I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Uehara Toru was puzzled: "Then why did you bring me to the barbecue restaurant?"

At this time, the two had already sat down and started ordering.

Sakura Ayane supported her face with one hand and chuckled as she said, "That must be because of your consideration for me, Senior. I think a guy like you must be a carnivore. Barbecue is definitely more to your liking, right?"

Uehara Toru: “To be honest, I usually have very high requirements for food.”

"Then order the most expensive meat! It's my treat!" Miss Sakura patted her chest, which rose and fell violently, and from the sound, it was 100% sincere.

When Uehara Toru heard this, he couldn't help but put down the tablet he was using to order food: "What do you want to do?"

"Ok?"

"I didn't plan to do anything. I just wanted to have a meal with you, Senior, and build a good relationship with you?"

"By the way, let me tell you some unspoken rules of the event. They may not be true, but if you follow them, you will most likely be more comfortable than if you don't."

"Unspoken rules?"

Uehara Toru was stunned.

Sakura Ayane was ordering quickly on her tablet, and soon she had ordered a lot of expensive meat and side dishes. Judging from the situation, this meal would probably cost at least 20,000 yen.

The restaurant they were in was not an ordinary small restaurant, but a high-end restaurant with separate compartments, using tatami as partitions, and using tablet computers to order. As long as you place an order, someone will automatically bring the food up in a few minutes.

However, the money earned by voice actor Sakura is basically spent by herself. In addition, she doesn't have much to spend money on except buying clothes. The current small treasury is enough to support this level of daily consumption.

She is also a small wealthy woman, but she doesn't show off her wealth normally.

"Okay, I'll order this much for now. Senior, please take a look and see if there's anything you want to eat. If you want, you can add more."

Uehara Toru took a look at the huge amount of food he had ordered and shook his head: "That's enough."

"Well, let's talk about activities. Senior, you are the main character this time, so you must participate in offline activities. I can't tell you the specific form, but during the public live broadcast, you must pay attention to your seat. Even if Senior asks you to sit in the center position, you must not sit there."

"Then, try to hand the microphone to someone else. When the host cues you, you can take it back to respond, but you must return it immediately after use."

"Besides that, when it comes to some parts that require joking to lighten the mood, senior, don't really joke. It's better to just sit there in a daze or pretend you don't understand anything."

Sakura Ayane talked about more than a dozen of these industry internal rules, and it was obvious that she really took out her own precious experience. Although these were mainly about interpersonal communication, Uehara Toru did benefit a lot from them.

After listening to her sharing, Toru Uehara realized that he was quite lucky. The seniors he met so far were all very caring towards him, but these might just be on the surface.

On a set like "Run with the Wind", everyone around is a senior veteran, so he has to work hard on these details to avoid offending others easily.

After Sakura Ayane finished speaking, she took a sip of water and took a short break. Just then, the dishes were served. There were only three or four slices of meat on each plate, and the slices were not thick. Uehara Toru felt that this meal was a rip-off, but Sakura Ayane didn't seem to care.

"In fact, there are many more. I didn't do these things well before, which led to me being scolded badly by my agent throughout the whole year last year," she continued.

"So you didn't do it well?" Toru Uehara originally thought that this was her valuable experience, but she didn't expect that it was just her deep reflection after experiencing setbacks.

"Yes, I really didn't expect there were so many tricks involved. Later, I learned and improved by observing Qi's practices. But even so, I'm still not good enough now."

"But, how should I put it? People still need to have their own personalities. I am trying to find people who share the same feelings as me and become my friends. I don't regret doing something wrong."

Toru Uehara nodded and started grilling the meat.

The two of them enjoyed the food leisurely, and Sakura Ayane also told Uehara Toru many inside stories of the dubbing scene, especially those seniors who seemed amiable on the surface but actually hid another side. Once you see their true face once, you will be shocked and speechless.

Uehara Toru listened with great interest and found these stories very fresh, so he asked which seniors they were. Sakura Ayane told him mysteriously in a low voice and asked him to keep it a secret.

Seeing that Sakura Ayane seemed really worried about being stabbed in the back, Uehara Toru smiled and nodded to show his understanding.

After they had almost finished eating, Uehara Toru looked at her and said, "Let's pay the bill. We'll split the bill."

"Um...senior."

"what happened?"

"How about we be friends?"

Sakura Ayane seemed really shy at this moment. She began to tidy up the hair by her ears with her hands and looked at Uehara Toru cautiously.

Toru Uehara was a little confused. He was not sure what she was trying to do, nor could he tell whether her current behavior was true or false.

Having experienced so much deception, he has become somewhat wary of "the wolf is coming" and finds it difficult to trust easily.

"I don't have any information about Mizuno Inori right now. I haven't contacted her for a month, and we weren't close to each other to begin with."

Sakura Ayane said seriously: "I know."

"But I just... want to be friends with you, Senior. There is no other intention, and there is no exchange of interests. I will handle Qi's matter myself."

"Anyway, we meet every week, and when work is over, we can just have a quick chat. It really doesn't change anything."

"Isn't that the way it is now? What's the difference?"

"There is no difference, but there is also a difference..." Sakura Ayane whispered: "Senior, actually I have no friends in this industry."

"Although many people seem to have a good relationship with me when I meet them on site and I can chat with them, I rarely contact them privately, or even almost never."

