I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

Seeing this, Hayami Saori chuckled and said, "It's actually quite good for Toru-kun to do this. Although it may be a bit narcissistic for an ordinary person, it is necessary for him to do so given his conditions."

8五·＂六°＂『小说日更新｝〗quＮ: Her tone was calm, but with a hint of meaning: "In this circle, whether it is the industry or the entertainment industry, there are many people who like to play with feelings. There are not many people like Che who have the conditions but can still stick to their principles."

“What do you mean?” Nana looked at her blankly with a silly look on her face.

Seeing this, Hayami Saori couldn't help but stepped forward and pinched her cheek: "It's nothing, Nana, just stay the way you are now."

Nana, who squinted her eyes due to being pinched, suddenly thought of Ueda Rena.

Is she very sad at this time?

Do you want to go see her?

Although she and Rena Ueda have a good relationship, there is always a sense of strangeness between them.

Although Reina is gentle to everyone, in fact no one can really get close to her heart.

Maybe, this time, she won’t let anyone see her sadness?

……

Although Rena Ueda still keeps in daily contact with Toru Uehara, the faint intimacy and attachment they once had has gradually faded.

She wasn't surprised to hear that Toru Uehara was dating someone else, but she didn't expect that she would have such deep feelings for him.

She thought about it carefully. She had no special opportunity, but she had expected a lot from him. The only time she took the initiative to approach him was when she stayed at Uehara Tetsu's house for five days. Now thinking about it, it seemed to be in vain.

Reina Ueda once tried to analyze why she fell in love with Toru Uehara.

On the one hand, it is a subtle sense of "cultivation". She watched Uehara Toru improve little by little, not in acting, but in the details of getting along with people. This sense of participation made her feel inexplicably satisfied.

On the other hand, people are always eager for beautiful things.

She frankly admitted that she had hardly ever come into contact with any handsome guys before, let alone someone as outstanding as Toru Uehara.

Although the reason seemed a bit superficial, she had to admit that it was true - humans are visual animals.

The deeper reason was that she didn't like herself. The feeling of inferiority that was buried deep in her heart and could not be shaken off was one of the roots of her emotions.

Sitting in the newly rented house, looking at the roses blooming by the window, Rena Ueda fell into deep thought.

"Ding-dong-"

０The doorbell rang.

Kotaro, who was standing beside him, meowed and stood up.

Ueda Reina smiled gently and looked at it: "Okay, Mom will go open the door."

Kotaro looked up at her, as if he could read the loneliness in her smile. As a cat who had failed in love, he understood this feeling very well. He was madly pursuing the white cat Xiaoxue from the Uehara Toru family. No matter how hard he tried to please her, Xiaoxue only treated him as garbage on the side of the road and often showed a look of disgust.

"Mom is the same as me..." Torataro sighed. Although his love life was not going well, fortunately he had eaten a lot recently and gained weight.

When she arrived at the door and opened it, Rena Ueda saw the petite figure of Nana Toyama.

"Oh, Reina-san, I'm so sorry to bother you without contacting you in advance." Nana smiled politely and cutely.

Ueda Reina was slightly stunned, then smiled gently: "It's okay, please come in."

……

"Want some tea?"

"No need, I just...ah, thank you!" As soon as Nana Toyama sat down, she was attracted by the decoration of Reina's room.

The layout of the room is simple and beautiful, and even the items piled in the corners are carefully considered.

"These flowers are so beautiful! What kinds are they?" Nana Toyama couldn't help but exclaim.

Ueda Reina smiled and replied, "They are collectively called roses. This one is a climbing rose, that one is a miniature rose, and there is also a floriferous rose. As for the names, they are called Scarlet Queen, Red Coster, Blue Storm..."

Listening to her gentle voice, Nana Toyama felt relaxed, as if even time had slowed down.

"Reina-san, you really know a lot." Nana looked at her and smiled, "But that's great, I thought you would be very sad."

"Sad?" Rena Ueda was stunned.

"Well, Toru-kun is dating someone else. I just found out today. Is he the one who got the latest news?" Nana stuck out her tongue.

Ueda Reina was silent for a moment and did not respond.

"Rena-san."

"Ok?"

"Actually, I think that the relationship that can stay with a person longer is often a friendship."

"Once you really start dating, you will become anxious because you care too much about the other person's every move, and quarrels are inevitable. I don't have much experience, but my family has had many such conflicts before - we clearly know what the other person is doing, but we can't understand the other person's original intention."

Listening to Nana Toyama's soft voice, Reina Ueda's expression gradually softened.

"Indeed, I have thought about dating before, but I probably can't handle someone like Toru-kun."

"I understand!" Nana smiled widely, "We feel the same way."

"So, Reina-san, let's just be calm and continue to be friends."

"Ah."

"By the way, I haven't seen Nina-chan in a while. Do you want to go to Tetsu-kun's house and have dinner with her today?"

"I heard that Niina-chan has moved in at Toru-kun's house."

Ueda Rena was stunned.

Dirty "Is it okay?"

Nana blinked, tilted her head, and then smiled as sweetly as a little devil: "We went there as friends, what's wrong with that?"

"As long as you stick to your principles and boundaries, it's okay even if you're a little cunning, right?"

Looking at Nana's natural and slightly cunning appearance, Ueda Reina couldn't help but chuckle.

She was somewhat envious of Nana Toyama's open-minded attitude.

