Aoyama Nanami was incredibly excited as she got off the train.
After all, studying to be a voice actor was her first aspiration. Originally, Aoyama Nanami hoped she could work at a place like a game company or a voice acting agency. However, those places generally didn’t hire temp workers, so despite being disappointed, Aoyama Nanami had no other options.
But now, she couldn’t believe such a big opportunity fell from the sky!
According to Mr. Fang Zheng, it was a small game company with a shortage of voice acting resources, so they agreed to let her work part-time. Of course, whether she could actually become a voice actor would have to be decided after an interview. However, Aoyama Nanami’s main job was still general duties — now that the small company had financial backing from Fang Zheng, hiring a general worker wasn’t hard.
Although this would be dirty, tiring, and exhausting, Aoyama Nanami still patted her chest and agreed immediately. After all, this was her dream!
For her dream, what’s a little hardship?
Looking at the two-story building before her, Aoyama Nanami clenched her fists.
Dream, I’m coming!
Thinking of this, Aoyama Nanami took a deep breath and then pushed open the door of the building in front of her.
For her, the bright future was right before her eyes!!
"Ding ling ling ling!!"
The piercing ringtone startled Fang Zheng from his deep sleep, and he reached out to rub his eyes before picking up the phone beside him.
"Hello, who is it?"
"Fang Zheng—————!!!"
However, before Fang Zheng’s voice had even faded, Aoyama Nanami’s scream came from the other end of the phone, waking Eiriri who was lying in Fang Zheng’s arms.
"Hey, Nanami, is your work over at this time...?"
Fang Zheng, while stroking Eiriri’s smooth back, asked with a smile. But his question only made Aoyama Nanami on the other end jump in frustration.
"You, you still say it, what kind of job did you introduce to me!!"
"Voice acting, any problem?"
"........."
Facing Fang Zheng’s justified response, Aoyama Nanami was momentarily speechless. After a long pause, she stammered to speak.
"But, but that, that kind of voice acting...!"
"What, you look down on voice actors?"
"No, I definitely don’t look down on voice actors, but they’re dubbing for that H...H..."
"So what?"
Fang Zheng signaled Eiriri not to make a sound and continued speaking with a grin.
"That’s what voice acting is. What did you think? Besides, a voice actor who can dub this is really dedicated, right? To put it bluntly, whether in the animation world or the gaming world, a voice actor’s job is pretty much the same. You feel uneasy only because they’re voicing an EROGAME. If they were dubbing for a well-known animation, even with the same lines, would you feel uncomfortable?"
"No, but..."
"Think about it, what is the essence of voice acting? This is also a trial. Of course, if you don’t want to do it, just say it. I can call the other party at any time. But I advise you to think it through. A dream is a good thing, but reality is not like that. Whether you accept it or not, this is what voice acting is. By the way, let me tell you, that girl younger than you was pulled from school by her family and went straight into the recording booth without attending a single day of voice actor school."
"You’re lying!!"
"Why would I lie to you? If you don’t believe me, go ask. Alright, if there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now. The rest is for you to consider."
After saying this, Fang Zheng hung up the call, and at this moment, Eiriri, who had listened to everything, poked her head out from Fang Zheng’s blanket, clicking her tongue in amazement.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, you’re amazing, pulling people into this with such righteous words, even involving dreams and the future."
"I’m just stating the facts. After all, isn’t it the same in the manga world? Many people think they can become overnight sensations, draw exciting and passionate youthful comics, and live off that for the rest of their lives. But in reality?"
"Well, you’re not wrong..."
Hearing Fang Zheng’s response, Eiriri pouted. Actually, Fang Zheng wasn’t wrong. There are many scenes in current animations that are very similar to EROGAME; it’s just that the visual representation differs. For instance, animations have to consider the review board, whereas EROGAME visuals don’t worry about these.
But from a voice acting perspective, there’s not much difference. It’s just that animation voice actors don’t need to say certain explicit words; other aspects, including tone, have no significant difference between the two.
So even if Aoyama Nanami decides not to choose a part-time job as a voice actor for EROGAME, but instead joins a reputable animation company, she’ll still face the same demands and lines.
"Alright, let’s sleep. We have to get up early for work tomorrow."
