I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

After singing the last line, Nina took a few breaths, and then there was a wave of applause and recognition of her performance.

"Well done!"

"Singing great!"

“The guitar is amazing!”

Nina was pleasantly surprised by the enthusiastic response. She turned her head and looked at Toru Uehara who had just finished playing beside her, staring at his handsome and fair profile under the light.

Uehara Toru smiled softly, turned his head and looked at her and said.

"Look, I'll just say it."

“It’s that simple to play music.”

At this moment, Renai's heartbeat accelerated to the extreme. She could hardly hear her own voice, and could only feel her heart beating violently in her chest.

"Ah."

Volume 1: Chapter 61: Static Beauty Takahashi Rie

Toru Uehara had arranged the house properly, and Nina's street performance was almost over, so he began to think about what to do next.

As for Ueda Reina, the rice she had been given was probably almost finished. Although she might not have new stock yet, Uehara Toru thought he should prepare a thank-you gift for her.

After all, Rena Ueda did not accept his money last time. Instead, she said that she preferred bartering rather than using money, which would be more commemorative.

Since they were already friends, Toru Uehara didn't care so much and agreed to the barter deal.

Toru Uehara took out his cell phone and started asking Rena Ueda if she was free today. If she was, he could go to her house today.

At this time, Rena Ueda was putting on makeup carefully, preparing to go out and enjoy some leisure time with her good friend Rie Takahashi.

Takahashi Rie is not only her best friend, but also her best friend in the female voice actor industry. The two of them participated in the selection of the same agency and were admitted at the same time by coincidence.

During Rena Ueda's many years of lonely life in Tokyo, it would have been difficult for her to persevere without the company of Rie Takahashi.

It is Takahashi Rie's love and care for her friends that keeps Ueda Rena emotionally stable and makes her more empathetic towards others.

However, Rena Ueda never expected that another new good friend would invite her at the same time.

Toru Uehara's habits are different from many people's. Usually, if people want to invite others or visit someone, they will make arrangements several days or even a week in advance.

But Toru Uehara would basically just say whatever he thought of. In this respect, he was greatly influenced by his memories of his past life, and he did not have the euphemistic habit of the local people in Japan.

Looking at the message from Toru Uehara, Rena Ueda was obviously a little embarrassed. She thought for a while and sent a message to Rie Takahashi first.

"Li Yi, are you ready to go out now?"

Takahashi Rie: Oh, that’s right, Reina, did you just wake up?

Reina Ueda: No, I'm getting ready to go out too, but a friend of mine might come to my house soon. How about you come over and sit here for a while while I finish talking to my friend and then go out later?

Takahashi Rie: Of course, but what friends? Do I know them?

Reina Ueda: Well, you probably don’t know him, but I can introduce him to you. He’s a very easy-going person.

Takahashi Rie: Okay, okay, I'm sure I can trust the person that Reina introduced, I'll come right now! ~

After seeing the other party's reply, Rena Ueda breathed a sigh of relief and then sent the message to Toru Uehara.

"No problem, Uehara-san, just come over. I'm at home."

-

Half an hour later, Toru Uehara was walking on the familiar path, his eyes falling on the big banyan tree that provided shade and shelter from the rain. He immediately recalled his chance encounter with Rena Ueda here.

Reina Ueda is the first female friend he has actively made in all these years, and it also symbolizes that the barriers in his heart are beginning to be broken.

After all, since coming to the big city of Tokyo, he has seen too many sinister human hearts. From the most basic stalking and peeping to the thieves who broke into his house without permission, Uehara Toru had indeed spent a lot of energy in fighting wits and courage with those people.

It is precisely because of these unpleasant experiences that Toru Uehara became particularly sensitive to the people and environment around him.

However, as his career gets on track, he expects to meet more and more female voice actors.

Toru Uehara hopes to use his friendship with Rena Ueda as an opportunity to gradually return his mentality to a more normal, healthy state.

