings continue to sprout, Toru Uehara still feels that it would be more helpful for future interactions to nip this trend in the bud.

After all, judging from the current situation, he and the Sakae family are basically tied together. No matter how things develop in the future, or whether he can become a popular painter in the circle, this favor is real and heavy.

If you want to pay it back, it's not so easy to get away with just one or two paintings.

Toru Uehara is not as pretentious as before. He truly realizes that the main body of this world is society, and society is the sum of relationships between people. Therefore, he also wants to make good friends with the Uesaka family.

Then, he had to deal with Sumire Uesaka properly.

Now, he has an idea.

Sumire Uesaka didn't expect that Toru Uehara would take the initiative to call her out. She was a little surprised and hurried out of the elevator.

Under the dim lights of the parking lot, Sumire Uesaka followed Uehara Toru silently, and their footsteps echoed in the empty space.

Their shadows were stretched out and lay quietly on the concrete floor, as if they were two souls unwilling to blend.

Although the shadows were close enough to touch, they always fought independently.

Uehara Toru took the initiative to speak: "Sumi, let me tell you about my future work arrangements."

"Okay, okay."

"I currently have two main roles, four supporting roles, and seven or eight extras. I have to participate in three radio programs steadily, and offline activities are also being prepared recently... After October, I will also attend the audition for the new anime in January next year."

"In short, I will be very busy for a long time in the future, and I won't have much free time. If I have any free time, I will just rest at home or go out with friends for a drink or a meal."

Uesaka Sumire nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, teacher."

Uehara Toru smiled when he heard that. He turned around, stopped and looked at her.

"And on your side, at the beginning, you also told me that you wanted to be a voice actor, right?"

"Well... this is what I want to do."

"You did it, and you did it very well. Now you have quickly got your first good job as a voice actor. Next, you will need to participate in various auditions. At the same time, you need to take care of your studies. The Sophia University you attend is also one of the top universities. You can't waste your time."

"The teacher is right."

"So, actually, both of us will be very busy in the future. There are too many things to do and not enough time."

"Then, naturally, it is impossible to spare time to deal with so-called feelings."

"Jin, I won't have any emotional connection with anyone right now. It doesn't matter who it is. Do you understand?"

When Uesaka Sumire heard this, she suddenly understood.

It turned out that what Sugihara had just said was actually a prelude to this sentence. When she looked at Uehara Toru, her expression suddenly became guilty.

Uehara Tetsu continued, "Due to objective conditions, I can't date anyone. Subjectively, the same is true for me. At least, I still don't know what love is like, and I don't have much desire in that regard."

Lu: "So, Jin, you can understand me, right?"

"...I can understand, teacher."

Souuehara Toru smiled slightly: "That's good."

He felt that he had explained it clearly enough, and Sumire Uesaka should be able to put her mind at ease.

ｑSuch a rejection would not hurt her, because it was just a simple matter of unfolding the chessboard and laying out the conditions, without any emotional fluctuations.

ＵTherefore, he feels most comfortable when he is with children and 486.

nDon't worry so much.

:Originally, Toru Uehara also viewed Sumire Uesaka in this way. In his opinion, she was a very satisfactory student and was worthy of pride.

It’s just… that’s the only bad thing about liking myself.

At this moment, Sumire Uesaka couldn't tell what she was feeling. Was the teacher rejecting her? I guess so, and he was quite gentle.

But why...why am I so...

The fire in Uesaka Sumire's heart was extinguished several times, but it seemed that she couldn't really extinguish it, because the more Uehara Toru said this, the more she...

Toru Uehara continued walking forward, and after seeing his vehicle, he turned around and looked at Sumire Uesaka who was standing still, and smiled at her.

"Jin, there's one last thing I forgot to tell you."

"In fact, I have been able to understand your Russian for a long time."

“I have studied it specially.”

"Eh?" Sumire Uesaka slowly raised her head and stared at him blankly.

Uehara Toru smiled at her and said, "So that's really the end of it."

"Then I'll go first. Be careful when you go back later."

After leaving the last two sentences, Toru Uehara got in the car, drove, and then drove away directly.

Only Sumire Uesaka was left standing there in a daze.

The teacher understood everything, which meant that not only what I just said...but also my previous...expression...

The light above Sumire Uesaka's head shone on her, and the shadows on the ground seemed to be mixed together by something and turned into a ball.

Sumire Uesaka felt empty and had an indescribable sense of loss.

No matter what, I was rejected in the end.

Although it was expected, my mother reminded me many times, and Aojiang also analyzed a lot with me.

But in the end...

Sumire Uesaka's mood was like a melancholy movie. Her feelings for Toru Uehara had just sprouted when they met an unexpected end.

The indescribable heartache made her feel a little suffocated.

She returned to the elevator in a daze, and when the elevator door opened again on the thirty-ninth floor, she saw her mother sitting at the bar.

Mrs. Uesaka saw her daughter coming back, a smile on her face, and stood up to greet her: "They left?"

"Hmm..." Sumire Uesaka's voice was choked with sobs.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Uesaka immediately noticed that something was wrong with her daughter.

Uesaka Sumire raised her head, her eyes slightly red, tears welling up in her eyes: "Mom, I'm heartbroken."

Mrs. Uesaka gently stroked her daughter's cheek and kissed her cheek tenderly: "My daughter is so cute, how could she be heartbroken?"

"But the teacher said..." Sumire Uesaka didn't finish her words.

"This is not a heartbreak. Your teacher is just too busy now. Once he is successful in his career, he will naturally consider his personal life." Mrs. Uesaka comforted.

"What you need to do now is to improve yourself in all aspects, whether it's academic or career, and leave the rest to mom, okay?"

"Yeah, mom, what you said is the same as the teacher." Sumire Uesaka wiped her tears.

"Haha, after all, we have all experienced more than you. Okay, okay, stop crying, otherwise your father will see us and worry again." Mrs. Uesaka said with a smile.

"Yeah." Sumire Uesaka nodded.

The mother and daughter hugged each other, and the music in the bar changed to a softer melody. This was the bartender's little thought, singing "First Love" - ​​Utada Hikaru - for the lovelorn little girl.

"The Last Kiss

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With a faint smell of cigarettes

Bitter and sweet

Bitter and heartbreaking aroma

Tomorrow's present day's day

This time tomorrow