I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Mizuno Inori remained calm on the surface, but her heart was already tense. Although she had been on guard against Sakura Ayane, she couldn't let her "best friend" see any clues. After all, she still had to save face.

So, the two of them competed silently, each of them carefully maintaining a friendly attitude for fear of revealing any flaws.

However, when her eyes fell on Reina Ueda not far away, the alarm bells in her heart rang again. Although she was still smiling on the surface, the faint uneasiness in her heart was hard to ignore.

Sure enough, it’s far from time to open the champagne!

hateful!

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A few days before Christmas, Toru Uehara began to busy himself with Christmas decorations at home.

Considering that it would be too slow for one person to arrange the work, members of the Thorn Group also came to help and report on the recent situation of the Thorn Group.

Since their official debut two months ago, the group has held twenty shows and participated in five music festivals.

Two months after their debut album, sales of their first album finally exceeded 1.5 copies. Although the growth rate is a bit slow, indicating that the fan base still needs to be expanded, these achievements are undoubtedly a testimony to their hard work.

The group also got the opportunity to appear on TV and participated in a local TV station's singing program as a special guest.

In addition, because of Toru Uehara, An and Subaru gradually became familiar with Hanae Natsuki and often broadcast games together.

The traffic of Hanae Natsuki also brought a lot of new fans to the group.

While Taoxiang participated in the band's rehearsals and performance coordination, she also took on some private music creation work and composed music for other bands.

Just as Toru Uehara had instructed, she firmly chose to proceed step by step, believing that only through continuous efforts could she achieve qualitative change.

Taoxiang is very satisfied with the current achievements of the group. Although she is busy with work, she feels it is worth it because her music has been recognized and her efforts have been rewarded.

As for Rupa, she is still the patron saint of the team. She plays the role of lubricant, taking care of the needs of each member, especially when Momoka is so busy that she almost faints, Rupa always silently supports her behind the scenes.

Not to mention that she often has to act as a referee to calm down the daily "fights" between Nina, Satoshi, and Ann and Subaru.

Now, she and Momoka are also in charge of decorating Uehara Toru's home, and everything is in order, gradually creating a strong festive atmosphere for the home.

Rupa, who was sitting on the top of a ladder and wrapping colorful LED lights around the branches, wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked Uehara Toru, who was attaching lights to another tree, "Uehara-san, is this okay now?"

Uehara Toru looked up and nodded, "Yeah, almost there."

Then, he yelled towards the living room, "Rinna!"

Rencai, who was cleaning the wall, shouted back from a distance, "What are you doing!"

Seeing the two people's special way of communication, Rupa couldn't help but laugh. Xiaozhi, who was standing below holding the ladder, said in a low voice with a look of disgust: "Silly."

2. "Turn on the lights!" Uehara Toru commanded loudly.

Jiu "Oh!" Rencai responded crisply. As the power was turned on, the Christmas tree was instantly lit up with colorful lights.

Four warm and bright lights flickered among the branches, comparable to the Christmas trees on the streets of Roppongi outside.

0The decorations outside are pure white, but their Christmas tree is colorful, exuding a unique warm beauty.

Shirinna came out and looked at the beautiful lights of the Christmas tree. She couldn't help but say complacently, "It looks much better than the one in Roppongi!~"

Sanuehara Toru came down from the ladder and said with a smile, "It wasn't you who did the hard work, so why are you so proud?"

"Who said I didn't contribute? Humph, I will contribute hard on Christmas!" Rencai bent her waist and puffed out her chest.

If you don't have something, it's useless no matter how hard you try.

4 Uehara Toru just shook his head helplessly.

At the same time, Momoka, who was checking the list, came out and asked, "Uehara-san, are you sure you want so many people to come?"

A total of twenty people are going to come to Uehara Toru's house, not counting the number of people who are currently present.

u "This..."

nToru Uehara walked up to Momoka, took the list and checked it.

: "Yeah, that's right, that's about it."

Originally, Toru Uehara had not expected that 20 people would come to the Christmas party, but due to the publicity of the voice actor industry's "publicity ambassador" Kaito Ishikawa, his home was touted as a "super mansion", and seniors and juniors all became interested. So, no matter how close they were, everyone responded and joined in the fun.

