I am a voice actor, not your emotional support

"A little girl who doesn't have enough tolerance can't be with Uehara Toru."

These words kept echoing in her mind, making her feel frustrated and unwilling.

However, she also had to admit her own powerlessness: even if she tried hard to get closer, it seemed that she could not reach that unattainable height.

"Pleiades?"

Uehara Toru called softly.

However, An He Subaru was wearing headphones and was completely immersed in his own drum beats, and did not notice his arrival at all.

He smiled helplessly, and simply took a few steps closer, standing quietly in front of her, his eyes fixed on the movements of her hands.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel emotional.

From the An He Subaru who could only play drums by instinct when they first met, to now, she has reached the level of professional musicians. Her sense of rhythm, technique and stage perception are no longer the same. He even feels that the current An He Subaru is fully capable of guiding him in return.

After all, he hadn't touched a musical instrument himself for a long time.

Finally, An He Subaru hit the last heavy note and ended this round of practice. She took off her headphones, took a few breaths, and when she looked up, she suddenly saw Uehara Toru standing in front of her, smiling at her.

"Brother Che?!" An Hesuba was stunned, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Yo."

Uehara Toru raised his hand and greeted her as casually as usual.

……

After the two sat down together, Uehara Toru asked casually, "Why are you here so early today?"

An He Subaru scratched his face and replied a little embarrassedly: "Ah... I've always been like this. Since I can't practice at home, I don't spend as much time in the rehearsal room as others, so I usually come here early."

"Is that so?" Uehara Toru nodded, with a gentle smile on his face. He raised his hand and gently rubbed An and Subaru's head, "What a hard-working child."

An He Subaru felt his movements and narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling somewhat satisfied. Although this behavior was similar to how he treated Renai, and he obviously treated her like a child, she still couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy.

"Brother Che, I heard that you broke up with Sister Ayane?" An Hesuba hesitated for a moment and asked.

"Hmm? Yes." Toru Uehara answered naturally.

"why?"

"Hmm..." He pondered for a while, with a smile on his face, and shrugged, "I'm not sure either."

"Eh? Brother Che... why are you playing dirty too?"

Uehara Toru smiled, as if thinking about how to phrase it: "Because I really can't explain it clearly. If you say it's inappropriate, it's actually not that inappropriate. She felt that I didn't give her enough love, and that I valued work more than love. This may have been true in the past. But a few days before the breakup, I actually figured it out."

"Then why did they split up?"

"Maybe it's because I don't have a strong regret or urge to keep her. This may mean that my feelings for her are not as deep as hers for me."

An He Subaru looked at his profile and found that he didn't look sad at all. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but complain: "It sounds a bit sloppy and a bit messy."

"That's probably what first love feels like." Uehara Toru withdrew his hand, glanced at the instruments in the rehearsal room, and continued, "But she did teach me a very important lesson."

"What's the point?"

"Don't underestimate other people's feelings without authorization. If the feelings between two people are not equal from the beginning, the ending will most likely not be good."

"What do you mean?"

"For example, if I like you very much, but you just think I'm okay and you want to try dating me, then problems will slowly emerge. The one who is favored may not feel anything, but the one who takes the initiative will think more and be more tired."

An He Subaru nodded thoughtfully, but still didn't quite understand. She paused and asked, "So, Tetsu-kun, are you still in touch with Sister Ayane?"

"Yes." Uehara Toru nodded, "but it's just a work relationship. When we meet during broadcasts or recordings, we'll chat a little more."

"Didn't you have that awkward period after you broke up?"

Uehara Toru touched his chin, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "Now that you mention it, it seems that there really isn't one."

"Maybe it's because we're still compatible in nature, but not suitable as lovers."

Sakura Ayane's "grudge" against Uehara Toru not only did not cause any trouble to their broadcast, but instead gave the program a second spring, even better than when they first started working together.

The audience obviously enjoyed listening to the two of them bickering, and Sakura Ayane seemed to have awakened some kind of "resentful woman" attribute. She was more aggressive than her previous weird image, and her blunt words were sharp and aggressive.

Uehara Tetsu maintained a calm attitude, thinking that after all, she was his ex-girlfriend, so he simply let her talk as much as she wanted. If she said something too much, he would occasionally fight back, which ended up creating more laughs.

Such interactions won the program supervisor and script writer's praise, and they always half-jokingly praised them: "They are indeed a couple in the honeymoon period!"

Every time she heard this, Sakura Ayane would refute without hesitation: "What kind of love are you talking about? We're broken up!!"

However, no matter how she clarified, no one believed her.

"You two really are an amazing couple..." An and Subaru couldn't help but complain when they heard this.

