Do I really have a thing for female voice actors?

Rin Tachibana winced in pain, covered her mouth, smacked her lips several times, and murmured:

"You'd have to ask Tazaki, but he was asleep at the time, so he definitely doesn't remember."

Hina Aoki couldn't help but spit out, "Pah! You scoundrel!"

……

……

late at night.

Tazaki Toru sat alone in the music room, writing lyrics and constantly twirling the mechanical pencil in his hand.

The moment the carbon-black pen tip touches the paper, the face of Hina Aoki appears in my mind.

As a result, he could no longer write anything.

Tazaki Toru found it hard to describe what this feeling was like.

He always puts these girls' stage performances first. Faced with Aoki Hina's sudden confession, Tazaki Toru felt incredulous and couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Whether I like Hina Aoki or not is beyond question.

Tazaki Toru greatly admires Aoki Hina and wholeheartedly approves of everything about her.

This feeling can definitely be described as liking, but it's even more than just liking.

The "like" that Aoki Hina wanted and the "like" that Tazaki Toru could give her were two completely different things.

The constantly spinning mechanical pencil slipped from my fingertips, rolled onto the paper, and left a faint charcoal mark as the tip passed through.

To be honest, Toru Tazaki was not unmoved.

On the contrary, when faced with Aoki Hina's confession, Tazaki Toru was surprised, but undeniably felt a certain joy rising within him.

This is nothing to be ashamed of; Toru Tazaki never lies to himself or anyone else.

He was just a little confused about his own feelings.

This doubt caused his mechanical pencil to stop writing lyrics that satisfied him.

After a long while, Tazaki Toru sighed, turned off the light in the music room, and went downstairs to wash up.

The bathroom door was open, and a girl with long hair tied up with a hairband was brushing her teeth in front of the mirror.

Tazaki Toru wanted to leave first, but the girl, with foam in her mouth, made way for him.

Seeing this, Tazaki Toru had no choice but to pick up his own toothbrush and squeeze out the toothpaste.

Hina Aoki smiled, her eyes narrowing, and gargled in her mouth before teasingly saying:

"Tazaki-kun, are you perhaps planning to deliberately avoid me?"

"That's not true."

The girl narrowed her eyes again, staring at Tazaki Toru from bottom to top. Seeing that Tazaki Toru showed no intention of dodging, she gradually revealed a satisfied smile.

"That's good."

Tazaki Toru lowered his head, while Aoki Hina beside him tilted her head back to rinse her mouth, her chest slightly puffed out.

This position caused the loose-fitting pajamas covering the girl's body to cling to her skin, making her nipples very prominent.

This time, Tazaki Toru was unable to quickly look away as he usually did.

But the next moment, he met the gaze of the girl who was tilting her head back.

The girl gurgled for a while, then spat the water she had been holding in her mouth into the pool. Her face was flushed as she looked up and gently covered her chest with her arm.

"Tazaki-kun, your eyes are looking a little mischievous."

"……Feel sorry."

Tazaki Toru looked away, feeling slightly embarrassed.

Aoki Hina didn't seem angry. Instead, she swayed her body, gently bumping her shoulder against Tazaki Toru's arm. A few drops of white foam clung to the corner of her mouth, and her face was filled with an intriguing smile.

Tazaki Toru dared not look any closer, and squeezed toothpaste onto his toothbrush. With trembling fingers, the toothpaste fell into the sink.

The girl next to him burst into laughter without any restraint.

Tazaki Toru sighed helplessly.

"Miss Hina, are you deliberately teasing me?"

"No, that's not true. Don't mistake me for a girl who's deliberately flaunting her looks, Tazaki-kun."

"I didn't think that way, it's just that I'm a little... well, not used to it."

Hina Aoki blinked her bright eyes, her pink lips slightly pursed.

"I just felt a bit tired of pretending, and maybe this is a kind of rebound after hitting rock bottom."

"I told you, what if during this time you suddenly have an epiphany, discover my unparalleled cuteness, and fall hopelessly in love with me? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Aoki Hina's tone was light, which amused Tazaki Toru, causing him to smile.

"Huh? Was what I just said really funny?"

Tazaki Toru shook his head and sincerely said, "I feel much more relieved to see that Hina-san has cheered up again."

The girl's heart was pounding.

Suddenly, she stopped blaming Tachibana Rin for doing such a despicable thing.

Not to mention Tachibana Rin, even Aoki Hina herself wanted to leap high into the air, cling to him like a koala, hug his neck tightly, and give him a sweet kiss.

“Tazaki-kun…”

"Ok?"

"May I ask a question that might be presumptuous of me?"

"Overestimating yourself?"

The girl nodded emphatically.

"Go ahead and ask."

"If, I mean if."

"If one day you realize that everyone in the band likes you, would you choose me? Where would I rank in your heart?"

"What kind of question is this?" Tazaki Toru was completely confused.

"It's just a hypothesis."

Tazaki Toru pondered for a moment, then revealed an exceptionally complex expression.

"You mean I have to be liked by ten female voice actors at the same time?"

Hina Aoki nodded first, then added, "Eleven."

Tazaki Toru looked at the girl beside him and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe: "How should I put it, Hina-san's imagination, um..."

Tazaki Toru's words came to an abrupt halt as he noticed the girl's unusually serious expression.

"Miss Hina, is that truly what you think?"

"of course."

Tazaki Toru never tries to fool anyone, and since Aoki Hina is serious, he shouldn't just brush her off.

"To be honest, I really dislike these kinds of questions, as if they're trying to give you seniority-based ranking numbers."

There are always some things that I find hard to accept.

Tazaki Toru's answer did not surprise Aoki Hina.

She knew perfectly well what kind of man Tazaki Toru was.

The girl smiled faintly: "In that case, I'll answer for Tazaki-kun."

Tazaki Toru looked at the girl in surprise.

"Tazaki-kun's number one has already been chosen, hasn't it?"

"........."

485. Miss Hinata likes me, just like I like Mika.

late at night.

I lay alone on my bed in the bedroom, silently staring at the dark ceiling.

I've spent countless days and nights like this, but I always manage to fall asleep quickly and peacefully.

Today, however, I seem to be entangled by something. As soon as I close my eyes, all sorts of messy thoughts come to mind.

I think Ms. Hina is right.

Even though I try my best to appear fair and treat them all equally, there is always one girl who holds a special place in my heart.

Just like a newborn calf, the moment it sees its mother, a connection is established between them.

To this day, I still can't forget what happened that night.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a girl risking her life to save me.

Seeing her struggle to live in this city day after day, constantly being let down by her efforts, then wiping away her tears and continuing to smile.

I understood from that moment on.

My heart has long been captured by that girl who considers herself ordinary-looking, but whose smile is as warm and radiant as the morning sun.

beyond redemption.

I've tried countless times to tell her that she's really beautiful, but she always thinks I'm making fun of her.

"Tazaki-kun's number one has already been chosen, hasn't it?"

I can't lie to Ms. Rina.

"Yes, you're right."

Miss Hinata showed no surprise whatsoever; she simply smiled and looked at me.