Toru Uehara looked at the upcoming event and estimated that he would have to start preparing the food tomorrow, after all, it would be too late to cook it on the same day.

Moreover, Renai and her friends were planning to perform in his yard, so during the two days of preparation, they had to take time out to say hello to the property manager and neighbors to avoid causing unnecessary trouble during the party.

However, Toru Uehara is still quite satisfied in his heart. He is very happy and glad that he made such a change from being alone on Christmas a year ago to being surrounded by friends on Christmas now.

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Early in the morning on Christmas Day, Rena Ueda brought the lively Rie Takahashi to Toru Uehara's house.

Rie Takahashi was wearing a funny Santa Claus costume with a long white beard on her face. Although she put a lot of effort into her cosplay, she still looked funny no matter how you looked at her.

Uehara Toru was still a little sleepy when he opened the door. After all, he was busy preparing food until late last night. The preparations in the past few days had kept him busy like a spinning top, and he hardly had a moment to rest.

Seeing this scene at the door, Uehara Toru couldn't help but laugh, and his sleepiness dissipated a lot: "Your outfit really makes people wake up."

Takahashi Li Yi pulled her beard exaggeratedly and coughed pretentiously: "As the official Santa Claus today, it is my responsibility to make sure everyone is in good spirits!" She blinked mischievously, then strode into the house and looked around the warmly decorated living room.

Ueda Reina followed with a smile, handed the gift bag that Uehara Toru brought, and said softly: "Tetsu-kun, thank you for your hard work today. The house is decorated so beautifully, everyone will definitely like it."

"That's good." Uehara Toru smiled and looked proudly at the house he had carefully decorated. He incorporated a lot of Christmas elements both inside and outside the house, and even carefully pasted stickers of medieval European fireplaces on the walls, and added a lot of wreaths, slogans and colorful lights, making the whole room look like a special venue for a Christmas party, warm and lively.

"What a delicious smell! Lord Uehara, what delicious food are you making again?" As soon as Takahashi Rie entered the room, she was attracted by the aroma that filled the room and her eyes lit up.

Ever since she tasted Toru Uehara's cooking last time, she has been thinking about that delicious taste.

Having waited so long for Christmas, she vowed to have a feast today.

Uehara Toru smiled and nodded, pointing in the direction of the kitchen: "Prepare some desserts and snacks first, and when everyone arrives in the evening, there will be a feast waiting for you."

"Hey, you're welcome then."

Takahashi Rie rushed straight to the kitchen, wanting to show off her cool meal.

Uehara Toru looked at the Christmas present handed over by Ueda Reina and asked, "What's in it?"

Ueda Reina smiled and said, "Coffee beans, Toru-kun, didn't you buy a new coffee machine? You can try these new coffee beans."

"Okay, thank you." Uehara Toru smiled and nodded, then came to the coffee machine and asked, "Would you like some? I can make you some latte art."

"I want it, I want it!" Takahashi Li Yi raised her hand and shouted with snacks in her mouth.

Seeing her silly look, Uehara Toru smiled and said, "Don't worry, of course you'll be included."

"Hoo~" There were footsteps and yawns coming from the stairs. Nina came down with sleepy eyes and asked, "Tetsu, who's here again?"

"Good morning, Niina-chan."

"Sister Reina, Sister Jiu! Who is this person?" Rencai fell into deep thought when she saw the Santa Claus Wu who was stealing Jiu in the kitchen.

Gao Qiao Li Yi deliberately lowered her voice: "Hello, little girl, I am Santa Claus who will take you away tonight."

"Lee Yi-Lee?"

"Huh? Nina-chan, shouldn't you call me Sister Li Yi?!" Takahashi Li Yi expressed dissatisfaction.

Nina: "...Normally it would be like this, but I don't know why, I can't say it when I see you."

"Hey!~" Takahashi Rie pouted, with traces of cream still remaining on her beard.

"But, speaking of which, Nina-chan, are you living in Uehara-sama's house?"

