I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Uehara Toru: "...What kind of friends did you make in the past?"

Looking at Sumire Uesaka, Toru Uehara couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although they didn't have many classes, her rapid progress was enough for her to directly join the voice actor agency, which made him feel very gratified.

He suddenly thought, is she going to start school soon?

After asking this question, Uesaka Sumire nodded and said, "The opening ceremony will be in two days."

"You're really amazing to be able to graduate from voice actor school before school starts." Toru Uehara chuckled.

"Uehara-san."

"Ok?"

"After I graduated from voice actor school, you're no longer my teacher, right?"

"That's about it, but you can still ask me if you have any questions. I just won't come out to teach you like I did before."

After all, he has been quite busy with work recently and will need to attend various auditions in the future. If he really has free time, Toru Uehara will most likely meet up with Matsuoka and the others, or go meet Rena Ueda.

"Well... Uehara-san, before I officially graduate from your place, would you like to take a look at the results of my studies at the voice actor school?"

Uehara Toru nodded: "Okay, then you can start."

Indeed, Toru Uehara is still quite concerned about her improvement in acting. After all, she has now reached the level where she was directly selected by the agency, which must be a world of difference from before.

Sumire Uesaka took a deep breath and quickly began her live performance. She still chose the breakup lines of Ruri Gokou.

Somehow, in the current context, this line seems unexpectedly particularly appropriate.

Sumire Uesaka really wanted Toru Uehara to be her lifelong teacher just now, but after feeling his rejection and hugging him, she had new thoughts.

Ao-chan is right, she must make changes and make decisions according to her own will, only then can she truly grow up and no longer be treated as a child by Toru Uehara.

After the performance, Toru Uehara responded by applauding.

Sumire Uesaka's performance is more natural than before, and her voice has a different texture after professional training. Although she is still a little immature, her acting is already quite outstanding.

"Yes, it's time for you to graduate. You are really suitable for this line of work." Toru Uehara said sincerely.

Perhaps considering that Sumire Uesaka has a hobby of cosplay, she might have practiced secretly when she was alone at home?

"Thank you, Uehara-san."

Uesaka Sumire lowered her head slightly and said softly, "Then...can I invite you out when you are free in the future? I want to go cosplay with you in the future."

Uehara Toru was a little surprised by her sudden direct words. He thought about it for a while and nodded, "Okay, but it depends on whether the time can be compatible. It probably won't be possible during this period."

"Yeah, let's talk about it when we have time."

"Teacher, I really appreciate your teaching and companionship during this period. Thank you." For the last time, Sumire Uesaka called him teacher. Toru Uehara was a little emotional and stepped forward to help her up: "It's okay, we will stay in this industry in the future, and we should work hard on each other."

"I look forward to performing with you one day."

Today's meeting marked the end of this teacher-student relationship. When Uehara Toru said goodbye to Uesaka Sumire, his heart was filled with emotion.

As for the emotional hug she gave him just now, Toru Uehara just regarded it as a momentary impulse of a child.

After all, Ninai had hugged him once before.

The feeling is pretty much the same.

After watching Toru Uehara leave, Sumire Uesaka pursed her lips, suppressed her inner reluctance, and clenched her fists.

At this time, Yumu Aoi sneaked out again and asked curiously: "Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

In just one hour, Sumire Uesaka's thoughts had already jumped back and forth twice.

Uesaka Sumire looked at Yuuki Aoi and said, "Ao-chan, I think that I don't just want to be his teacher or just his friend."

"what?"

“Maybe I like him.”

"The kind between men and women."

"..."

Yuuki Aoi: "Then why did you refute me before and say no?"

Uesaka Sumire blushed slightly: "Because I haven't had close contact with him yet, I don't know what kind it is, but after hugging him once, I... have the desire to hug him a few more times, and have a heart-beating feeling. This should be the love between men and women, right?"

“…Why do I feel like you’re more like… Never mind, but I see that it’s not easy for you to conquer this teacher. He just stopped for a second or two before pushing you away.”

"Ao-chan, what should I do?"

"…How would I know? Don't ask me these nonsense."

"But no matter what, if you really want to date him, the first step of ending the teacher-student relationship is not a wrong one."

