LOVE VOICE

After putting down the phone, Takigawa immediately took a few steps back, looking at the microphone that he just held in his hand from a distance.

Why did you call Ono?Why did you call Ono the first thing after you got home?

What exactly do you want to say to him?

Want to tell him that you are very dissatisfied with his performance in "Knights of Wings"?Want to tell him to get rid of the boring idea of ​​quitting the seiyuu industry?Want to tell him that the one who should disappear is himself and not him?I still want to tell him that for everything he has done, I don't want to take it to heart...

In the end, he still didn't say anything.As soon as I thought that the person on the other end of the phone was Ono, I couldn't say anything.

This kind of meaningless behavior must never be done again in the future.

Takikawa took a deep breath and gradually relaxed, just as his wife opened the door at this time.

"Ah, husband. I'm back." The wife greeted with a sweet voice.

you are back.

Takikawa responded silently.By the way, he walked over and took over what his wife was carrying.

When I saw the paper bags in the supermarket, I knew my wife was shopping for daily necessities again.

This time, most of what my wife bought were fresh ingredients.It seems that today she plans to show off her cooking skills.

"Did you go to the premiere of "Knights of Wings" today? How do you feel?" My wife asked while sorting out the things she bought.

That's it...

Takikawa's answer was ambiguous.After he lost his voice, his wife who cared more about him made Takikawa feel a little strangely uncomfortable.

"Seeing my role being played by others, I'm still not used to it..." The wife cleverly didn't mention that name.

Takikawa lowered his head, expressing his acquiescence.

"Ah, it's such a happy day, so don't talk about such troublesome things." The wife suddenly laughed, "I'll make the meal right away, just wait a bit."

Happy day?Takikawa was a little confused.

With a mysterious smile, the wife went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for the two of them.

After dinner, Maiko pulled her husband to the sofa and asked him to sit down. She knelt down beside him, took her husband's hand, and looked up at him with a faint light on her face.

Maiko...

Her husband's puzzled expression made Maiko smile even more happily.

"I have good news for you. You will be glad to hear it."

The husband nodded in bewilderment, ready to listen.

"I'm pregnant. It's been two weeks since I went for the test today." Maiko announced in a small but joyful voice, and her husband's expression changed from bewilderment to surprise right before her eyes.

"We haven't taken any contraceptive measures recently, and I haven't taken any medicine afterwards, so...we are going to have a baby! Isn't this what you have always hoped for?" Maiko rested her head on her husband's lap, immersed in the excitement of being a mother soon. in happiness.

Is this the same wife who said she didn't want children?Why are women always so fickle?

Apart from being surprised, Takikawa really didn't feel any joy in his heart.

I once said that I wanted a child, but why did this child choose to come at the worst time?

Once there is a deeper bond with his wife, it is impossible to separate...

Takikawa has a deeper understanding of what happens to children without their father's protection.

Maiko got up and sat next to her husband, placing his hand on her stomach.

"Do you feel it? Our child is here." Resting her head on her husband's shoulder, Maiko closed her eyes in satisfaction.

The warm touch from under the palm made Takikawa's heart tremble.

This body is pregnant with life connected with its own blood.And from this moment on, my responsibilities became clearer.That is to protect this life and let it grow up healthily without any harm.

It should be like this... But why... Why can't I have the slightest expectation for the arrival of this child?

I'm not ready to be a father yet.

The wife who knew nothing about it indulged in a dream woven by one person, fantasizing about the happy future of the husband and wife.

The phone rang suddenly, separating the two who were thinking about each other.

"Who will it be at this time?" The wife muttered, walked over and picked up the microphone.

"Hello, this is Takikawa's house." Ever since Takikawa lost her voice, answering the phone became Maiko's job.

"Ah? Ah, yes, what? Is that so? Ah... well, I'll let you know, please tell me yourself. Goodbye."

After the wife put down the microphone, her expression became serious.

Takigawa had a bad feeling about the change in his wife's expression.

Under her husband's gaze, Maiko sat back next to him and tightly grasped his hand.

Maiko, what happened?Who is calling?

Takikawa's heart beat faster and faster, and inexplicable anxiety and fear began to erode his heart.

"It's a call from the hospital." Maiko patted her husband's hand, trying to calm him down, "Just now... Mr. Kondo... passed away in the hospital."

Takikawa stood there stunned as if struck by lightning.He couldn't accept what he had heard.

"Husband... don't be like this. I heard that Mr. Kondo walked very peacefully and didn't suffer much..." Maiko also knew that her comfort would not be effective at this time, so she was still trying in vain.

No...the person who has always been by my side...the person who is stronger and more optimistic than anyone...shouldn't just leave like this.

If possible, I would rather exchange my own life for his.That person should be able to make more people happy than myself.

"Husband, if you want to cry, you can cry quickly, because the other party is Mr. Kondo." His wife put her arms around her, only then did she realize that tears were pouring out uncontrollably.

A week ago, that person was still enduring the torment of illness and laughing at himself.It's a pity that he still couldn't hear himself calling his name again in the end.

Takigawa cried silently in his wife's arms.