Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Kobayashi Koko looked at Yang Gongfei's forearm with great concern and asked her about her well-being.

After arriving at the karaoke bar, we ordered a three-person private room.

As soon as Hinata Himiya picked up the microphone, Toru Tazaki was about to speak when Hinata Himiya quickly took the lead.

"I know, Mr. Tazaki is probably going to tell me to take better care of my voice and not to over-practice, and so on."

Tazaki Toru was speechless.

She predicted it.

Tazaki Toru said helplessly, "Since Miss Hitomiya understands, I won't say anything more to spoil the mood."

“I understand that Ms. Tazaki cares about me, so today…”

Hinata Himegami handed the two microphones to Toru Tazaki and Kobayashi Koko respectively, while she picked up a handbell.

"I'll be your audience."

Tazaki Toru and Kobayashi Koko were both taken aback.

Hina Himegami smiled and looked at Kobayashi Koko: "Coco-chan, you haven't heard Tazaki-sensei sing yet, have you? He sings so well!"

Although Toru Tazaki claims that her singing is just average, that's based on her high standards as a musician. In Hina Hitomi's opinion, it's already quite good.

Of course, "not bad" here means that they are among the average people and cannot be compared with professionals.

But this did not affect Hina Hitomi's praise for Toru Tazaki at all.

Just like Toru Tazaki always praised her beautiful singing voice.

This is a very subjective idea.

From this perspective, their ideas are essentially the same.

It's no secret in MyGO that Toru Tazaki sometimes gives Hinata Hitomi some private lessons and trains her individually.

After all, if we're really going to be serious, Yang Gongfei Na is indeed the one in the band who should practice the most.

This also shows that Toru Tazaki is indeed a serious and responsible musician.

Therefore, after a slight surprise, Kobayashi Koko regained her usual expression.

The two girls huddled together in front of the karaoke machine, tapping out a string of songs before handing the tablet to Toru Tazaki.

Tazaki Toru couldn't refuse, so he symbolically requested two songs.

What to say.

One of Tazaki Toru's goals today is to properly apologize to Kobayashi Koko and explain what happened that day.

But ever since they met, Kobayashi Koko has always been intentionally or unintentionally sticking close to Himiya Hina.

From Tazaki Toru's perspective, it seemed as if she was avoiding him, leaving him speechless.

However, Kobayashi Koko had no such intention at all.

Her greatest wish at this moment was to keep an eye on Yang Gongfei Na and absolutely prevent them from having any overly intimate actions.

Protect the last remaining spirit of MyGO.

Kobayashi Koko has no choice but to do it!

Hina sat on the sofa, her eyes first glancing at the quiet Toru Tazaki, then at Koko Kobayashi who had just finished singing a song.

Suddenly, he clasped his hands together and said, "I'll go to the front desk and see why the drinks haven't been delivered yet."

He then stood up somewhat stiffly and walked towards the door without saying a word.

Tazaki Toru clearly remembers that their set meal did not include drinks, and Himegami Hina's acting was really quite clumsy.

Not to mention Hina Aoki, even Rin Tachibana's acting skills are much better than hers.

It's obvious that Yang Gongfei Na also has a purpose today.

She sincerely hoped that Tazaki Toru and Kobayashi Koko could resolve their differences and reconcile.

Tazaki Toru was filled with gratitude for this.

But to be honest.

Miss Yang's acting was rather poor.

451. Ms. Tazaki, do you like sheep?

Inside a karaoke room.

The room was dim and quiet. The lingering sound of the previous song hit the sound-absorbing wall and bounced back slightly.

Looking back, Tazaki Toru rarely had the opportunity to be in the same room with Kobayashi Koko like this. He seemed to know nothing about the drummer from MyGO and had very little interaction with her.

This wasn't due to Tazaki Toru's favoritism, but rather because Kobayashi Koko has always shown a serious and professional side, and Tazaki Toru himself isn't good at playing the drums.

For a combination of reasons, Tazaki Toru realized that he had never explored Kobayashi Koko's inner world.

No matter what crisis MyGO encounters, or what declines in the performance of other members.

