Tokyo Soft Rice King

"Is that why you choose to specialize in mother-type characters?"

"Well, she analyzed the characteristics of my voice and thought that I could perform better than anyone else when it came to matching with married, mature women. This is one of my talents, but she also said that it's not my most important talent."

"Oh?"

Takanashi Akiko perfectly reproduced Saotome Fuyumi's words in her memory, following her tone.

“Talent is made up of aptitude, potential, skills, experience, knowledge… but the most important thing is actually ‘willingness’.”

"As long as the will is strong enough, human talent is theoretically unlimited."

"I accepted you because I saw in you the determination to become a famous voice actor no matter what..."

"My firm welcomes 'madmen who don't know how to live or die' like you!"

"So, if you really don't plan to turn back... come and gamble your life with me!"

"I'll pay for your life! I, Saotome Fuyumi, will definitely make you a famous voice actor known to everyone!"

After saying these words, Takanashi Akiko opened her eyes, took a deep breath and adjusted herself before speaking.

"That's what Director Fuyumi said to me at the time... Very inspiring, isn't it?"

"Yes...I feel a little excited when I hear that."

And these words seem a little familiar.

It was just like what I had said to Ziyin back then: 'Give me half of your life!'

Director Saotome Fuyumi is really good at stirring people up.

"Later, I followed Director Fuyumi's instructions and began conducting specialized dubbing training... But then, I encountered an insurmountable obstacle. If I didn't find a way to overcome it, it would be difficult for me to continue on this narrowing path."

"What kind of difficulty is that?"

Kuroba Akira just asked casually, but Takanashi Akiko remained silent.

Her face showed the most uncomfortable expression so far, as if she was a sinner being judged, her face full of guilt.

"Kuroba-kun...can you promise me not to tell Mirai what I'm going to say next?"

Hei Yuming looked hesitant at first, then he showed a thoughtful expression, and finally nodded resolutely.

"Okay, I promise you, Aunt Qiuzi, I will never tell the future."

But if she heard it herself, she wouldn't blame me.

"Um……"

Takanashi Akiko also pondered for a long time and was still very hesitant.

Originally, she didn't intend to tell Hei Yuming about this matter, and wanted to take this secret to the grave, but as she talked, she couldn't stop, and wanted to tell him everything that had happened so far.

It's not that Kuroba Akira is so special, it's just that after her daughter entered the "rebellious period", Takanashi Akiko was under a lot of psychological pressure because she had never encountered any difficulties in raising a child.

Then, these secrets have been kept in his heart, always lacking an outlet, and Kuroba Akira just happened to fall into the trap... This is the same as what happened to Aizono Moeie after she wet her panties before, and Kuroba Akira became the best listener.

"Hei Yu-kun, you're also a very smart kid, so if I briefly explain my situation at the time, you should be able to guess... I was just 23 years old, unmarried, and had no experience with men. Even if my voice is suitable, I still lack the experience of being a mother..."

"Uh……"

Akiko Takanashi clasped her hands together like a sinner confessing in a confessional, and treated Akira Kuroba as her confessor.

"Yes, Kuroba-kun, just as you thought, I didn't become a voice actor after becoming a mother. I just wanted to gain experience as a mother in order to become a better voice actor..."

Takanashi Akiko closed her eyes. The more she spoke, the more painful it became. The emotions that had been suppressed burst out like a broken dam, making the pain worse and worse.

But she still insisted on pouring out all the sins she had committed, as if reopening an unhealed wound.

"I... am a despicable person and a bad mother... No, I'm not even her mother."

"Every time that child calls me mom, I feel happy but also heartbroken..."

"Because my original intention in raising that child was actually all for myself."

"In the future, she...is not my biological daughter."

"I...have never had a child!"

When Hei Yuming heard this, he really broke out in a sweat.

All the doubts in his mind were resolved at this moment, including the future life experience of Kotori.

Before, Kuroba Akira only guessed that Kotori's future father might still be alive, but for some reason, he couldn't let her know her father's identity, but he never doubted the identity of Kotori Akiko's mother.

Since Aunt Akiko smells so strongly of mother, she can only be 'Kotori Mama', right?

However, now, Hei Yuming finally understood.

No wonder Mirai Kotori said her mother was obsessed with being the 'ideal mother' and never saw any other side of her, as if she was just playing the role of a mother...

Her instinct was right.

It turns out that only children know their mothers best.

And this is also the real reason why Akiko Takanashi's maternal instinct is overflowing.

Because Mirai Kotori is not her biological child, although she will give most of her motherly love to her, it will not be exclusive to her.

A single mother? Her husband died in an accident when her daughter was born?

This is pure bullshit! It's all just a story made up for others to hear!

Forget about being a mother, she's not even a wife!

She is a matrilineal voice actor...and only a matrilineal voice actor!

The hypocritical wife, the fake mother, Akiko Takanashi.

She gambled her life and ultimately succeeded.

But she also took on the responsibility of other people's lives...

That is the future...

Adopted daughter.

Chapter 215: Everything is in her plan

After telling all this, Takanashi Akiko fell into a long silence, and her eyes lost their luster.

In this state, she may need a warm listener to give her understanding and comfort, and help her slowly get out of the vortex of pain.

However, Hei Yuming did not say anything to comfort her, nor did he judge whether her actions were right or wrong.

Because he is not the person involved, he cannot forgive his mother on behalf of Kotori Mirai.

But it was very meaningful to hear her say it all in person, and Hei Yuming also planned to continue to understand the details in depth.

"So, in the future, she isn't your biological daughter, Aunt Qiuzi... Then, whose child is she?"

At Kuroba Akira's question, Takanashi Akiko came back to her senses a little, but she just shook her head dejectedly and said.