"Thank you, Ao-chan. I'll ask you for advice more often in the future."

"…I've already told you, don't ask me!"

-

The third recording session of "Run with the Wind".

Since Toru Uehara was very efficient every time he came, the production team decided to let him record alone so as not to affect his other subsequent schedules.

Because Toru Uehara encountered some minor rhythms and controversies in his first live broadcast, but he handled it well, the producer plans to let him continue to participate in promotional activities.

The second live broadcast started in a unique way.

Outdoor live broadcast + running.

Simply put, it is to let him experience the feeling of running, and then promote the benefits of exercise to the audience. In short, it is to say some positive lines.

When he arrived at the scene, Toru Uehara changed into the sportswear they had prepared, which was the same sportswear used in the animation "Run with the Wind" with "Kansei University" written on it. It is said that the prototype of this university is Japan's Hosei University.

“Mr. Uehara, when you start running later, you can run faster at the beginning and then stop after two or three minutes. You don’t have to actually run a half marathon,” the staff member reminded.

"Our photographer will be filming you from behind the car. Just relax and run as comfortably as possible. Don't force yourself."

Listening to the staff's instructions, Toru Uehara just smiled.

During this period, he ran almost every day, getting up from home before dawn and running along the Tama River. Facts have proved that people with a good foundation in sports can make rapid progress.

From the initial six-minute pace, he has gradually adapted to the current four-minute pace, but it is a bit difficult to break the four-minute pace. He estimates that he needs longer training, at least three months to break through.

"Are you ready?"

"Then... let's get started!"

At the beginning of the live broadcast, Toru Uehara appeared in front of the camera in a running posture and began to introduce the content of today's live broadcast and his location.

"Hello everyone, today we are going to explore the starting point of the Hakone Ekiden route, from Otemachi to Tsurumi. We are here now..."

While running, he tried to keep his voice steady as he gave a live introduction.

Netizens were surprised to find that this live broadcast was actually a real-time running broadcast. Seeing Toru Uehara running hard in the wind, with a hint of sexiness in his breathing, the barrage of comments began to become interesting.

[Really? Is this a real live broadcast of running? ]

[This panting sound is really charming, Uehara-san.]

[You don’t really have to keep running live, do you? 】

[Uehara-san, you look very handsome today~]

The negative comments disappeared, replaced by positive comments from fans.

After experiencing the heat of the initial controversial incident, the agency quickly opened an official account for him to publish information such as his schedule, work, and daily life.

He was unknown for the first five years because he lacked enough popularity in the voice actor industry to attract attention, but once his career took off, the agency immediately began to promote him vigorously.

Of course, all this is inseparable from the efforts of the agents behind the scenes.

Although the agent did not accompany him in person, he was still very concerned about Toru Uehara's career development.

After stopping at the traffic light, Toru Uehara adjusted his breathing a little, and then said: "When I ran to this place, the real marathon runners were already one kilometer faster than me, and their speed was more than twice as fast as mine. So, it is still quite difficult for ordinary people like us to truly experience the scenery that the character of Kurashige Zou saw."

"but……"

After the green light came on, Toru Uehara started running again.

The staff on the side thought he was going to stop and thought the show could slow down here, but unexpectedly he sped up again.

So the cameras and vehicles had to start up and quickly keep up with his pace.

The audience on the barrage also expressed surprise.

【Could it be that……】

[Uehara-san, please slow down. The cameraman can't keep up with you! ]

[This is a bit too much, does being a voice actor still need to run these days? 】

[The running posture is quite nice. ]

Uehara Toru could hear the voices of the staff behind him, but he didn't care. Now that he had started running, he didn't want to stop. He would rather finish the half marathon and introduce everyone along the way than stop like this.

Soon, everyone realized that he was not joking. The driver approached him and handed him a bottle of water through the car window.

Toru Uehara smiled, and hurriedly moved closer, slowing down his pace to drink some water to replenish his body, and then continued to give real-time feedback to the netizens who were watching, sharing his physical sensations and specific feelings of running through that section of the road just now.