Uehara Toru smiled, his expression revealing a hint of helplessness: "Indeed, but I think it's good this way. If it really gets too heavy, it will be too tiring."

Afterwards, Uehara Tetsu and An and Subaru talked a lot about his past with Ayane. Although their relationship was short, only a month, the memories were much richer than expected, and there were almost endless topics to talk about.

What surprised An He Subaru was that when he mentioned these memories, Uehara Toru always had a faint smile on his face. This smile made An He Subaru a little stunned.

Brother Che, why do I feel that you love each other more after breaking up?

She couldn't help but complain in her heart: Are you really broken up? Or will you get back together sooner or later?

-

An hour later, Nina, Momoka and the others arrived at the rehearsal room one after another.

Seeing Toru Uehara, everyone's eyes lit up immediately. After all, as an important mentor of their band, he had not appeared for a while. Everyone of them remembered Toru Uehara's help and support, so when they saw him, they seemed particularly happy.

Taking this opportunity, Toru Uehara briefly learned about the band's recent business progress.

Tao Xiang reported to him: "As for the album, we are preparing for the second one. The total sales of the first album reached 30,000 copies, which is a very good result."

"For the second album, the company plans to use the popularity of this competition with Diamond Stardust to carry out a large-scale promotion. If the sales can exceed 100,000 copies, we can consider holding a concert at the Budokan."

When the word "Budokan" was mentioned, everyone's eyes sparkled, especially Rupa and Xiaozhi.

4. After all, they had made “performing on the Budokan stage” a clear goal since the band was first established.

However, Momoka smiled bitterly: "Although the goal is very inspiring, the decline in physical album sales is already a trend. The requirement of 100,000 is actually quite high."

She sighed and continued, "With the development of electronic music, the audience for physical CDs is getting smaller and smaller. Most people who buy CDs nowadays do so for collection rather than for listening to music."

Uehara Toru nodded slightly, then smiled gently and comforted him, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Now that the goal has been set, just move forward steadily. Even if you don't achieve it in the end, it doesn't matter. You've only been established for less than a year, there's plenty of time."

"Toru-nii is right," Ninai nodded, seeming to relax a little.

"Okay, you guys start rehearsing." Uehara Toru said with a smile, "I'll just sit next to you and listen."

"Ok!"

Everyone took their positions and quickly got into the groove. Although they had experienced many stages and rehearsals, when Uehara Toru was present, they always felt a strange sense of nervousness, as if the expectations and requirements for their own performances were a little higher.

Despite this, their overall level was not affected too much and they still performed well. The music flowed and the melody echoed in the rehearsal room, and every note showed their seriousness and hard work.

Hard work pays off and effort never deceives people.

Uehara Toru sat at the side, his lips slightly raised, as if he was appreciating a piece of art that was about to shine. He could feel that the band was getting closer to a higher stage step by step.

-

The performance time finally arrived, from three to six in the afternoon, it was a head-to-head showdown between the two bands.

Uehara Toru deliberately did not stay backstage to disturb the band members, but chose to go to the scene as an ordinary audience. He queued up seriously, thinking: "It's a bit of a privilege to always watch performances through the staff channel. This time, it's also quite interesting to queue up properly."

Fortunately, he won the lottery and got a good infield ticket.

When he checked the tickets at 2:50, a large number of fans had already poured into the venue. The color camps of fans on both sides of the venue were clearly divided - one side was blue, representing diamond stardust, and the other side was red, representing thornless.

Toru Uehara looked down at his light gray T-shirt and took a few steps inside when he was stopped by the staff.

"Sir, which side are you a fan of? According to the rules, you need to wear clothes of corresponding colors to enter. If you don't have any, you can get one for free." The staff politely reminded.

Uehara Toru nodded and thought: Free distribution? That's very considerate, and it can be regarded as a way to retain fans.

Unsurprisingly, he chose red. He was a staunch supporter of Thorns Without Thorns, and as for Diamond Dust, he was not familiar with it at all.

After changing into his red jacket, he found his seat according to his ticket number. This position was in the center of the inner field, which was very advantageous, even comparable to his previous "privileged" position in the first row.

Just as I sat down, a soft and sweet voice sounded beside me: "Che?"

Uehara Toru turned around and saw that Toyama Nana was looking at him with a smile. The mask she was wearing was slowly pulled down, revealing a gentle and lovely face. She was also wearing a red dress today, and the whole person looked particularly delicate and moving.

"Nana? Long time no see." Toru Uehara also showed a surprised expression.

"Yeah, it's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect to meet you here." Nana Toyama narrowed her eyes happily, her tone revealing unexpected surprise.

"Did you also buy your ticket by lottery?"

"Yes." Nana nodded and smiled, "This performance is very important to Nina and the others, so I didn't tell them specifically to avoid adding to their pressure."