"Yes, he has two guest rooms here. I helped him with handicrafts until very late last night, so naturally I stayed here." Rencai was quite proud when she said this.

"Is that so? Hey, Lord Uehara."

"what happened?"

"Isn't Reina going to move in January or February? If you don't find someone suitable by then, how about letting her live in your house temporarily?" Takahashi Li Yi asked with a smile.

After these words were spoken, Ueda Rena and Uehara Toru were stunned for a moment.

Ueda Reina was a little worried, so she said, "Wouldn't it be nice for me to live in your house then, Li Yili..."

"But it's a bit crowded for two people to sleep in one bed, and besides, your sleeping posture isn't that good, Reina..."

It did reveal some unexpected information, and Uehara Toru looked at Ueda Rena with a little surprise.

Ueda Reina blushed: "Indeed, I like to hug something when I sleep, so it is indeed not good."

Uehara Toru skipped over this information and said in a relaxed tone, "We'll see what happens then. If not, you can stay at my place for a few days. There are two guest rooms anyway, and the other one hasn't been used much."

"Ah...Isn't that too much trouble for you?"

Looking at Rena Ueda's awkward look, Nina felt that it was time for her to take action.

"It's okay, Sister Lingna, at worst you can just sleep with me then."

"It just so happens that I also like to sleep with a doll in my arms, and our habits are similar."

Ueda Reina listened to Nina's words, smiled, and reached out to touch her head.

"Okay... I'll take a look then."

Nina didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Ueda Rena looked defeated.

Especially based on her understanding of Toru Uehara, the subtle expression just now seemed a little wrong.

Hey, Che, when you reject other girls, don't make things too embarrassing. I don't want to clean up your mess.

If he knew what Ninai was thinking at this moment, Uehara Toru would have used his own dog-beating bat.

What is against Tiangang?

"Okay, you guys chat here, I have to continue preparing the food, there are still many things to be done."

"Tetsu-kun, let me help you."

"okay."

"Li Yi, just eat until you are almost full. Don't overeat, or you won't be able to eat at night."

"Okay~"

Early in the morning, Hara Toru's house seemed particularly lively because of the visit of Takahashi Rie and Ueda Reina.

-

Time passed quickly and it was dusk, and guests arrived at Toru Uehara's house one after another.

Some people came by car, while others chose to take the tram.

At this time, a group of female voice actors who had just got off the train stood at the station exit and looked at each other, all showing a bit of helplessness and nervousness. They might have only met at work on weekdays, but today they gathered together for the same purpose and went to a colleague's home, which seemed a bit novel and subtle.

Mizuno Inori brought her good friends, Hidaka Rina, Iwa Anju, and Ito Kuriko over, and Sakura Ayane, who was sitting opposite, also had a lot of people around her, including Toyama Nana, Hayami Saori, Yuuki Aoi, and Yamazaki Haruka.

Just counting the ones around me now, there are nine female voice actors.

How many people went to his house next?

Hayami Saori smiled slightly, seeming to be very pleased: "It seems that Toru-kun is really popular."

?

Why are you also called Chejun?

Mizuno Kito was dumbfounded.

Could it be that the enemy is not Rena Ueda, but someone else?

With so many people around, Xiaoshui couldn't analyze the situation as she did before, and her brain became a complete mess.

Sakura said: "He can't handle so many at once." Caiyin snorted: "He can't handle so many at once."

Nana Touyama smiled and said, "Tōru must have been prepared a long time ago."

As a good friend of Nana Toyama, Haruka Yamazaki was the first person to say that she hated handsome guys. She was very curious about who this Toru Uehara was and whether he was really that charming.

How could they attract so many popular female voice actors?

However, when they arrived at Toru Uehara's house, they found that there were more male voice actors than female ones.

There is no need to say much about Matsuoka and Nobunaga, there are also Ishikawa Kaito, Nakamura Yuichi, Sugita Tomokazu and so on.

It is no exaggeration to say that Toru Uehara now gathers half of the young generation of voice actors here.

After seeing so many seniors present, Mizuno Qi suddenly calmed down.

It looked like it was just a big party, nothing special about it.

Haruka Yamazaki standing by was stunned.