I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

An and Subaru sighed heavily.

"Why are you sighing?" Rencai felt strange.

An He Subaru: "Nina, tell me, is it really a good thing that Toru-niang is dating Reina-niang?"

"…How should I know? He can date whoever he wants."

Nina: "Besides, this is a relationship, not a marriage."

An Hesuba's eyes lit up, but suddenly he felt that thinking this way seemed a little evil.

It doesn't fit her well-behaved personality.

"Indeed, Niina, you are right, dating does not mean marriage..."←～／

It’s not like we won’t break up.

To be honest, judging from Toru Uehara's current state, it would be a miracle if he could jump straight to marriage after just one relationship. Obviously, he is not that kind of person.

Renai watched An and Subaru's complexion gradually recover, even with an inexplicable excitement, and couldn't help but frown: "Hey."

"Ok?"

"Subaru, you're not planning anything bad to Toru, are you?"

"Ah?" An Hemai widened his eyes and pretended to be dumb, "What did you say? I didn't hear clearly."

Rencai sneered: "I can only say that you are asking for trouble."

"Why?" An Hesuba looked dissatisfied.

"Because, impossible things are impossible." Renai put on a confident look, her tone full of sarcasm.

An Hemai felt a little guilty when she stared at him. He turned his head away and muttered softly, "I can't hear you!" There was a hint of anger in his voice.

Rencai looked at her, her expression becoming more speechless: As expected, this guy is very weird and has a lot of problems.

-

The snow began to fall more heavily in the afternoon. Toru Uehara's car stopped steadily in front of the real estate agency. He soon saw Rena Ueda standing there, gently rubbing her red, frozen hands. Next to her was a young agent who looked a little reserved.

"Get in the car." Toru Uehara rolled down the window and called out.

"Good afternoon, Toru-kun." Rena Ueda smiled and sat in the passenger seat, took off her hat and shook off some fine snow.

The agent got on the back seat a little awkwardly, "Thank you, sir."

After taking off her hat, Reina Ueda patted the snow on the brim of her hat. Her hands and nose were red from the cold. Feeling Toru Uehara's gaze, she was slightly stunned, and then looked at him a little embarrassedly.

"Tetsu-kun, aren't you cold? You don't even wear a scarf."

"Not really. I'm not very afraid of the cold." Toru Uehara has his own little furnace inside, and he's the kind of handsome and self-aware guy. Before he finds the right outfit, he would rather wear a down jacket and be done with simple dressing.

Reina Ueda noticed this and thought that maybe she could do something about the scarves later.

"Um, are you two artists?" the agent sitting in the back seat asked weakly.

Toru Uehara and Rena Ueda looked at each other and nodded.

"It is."

"No wonder. If that's the case, should we still keep our budget within 100,000?"

Ueda Reina pondered for a moment and said, "It's best to be within 100,000, or a little more is acceptable."

After all, she is a pure voice actor, not an idol, and she has not debuted as a singer. Her main source of income is from animation-related activities and recording itself.

Compared to people like Toru Uehara who have the potential to develop in many aspects and have a particularly solid fan base, she really doesn't earn much.

The intermediary was stunned when he heard this, and he secretly glanced at Toru Uehara.

But Toru Uehara showed no reaction.

This couldn't help but make him feel a little confused.

Are all artists living so miserably nowadays?

Their house-hunting trip started with an ordinary apartment building. Although it was well-equipped with an elevator and a caretaker, the room was obviously old. If they really wanted to move in, the floor would need to be renovated.

Reina Ueda took a look and shook her head repeatedly. It was obvious that she had neither the time nor the budget to do any of this.

The second apartment was in a very special location. It was very close to the recording studio where she usually worked, but it was too far away from the office. It took nearly two hours to go back and forth by tram.

However, the environment here is quiet, there is a large enough terrace for her to grow flowers, and the room facilities are complete and the space is large.

Uehara Tetsu looked around the area, and then asked Ueda Rena, the distance between Takashibashi Li Yi's home and the place was three miles, but the answer was not satisfactory.

"Let's keep changing." He simply shook his head and gave his conclusion directly.

Ueda Reina nodded in agreement.

They looked at nearly ten houses in a row throughout the afternoon, but still couldn't find a satisfactory one. Either the price-performance ratio was not high, or the facilities were problematic, or they were simply rented out.

Reina Ueda looked a little tired. She looked down at the tip of her shoes, her face full of fatigue.

Toru Uehara stood in front of a vending machine on the side of the road, bought two cups of hot red bean soup and a cup of black coffee, and handed them to the agent and Rena Ueda.

"Thank you, thank you!" Brother Jie was quite sincere and tried his best, and he deserves praise.

Uehara Tetsuya took this opportunity to talk to him: "If we don't increase the budget, will it be difficult to find a suitable house?"

"Well...mainly because your requirements are a bit too demanding. You need good lighting, a terrace, and convenient transportation. We can only meet two of the three conditions at most. Otherwise, we have to increase the budget."

Toru Uehara gestured to him, indicating that he should come out and talk to him alone.

The agent understood what I meant and walked out quickly.

"Well, sir."

"Budget, I'll give you an extra 100,000, but when the time comes, you can tell her that the price remains the same. Can you find a good house with an extra 100,000?"

"Two hundred thousand... that's enough, that's enough!"

"Okay, then I'll take us to see these houses later and treat you to dinner later."

"No, sir, you are too polite!"

Freshly graduated college students ８淇「４找＼书≥群：They are also college students. If they are given a little favor, they will be so grateful that tears will flow.

