Volume 1 - CH 8

Episode 8: A Popular Voice Actor and Singer Compete for Me

Alyssa squeezed herself between me and Yurie.

“…The conversation is over, right? Come on, over there.”

“Um…! Wait! I still want to talk to Yuta-kun…”

Alyssa twitched her temple.

“…Yuta-kun? …Isn’t that a little disrespectful?”

“Huh?”

Yurie opened her mouth in surprise.

“…Kamimatsu-sensei is the world’s greatest novelist. Addressing him so casually… Isn’t it lacking respect?”

“N-no, Alyssa-san… It’s fine… I’m not that great of a person anyway…”

“No, Sensei. Please don’t belittle yourself.”

Alyssa held my hand and leaned in closer.

Her sweet scent and her amazingly perfect face being so close, my heart was already pounding.

“You are a wonderful person. More amazing than anyone else… I believe you will be remembered as a great figure in history.”

“N-no… That’s too much.”

“…Indeed, Sensei. You don’t boast about your own greatness. That’s what it means to be a top-class intellectual. It’s a lesson to learn.”

Oh, come on! I’m telling you I’m not that grandiose!

“I-I’m sorry, Yuta… Sensei. I’ll be careful…”

Yurie shrunk her shoulders apologetically.

“N-no, it’s okay! Just treat me like you normally do,Yurie.”

“…Yurie?”

Alyssa’s face lost her expression.

T-this is scary…

“…Seems like you two have a very good relationship. What are you to her, boyfriend?”

Huh? Wait, when did I become her boyfriend?

“Eh!? N-no, there’s no deep meaning behind it!”

Alyssa grabbed my shoulder and spoke with a serious expression.

“…Sensei, please address me as Alyssa without any honorifics.”

“W-well… that’s a bit…”

“…Please, Sensei.”

The pressure is intense…

I’m in a difficult situation to refuse… I even call Yurie by her first name…

“O-okay… Alyssa. Uh, then I would appreciate it if you don’t call me ‘Sensei’ as well.”

“…Understood, Yuta-sama♡”

It’s getting worse!

Just as we were having that conversation, a girl who had been watching from a distance approached me.

“Uh, um… Kamimatsu-sensei!”

She introduced herself as Murai, the voice actress who played Chobi.

Following her, many other voice actors approached me.

“I’m honored to meet you! I played a character you created, and I’m extremely proud of it!”

“Me too!”

Another voice actress bowed to me with a smile.

“Since I worked on Digimasters as a voice actor, I’ve been receiving more and more job offers! I can never thank you enough, Sensei! Thank you so much!”

They firmly grabbed my hand and shook it vigorously.

“N-no, it’s because of your talents and skills that you’re getting job offers!”

“No! It’s because I was involved in Dejimasu(Digimasters), a big project. It’s all thanks to you, Sensei!”

In that manner, I was constantly greeted and praised by the voice actors.

“Hehe.”

“What’s with that ambiguous smile? Yuta, what does it mean?!”

…And so, I enjoyed the celebration.

It was my first time attending such a big party… and it was incredibly fun.

Being appreciated and recognized by so many people… it truly made me happy.

That’s right.

It wasn’t just my childhood friends who acknowledged me.

I realized that today.

I’m glad I participated…!

★

While Yuta was attending the party as an author, at the same time…

His childhood friend, Michiru Ookawa, was left dumbfounded after seeing a certain photo circulating on the internet.

“What is this…?”

It was a single photo taken by a voice actress who attended the Dejimasu celebration party.

“I met the original author of Dejimasu for the first time!”

…The face was obscured by a stamp, so it wasn’t clear.

But… Michiru realized.

“…Is this… Yuta?”