Indeed, before the inferiority complex and inferiority feelings are completely eliminated, it is better to get along with each other as friends rather than blindly throwing yourself into a relationship that you cannot control.

"Okay, then I'll try to contact him."

-

It's been a long time since Toru Uehara had a guest at home, and he just happened to need help.

The audition for Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma will officially begin in two days.

It can be said that Toru Uehara spent a full two months for this audition.

Not only does a lot of effort go into analyzing the original work, but there is also a lot of practical cooking involved.

At present, An Hesuba is unwilling to come and be his food taster because she has indeed gained weight. When she came over that day, Uehara Toru couldn't help but pinch her chubby face.

As a result, instead of feeling happy, An Hesuba cried sadly and swore that she would not appear in front of him until she lost ten pounds.

It is not enough to have only Nina and Miss Sakura to help with the food tasting.

By the way, Nina and Miss Sakura have never met each other properly.

Because Toru Uehara knew that these two people would definitely quarrel until he got a headache, and he would definitely help the child.

So in order to avoid these conflicts, he didn't let Sakura Ayane come over to play when Nina was around.

But Nana Toyama and Reina Ueda are different.

These two are the kids' favorite.

"Nana-sister! Reina-sister!~" Nina rushed directly to the two girls and hugged them tightly.

Nana Toyama and Reina Ueda both smiled and hugged Nina back.

What's going on?

It feels like a divorced couple, with two ex-wives visiting their children.

"You finally came here, hey... Nana sister, I obviously have high hopes for you, why did you?" Nina said directly without any reservation.

"That can't be helped, Niina-chan."

"Hey... Sister Reina, the flowers you grow are over there. I've been taking care of them lately. Can you help me check if there's anything wrong with them?"

"it is good."

At this time, Toru Uehara was concentrating on cooking in the kitchen, as if he was blocking out all the sounds outside.

After all the ingredients were put into the pot, he looked up at Ueda Reina and Toyama Nana and smiled at them: "Wait for me in half an hour and you can eat."

Nana Touyama: "Excuse me, Toru-kun~"

"It's okay. I just happen to need someone to help me taste test the food."

Over in the open kitchen, the air was filled with fragrance, and not far from the kitchen counter, a snow-white cat with heterochromatic eyes was quietly accompanying him.

Looking at this scene, Toyama Nana and Ueda Reina were both a little dazed, but then they looked at each other tacitly and both showed a faint smile.

-

When the food was served, it was not the expected feast, but a table of ordinary home-cooked meals, even some styles commonly seen in izakayas.

When it comes to cooking, if you want to compete in skills, in the end it all comes down to who pays more attention to details. From the heat, the proportion of ingredients to the cooking time, every tiny detail determines the final success or failure.

However, this time, Toru Uehara's cooking was different from his usual meticulous style. It seemed a bit rough, but in this roughness there was a rare sense of intimacy.

Nana Touyama ate several mouthfuls in succession and said with a satisfied smile: "It tastes a bit like my mother's."

Rencai ate it quickly and gave a more straightforward review: "It's much better than what my mom cooks."

Ueda Reina carefully looked at the combination of the side dishes on the plate and smiled slightly: "I can feel that a lot of effort was put into it."

Uehara Toru smiled slightly and asked, "Does that taste like happiness?"

"happiness?"

"Well, if you eat this kind of food every day, would you feel happy?"

Nina blinked. "Isn't that nonsense? Tooru."

"Shut up."

"..."

Nana Touyama pinched her chin, thought seriously for a while, and then said: "Maybe... it's still a little off. For me, this taste is a bit too salty."

Ueda Reina nodded in agreement: "Me too, I prefer something lighter. But it's actually not bad. As for happiness, this kind of meal is most suitable for manual laborers."

She continued: "Manual labourers need a lot of salt to replenish their bodies, and growing teenagers may also find this taste good."

After hearing this, Uehara Toru was thoughtful, and a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in his eyes. He connected Reina's words with his own thoughts that "the best food is the one served to the one you love", and he laughed softly.

"So this is ah."

"What have you realized?" Rencai asked curiously.

Uehara Toru expressed his thoughts just now: "The food that can make people feel happy is actually tailor-made for that person's taste buds. Only when the details are in place and meticulous care is taken, the other person will feel satisfied after eating."

He paused and continued, "So, there is no need to rank dishes high or low, nor does it have to be recognized by the public as 'the best'. As long as you can serve the best taste to a specific person, that's enough. This may be the idea that Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma wants to express in the end."

Hearing this, the three people sitting not far away had different expressions.

Nana Touyama showed a gentle look: "As expected of Toru-kun, your analysis is very accurate."

Ueda Reina smiled slightly: "This is a very romantic concept. It makes people feel happy just listening to it."

Rencai curled her lips: "You are thinking about work even when you are eating. You are really hopeless."

Uehara Toru couldn't help laughing, thinking that Nina's speaking style was exactly the same as Sakura Ayane's. He had an idea and thought about packing some food for Ayane to try tomorrow to see how she would react.

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The next day at noon, Sakura Ayane tasted the food that Uehara Toru had carefully prepared while listening to his questions.

She frowned and said, "Senior, you are really possessed. I just think it's too salty and not very tasty."

"..."

Toru Uehara glanced at her and shook his head helplessly.

Sakura Ayane snorted: "But, you did it especially for me, so I'll accept it."

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