I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

"Senior, are you angry?"

"No."

"...Then do you want me to give you a kiss to calm you down?"

"no."

Since that first kiss, Uehara Toru found that the urge to kiss her only appeared when he thought she was particularly cute. But now, looking at his girlfriend with a smirk, he just felt itchy and wanted to beat her up.

"By the way, Senior, have you received the message?"

"Ok?"

"Ms. Aoki told me about the Voice Actor Awards. You've been selected for the Rookie Award. If nothing goes wrong, you can go and receive the award tomorrow."

"how about you?"

"Of course I want to go too! Even though it has nothing to do with me, it will be a great honor for my boyfriend to receive the award!"

Uehara Toru shook his head and laughed.

Although he was happy about the new artist award, he was not very excited. After all, he had been in the industry for almost six years, and he was still able to win the new artist award. This was a bit of a "loophole" in the award system, and it was not considered a real strength.

However, it made him want to see who the winners were this year.

-

The next morning, Toru Uehara put on a neatly ironed suit, stood in front of the mirror and carefully adjusted his tie and cuffs. After making sure that he looked meticulous, he picked up his car keys and prepared to go out.

Before leaving, he caught a glimpse of Rencai in the yard, wearing long sleeves and watering the flowers with a watering can. She looked up at him, tilted her head and asked, "Are you going to receive the award?"

"Ah."

“Can I see it on TV?”

"No."

“What about live streaming?”

"nor."

After hearing this, Rencai puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction: "Why do I feel so bad about this award official?"

Uehara Toru chuckled as he walked up to her and rubbed her head with his hand: "The voice actor community is not that big to begin with. If you really want to see something big, you'd better wait until I draw and enter an illustration competition in the future."

"That's fine too. Have a safe trip and be safe."

"it is good."

After the two said goodbye, Toru Uehara drove away, while Nina stood in the yard, stretched, facing the bright morning sunshine, and smiled happily.

"Come to think of it, it seems like Toru and I have known each other for almost a year."

She sighed softly, feeling the passing of time. At the same time, she also thought of the duel with Diamond Stardust Hatchling, a battle she had been waiting for for a long time.

After half a year of accumulation and hard work, the number of fans of the Ci Group has successfully caught up with Diamond Stardust. In the past, the gap between the two sides was as high as tens of thousands, but now, there is only about ten thousand gap.

One of the main reasons for this is that the frequency of Diamond Stardust's performances is subject to various coordination and restrictions by the management company, while the Thorn Group is much more flexible. They seize every opportunity to perform, and with their popular song style and excellent live performances, they gradually attracted a large number of passers-by fans.

Nina clenched her fists lightly, the fire of fighting spirit burning in her eyes.

-

Toru Uehara drove to Sakura Ayane's house, and after she got in the car, the two went to the venue of the Voice Actor Awards together.

When they parked the car in the parking lot, Sakura Ayane poked his arm, lifted the hair by her ear slightly, and asked with a faint smile: "Senior, don't you have anything to say about my outfit today?"

Uehara Toru turned his head and glanced at her, his eyes fell on the exquisite white lace dress she was wearing, and glanced at her exposed slender legs and the pair of high heels, and nodded: "Not bad."

Sakura Ayane narrowed her eyes and said in a disapproving tone: "Senior, you are really a leg control freak. You only look at this part every time."

Uehara Toru glanced at her helplessly and said, "Okay, stop talking about these useless things. It's time to get off the bus."

Seeing that he had no reaction to her outfit, Sakura Ayane couldn't help but curl her lips. After getting off the car, she quickly walked around to him, grabbed his tie, and kissed him on the lips without hesitation.

Toru Uehara was stunned for a moment, and after she stepped back with a slightly red cheek, he couldn't help but smile.

Sakura Ayane snorted and raised an eyebrow, "Now what?"

"nice."

"Sure enough, Senior, you are..."

"Okay, let's go first." Toru Uehara interrupted her gently, took her hand and walked towards the venue.

This warm and somewhat ambiguous scene was clearly seen by a group of people in the parking lot not far away.

