I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Sakura Ayane: "Eh? So you want me to keep it a secret?"

Mrs. Sakura shook her head: "I just asked you not to make it a point. It's better for her to find out naturally than for you to tell her directly, and it's also better than you hiding it the whole time."

"Anyway, prepare well for your date with Uehara-kun."

"...Oh." Sakura Ayane's voice was muffled, with a hint of reluctance, but she was unable to refute.

She was still very confused and anxious.

At this moment, she finally understood why she had always denied her feelings for Toru Uehara.

The most important reason is that she is not mentally prepared yet... and has not sorted out these complicated interpersonal relationships.

...Or, why not just dump the senior?

This thought suddenly popped up in her mind, and the next second she reached out and gently patted her cheek.

What the hell! What on earth am I thinking about!

...Forget it, I'd better go to bed early tonight.

Mrs. Sakura watched her daughter slowly walk up the stairs and shook her head gently.

Ayane's luck is indeed invincible, she can even win. If you tell Mrs. Uesaka about this, she will probably faint from anger, right?

-

There are still two days until the weekend.

At this moment, Sakura Ayane felt like a small mouse. She acted sneaky wherever she went, afraid of running into acquaintances, especially - Uehara Toru.

Today she came to the agency to meet her agent. She looked extremely nervous, and even her usual sunny and cheerful self was gone.

"Ayane-chan, this way." Ms. Aoki waved and said with a smile, "You came really early today. I saw your message as soon as I woke up."

"Congratulations, Charlotte and Your Lie in April, you passed both auditions! The supervisor praised you to me and said you performed very well."

"Yes, is that so..." Sakura Ayane smiled awkwardly, but her eyes were a little vague.

Miss Aoki noticed that something was wrong with her and asked tentatively, "What's wrong, Ayane-chan? Are you unhappy?"

"Ah...well, Sister Aoki, let me ask you a question."

"You said."

"If an office romance occurs here, wouldn't it be... not good?"

Miss Aoki looked at her embarrassed, nervous, and even slightly shy appearance, and immediately understood.

It seems that the CP hype has led to real feelings?

It's not surprising, they are a talented man and a beautiful woman, and they seem to be a good match.

"Well, normally, it is not recommended," Ms. Aoki thought, "but it is not impossible to give special treatment in special circumstances—"

"It's better not to allow it! It must not be allowed! It should be banned!" Sakura Ayane suddenly interrupted excitedly.

Ms. Aoki was stunned, having not expected such a reaction at all.

"Office romance will affect the work process, right? It may also cause all kinds of unnecessary trouble, right?"

"...Well, that's what happened."

"Okay, that's it! Then I'll say it's stipulated by the company's rules and it's not allowed!" Sakura Ayane said righteously, as if she was the one who posed the rules for the firm.

"…So, are you planning to reject someone?" Miss Aoki asked cautiously.

Sakura Ayane took a deep breath and said, "Yes! There is no other way. I am too charming. This kind of thing must be dealt with decisively."

Ms. Aoki's expression suddenly became subtle.

The question is, aren't you the one who fell in love with Yuan Jun? Is this operation intended to reverse the situation?

"Are you really going to refuse?"

"The company doesn't allow it! It's not my personal idea!" Sakura Ayane insisted.

"..."

Miss Aoki understood that Sakura Ayane was just trying to find a plausible excuse to shirk responsibility.

But the question is, if you like it, why refuse it?

Miss Aoki felt that even though she was still young, about the same age as Uehara Toru, she really couldn't understand Sakura Ayane's train of thought.

Miss Sakura has somewhat transcended the Three Realms and is no longer within the Five Elements.

However, at this time, Miss Sakura was slowly starting to get excited.

it is good.

Senior, I am about to be the first woman to make you suffer.

Be prepared to be aware!

-

Toru Uehara had no idea what Sakura Ayane was thinking at the time. He just followed the routine and took the audition.

Because the audition for "Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma" is a series, the scale is expected to be comparable to the period when "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" was released, so the audition was scheduled to be held later in late February to early March.

This period of time happened to coincide with last year's voice actor awards summary and awards ceremony.

Although some rumors have begun to circulate in the office, Uehara Toru has remained aloof from all these rumors. He knows very well that the most important thing about the award is the result, and the result will not be revealed until that day, so it is meaningless to speculate in advance.

During these 8 days, after completing the recording of the last six episodes of "SSSS.6 Gridman", Toru Uehara suddenly had an idea to promote "The Moon Is Beautiful".

So he took the initiative to contact Nana Toyama and brought Rena Ueda with him, and the three of them decided to go to a nearby practice room together.

These three are the main voice actors of "Tsuki ga Mitsukoshi", so it seems natural for them to work together to promote it.

At present, the popularity of "The Moon Is Beautiful" has been declining, which is normal for a late-night animation.

After all, most viewers save the programs through the TV recording function and watch them slowly the next day.

In addition, the narrative style of "The Moon Is Beautiful" is relatively plain and warm, and it is easy to be overshadowed by more works with exciting plots and strange settings among the fiercely competitive works of the same period.

"Come to think of it, I've read about some previous cases where the popularity of voice actors fed back into animation works," Rena Ueda said softly.

"Most of them complement each other, but only one person can use his or her own popularity to bring the popularity of the animation."

"Is it Hayashibara Megumi-senpai?" Uehara Toru said with a smile.

"Correct."