When Uehara Toru heard this, his heart was slightly moved, and he sighed: "You are still as considerate as always, Nana."

"Hehe, it's okay." Nana smiled mischievously and then asked, "But, Toru, didn't you come with Ayane-chan today?"

Uehara Toru paused and replied, "No. Mainly because... we have broken up, so naturally we won't come to watch the show together."

"Oh, I see. Ayane-chan doesn't like this kind of performance?" Nana asked casually, then suddenly realized, "Wait, what did you just say?"

Looking at her dull expression, Uehara Toru couldn't help but laugh: "You really didn't hear clearly, did you? I said, we broke up."

"Break up?" Nana was completely stunned, her tone filled with disbelief.

She wanted to continue asking, but Uehara Toru waved his hand, smiled and pointed at the stage: "The performance is about to start, let's watch it first."

"Oh oh..." Nana blinked and closed her mouth reluctantly, but her heart was surging.

Break up? How is that possible! She recalled the radio program she listened to not long ago. There was no trace of a breakup at all! Or was this the so-called professionalism?

She turned her head to glance at Toru Uehara's profile and found that he looked calm, without any of the sadness that should have been shown after a breakup.

But she vaguely felt that his calmness might not be due to his true indifference, but rather that he was used to hiding his emotions.

If he is really sad, how can I comfort him?

Nana Toyama's eyes were complex and gentle, but Toru Uehara did not notice her expression. He just relaxed his body and waited quietly for the show.

He knew very well that this was not just a simple music competition, but also a critical node in Rencai's growth.

The rules of the duel are simple and intuitive: fans vote for the band they support by waving light sticks, and the number of light sticks on the red and blue sides directly reflects which side has the upper hand. Each side plays ten songs, taking turns to perform. This tense and suspenseful rhythm makes the whole performance exciting.

As a high-pitched guitar solo sounded, the band Youci Wuci took the stage first. The LED screen on the stage was instantly lit up, and the red light covered the entire background like an ocean, rendering the passionate temperament of the band vividly.

The first song, "Our City in Bustle," began, and Nina's voice cut through the noise of the venue with great force, instantly igniting the atmosphere of the entire venue. The audience waved their light sticks like a tide, and Toyama Nana and Uehara Toru were also infected by the enthusiasm of the scene, spontaneously waving their red light sticks to the music, and completely immersed in this musical feast.

Nina was extremely confident on stage, showing her determination with her best high-speed singing.

"Hina, did you see that? This is my strength! Today, I will prove you wrong! 0"〕

As the song ended, the audience burst into warm cheers. The big screen on the stage quickly displayed the voting results - 1878 votes, which almost conquered the audience.

Seeing this number, the fans of the Thorns became even more excited, cheering one after another, while the members of Diamond Stardust who were about to go on stage were stunned for a moment.

The pink-haired girl Hina, who was leading the group, had a slightly changed expression, but she quickly adjusted herself, gritted her teeth, and walked towards the stage with a more determined pace. When she passed by Renai who was walking off the stage, she exchanged a look of defiance with the other party, her eyes revealing provocation and fighting spirit.

Nina was naturally not to be outdone and stared at her closely, but Momoka reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"Hiina, calm down, this is just the beginning. There are still nine songs to go, don't rush."

"I'm not in a hurry." Rencai snorted, his eyes still showing a little anger.

Rupa and Xiaozhi on the side looked at each other and laughed at the same time - they were already used to Rencai's stubborn look.

At the same time, Hina, who had stepped onto the stage, quickly got into the mood. She stood in the center of the stage, holding the microphone tightly, and shouted to the audience in a clear and powerful voice:

"Everyone at Diamond Dust, are you ready?!"

"Ready!!" The blue glow sticks lit up instantly, and the sea of ​​red was quickly replaced by a dazzling blue.

Seeing this, Hina showed a smug smile and even glanced back at Nina, as if to say, "See, we are the home team."

Renai bit her lip subconsciously, looking a little irritated. But Momoka patted her shoulder gently: "Don't worry too much, this game is for the whole court, don't just focus on her."

Rencai took a deep breath and nodded slowly: "I know." Search: Just "≥↑Four, Er Ridge〕

-

After the two bands sang five songs each, they entered the intermission MC session. This was a short adjustment time and also an opportunity for the bands to interact with fans. Each side would express gratitude or liven up the atmosphere through questions and answers.

Nina stood in the center of the stage, talking to the fans below. Although her tone was full of enthusiasm, her slightly stiff movements and slightly trembling voice revealed her inner nervousness.

Uehara Toru, who was listening in the audience, couldn't help but turn his head to look at Toyama Nana and whispered, "You taught her all these words, right?"