Hidaka Rina and Iwa Anju opened their eyes wide and their mouths slightly open, looking incredulous.

"Xingshu, have you seen my cell phone?" Xiaoshui, who was still looking for something in the back seat of the car, leaned out and asked.

"Apricot tree?"

"Ah? I don't know." Bo Xingshu quickly came to his senses, looking panicked.

"What are you two doing?" Xiaoshui stared at them in confusion.

Seeing this, Ito Kuriko decisively stretched out her hand to block her sight: "Xiao Shui, don't look."

Hidaka Rina also quickly advised: "Yes, don't look at it."

However, Xiao Shui vaguely saw the backs of Uehara Toru and Sakura Ayane holding hands and leaving through the gap. She pursed her lips and clenched her fists: "What do you think of me? My tolerance is not that bad."

Her voice trembled slightly, and her expression was complicated. They looked at each other, looking somewhat helpless.

Iba Anshu sighed softly, feeling emotional. She originally thought that the "loser complex" would only appear in TV dramas or anime, but she didn't expect it to actually happen to her.

After getting off the bus, they were walking towards the elevator, but unexpectedly ran into Sumire Uesaka and Aoi Yuuki coming from the other side.

Yuuki Aoi was patting Sumire Uesaka's back, as if trying to comfort her, and Sumire Uesaka's eyes were still wet, obviously she had just cried.

Mizuno Inori and Uesaka Sumire looked at each other and saw complicated emotions in each other's eyes.

Mizuno Qi secretly complained in her heart: Sumire, are you really that serious? Those two were just holding hands.

Uesaka Sumire was speechless: Holding hands? Look carefully, they just kissed!

"What?" Mizuno Qi was stunned and felt his fist become harder.

Sakura Ayane, you are such a shameless guy, you even didn't let go of the parking lot...

Yuuki Aoi looked at the two emotional "losers" in front of her and couldn't help but smile helplessly. Hidaka Rina and Iwa Anju beside her almost couldn't help laughing out loud, although they tried hard to hold it back.

"Puff." Lu 6; @2nd day update group...:

“…Who’s laughing?”

Mizuno Inori and Uesaka Sumire turned their heads at the same time and glared at their friend fiercely.

Hidaka Rina looked confused: "No, where is the laughter?"

After the two turned their heads again, Iba Anshu secretly pinched Hidaka Rina's arm and whispered, "Hold it back, don't laugh."

Ito Kuriko and Yuuki Aoi looked at each other and shook their heads in tacit understanding, with an expression of "these are plastic sisters" on their faces.

The atmosphere was subtle and joyful.

-

The venue for the voice actor awards ceremony was not very big. When Toru Uehara arrived, he quickly found the location of the main group of male voice actors, walked straight over and sat down with his acquaintances.

He looked around and found that familiar faces such as Matsuoka Nobunaga and Sugita Tomokazu were not present. Looking at the entire venue, there were less than fifty voice actors.

Feeling somewhat puzzled, he turned to ask Hanae Natsuki beside him: "Senior Natsuki, why do I feel like there are so few people here?"

Hanae Natsuki smiled and whispered, "This kind of event is like this. Everyone who can come to the scene actually has a high probability of winning a prize. The probability is more than 90%."

"So that's how it is." Uehara Toru suddenly realized.

Ishikawa Kaito, who was standing by, found a rare opportunity to "show off" in such an occasion, and proudly interrupted, "Tetsu, you will know if you attend a few more sessions. This voice actor award ceremony has always been like this."

There was a hint of superiority in his tone, but Uehara Toru didn't mind. He just smiled and nodded to show his understanding.

The atmosphere of the entire venue was neither formal nor deserted, but more of a familiar feeling among insiders. Uehara Toru looked at the stage and waited quietly for the ceremony to begin, feeling calm but with a little anticipation.

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The award ceremony was simple and efficient. After all, it was just an internal event within the voice actor circle, but every voice actor who came on stage gave a speech and the audience listened carefully. Toru Uehara liked this quiet and focused atmosphere.