"I just want to find someone I can talk to in private."

"Don't worry, I will never be like before... It's true that I didn't understand a lot of things before."

"I apologize here, Senior."

Sakura Ayane's series of sincere performances made Uehara Toru feel a little uncomfortable.

She was no longer pretentious, which made him feel a little unreal.

The first impression is indeed very important. It basically determines his subsequent long-term subjective opinion of a person.

But... just maintaining the status quo and calling each other "friends" doesn't seem to be a big deal.

Anyway, he also needs to slowly adjust his mentality.

"Then let's split the bill."

When Sakura Ayane heard what Uehara Toru said, she thought she was rejected at first. Her mood instantly fell to the bottom and tears began to well up in her eyes.

But then, Toru Uehara added: "Friends usually go their own way. I feel uncomfortable when you suddenly treat me."

Sakura Ayane slowly raised her head, and the tears in the corners of her eyes also caught Uehara Toru's attention.

Toru Uehara obviously didn't expect her to actually cry.

"Eh? Don't they say that people would be happy to be treated to a meal?" Sakura Ayane wiped her tears and said in a low voice.

"...That will take a long time, until we are completely familiar with each other."

"Aren't we familiar enough yet?"

Toru Uehara: "?"

"Sakura, you should change your habit of getting down easily."

"I got it, I got it. Let's split the bill..." Sakura Ayane turned her head away, trying to hold back her laughter while wiping away her tears. Finally, she clicked the checkout button on her tablet and waited for the clerk to come over and process it.

After paying, the two walked out of the store together.

Sakura Ayane chuckled and tiptoed closer to Uehara Toru, and whispered to him, "Thank you, senior."

"You're willing to be my friend."

Toru Uehara's expression remained calm. As he watched her start her performance again, he felt extremely calm inside, as if he had already adapted to the routine.

Human habits are amazing.

"Senior, are you moved?"

"You smell like barbecue and your mouth smells like garlic. Do you think I'm attracted to you?"

"Hahaha, it's true."

"But it's okay. I don't like men in the first place. Like now, the feeling of being friends is the best."

"Don't like men?" Toru Uehara looked at her thoughtfully.

"What, Senior, but I'm not a txl. I'm just not interested in men at this stage."

"Then why are you harassing me? I'm not a man?"

"Hmm~ Maybe it's because you're so good-looking, Senior? That makes me ignore the gender difference?"

Toru Uehara declined to comment, but if what Sakura Ayane said was true, it would indeed give people some peace of mind.

He couldn't imagine how unlucky the man would be if he was liked by such a guy.

I guess I have to deal with her various emotions every day, and I have to coax her from time to time. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.

"Senior...are you starting to become narcissistic and think I will fall in love with you?"

"……really."

"Ah... it's really depressing!"

"If you don't believe me, I can swear to God that in this life, I can only be friends with Uehara Tetsu. There is zero possibility of any other relationship with me."

Toru Uehara watched her swear on the spot and smiled and shook his head.

"Senior, don't you need to say it?"

"No, I'm not interested in you."

"Tsk, tsk."

"Okay, I'll be leaving now. I'll watch it on Saturday night at 11:30!"

"See you."

After Toru Uehara said goodbye to Ayane Sakura, he felt a little relieved.

Another female friend?

I hope I don't have to run into that kind of trouble again.

The inner vigilance is still difficult to eradicate.

-

In the blink of an eye, Saturday night arrived.

This time, Toru Uehara went directly to Matsuoka's house, preparing to watch the premiere of the animation he dubbed with Matsuoka and Nobunaga.

He asked Sister Xiao to go back first, thinking that it would be better to be with seniors who could give him direct advice during the premiere, which would be more helpful.

Matsuoka himself was even more nervous than Uehara Toru. He looked at his watch almost every minute and seemed very anxious.

“Time passes so slowly.”

"Why haven't you started yet?"

"Why are you more anxious than Uehara?"

"Matsuoka-senpai, if I perform poorly later, remember to tell me."

"Thor, to be honest, I don't think you'll do badly."

"here we go!"

At the same time, voice actors such as Matsuoka, Nobunaga, and Uehara Toru were watching the premiere of this animation.

As for the female voice actors, Nana Toyama, Reina Ueda, Ayane Sakura, and Inori Mizuno who was taking a break from her busy schedule to put on a facial mask were also watching.

Mizuno Inori was browsing social media today when she accidentally discovered that Uehara Toru had been given the lead role...

Indeed, he has such ability and this is the achievement he deserves.

Suddenly, a crisp explosion broke through the night sky, attracting Mizuno Inori's attention. Her eyes turned to the window, where a bunch of fireworks bloomed in the night, short and beautiful.

"Fireworks..." she whispered softly.

There will also be a fireworks display in Tokyo in July...

The splendor and brilliance of the fireworks were reflected in Mizuno Inori's eyes, and that light also contained a hint of expectation.

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It's the last day, please vote for me and keep the bounty open. Anyway, I plan to keep updating like this.

I would also like to say something off topic.

I don't trade stocks, I write about harem.

Also, the form of the harem in this book will be significantly different from that in the previous book.

Of course, distorted white studies are definitely necessary, but since we are all adults, we will write a little slower.