"Oh my... I remember this is the right place. Did I go the wrong way?"

Takahashi Rie's outfit today is a pair of standard overalls jeans, paired with a plaid T-shirt and a sun hat.

Although her dressing style cannot be said to be ugly, it is at least far from being fashionable or good-looking.

Uehara Toru just glanced at her and continued on his way. However, just as he passed by Takahashi Li Yi, she called out to him.

"Handsome guy, handsome guy!"

"...?"

"Can you help me check if the positioning of my phone is correct? I haven't been here for a long time, and I kind of forgot whether it is on the left or the right." Takahashi Rie showed a sunny smile and walked carefreely to the side of Uehara Toru.

Her straightforwardness is different from Sakura Ayane's deliberately pretended cuteness. When Uehara Toru turned his head to look at her, he always felt that this woman had a kind of clear innocence.

"It's on the left."

"Oh! Thank you, you are so nice!" After determining the direction, Takahashi Rie quickly ran to the left and said goodbye to Uehara Toru.

Toru Uehara looked at her departing back and was silent for a while, with a bad feeling in his heart.

He didn't recognize her at first glance, but now thinking back carefully, he felt that this woman seemed somewhat familiar.

it seems that……

The voice actor of the heroine in re0 - Rie Takahashi?

He opened his phone and searched Wikipedia. When the photos loaded, Toru Uehara was completely certain.

If it is really Takahashi Rie, then her appearance here... obviously not because she also lives here, so she is most likely... a friend of Ueda Reina?

-

"Reina!~" As soon as Takahashi Rie entered the room and saw her familiar good friend, she immediately rushed up to hug her with a smile on her face.

Ueda Reina asked in surprise: "I thought you would definitely get lost. I was ready to go downstairs to pick you up."

"Ahaha, it's mainly because I just met a handsome guy who helped me show the way. Why does this place feel different from before? I can't recognize it..." Takahashi Rie explained.

Ueda Reina smiled and said, "You've always had a bad memory, this is normal."

"Maybe it's because there have been too many auditions recently, and my brain capacity has been completely occupied. By the way, when will your friend come?" Takahashi Li Yi continued to ask.

Ueda Reina was about to answer when she saw Uehara Toru slowly walking down the stairs. She smiled softly, "We're already here."

"Uehara-kun, long time no see. Are you done with work?" Rena Ueda greeted him.

Toru Uehara nodded, and when he saw the two hugging each other, he completely understood the relationship between them.

-

As soon as he entered the house, the first person to welcome Uehara Tetsu was none other than the tsundere Kotaro. As a male cat, he behaved very cat-like, licking Uehara Tetsu's toes gently each time to show his friendliness, and then there would be no more intimate behavior.

When Takahashi Liyi saw Kotaro's chubby and cute appearance, she immediately squatted down excitedly, patted her thighs, and smiled and called him over. However, Kotaro just gave her a cold look and ignored her invitation.

"how so……"

Ueda Reina called softly: "Koutaro, come here and play with your sister."

Kotaro glanced at his master with his cat eyes, and his tail flicked slightly, as if expressing a silent protest, as if to say, "You're a little greedy, I can only help one at a time!"

But I still went over and let him touch me obediently.

Takahashi Liyi reached out and touched Kotaro's sensitive parts, then said in surprise: "It's still there! Reina, aren't you going to take it for sterilization surgery?"

Kotaro immediately rolled over and crawled to hide at Uehara Toru's feet, with an expression asking for help.

Uehara Toru couldn't help but smile. He picked up Kotaro and said, "How old is Kotaro?"

"He's five years old. I was indeed hesitant about whether to do that surgery on him, but..." Rena Ueda looked at Torataro, and ultimately felt a little reluctant.

Uehara Toru smiled and patted Kotaro's head, saying, "It's true that a male cat in heat is a bit troublesome, but he should be quite docile, right?"

"Well, Kotaro has always been very well behaved. He just runs away on his own occasionally, but I always find him back."

