Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"Huh? You booked it?!"

To everyone's surprise, it turned out that Kuroba Akira had 'misled' the goddess into wanting to become a voice actress.

"Yes, you just said I was her follower, but actually I'm her producer. I was the one who planned her debut."

Future was even more surprised, and then complained angrily.

"Look what you've done! Someone with such unparalleled beauty as our goddess should definitely be made an actress! Or an idol! Do you even understand the value of her looks?!"

Kuroba Akira scratched his head and explained.

"Of course I understand... but Shion said she didn't want to rely on her looks to enter the entertainment industry, which is why she decided to become a voice actress."

After hearing this, Takanashi Mirai admired her even more, not only for her beauty but also for her character.

"Wow... She's so beautiful, but she doesn't want to rely on her looks... That's the kind of awareness I lack!"

"So, you really want to be a voice actor in the future?"

Akira Kuroba felt that his previous guess was mostly correct. Mirai Takanashi decided not to go to school either because she saw Shion and heard her declaration that she would not go to school anymore.

But you don't have to be a shut-in to become a voice actor, right?

Then Takanashi Mirai explained why things would turn out this way.

"That's right... but I can't become a voice actor right now."

"why?"

"Because my mother would absolutely never agree to my desire to become a voice actor."

This is the core conflict between the mother and daughter in the Bird Swim family.

Chapter 208 Innate Broadcaster's Sacred Body

Kuroba Akira found it very strange when he heard this.

Why is it that daughters are specifically forbidden from becoming voice actresses?

Because Akiko herself is a voice actress, she knows how difficult the voice acting industry is.

That doesn't make sense either, because Akiko isn't a failed voice actress. Since she can buy a house in Tokyo with her voice acting career and even have a large collection of anime and manga at home, she must have already achieved both fame and fortune.

Given that, shouldn't it be that she herself is already an experienced voice actress, so it would be much easier for her daughter to follow this path than if she started from scratch herself, since she already has a network of connections, so she would fully support her?

Most of the time, shouldn't families hope that sons will follow in their fathers' footsteps, or rather, daughters will follow in their mothers' footsteps?

Why would she turn around and stop her daughter from becoming a voice actress?

Is it possible that it was just a misunderstanding?

Kuroba Akira pinched his chin to confirm further.

"Did Aunt Akiko tell you herself that you're not allowed to be a voice actress?"

Takanashi Mirai shook her head and said.

"No... she never said that to me, but when I mentioned wanting to be a voice actress before, my mother didn't look happy or surprised; instead, she looked worried."

"It's a stretch to conclude that Aunt Akiko doesn't approve of you becoming a voice actress based on just this, isn't it?"

"Of course, it's not just about that. The key thing is that after that, my mom never mentioned anything related to her work to me again. Even when we were talking about animation, she would deliberately skip the voice actor list. But before, she would tell me which voice actors she knew and some anecdotes about her work..."

"Oh……"

That's definitely very deliberate.

Just like when we were kids, adults would immediately change the channel when they saw kissing scenes in movies or TV shows, because they didn't want their children to be "badly influenced".

Therefore, avoiding mentioning anything related to voice acting is definitely intentional; it's obvious they don't want their daughter to get involved in the voice acting industry.

But why?

Kuroba Akira really couldn't figure it out, so he just asked directly.

"So why is that?"

As a result, Miku pouted and cried out in frustration.

"I do not know either!"

"You don't know either..."

This is where things get complicated; we're now in a situation where we have to guess what the other person is thinking.

However, Takanashi Mirai wasn't entirely unaware of this, and she began to recount the clues she had discovered.

"But I suddenly noticed something unusual... though it all started because of that bitch's bad talk."

"Slut?"

"Yeah, you've probably already heard about it. The reason I was suspended from school is because I hit Yoshimura..."

"Oh! I remember now, when I first met you, you were wearing an eye patch!"

Remembering her swollen eye from being punched a while ago, Takanashi Mirai reflexively covered her healed right eye and clicked her tongue.

"Tsk... I only slapped her, and she actually punched me in the eye. I thought I was going to go blind..."

"So why did you hit her?"

"Because she insulted my mother!"

"I see. Well done, you did a great job. You should have hit harder."

Hearing that Kuroba Akira was completely on her side, Takanashi Mirai felt much better. Because she hadn't told Takanashi Akiko the real reason she got into the fight—to protect her mother's reputation—Takanashi Akiko still believed that her daughter was in the wrong for starting the fight, which made Takanashi Mirai feel very wronged...

But she really didn't want to tell her mother about it, after all, what that bitch said was too awful.