Fang Zheng pulled back his thoughts and said this to Eiriri, who giggled and slipped into the covers, closing her eyes again and falling asleep quickly.
"Ha ah........."
Meanwhile, on the other side, Aoyama Nanami returned home and looked at her phone helplessly, letting out a long sigh.
Honestly, today was quite a shock for Aoyama Nanami.
At the beginning, she was extremely nervous, and precisely because of this, Aoyama Nanami didn’t initially notice the nature of the company she entered. Although she saw those posters on the walls, her nervousness and anticipation kept her from noticing anything unusual.
It wasn’t until everyone entered the recording studio to start their voice acting that Aoyama Nanami realized she boarded a pirate ship, regrettably too late.
Subsequent events have become a bit hazy to Aoyama Nanami. She only remembers the company’s president saying something to her, which she vaguely agreed to — at that time, Aoyama Nanami was solely focused on escaping that demonic den as soon as possible and paid no attention to what was being said.
However...... that girl named Aoyagi Kanna really...... is that impressive.
Reflecting on Fang Zheng’s earlier words, Aoyama Nanami couldn’t help but introspect. Although the recollection parts in the recording studio were too intense, leaving Aoyama Nanami bewildered, there were also normal daily dialogues recorded initially.
In Aoyama Nanami’s memory, during the dialogue recording segment, the girl named Aoyagi Kanna performed wonderfully with quite remarkable acting. She initially thought the girl might be a student from a voice actor school, but unexpectedly...... she hadn’t attended even a day at voice actor school and was just an ordinary high school student.
Yet she managed to possess such skills?!
This is too amazing!!
In fact, as far as Aoyama Nanami was concerned, the girl named Aoyagi Kanna was wholly ready for a professional debut. Although the latter recorded segment was difficult to evaluate, everything else was perfect, a girl like this had never gone to study voice acting professionally, yet she was entirely pushed to the forefront?
So what does this make me? A wild duck?
Aoyama Nanami felt a bit stuck inside, despite knowing EROGAME isn’t considered a typical animation dubbing job. But she knows a piece had already been released by others and has heard it’s received positive feedback. Although she also played some passerby roles in animations, there hasn’t been any favorable feedback or responses; not even on the internet can there be found discussions or information about her voiced characters...... Even though she was the one treating the voice actor career seriously, why is God so unfair.
Looking at the game box sitting beside her, Aoyama Nanami lowered her head and sighed helplessly.
But...... is this really okay??
Hugging the Torataro cushion in her arms, Aoyama Nanami fell into deep thought; the idea of becoming a voice actor was originally opposed by her family, particularly her father who strongly opposed her pursuing voice acting. If they were to find out she worked as a voice actor for EROGAME... it could lead to estrangement or worse.
Yet for Aoyama Nanami, this is a rare opportunity. In the past, although she tried some voice acting jobs, the competition was extremely fierce and difficult to secure.
However, here she could afford a large amount of time for practice and exploration......
"Ha ah......"
Thinking about this, Aoyama Nanami sighed again with her head down; she’s unsure whether she should proceed further. But for her, this represents an opportunity, and she cannot miss it.
"Ok, I’ll work hard!!"
Ultimately, Aoyama Nanami made her decision; after all, voice acting for EROGAME uses pseudonyms, so generally, people don’t know who’s who. If she gives up purely out of shame, that’s when progress halts! With that, she clenched her fists, shouting and jumping up.
Fight on! Work hard!
Wait.........
As Aoyama Nanami was cheering herself on, her brain, which was originally foggy, seemed now clear and replayed what the president said back then.
"Oh my, having young girls willing to intern here is fantastic, coincidentally we currently lack a passerby role in our game, maybe you’d like to try it? Don’t worry, there’s only a brief flashback bed scene, it isn’t long......... Oh yes, take this game home and try it out; consider it a pre-experience."
"............"
Recollecting until here, Aoyama Nanami suddenly paused.
If she remembers correctly, at that time she seemed to have.........agreed?
"..............."
Gazing at the explicit, blush-inducing game package beside her, Aoyama Nanami hesitated for a moment, but ultimately extended her hand.
Just play once, just once, I’m doing this for work, that’s right, for work.
Absolutely no problem!

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