LOVE VOICE

"Hey? Substitution? What's going on?"

Imai Ryoji looked at Yusuke Takigawa, who was a little confused in front of him, and clicked his tongue helplessly: "In short, that's it. The producer and the original author decided to invite newcomers to be the voice actors of the theatrical version out of various considerations, so the next The work scheduled for the month will be cancelled.”

"How could this be...it's clearly agreed..." Takikawa murmured as if talking to himself, a slightly angry blush appeared on his fair face.

"There's no other way, Mr. Takikawa, it's been almost 20 years since you started dubbing "Knights of the Wings", right? Most of the original fans have lost their motivation to continue watching the movie version. Enthusiasm, for the sake of the box office, it’s not a fault to hire a new voice actor who is popular now.” Imai said, and suddenly muttered, “What’s more, it’s impossible for the original voice actors to dub together, isn’t Mr. Kondo already admitted to the hospital? ..."

Hearing Imai's words, Takigawa suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "What did you say?"

"No, it's just a matter of fact. Don't you understand these things better than me after so many years? Although it sounds ruthless, it is the reality, so Mr. Takikawa, next month's original work may have to temporarily adjust Yes. Osaka is going to hold a promotional event for the game that was just released, and an invitation has been sent, I hope you can attend, since you have time, let’s go.”

Afterwards, Takikawa couldn't hear what Imai was saying.

This is the first time that a job has been "taken away".For a voice actor who has been in the industry for almost 20 years, it is simply unbelievable.

Before he had such an encounter, Takikawa could only say vague comforts such as "Oh, that's it, please work hard in the future" for the job changes of his colleagues and juniors, but at this moment, Takikawa I finally understood the unwillingness to feel when my original job was replaced by someone else.

For Takikawa, the dubbing work of "Knights of Wings" is the starting point of everything he has now.When I just graduated from university and had no plans for my life, Kazuya Kondo, who has been taking care of me since high school and has become a voice actor, appeared in front of me and said to myself, "Would you like to become a voice actor? see" words.

Takikawa, who has no goals, went with him to the seiyuu selection venue of "Knights of Wings" just out of his dependence on Kondo.The result was beyond everyone's expectations. Takigawa, who had no work experience, actually got the opportunity to voice the actor Frode, the guardian of the wings.It is said that this is the result of the original author of the novel nominating Takikawa to dub.

The animation became popular as expected. Takigawa's age-blurred, strong and gentle voice is considered one of the most beautiful voices in the world.I still remember that at the celebration banquet after the final dubbing work, Kondo laughed and put his arms around his shoulders, and said drunkenly: "I really read it right. In fact, I was fascinated by Ayou's voice before. Now you It’s so popular, don’t forget me, Bole.”

Takikawa couldn't remember how he responded to his senior's compliment at that time.But since then, the idea of ​​"it's great to be a voice actor" has never disappeared from my mind.

But now, he has become a respected senior in the industry, but Kondo, who he respects, can no longer continue to work as a voice actor due to illness.

"Mr. Takikawa...Mr. Takikawa, your house has arrived. Wake up, Mr. Takikawa."

Imai's voice rang in his ears, Takikawa opened his eyes in a daze, and found that the car had already parked downstairs of his apartment.

At some point, I fell asleep in the passenger seat.Takigawa shook his dizzy head, said vaguely to Imai, "You've worked hard." and was about to get off the car.

Just now, I went to drink some wine with my colleagues after work, and it is common for me to be sent home by the staff of the office when I am too drunk.It's just that after hearing Imai say that his job was replaced, his drunkenness seemed to deepen, and even the scenes from many years ago came to mind one by one.

"Mr. Takikawa!" Seeing that Takikawa was about to close the car door, Imai suddenly stopped him.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Takigawa bent down slightly and looked at Imai.

"Although it's not a good time to say now, how do you think about the things I mentioned to you before?"

Seeing Imai's cautious expression, Takikawa asked with some doubts: "What do you mean?"

"DRAMACD's job. BLDRAMACD. The one I told you about last week."

"I won't do it." Without the slightest consideration, Takigawa categorically refused.

"But……"

"You don't need to say any more, I said from the beginning that I will not accept BL-related jobs." Takikawa said a little unhappy.

"But, Mr. Takikawa..." Imai's facial features were almost huddled together, showing bitterness, "Recently, your work has become less and less. If you still stick to your principles, your income may..."

"You don't need to worry about my affairs. That's it, good night." Takikawa didn't give Imai another chance to speak, and directly slammed the car door and turned into the door of the apartment.

Looking at Takikawa's disappearing back, Imai sighed helplessly.

Imai pondered for a long time about how a person like Takigawa Yusuke who sticks to his principles to the point of being stubborn survived in the industry, but did not get an answer.

"I am back."

As soon as he entered the house, Takikawa, who was a little sober at first, felt dizzy again.

"Ah, you're back." Takigawa Maiko responded casually, and then returned her attention to the notebook in her hand, ignoring her husband's intentions.

"Maiko..." Knowing that there would be no response, Takigawa still couldn't control himself from calling his wife's name.

Stumbling to the living room, seeing his wife sitting on the sofa concentrating on the script, Takigawa swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Although his wife's attitude has been a little cold recently, as long as she is at home, she will put away the bath water and wait for her to come back.After five years of married life, the feeling of being in love at the beginning has gradually disappeared after the establishment of the relationship between husband and wife.

"I said...do you have anything you want to tell me?"

Takikawa, who was about to enter the bathroom, was stopped by his wife who suddenly called out. He looked at his wife happily, but only saw a face with a cold expression.

"What's the matter? I... don't seem to have anything to say..." Facing his wife's scrutinizing gaze, Takigawa looked away a little guilty.Obviously the other party is a woman who is nearly ten years younger than him, but in front of her, he can't be strong no matter what.