Sports-themed works such as "Run with the Wind" are often introduced around elements such as hard work, sweat and inspiration, and the content may seem a bit monotonous. However, Toru Uehara not only increased the fun of the program by personally experiencing it and sharing his feelings in real time, but also improved the publicity effect.

It can be said that Toru Uehara's experiential interpretation method met the work that best suits him.

When the audience saw that Toru Uehara was really running with all his strength, they began to cheer for him spontaneously in the comments. The agency also took the opportunity to increase publicity, so that this voice actor who was originally not well-known once rushed into the top ten of the hot trend. Although he soon fell down, he did reach the top ten after all.

Because of this popularity, the number of people watching the live broadcast has increased significantly.

After drinking the water, Toru Uehara slowed down his pace and approached the vehicle to return the water bottle. His sweat continued to flow and his breathing became rapid, but he never complained about the hardship and fatigue throughout the whole process. He just tried his best to run and experience the track.

Finally, within two hours, Toru Uehara completed the 21.3-kilometer journey and reached the end of the first area. Although the speed was not fast, because there were not only pedestrians on the route, but also traffic lights, he had to run fast and slow. At the same time, he also included explanations and introductions of each section of the road, as well as commercial promotion sessions.

In terms of business ability, Toru Uehara performed very well.

After running, he wiped the sweat off his face and smiled as he showed the audience the scenery behind him, although it was just an ordinary street and crowd.

“But when you work towards something and you accomplish it, everything feels different,” he said.

“I think that’s what running is all about.”

"If you are interested, you can try running, even if it's just a few kilometers. After running, you can look at the scenery outside. I believe this is also a good way to relieve stress."

"Well, today's live broadcast ends here. See you next time."

Although he was soaked with sweat in the camera, the handsome young man was still waving and smiling. It is hard not to like such a picture.

Therefore, this live broadcast greatly increased Uehara Toru's personal popularity again, and also boosted the popularity of "Run with the Wind".

After this live broadcast, the number of followers of Toru Uehara's official X account soared from one thousand to seven thousand, and it seems that breaking through ten thousand is just around the corner.

-

Saturday.

Toru Uehara came to visit Rena Ueda's house again. On the one hand, it was because he had delivered new rice. On the other hand, Rena Ueda mentioned that she had learned some new dishes and wanted him to help her taste them. These dishes were delicacies from her hometown.

Toru Uehara never refuses delicious food, and he and Rena Ueda haven't seen each other for a while, so this is a good opportunity for them to have a good chat.

"Mr. Uehara, you have been really amazing recently. Not only do you run during the live broadcast, but you can also explain your works and tracks to others while running." Rena Ueda praised.

"Although I didn't watch the live broadcast in real time, I watched it later," she continued.

At this time, Toru Uehara was sitting on the sofa with Torataro sitting on his lap. The man and the cat got along very well.

Hearing what Ueda Reina said, Uehara Toru chuckled and said, "It's okay, Ueda-san, you've been the same recently. I heard you got a new main role."

Ueda Reina said with a smile: "This main role actually came as a bit of a surprise, because I actually auditioned for a supporting role, but in the end they decided to let me be the main role."

"Are you in Versailles?"

"Hmm~ Is that so?~" Rena Ueda was in a good mood. She really enjoyed the relaxed conversation with Toru Uehara.

Soon, with a burst of aroma, Ueda Reina finished cooking for the day. She prepared a fried firefly squid rice bowl and a dish of konbu-zuke, a traditional Japanese dish made of white fish and vegetables rolled in kelp.

Firefly squid is a specialty of Toyama Bay in Toyama Prefecture. This small cuttlefish is named because it has a light organ on its body surface that emits blue-white light when stimulated by external stimuli. They are also called fluorescent squid.

Reina Ueda originally wanted to make the firefly squid into sashimi, but considering that it might not be fresh enough after being transported from her hometown, she finally decided to make it into tempura.

The aroma of rice and tempura filled the air. Ueda Reina placed the plate on the coffee table, then squatted down and looked at Uehara Toru tenderly: "Please enjoy your meal, Uehara-kun."

Uehara Toru stared at her and asked softly, "Is your portion ready?"

"Not yet. Tempura is best eaten while hot. I'll make mine after you finish eating." Rena Ueda explained.