When the list of new voice actor awards appeared on the big screen, his name was on the list. Although he already knew the result, he still felt excited when he saw it.

The moment the light focused on him, he was a little dazed.

It has been exactly seven years since I first went to Tokyo alone.

What comes to mind is the image of those who worked hard to survive. Although the reason for working seems to be to experience life, the deeper reason is nothing more than the pressure of life and the needs of reality.

Looking back at the time after graduating from high school, he gradually mastered the skills he relies on to survive today. In the past, when he was at home, apart from studying, he just played with Xiaohua at most.

After years of hard work, we have finally achieved some results.

But this so-called achievement may just be a starting point for many people.

Standing on the stage, he glanced at the audience and quickly found Mizuno Qi. He smiled slightly, with a hint of complexity in his eyes.

Mizuno Inori won the Rookie Award within one year of her debut, while it took him six years. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. And the biggest goal for him, the Voice Actor Award, was won by Sakura Ayane in her first year.

One is the starting point and the other is the end point.

I don’t know how long I will have to work hard to reach the end, but I have endured five years of hard times. Now that life is better, how can I give up easily?

His speech was simple and sincere, almost in line with his inner feelings, and there was warm applause from the audience, including the seniors who did not hesitate to give encouragement.

It is worth mentioning that the several young voice actors who received awards on the same stage with him all have outstanding appearances. Today's voice actor industry is obviously becoming more and more competitive, and even image has become part of the competition.

Offstage, Mizuki Nori noticed that Uehara Toru was looking at her and was a little surprised. After she confirmed it again and again, she turned around and asked Hireigao Rina: "Rina, was he looking at me just now?"

Hidaka Rina nodded: "It seems so."

Mizuno Inori blinked and was about to wave back, but she felt the sharp gaze from Sakura Ayane on the other side.

Sakura Ayane pursed her lips, and Mizuno Inori immediately put down her hand, freezing in place and not daring to move.

"Ayane is still so easily jealous."

Especially when facing the "good sister" who once had a good relationship with Toru Uehara, she kept a particularly close eye on her.

"Senior, you didn't look at me just now, but looked at someone else, right? I will definitely give you a good lecture later."

The award ceremony continues.

The following Voice Actor Supporting Performance Award has three winners:

Male voice actors: Kaito Ishikawa, Shin Furukawa

Female voice actor: Tanezaki Atsumi

Uehara Tetsu was puzzled by this: "Senior Natsuki, is the number of awards also not fixed?"

Hanae Natsuki smiled and explained, "Don't worry about it. There are invisible hands behind this kind of thing. There were indeed four winners originally, but this year might be special."

Then, the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress were presented:

Male Actor Award: Hanae Natsuki (Tanjiro from Demon Slayer) – no doubt. Female Actor Award: Koga Aoi (Kaguya Shinomiya from Kaguya-sama: Love is War).

Toru Uehara sincerely applauded these familiar seniors, his heart full of admiration.

Other awards were presented:

Singing Award: Aqours (Aqua, Iwa Anju, etc.) Host Award: Uehara Toru and Sakura Ayane, for their most popular radio program of the year.

When she went on stage, Sakura Ayane deliberately moved closer to Uehara Toru and gave a provocative smile to Uesaka Sumire in the audience as if to "declare her sovereignty."

Uehara Toru obviously didn't notice these "little thoughts". He just looked at the trophy in his hand and felt a little surprised: "One more."

Afterwards, the "Most Watched" MVS Award was announced, and the name read out by the host was actually Uehara Toru.

This award is selected by fans through online voting. It has been dominated by Hiroshi Kamiya for many years and is even nicknamed the "Hiroshi Kamiya Award."

However, this year's name change surprised everyone in the venue.

Standing on the stage, Toru Uehara couldn't help but reveal a pure smile as he looked at the voice actors applauding him from the audience.

Holding three certificates and trophies in his hands, he felt the weight of the trophies for the first time. The weight was heavy, not only in terms of material weight, but also the result and reward of his hard work over the past few years.

Now that I have received the award, I have to work harder next time.

Toru Uehara made up his mind secretly.