"It is said that she only called out a few times on the radio and a large number of fans came to watch her."

Nana Touyama blinked and said, "Amazing!"

"But it's very difficult to achieve this level now," Toru Uehara sighed.

Nana Toyama asked: "Why?"

"Because people now have too much entertainment, and there is a lot of information on the Internet, it is impossible to read it all, so people's time is actually filled. If you are not very interested, or your fans are particularly loyal, you will not be able to bring any popularity."

"The more entertainment there is, the more demanding the audience will be."

"Then what about us..." Nana Toyama hesitated a little.

When I pushed open the door of the piano room, a faint stuffy smell hit my nose. The afternoon sun poured into the room through the window, reflecting the fine dust floating in the air.

Toru Uehara covered his nose, opened the curtains, and pushed open the window to let fresh air flow into the room.

Just "It's so cold!"

Nana Toyama immediately hugged her arms and trembled slightly.

Toru Uehara couldn't help but laugh. After watching the air circulate again, he closed the window and turned on the air conditioner and heater.

"Okay, I'm finally feeling better. Let's do something we can do next."

He scanned the room, turned to Nana and said, "You stand over here later, and Reina will lean against the window and take pictures of the two of us."

"But before that, let's rehearse a little bit."

As he spoke, he opened the piano cover, placed his fingertips lightly on the keys, and began to play a melodious melody.

Four "Nana, let's start the promotion of our new song "The Moonlight Is So Beautiful" from here. Are you ready?"

"Hey, shall we start now?"

Nana Toyama exclaimed softly and cleared her throat. Then, as the sound of Uehara Toru's piano slowly rose, her singing voice was soft and bright, as if it instantly added a touch of liveliness to the whole room.

Ueda Reina stood by the window, her eyes fell on the two people in front of her, and she smiled unconsciously. The scene in front of her made her feel warm for some reason. It felt like two cute little animals were cooperating tacitly - Toyama Nana was like a snow-white little rabbit, and Uehara Toru was like a lonely and arrogant wolf, but with a bit of imperceptible tenderness.

As for myself... I'm probably a cat responsible for recording all of this?

The soft emotions in her heart flowed quietly, and she gently pressed the recording button on her mobile phone to capture this scene.

They may not need particularly formal shooting and publicity. Just being relaxed and natural is the best way to present themselves.

"Ah... I bit my tongue! I'm sorry, Toru!"

Nana Toyama suddenly stopped, stuck out her tongue, and smiled embarrassedly.

Uehara Tetsuya couldn't help but laugh: "It's okay, it's just a rehearsal anyway, we can record the official video as many times as we want."

"It's actually quite good this way," Ueda Reina suddenly said, "Even if there are some small mistakes, it doesn't matter. It might be more appealing to let the audience see the most authentic us."

Uehara Toru nodded, thought for a moment and asked, "Did you record what happened just now?"

"It's recorded."

"Give me the phone, and let me take pictures of you next."

"Eh? Taking a picture of me?" Rena Ueda was stunned and a little surprised.

"Can't you?"

"……Can."

Uehara Toru took the phone and slowly approached her, aiming the camera at her smiling face. Ueda Jirena looked at him and couldn't help but laugh.

Although I am already an adult, I can still find the ease and freedom of my student days in moments like this.

It’s so nice, it’s so nice to be with this person.

After the promotional video was shot, Toru Uehara planned to take it home, edit it a little, and then post it on x.

The highlights can be retained, but they also need to be processed.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Toru Uehara uploaded the promotional video to his account, and soon, Nana Toyama and Rena Ueda began to like, repost and comment.

The video immediately attracted widespread attention.

The heat is rising little by little and continues to ferment.

Reina Ueda and Nana Toyama, who were sitting in their respective homes, were holding their mobile phones, quietly watching the figure playing the piano in the video.

It's really hard not to like him.

-

Saturday.

Uehara Toru got up very early today, walked quietly into the kitchen, and began to prepare his lunch box. Recently, he has been cooking more frequently, not only for the three meals a day, but also for various dishes. He has even tried to reproduce the mouth-watering food in "Food Wars!".

I have to say, the satisfaction that comes from cooking these dishes yourself is something that you can’t experience from just watching.

Moreover, his attempt was obviously quite successful, which was not only reflected in his happy expression, but also verified by the weight of several "tasters" at home.

Especially An Hesuba, she was originally a beautiful girl with an absolutely superior figure, and her flat belly was once extremely enviable.

But after several uncontrolled food "experiments", she gradually realized that her belly was not as big as before, and she even had to work hard to pull in her belly to wear some tight clothes.

Faced with this change, she finally made up her mind to stop coming to Uehara Toru's house to "eat for free" for the time being until her weight loss plan was successful.

However, Nina is an exception. Her physique seems to be different from others. No matter how much she eats, her figure hardly changes, which makes An and Subaru even more depressed.

At seven in the morning, Toru Uehara finished preparing his lunch box for the day. He prepared it specifically for the dinner with Sakura Ayane, carefully placing each dish.

After he cleaned up the kitchen, he picked up his tools and began to clean the yard and renovate part of the greenhouse shed.

After doing most of these, he took a shower, changed into clothes that he thought looked nice, and prepared to go out to pick up Sakura Ayane.

For his first date with a member of the opposite sex, he did his homework and thought out all the itineraries, but he had no idea what the details would look like.

He always felt that Sakura Ayane was going to give him something unexpected.