Maiko put the script in her hand aside, and said in a cold tone almost like talking to a stranger: "I heard about it. It's about changing the voice actor."

"Hey?"

"Do you still want to play dumb? It has been confirmed today that Frode's voice actor in "Knights of Wings" is in charge of Ono from our office. Yusuke Ono, you should know, right? The person who has been very popular recently."

"Hey?"

"Really, your job has been decreasing, but even this opportunity to stand up has been taken away by others. They are all 'yuusuke'. One is a rising star, and the other's future is as dark as night. to the light..."

"Maiko..."

"I earned more money than you this month. If this continues, I really don't know which of the two of us is the master of the house. As a husband, you should cheer up and work hard. Do you work hard?"

"I'll work harder in the future, so..." What followed was his wife's constant censure, for which Takigawa had no room to refute, any words seemed like excuses at this moment.

"Ah, I still need to continue reading the script. You don't have to wait for me after you take a shower. Go to bed first. Tomorrow I will run to three recording studios, and I will probably come back late at night. People who have no job are really good, You can rest at home leisurely…”

While talking sarcastically, Maiko picked up the script and read it again.

Seeing that his wife ignored him, Takigawa walked into the bathroom dejectedly.

"What... she was so gentle and lovely before..."

Thinking of the cute girl who just confessed to him and was trembling in front of him, Takikawa felt an urge to cry.He really couldn't connect his current wife with the girl in the past who claimed to be his fan even though she was also a voice actress.

It seems that since the work has been slowly reduced, the wife's attitude has become worse every day.

That's right, the person who used to be popular in the seiyuu industry is now starting to worry about not being able to get a job.

What a brutal industry.

Takikawa, who submerged himself completely in the water, really wanted to just stop coming out of the water.

"If I hadn't come to be a voice actor...at least I would have a job with a stable income..."

As if frightened by his own thoughts, Takikawa sat up from the bathtub, and Kondo's words rang in his ears: "I have always liked Ayu's voice."

Yes, everyone who leans on him will say such things.

Takigawa Yusuke, as a man, seems to have only voice as the only means of attracting others.

The wavering in his heart just now made Takikawa quite mindful, and at the same time he kept telling himself that he would always keep his enthusiasm for the job of voice actor and continue.

However, there are gradually more newcomers appearing behind me now, and I hear different names appearing more and more frequently in the topics of my colleagues every day. At least he can get a few decent jobs. Compared with those people, he is not the worst.

Such self-comfort made Takikawa feel even more miserable.

The loss of the dubbing job of "Knights of Wings" hit Takikawa far more than he himself thought.

Be it work or family, I seem to have lost everything I owned overnight.

"It can't go on like this." Takikawa thought, "It's time for some changes in life."

Thinking wildly about his head, Takigawa jumped out of the bathtub, wiped his body casually, put on a bathrobe and ran to the living room, squatting in front of his wife and looking at her eagerly.

"What are you doing? The hair is still dripping, go and wipe it clean! Really, the floor is dirty again, and it needs to be cleaned up again..." Maiko complained unhappily, very dissatisfied with her husband's abnormal behavior.

"Don't worry about this kind of thing, listen to me first, Maiko." Takikawa grabbed his wife's hand holding the script, and his heartbeat accelerated a lot due to nervousness.

Seeing the scorching light in her husband's eyes, Maiko didn't say anything, just quietly waiting for her husband to continue talking.

Takikawa took a deep breath, making his voice sound even deeper: "Maiko, there are only two of us at home, it's still too lonely, let's add one or two more family members."

After speaking, Takigawa's face became even more rosy, expecting his wife to agree with his proposal.

The silence between the two didn't last long, Maiko pulled out her hand that was held by her husband, and smiled unnaturally: "What are you talking about?"

"Maiko, we've been married for five years...it's time to have a baby." Takikawa finally expressed his thoughts directly.

And Maiko obviously didn't stand on the same stand with him on this point.She threw the script aside a little irritably, and even raised her voice a lot: "What are you kidding? My work has just started to improve, and the number of important roles that have found me recently has also begun to increase. I don't want to be here What kind of child do you suddenly fade out to have? And, even if I do, are you sure that you can earn enough money to support the child? I don’t want to read scripts in the recording studio while carrying the child on my back!”

Unexpectedly, his wife would have such a violent reaction to his proposal, Takigawa stood up in a panic, and stammered, "But...but..."

"Don't mention this matter again!" Maiko got up and pushed her husband standing in front of her, and picked up her script, "Ah, I really can't stand it, the mood of reading the script is ruined. Forget it, forget it, I'm going to sleep. Instead of thinking about something, I should first think about what to do to restore my declining popularity."

Without showing any affection to her husband, Maiko deliberately walked into the bedroom with heavy steps, and closed the bedroom door firmly.

Takikawa, who was treated respectfully by the staff in the recording studio, was yelled at by his wife who was ten years younger than him at home. Apart from the husband and wife, there is no way for outsiders to know about such things.

Takikawa sat down on the sofa weakly, unable to get any more energy.

Maybe he should do something to restore his majesty as the host.

Looking at the phone on the small table next to the sofa, Takikawa gritted his teeth, picked it up and played a familiar number.

"Hello? I'm Imai... May I ask you..."

Imai's vague voice came from the phone.Obviously, he was woken up by the phone call.

"I'm Takikawa." Takikawa said his name with difficulty.

"Ah, Mr. Takigawa! It's so late, is there anything else you can do? Could it be that I forgot my wallet in my car? Or..."

Takikawa interrupted Imai's fluent words: "It's about work."

"So it's work..."

As if his throat was blocked by something, Takigawa swallowed desperately a few times before he could barely continue: "About that BLDRAMACD..."

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