"Next time, don't run around. When you're in heat, just hold it in. If you can't hold it in, you'll be choked."

When Kotaro heard this, his body trembled noticeably. He meowed and dared not move.

Takahashi Li Yi smiled and looked at Uehara Toru: "Handsome guy, if you speak human language to a cat, can it understand?"

"I don't know, but I feel that Kotaro is quite human."

Seeing that there was no awkwardness between the two parties during their first meeting, Rena Ueda smiled and began to introduce them to each other.

"Li Yi, this is Uehara Toru, a friend I just met on the set of Demon Slayer."

"Uehara-kun, this is Takahashi Rie, she is my classmate and we have always been close friends."

Takahashi Rie opened her mouth in surprise when she listened to Ueda Rena's introduction.

Toru Uehara was not surprised at all, but he nodded politely to Rie Takahashi.

It seems that my visit today was a bit sudden.

But...if Ueda Reina is not free, why not just reject me directly?

Is he trying to introduce someone to me on purpose?

"Uehara-san, you are so handsome, why do you want to be a voice actor?"

This was the first question Takahashi Rie asked. Although this is also the question that many people are wondering about, Uehara Toru has never been able to explain clearly why.

"Well... I just like it more. There's no particular reason."

"I see. To be honest, when I first saw you just now, I thought I met a model. You are really super handsome."

Toru Uehara was dressed very appropriately today, wearing a black jacket and a pure white T-shirt, looking clean and tidy.

The T-shirt seemed to be a bit tight, vaguely outlining the muscles of his chest.

Toru Uehara is not the traditional thin man. He has certain muscles, but he usually wears loose clothes, so it is not easy to see his figure.

Uehara Toru smiled: "Thank you."

"Mr. Ueda, these are some gifts I brought back from Kumamoto City a few days ago. Consider them as an exchange for rice."

"Ah, thank you." Ueda Reina took it and opened it to take a look: "There are quite a lot. Uehara-kun, did you only go to the downtown area of ​​Kumamoto?"

"No, we also went to Kamishikimi Kumanoza Shrine, mainly to shoot behind-the-scenes footage."

"Behind the scenes, what behind the scenes?"

Rena Ueda turned to Takahashi Rie and mentioned with a relaxed smile that Toru Uehara had accepted the lead role in "The Secret World of Hotaru no Mori".

The conversation between the three of them unfolded quickly and smoothly. With Rena Ueda, a master at adjusting the atmosphere, present, it seemed that there was no situation that she could not coordinate.

"You two take a seat first. I'll go make some tea."

"Okay!~" After sitting down, Takahashi Rie still looked at Uehara Toru curiously.

Uehara Toru felt that Takahashi Liyi's gaze was a little too direct, and he asked awkwardly: "Takahashi-san, do you have anything to say?"

"Ah?" Takahashi Rie didn't react at first.

"No, I'm just trying to figure out why you're so beautiful," she answered bluntly.

"...?"

"You didn't have plastic surgery?"

"……No."

"She is truly a natural beauty. Her nose is a nose, her eyes are eyes, and her mouth is a mouth... It's so great, I'm so envious..." Takahashi Rie expressed her feelings very frankly.

As Toru Uehara listened to her, he felt that he was gradually getting used to this way of communication.

Unlike the somewhat awkward frankness of the little sister, Takahashi Rie's frankness seems more natural and does not make people feel uncomfortable.

"Takahashi-san, you're pretty too," Toru Uehara responded.

"Well, thank you, but not everyone thinks so. They often say that I am a static beauty, but as soon as I open my mouth to speak, it's all ruined. Have you heard such comments?" Takahashi Rie said with a helpless smile.

"I'm a voice actor, how can I not speak?" she continued.

"Hey, Uehara-san, do you think I should get my teeth fixed or something?"

Toru Uehara didn't know how to respond to Takahashi Rie's jumping thoughts.