"I don't know the child's origins either. Only Director Fuyumi, who brought her here, knows. But the director didn't tell me about her future origins. He just said, 'It's better not to know.' So, I guess she must be the illegitimate daughter of some important person."

Now, Kotori's future life becomes even more confusing.

"When the child in the future just turned one year old, Director Fuyumi found me and asked me to take care of the child. She even prepared this house for me... But due to my lack of experience at the time, I couldn't fully adapt to the role of a wife with a child, so I accepted her arrangement."

"Uh……"

It turns out that even this house was prepared by that president...

Come to think of it, this is Chiyoda Ward. A single-family house costs hundreds of millions of yen, which is equivalent to tens of millions of RMB. Akiko Takanashi definitely can't afford it.

After all, Akiko Takanashi became famous only in the past few years. Before that, she was in a state of "no opening for three years". Of course, it was actually more than three years.

So this is completely manipulated.

Thinking about it this way, maybe from the very beginning, the reason why Saotome Fuyumi took in Takanashi Akiko was not because she was obsessed with becoming famous.

I'm afraid that she was already looking for a future adoptive mother at that time, and she herself might not be able to raise the child herself due to work or other reasons.

Then, after accidentally discovering Akiko Takanashi, he saw her obsession with fame and her relatively mature voice, so he secretly chose her as his adoptive mother.

So she recommended that Akiko Takanashi focus on the roles of wife and mother, probably as a preparation for giving the child to her later.

While saying such inciting words, he actually has a clear plan for the other party in his mind, all for the purpose of achieving his own goals...

Saotome Fuyumi, what a scary woman.

After thinking about these reasons clearly, Hei Yu was obviously a little hesitant, but still believed that Aunt Akiko had the right to know all this, so he spoke anyway.

"Aunt Qiuzi, Director Dongjian..."

Takanashi Akiko interrupted him, and from her expression, Kuroba Akira realized that Takanashi Akiko was not stupid either, she had understood it a long time ago.

"I know, Kuroba-kun, you don't have to say it... But even so, I am very grateful to Director Fuyumi, because in the end, she did save me at that time and allowed me to continue to stay in this industry."

"..."

Yes, there is no way she can refuse Akiko Takanashi.

Perhaps even this has been calculated by Saotome Fuyumi. This is a top-level conspiracy.

Generally speaking, if someone suddenly brings a baby and tells the other person that you are the one raising the child, the other person will definitely feel confused and will refuse this huge trouble.

But who is Akiko Takanashi?

When she was fifteen, she ran from Hokkaido to Tokyo to become a voice actor despite her family's opposition. She is definitely not an easy person to deal with.

Moreover, he worked in a large voice actor agency for seven years, and even after being fired, he did not give up. His mental strength is really amazing.

She may not have outstanding talent in dubbing, but Akiko Takanashi's mental resilience is absolutely top-notch and she is indomitable!

Ordinary people would definitely think, "Is it necessary to go to this extent to become a voice actor? Even to the point of raising a child who has nothing to do with me?"

But it is because she has achieved this that she can become a national-level matriarchal voice actor.

I see... 'A fool who doesn't know how to live or die', Saotome Fuyumi's name for this kind of people is indeed just right.

To achieve the goal by any means necessary is almost like the obsession of a 'truth seeker'.

It's probably similar to the obsession of a certain great immortal seeking immortality.

Beneath the gentle mother's surface, there is actually a madness that is determined to catch the spider's silk at all costs.

This fake wife with squinting eyes is actually a passionate person!

"So I don't blame President Fuyumi. If she hadn't pointed me in the right direction, I would have definitely returned to Sapporo... and she also supported me to the greatest extent possible."

"Could you elaborate on this? I'm very curious."

Kuroba Akira wanted to know about Takanashi Akiko's rise to fame as a reference, so even though this had nothing to do with Takanashi's future, Kuroba Akira still asked.

At the same time, he also wanted to change the topic and ease the heavy feeling in Akiko Takanashi's heart.

"Well... although I have indeed got important roles now and am considered quite famous in this industry, when I first started transitioning, I couldn't even get a decent job. So, President Fuyumi arranged some 'special jobs' for me..."

When talking about this, Akiko Takanashi seemed a little embarrassed, because this job was really not decent.

Especially since Kuroba Ming is still a boy in adolescence, he might have played the "kind of game" that he dubbed, wearing headphones to listen to his own moans and obscene lines...

Then seeing her like this, Hei Yuming had already guessed it. After all, Mirai had mentioned it before, otherwise he would not have deliberately gone to "catch the scene".

"It's the dubbing work for Hgame, right?"

"Well……!"

Hei Yuming said seriously.

"Aunt Qiuzi, I won't look down on you for something like this. This is a legitimate job. You're not actually selling your body. You're just doing 'professional dubbing,' right?"

You know, being able to make people listen is also a skill.

Moreover, compared to those who are doing ASMR that is borderline, Akiko Takanashi's dubbing for the late-night animation and Hgame are considered "serious".

Seeing that Kuroba Akira, who had been secretly glancing at her chest, could still look serious at this time, the shyness in Takanashi Akiko's heart naturally faded away and she regained her mature demeanor.

He doesn't discriminate against other people's jobs at all. What a good kid... A kid like that deserves a future.

As for the fact that she likes to look at breasts, Takanashi Akiko doesn't think that Kuroba Akira is vulgar. It should be said that liking to look at big buds is the proof of a boy's healthy growth.

Besides, she wasn't wearing any revealing or provocative clothing; she was completely covered up, and he was just admiring the shape.

So Akiko Takanashi was actually a little happy. After all, she was almost forty years old, and there were still people who were willing to appreciate her body... It showed that she was still attractive, didn't it?