Takanashi Mirai hugged her knees and continued speaking.

“I can’t stand hearing people say bad things about my mother… because I know how hard she works, and I know how amazing she is…”

At this moment, she showed a smug expression and boasted.

"Speaking of which, since you, Ming, paved the way for the goddess to become a voice actress, you should know how amazing my mother is as a voice actress, right?"

"Uh……"

Kuroba Akira gave an awkward smile.

Seeing his expression, Mirai Takanashi rolled her eyes in exasperation.

This guy is some country bumpkin from who-knows-where! He knows absolutely nothing about the entertainment industry!

And this guy calls himself the producer of the goddess's show... How incompetent!

Well, I'll just have to explain it to you!

"That's enough, Ming. How little do you know about the entertainment industry? You've been at my house for a while now, and you don't even know what level of voice actress my mother is?"

"I'm sorry, I was just ignorant..."

Akira Kuroba had previously investigated voice actor agencies and learned about some young voice actors, but he didn't know much about veteran voice actors.

But he was immediately drawn to Aunt Akiko's gentle, wifely voice upon their first meeting, so Kuroba Akira was certain that she was no ordinary person.

"Then you can see how amazing Mom is by looking at all these things in my house, right? All of these were bought with money she earned all by herself, including this house. There was no mortgage; it was bought outright!"

Mirai Kotori is showing off how rich her family is like a nouveau riche kid, but in fact she just wants to show how powerful her mother is.

"You have to understand that among so many voice actors, only a handful can earn that much!"

"Yes, that's really impressive."

Actually, just by looking at Aunt Akiko, you can understand how much money top voice actors can earn. If Shion could earn that amount of money, it would be considered a success.

Then I can take the money she gives me and fully enjoy her incredibly beautiful body... After saying this, Hei Yuming felt that he was a complete scumbag.

"Of course it's amazing! You must know the anime "Miss Kaisen" right? If you don't know this, I'm starting to doubt whether you're a native!"

I'm sorry, it's really not... or rather, only half of it is... the body is, but the soul isn't.

However, upon hearing the name 'Miss Sea Fan,' which sounded familiar, Akira Kuroba immediately thought of the famous anime series "Sazae-san."

Although it is not as famous in China as Doraemon, Cherry Blossom Girl, or Thick-Eyebrowed Kid, this manga is a super long-running manga series that is renowned throughout Japan and has been serialized for decades.

The animated adaptation is still airing today, and has probably aired several thousand episodes already.

There are only fifty weeks in a year. If there are two episodes a week, there will only be one hundred episodes a year. It would take decades to broadcast thousands of episodes...

It's actually about the family life centered around housewife Sazae-san, reflecting the daily life of an ordinary Japanese family, and is a humorous story suitable for all ages.

Most importantly, this anime's viewership ratings are not just stable, but firmly in first place, exceeding 15%, standing out from the crowd. Closely following are Cherry Blossom Girl and Thick Eyebrows, then Doraemon. These are the top-tier anime in terms of viewership ratings, followed by Bleach and Luffy.

Slice-of-life anime are indeed the most popular and longest-running anime.

This is the evergreen of the animation industry, and a benchmark work that has stood the test of time.

"Of course I know that. Since it's a work that spans several decades, the voice actors must have changed several times... Could it be that Aunt Akiko has taken over?"

"Yes, and she's the voice actress for the female lead, Ms. Kaisen! I knew you didn't notice the change in the voice actor list. In fact, most people didn't notice, but that just proves my mom's talent!"

She's absolutely right. If the voice actors aren't exactly the same, it's easy for people to notice if the voice actors are changed, especially for animation voice actors.

Moreover, people usually hate it when things they've gotten used to change, so when a voice actor is changed, most people's reaction is 'it's not as good as the original'.

However, Aunt Qiuzi withstood the wave of public opinion with her own strength and gained people's recognition.

"Besides this work, the mothers of the main characters in several other top-rated anime were also voiced by my mother!"

Kuroba Akira then looked at the anime that Takanashi Mirai had listed, and all the anime that had just been mentioned as having the highest viewership ratings were included.

And they're all motherly characters...

When it comes to iconic animated mother characters, the mothers that come to mind are mostly voiced by Akiko.

"That's amazing..."

Akira Kuroba was truly impressed.

Although he had guessed that Akiko Takanashi was a very talented voice actress, he hadn't expected her to be this talented.

This is no longer just about being a top-tier voice actor.

This is a national-level voice actor!

If we were to set an 'end point' for Shion's path as a voice actress, then Akiko Takanashi would undoubtedly be the one who has reached that end.