Toru Uehara looked at the other party's reaction and couldn't help but find it a little funny.

Later, when returning to Ueda Reina, Uehara Toru smiled and said, "Come on, Reina, let's go to the next one."

Rena Ueda was actually vaguely aware of what was happening, but she did not expose Toru Uehara and just walked along quietly.

With an extra 100,000 yen in the budget, the quality of the house I looked at instantly went up a whole level.

Not only is the environment and transportation good, but lighting is also naturally not a problem.

They found three houses right away, all of which they thought were pretty good.

Now there is no need to filter through layers.

It is tentatively planned to be after these three houses. When I am free during the day in the next two days, I will take a closer look to see if there are any other problems.

After dinner, they got back in the car. As soon as Toru Uehara started the engine to warm up the car, Reina Ueda whispered, "Tetsu-kun, those houses you just looked at are not the ones with a budget of 100,000, right?"

In fact, Rena Ueda is not stingy, but under the current conditions, choosing a house with a rent of around 100,000 is the most reasonable decision.

After all, renting an apartment in Japan is more than just paying the monthly rent.

In addition to the basic agency fees and deposit, there are also a series of miscellaneous fees such as key money, lock replacement fees, fire insurance premiums, management fees, cleaning fees, etc.

When these fees are added together, the total initial payment is usually about five times the rent.

In other words, if you choose a house that costs 100,000 yen, the initial payment will be about 500,000 yen. If you rent a house that costs 200,000 yen, the initial payment will soar to 1 million yen.

Even for workers who have been in the workforce for a long time, this is a considerable expense.

Uehara Toru was silent for a while, then nodded: "I still can't hide it from you."

"It's too obvious after all. Besides, the guy just now seemed to be a newcomer. He wouldn't have so many good properties."

"Reina, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course." Ueda Reina smiled gently.

"How much do you have in your savings now? I remember you debuted around the same time as me..."

"Barely 10 million."

If it were someone else, Rena Ueda would definitely not be so honest.

But for Toru Uehara, she was naturally unreserved.

"Ten million." Uehara Toru could understand.

It does feel a bit painful to use one tenth of your savings to rent a house.

"Unless two people share the burden, it would be better."

Although Rena Ueda's current status in the voice actor circle is slightly higher than Toru Uehara's, after all, she got the main role two years earlier, but it is obvious that her growth path is also full of ups and downs. In the early days, she struggled and made a living by working part-time, and only now has she become a little famous, so it is normal that she doesn't have much money.

"How about letting Reina move into my house and charging her rent?"

As soon as this idea came into Uehara Toru's mind, he quickly rejected it. Although he considered Ueda Reina a friend, living together was beyond the boundaries of ordinary friends.

This is not the same as borrowing a place to stay.

Moreover, if he proposed cohabitation or even further dating just to make the other person live better, Uehara Toru knew that he was not so "noble". This was not his style.

Being able to analyze these things so calmly, Toru Uehara also became more clear about his feelings towards Rena Ueda - more than friendship, but far from the level of love.

He did not have any strong desire to go further with her, perhaps this was his most real thought at this stage.

Reina Ueda had no idea of ​​what he was thinking. She just kept a polite and warm smile and waited quietly for his next move.

"So what does Takahashi-san say?"

"Ok?"

"Would it be better if I shared a house with Takahashi-san?"

"Well... I can try to discuss it with Li Yi, but I'm not sure."

"Well, you two can talk about it first. If it doesn't work, then I will share the rent with you... and then... Reina, you can help me grow flowers, and send them to my house when they are almost grown."

Ueda Reina was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "You don't have to be like this, Toru-kun."

As expected, he had drawn a very clear line. Although the communication between the two seemed natural and smooth, and the distance between them seemed very close, in fact, there seemed to be no possibility of going further.

If he really had that kind of thought towards me, his words wouldn't have been so clear.

The clearer the distinction, the more we need to emphasize something.

Reina Ueda was inevitably a little disappointed, but she had already prepared herself mentally and did not intend to give up just like that.

"If Li Yi can't do it, then I'll rent it myself. Che-jun, you don't have to worry so much. The worst that can happen is that I'll just work hard to make money later."

"But you must come to our house when we move into our new home, okay?"

Uehara Toru smiled slightly: "This is natural."

"By the way, your luggage has been temporarily sent to my house. You can stay there tonight. If you talk to the landlord in advance, maybe I can return your deposit earlier."

"Okay, thank you, Tetsu-kun."

"Need not."

Uehara Toru started the car and looked ahead intently, but his mind had already drifted in another direction. He couldn't help but start to ponder his inner thoughts: Is it the right way to fall in love if you just think the other person is "worth a try"?

Or should true love be driven by an irresistible impulse? But looking back on his life, he could count the few times he had ever been truly impulsive.

One was when I was a kid and wanted to beat up those kids who caused trouble, and the other was when I got angry from arguing with Miss Sakura.

In any case, the disadvantage of his zero experience is now beginning to show.

-

When she entered Uehara Toru's house and saw Kotaro hiding in the corner, shivering and not daring to provoke the white cat Xiaoxue, she quickly went forward, picked up Kotaro, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mom is here to pick you up."

"Your room is upstairs. It's the one on the left at the end of the corridor. The one on the right with a sign is where Nina and Subaru often stay. They should be studying now."

"Okay, I'll keep my voice down."

"That's okay, it's soundproof."

"Then go to bed early, you still have work to do tomorrow."