Tokyo: Who would still fall in love after being spoiled?

Chapter 47 Audition of "Waste Warrior" and "Impressionist" Voice Actors

He was awakened by a powerful flashlight early Sunday morning.

There was no light in the room, and outside the window was foggy. The sky looked gloomy and depressing, as if a storm was about to come.

He struggled to open his eyes under the strong light of the flashlight. Takeda immediately moved the flashlight away and shone it directly on the ceiling. With the remaining light, he could barely see the entire room.

The master bedroom on the first floor is quite spacious, with wooden floors covering the floor.

The previous owner of the Naoki Prize who failed to win the award probably slept in this room.

The folding bed I bought yesterday afternoon is about 30 centimeters off the ground and is supported by only a few legs, just for the sake of easy transportation.

Fortunately, the bed legs seemed strong enough, and he was of standard male weight, so as long as he didn't mess around with it, it shouldn't break.

A bed, a suitcase filled with luggage, and a suitcase that can be considered a wardrobe for the time being.

There were only these three things in his room for the time being, nothing else.

"Waking me up now? That's too early..." His alarm clock at 6:30 hadn't rung yet. "I didn't go back to my room to rest until after midnight last night. Is this amount of sleep enough?"

"I've slept for nearly six hours! That's definitely enough." Takeda's energetic voice rang out in the dim room, seeming out of place with the perfect atmosphere for a nap at this time and place.

"I'm not good enough." Besides, he was only wearing shorts and couldn't sit up and put on clothes in front of Takeda.

"It's time to run! We're far from the park now, so get up early." Takeda urged.

"I forgot to mention..." He shook his head, which was as groggy as the sky outside the window, and finally sobered up a little. He remembered that he had to sit in on the audition for Kuroki. "I have something to do today. I need to be in Shinjuku before 7:30, so you have to run by yourself."

"Seven thirty? Then it's time to get up!"

"You go out first, I'll get up right away..."

"You can't even not wear shorts, right? It won't matter if people see your upper body..." Although he said that, Takeda still left the flashlight and left the room.

When he got dressed and combed his hair in front of the wall without a mirror, he went out, but Taketa was nowhere to be seen.

Walk out of the hallway, check your keys, and close the door.

He stared at the iron gate in the front yard for a while, yawned, and collected his thoughts.

Although Kuroki's original words were "It doesn't matter what you wear, they are so relaxed about it that it's unimaginable for us guys."

But at this moment, not to mention his outfit of short-sleeved shirt, long pants and sneakers, even his head perched above the short-sleeved shirt was disheveled and sleepy.

Logically, I should stay in the boarding house for a few more days. At least there is water and electricity, and I can also do some simple tidying before going to the audition today.

But Takeda was determined not to stay and insisted on moving out on the first day, so he had no choice but to move out with him.

Neighborhood impressions, tasks, haunted house superstitions... these are all the results of consideration of various aspects.

When he arrived at the tram station, he went to the bathroom to wash his face, combed his hair in front of the mirror, and then got on the tram to Shinjuku.

While eating the croissants I bought on the street, I walked into the office building designated by Kuroki and took the elevator to the corresponding floor.

One of the passengers in the same elevator happened to be a voice actor who was there for an audition.

A thin man wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses and a neat suit; he looked like a college freshman, holding a script with only two lines marked on it.

He took a look at the lines this person was going to audition, which were about a goblin who broke into the city and shouted just a few words before being hacked to death by a sword.

The muttering that originally sounded like an incantation suddenly became understandable.

Although the timbre cannot be heard, the intonation is correct and vivid.

He was inexplicably impressed.

At most, he could be more relaxed when imitating the speech of non-human and sub-human species. He could not touch any of the lines in light novels and anime works that were simply impossible to hear in real life.

The elevator door opened, and he glanced down at the time on his phone. It was just past seven. There were already quite a few people standing in the hallway, waiting for the audition, a mix of men and women.

"The first character isn't a goblin?" He walked out of the elevator with the male voice actor next to him and couldn't help but ask, "Why are there so many female voice actors..."

"Which is it...Goblin, it's probably about ten o'clock."

"It's only half past seven." He couldn't help but remind.

"Of course I know..." The male voice actor looked at him, his guard quickly disappearing, and his tone suddenly relaxed. "Isn't this just to leave a good impression on the supervisor and the senior voice actors who are listening in?"

How could being stuck in the corridor be considered a good impression... He had no idea.

There were five people auditioning for one supporting role on average, and there were about twenty to thirty supporting characters appearing in the first three episodes of the anime.

Wouldn't such an ordinary corridor be blocked off sooner rather than later?
I clearly informed you of the approximate time, so why not just be there when it's almost your turn...

You can’t expect the animation company to rent an extra conference room for an audition so that they can “make a good impression”, right?

He walked through the crowd, wondering how many voice actors had come early with the intention of performing in advance.

But before the audition officially started at 8 o'clock, most of them were relaxed, and only a few of them were looking at the script like the male voice actor with glasses.

Some were playing mobile games, some were chatting with friends on Line, some were reading a paperback version of a light novel (even if it wasn't the "Wasteful Hero" she was auditioning for), and some were chatting with her companions while holding the script...

It seems that the animation director and dubbing director haven't arrived yet.

He had no choice but to wait in the corridor with these "impressionist" voice actors.

Soon, Takeda sent him a message.

[Takeda: Finished!]
[Takeda: I've completely mastered the rhythm!]
[Takeda: You're useless, idiot Inoue!]
Dede... Now he is also one of the voice actors of Moyu.

[Inoue: Congratulations.]
It was actually a good thing for him that he didn't have to lead the race. Running at a pace that Takeda could adapt to was too slow for him.

[Takeda: What?! It should be "Keep going!"]
[Inoue: Keep going!]
While he was perfunctorily dealing with Takeda, he was keeping an eye on the female voice actors in the corridor.

It seems that the voice actor related to the mission is probably not an "impressionist", otherwise he would have encountered an incident by now.

Several supervisors and other staff members arrived around eight o'clock.

The dubbing supervisor was a slightly plump, middle-aged man with short hair and a clean beard. He looked simple but had a sharp gaze, and his attire was neat and tidy. Kuroki had greeted him, and the impression he'd given him was pretty much the same as the one he'd met today.

"Is that Mr. Inoue?" The man glanced at him and stopped.

"Yes." He nodded, standing out from the crowd of "impressionist" voice actors, "Director Suzuki, good morning."

"Kuroki-sensei told me ahead of time that you were coming today." Suzuki smiled slightly and motioned for him to come along. "Inoue-sensei looks even younger than I expected! I almost didn't recognize him."

"Kuroki didn't give you a photo?"

"He only described it verbally, saying that he looked like the male lead in an idol drama." Suzuki said in a calm tone.

I couldn't tell if he was joking or if Kuroki Makoto was saying that.

The voice actors standing in the corridor who finally started to perform made way for them to pass through.

The staff opened the doors of the radio room and the monitoring room.

Suzuki introduced him to several other people who were also participating in the dubbing selection.

The animation director, general director, and two invited veteran voice actors of "The Wasteful Hero", one male and one female.

"According to Mr. Kuroki, Mr. Inoue's understanding of 'The Wasteful Hero' is almost as profound as his. Having seen the illustrations, I naturally believe this as well." Suzuki took the lead and walked into the monitoring room, his words hinting at something. "So, Mr. Inoue, please feel free to speak up when you offer your opinions. Don't hesitate to comment because you lack the professional expertise."

(End of this chapter)