A few days later, Takumi brought Shiori home.
"Come in." He opened the door, looked at Shiori, who remained somewhat reserved behind him, and smiled: "Why are you nervous?"
"I'm not nervous." Shiori snorted and walked into the house with short steps. She looked around several times. It was a very ordinary home. There were sofas and televisions in the living room. There were no other valuable items, except for the treadmill and the piano.
"It turns out his house isn't sparkling..."
Shiori thought, and the tension in her heart suddenly dissipated. Before arriving, she was worried that Takumi's house would be very luxurious, but it seemed just like any ordinary person's.
"This house looks very old." Shiori also noticed that the wall was a little yellowish.
"Well, it's an old rented house." Takumi nodded and took out some slippers for her to wear: "Come in, my mother went out and will be back soon."
"Okay." Shiori entered the house. She looked around curiously and then sat on the sofa.
"Drink some water." Takumi poured her a glass and then asked: "How have you been learning dubbing these days?"
"Good." Shiori held the glass and replied: "The truth is, being a voice actress is quite interesting. Dubbing is much freer than giving a speech."
"Will you be able to make it in time for the first episode of the animation?"
"Yes, there shouldn't be a problem." Shiori was full of confidence: "I heard that the animation will be ready soon. We have to wait for it to be ready before dubbing, right?"
"Yes." Takumi nodded. "Pokémon will be released soon. Once the animation is ready, voice actors can watch the screen and dub on the spot, which is very convenient."
They chatted for a while, and Aika came home.
"Hello, Aika-san."
Shiori moved Takumi aside and went to greet Aika.
Perhaps it was because women were born to get along. Shiori enthusiastically helped Aika wash vegetables and prepare lunch, which made her very happy.
"What a good girl!"
she praised repeatedly. Alice and Shiori gave Aika different feelings. She felt close to Alice like a sister, but always felt like an elder in front of Shiori.
After hearing Takumi's words a few days ago, Aika looked at Shiori with new eyes. Seeing her helping to wash vegetables and cook, she didn't mind the work or the dirt at all, and her methods were ingenious. It was evident that she used to help her parents at home and was not a pampered child.
After observing her for a few hours, Aika realized that Takumi was right. Shiori was a simple and valuable child.
She studied well, looked good, and was diligent with household chores...
Naturally, Aika thought: 'Shiori would be a good candidate for a daughter-in-law.'
This thought changed her mindset. Aika felt that she had nothing else to look for, only a daughter-in-law. Takumi, as a child, didn't usually have friends and she was very worried that he wouldn't find a suitable partner in the future.
He was exposed to manga all day. 'What if he married a mangaka in the future? How would that work? If both mangaka were busy, who would take care of them?'
Therefore, the choice of a daughter-in-law had to be made as soon as possible, and she had to be virtuous. Shiori is a good child. Takumi is very young. The marriage age is 20. He still has four years left. But this is good. Those four years are enough to show Shiori's character.
"Shiori, don't go back tonight. Talk to your Aika-san."
Aika invited Shiori to stay, eager to get to know her better.
"Okay"
Shiori nodded.
In the afternoon, Takumi handed her the sheet music for the Pokémon main theme.
"Do you want to play the piano to help me compose?"
Shiori's eyes lit up. It had been a long time since she had heard Takumi play the piano.
"No, this isn't a piano piece." Takumi shook his head.
"It's not a piano piece?" Shiori glanced at the sheet music: "Do you know other instruments?"
"No, I only play the piano." Takumi smiled and said: "But you don't need to master all instruments to compose. I've studied some about them, so composing is no problem."
"So that's how it is..." Shiori nodded. She observed the sheet music carefully and hummed a few phrases softly: "This song has some high notes...".
"Not high notes? And you're so good with ventriloquism; there shouldn't be any problem."
"Voice acting is ventriloquism, but such a high note... Let me try..."
Shiori familiarized herself with the melody. First, she put herself in Ash's voice actress mode and then tried to sing the song. At first, she didn't do well at all. After thinking about it for more than half an hour, she finally sang it relatively fluently.
"Good." Takumi clapped his hands with satisfaction: "At this rate, you'll be able to master this song tonight and record tomorrow."
'He discovered that Shiori was a genius.'
"Record tomorrow?" But the genius seemed surprised. She shook her head and said, "No, it's not that fast. It will sound strange when I sing. It won't sound good at all."
"It's because of the music." Takumi explained: "I've prepared the music for this song in advance. When the time comes, you'll sing while listening to it, and you'll surely find the essence."
"Really?"
Shiori felt too much pressure, but Takumi said she couldn't refuse, so she had to take advantage of every moment to practice.
There was a break halfway through. Takumi played a piano piece especially for her.
"I think you can undoubtedly become a pianist, one of those people who travel all over the world, give concerts everywhere, and wear beautiful clothes."
Shiori praised Takumi. She felt that a pianist with a mysterious and elegant temperament was ideal for him. 'If Takumi developed as a pianist, he would undoubtedly become the dream male protagonist of thousands of girls.'
But, unfortunately, Takumi wasn't interested in this aspect.
That day, Shiori stayed at Takumi's house for a night. She and Aika slept in the same room and chatted until very late, but the next day they woke up very early.
"Oh, I woke you up!"
The reason was that Aika got up and prepared to go shopping. She smiled and told Shiori: "Since you're awake, don't go back to sleep. You can watch TV. Takumi will wake up in a while."
After Aika left home, Shiori finished washing up in the bathroom. She didn't want to watch TV, so she wandered around the house and found a closed room.
"Is it for storing things?"
Thinking about it, Shiori didn't care. She went to Takumi's room and wanted to go in and take a look.
"It should be fine...".
Shiori couldn't resist the urge and soon found an excuse: "I'm going to wake him up!"
Takumi's room was not locked and opened as soon as she opened it. Shiori entered and suddenly stopped.
It was a very simple room with a bed. Through the open window, the sun shone on the bed. Takumi was lying down, sleeping. He had shiny black hair and a calmer face than usual.
For some reason, Shiori's heart skipped a beat. She backed up a bit and suddenly felt a little scared. In the end, she didn't dare to wake Takumi. She left the room quietly and closed the door again.
"What is this feeling?"
After Takumi woke up, Shiori was a little afraid to look at him directly. After breakfast, Takumi took Shiori to the company.
A new day, Pokémon production has also come to its end...
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