As a member of MyGO, Kobayashi Koko's contributions are no less than anyone else's.

She has always been like a pillar supporting MyGO; whenever the members turn around, they can always see her sitting in the back.

To be fair, Kobayashi Koko is not a conventionally beautiful girl. She has thick eyebrows, a heroic air, and well-proportioned features, exuding a righteous spirit like the blazing sun.

If Mika Kohinata is the rising sun at eight in the morning, then Koko Kobayashi is the blazing sun at noon.

It continuously releases scorching heat from the inside out, as if it has inexhaustible energy.

Even so, Kobayashi Koko is still just a young girl.

In the workplace, being caught by a member of the opposite sex changing clothes, standing almost naked in front of him, with other band members present, even the scorching sun would show signs of extinguishing.

Just as Tazaki Toru was about to speak, the accompaniment for the next song continued to play from the speaker.

The girl held the microphone to her lips and stood up.

The first line of lyrics, with a heart-wrenching tremor, is about to burst forth from the throat.

"The more you run, the stronger your resolve will become."

If you're feeling troubled, let me hold your hand.

The colors are so saturated they're almost blinding, and the 3D animated characters in the picture are twisting and turning in exquisite dance moves.

The neon ball slowly rotated in the corner of the ceiling, cutting the dim space into colorful fragments, and the shifting light spots fell on the girl's face.

Kobayashi Koko's singing voice was truly powerful, as if she were wearing bright red boxing gloves.

Every lyric felt like a powerful punch, leaving a deep imprint on Tazaki Toru's heart.

Going all out.

This wasn't the first time Tazaki Toru had heard Kobayashi Koko's singing. He had received a demo CD of Kobayashi Koko when he attended a composition meeting for the Love Live project.

But hearing her sing in person was truly a first for me.

In terms of singing skills alone, she is undoubtedly superior to Yang Gongfei Na today.

This is something that can't be helped.

Kobayashi Koko has received idol training since childhood. Although she is the youngest member of MyGO, she is a true senior.

Even hope born from tears.

It also carries an invisible power.

"Dreams will one day shine."

As the song ended, a brief silence fell over the room, and Tazaki Toru, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but clap his hands.

Hearing the somewhat lonely applause, Kobayashi put down the microphone.

Her face flushed from the effort of singing, and her breathing became slightly rapid, causing her chest to rise and fall quickly.

"That was a really good song, it was sung beautifully," Tazaki Toru exclaimed.

He knew the piece.

In addition to her work at MyGO, Kobayashi Koko was also chosen to be the successor to a certain role.

This matter needs to be kept secret; only those involved in the project should know about it.

The original voice actor for the character is receiving intensive treatment, but his condition is deteriorating.

They've reached the point where graduation is inevitable, and there's always the risk of not being able to perform.

Therefore, the planner took precautions and secretly selected a successor, waiting for the right opportunity in the future to announce it to the public.

It must have been a last resort.

Kobayashi Koko, though unaware of when she will take the stage as a new successor, has never slacked off in her practice.

Tazaki Toru could tell from her singing.

When someone takes over the voice of a popular character and becomes the second voice actor for that character, they will inevitably be compared to the original voice actor in various aspects.

Only Kobayashi Koko can truly understand the pressure she had to endure.

All she could do was practice day after day, trying her best to give her fans a satisfactory answer.

Kobayashi Koko sat back down on the sofa and calmly thanked Tazaki Toru for his praise.

Tazaki Toru has never been a hesitant person; once he makes up his mind about something, almost no one can change it.

This was not arrogance on his part, but rather his unwavering belief that people need to be responsible for their own actions.

This can be roughly divided into two categories: what should be done and what shouldn't be done.

And when it comes to things that need to be done, one must be decisive.

This is Toru Tazaki's creed.

Therefore, as the accompaniment for the next song played, Toru Tazaki pressed the pause button on the remote control, and the room suddenly fell into a dull silence. Koko Kobayashi turned to look at him.

Tazaki Toru softly called out Kobayashi Koko's name.

"I'm sorry for using this method to coerce you into meeting me."